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Men's team faces tough schedule
braces for Coogs Dec. 4
Seven returning players, four of
them starters during 1983-84, return to
spark the Southwestern University
women’s basketball team this season.
Clay’s 1984-85 roster will also be
bolstered by an equal number of
freshmen: seven.
“They come from several areas of
Texas and from good high school
teams and programs,” Clay said.
“Many of them played in some type of
all-star game or postseason playoff.
They are seasoned, experienced high
school players who should develop into
fine collegiate players.”
Southwestern’s district champion-
ship team from last season lost team
captain Nancy Seiler, a senior in
’83-84, and starter Lisa Caviel, who
switched from the basketball to the
volleyball court at SU for her senior
year. Seiler led the team in scoring,
with 16.5 points per game, and Caviel
was third in rebounds with 6.6 per
game.
Among the returnees in ’84-85 is six-
foot-one Janiece Gray of Round Rock,
this year’s captain and the only senior.
Despite missing three games and hav-
ing her playing time during others
drastically reduced last season while in-
jured, Gray led the team in blocked
shots with 21. Clay will depend on her
for leadership and scoring from the
post position.
Also returning are six-foot-two post
foot-10 Stacy Swoboda of Victoria is
red-shirted this season.
The freshmen have looked good in
practices and scrimmages and are go-
see Lady Bucs, p. 7
sophomore who transferred from
Howard Payne. “He’s smart, a strong
yet unselfish player and outstanding
passer,” Peak said. He will be eligible
second semester.
• Jeff Kaman, six-foot-one junior
from Fredericksburg. He started at
point guard for Round Rock High
before going to Tyler (Lee). While at-
tending Tyler Junior College, Jeff
broke his ankle and played in only
eight games in ’83-84.
With a fall-semester basketball roster
of 10 men, Coach Paul Peak of
Southwestern University says the
Pirates’ biggest problem will be one of
depth as they anticipate their seventh
straight playoff appearance in 1984-85.
“We’re going to be a little shallow
until second semester, when we’ll have
another eligible player,” Peak said.
After an 18-10 season in 1983-84 and
losing four seniors (two of them
starters). Peak has been regrouping his
team before the season opener Nov. 20
at home against the Texas Lutheran
Bulldogs.
The Pirates"eliminated TLC in the
semifinals of last spring’s NAIA
District 4 playoffs before losing to St.
Mary’s 60-72 in the finals.
“We will miss the two starters,
guard Andra Higgs and center Allen
Bijou,” Peak said. “But we have the
nucleus of three starters and three
other returning players with con-
siderable experience. They give us the
potential to be as good as any other
team Southwestern has ever put on the
court.”
Also playing out their eligibility last
season were forward Jeff McClain and
guard Mike Shirley. Shirley and Bijou
are assisting Peak this season.
The returning starters, whom Peak
will count on for court leadership, are
• Paul Williams, six-foot-two guard
from Lewisville, an all-conference per-
former at West Albany High in
Oregon. He is the lone freshman on
this year’s squad. Peak said he is an ex-
cellent mid-range shooter.
• Bruce Lewis, six-foot-seven for-
ward from Ennis, a sophomore who
was redshirted in ’83-84. He spent the
summer playing with an NAIA-
sanctioned team throughout Central
and South America, averaging 17 point
per game. He should be a major factor
on this year’s squad, says his coach.
“We’ve been looking good in prac-
tice,” Peak said. “The three returning
guards — Meyer, Sweeney and
Zastoupil — look outstanding.” He
Leia Robertson of Pearsall, second
leading scorer from last year (15.7 ppg)
and leading rehounder (9 per game);
five-foot-eight forward Teri Parvin of
Richardson (Berkner), who averaged
11 ppg in ’83-84 and led the team in
steals (70) and assists (81), and Carolyn
Guyton, five-foot-two point guard
from Austin (Reagan), who as a
freshman last season developed a lot of
maturity and leadership abilities, Clay
said.
Robertson broke a bone in her wrist
after school started and has missed
four to six weeks of full workouts.
Clay said.
“She’s going to be all right, and she
has been shooting and practicing some.
But we haven’t Been putting her in
pressure situations."
Rounding out the roster of returning
letterwomen are 5-foot-10 forward
Mindy Lackey of Weslaco, five-foot-
eight forward Kathleen Patrick of
Pflugerville, and five-foot-six guard
Wendy Stinson of Austin, who played
for McKinney High School.
Top freshman recruits for ’84-85 are
five-foot-seven guard Angela Tennison
of Breckenridge, tive-foot-11 post
Carol King of Abilene (Wylie) and
five-foot-10 post Wendy Smith of Van
Alstyne.
Tennison led her team to the District
7AAA championship, playing against
King’s team, which finished second.
from Austin, and forward Danny
Whitteaker, six-foot-seven senior from
Bardwell.
Peak describes Sweeney, who
transferred last year from Clinton
Community College in Iowa, as one of
the toughest guards, for his size,
anywhere. He averaged 10 ppg last
season and led the team in number of
assists, 106.
Meyer sat out last fall after transfer-
ring from the Air Force Academy.
During 13 games the second semester
he became a big factor in the Pirates’
winning eight of their last 10 games.
He was all-state player for Westlake
High, Austin.
Whitteaker came off the bench and
saw action in 21 of the 28 games last
season, posting the highest field-goal
percentage for the team, 61.2 pecent.
Peak says he has great speed and jump-
ingh ability.
Also returning this season is six-
foot-eight senior center George Kash
of Round Rock, who played in nine
games last year, leaving the team after
an injury. “His strength in the middle
and his court sense will play an impor-
tant role in this year’s season
outcome,” Peak predicts. "
Newcomers are:
• Jim Rathburn, six-foot-seven
center from Houston (Memorial), a
They played together last July on the
North All-Star Team of the Texas Girl
Coaches Association.
During the season Tennison averag-
ed 18 ppg and was named Offensive
Player of the Year in district. She was
named all-district three years in high
school.
King averaged 19 points and 9.5 re-
bounds last season and was chosen for
all-district honors.
Smith, an all-district and all-area
choice, averaged 13.1 points and 7 re-
bounds per game, and she played in the
postseason East-West All-Star game in
Sherman.
Other newcomers this season are
five-foot-10 forward Anna Cooper of
Mauriceville (Little Cypress
Mauriceville), an all-district, all-region
and all-state selection who also played
in the postseason all-star game; six-
foot-two post Cheryl Sutherland of
Katy, who as a high school player went
with her team to the Eastern Maine
playoffs, and five-foot-nine forward
Melissa Dillingham of Channing, a
bidistrict championship team in 1984.
Dillingham played on the winning
team in the Golden Spread All-Star
game at Amarillo and in the Texas-
Kansas All-Star game at Liberal. She is
a three-year all-district choice.
Nancy Wiegand, five-foot-10
freshman post from Houston (Jersey
Village), is a walk-on this fall, and five-
senior co-captains Kerr§Castoupil of
Huffman, guard, and Russell Moritz
of Boerne forward, along with Boggy
Deaton of Waco, a junior and for-
ward.
Peak said the five-foot-11 Zastoupil
led the district in free-throw percen-
tage, and the Bucs won eight of their
last- 10 games after Zastoupil nailed
down the starting role at point guard.
Moritz, six-foot-six all-district
choice in ’83-84, is a legitimate con-
tender this season for All America
honors. Peak said. He was second
leading scorer last year with 14.9 points
per game. He also averaged five re-
bounds.
“He’s an outstanding scorer and
jumper who can run the 100-yard dash
in under 10 seconds," Peak said.
Deaton, at six-foot-seven, led the
team in rebounds with 8.4 per game
and, followed Higgs and Moritz in
shooting with 12 ppg. He has recorded
the most minutes played ineach of the
last two seasons.
“Bobby’s a hard worker and has led
the team in rebounds for two years and
scored in double figures as-a freshman
and sophomore,” Peak said.
Other returning lettermen in ’84-85
are guard Tom Sweeney, five-foot-11
senior from East Moline, Illinois;
guard Wally Meyer, six-foot-0 junior
On Tuesday afternoon in San
Antonio, the SU Tennis Team
prevailed over Incarnate Word. The
men defeated their opponents 7-0, and
the women came out ahead 2-1.
Both men and women are 2-2 for the
fall season thus far. Besides
Incarnate Word, the teams defeated
Concordia Lutheran of Austin. The
two losses were to a typically strong
Temple Junior College team and to
the Crusaders of Mary Hardin Baylor.
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