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Show Sporfstoculor Mm? says vzmmem's spo?s moumg asp game, which is very hard to live with, said Jan. Miner insisted that Weber State has a good volleyball That record they represent. team despite the she of said. not that caliber the is record team, The womens director encouraged more fan involvement at volleyball games and indicated that fans would without doubt be seeing some of the finest talent in the nation. With Utah State as the national champion in our area it would be safe to say we have the top conference in the nation. That may be part of our problem here at Weber, the competition is very severe. Weber States Womens Athletic Director, Jan Miner, said Monday at the Wildcat Club luncheon that faithful followers of womens basketball at Weber State need not worry about the absence of Kathy Miller. The discussion of WSC basketball and other topics concerning womens athletics at the school were voiced by the director at the weekly gathering. Talking first about the womens volleyball squad, Miner compared their state with the mens football team. Its not a matter of not having players and I dont believe its a coaching problem, she said in reference to the volleyball team, Its an attitude problem. Its what you call getting over the hump. We have lost at volleyball for so long that our players arent sure they know how to win. Miner continued to illustrate her point when ine matches dicating the team had dropped two in the last week. That may be similar to the football team when you get to the fourth quarter and lose the 1-- Sometimes I wonder why we are not in Big Sky Conference wed probably win everything, said Miner. Crosscountry Miner complimented the womens cross country team which just recently defeated rivals Brigham Young and Utah State, a feat not ac te a week Thun., Oct. 1 1 VOLLEYBALL v. University of Wyoming, 7:30 p.m Wildcat Gym. Frl, Oct. 1 2 TENNIS at Colorado State University, 2:30 p.m. in Ft. for Welbeir wommeim three-mil- e run with a time of 17:55. Running for Weber State in the meet were Patty Huff (14, 19:52), Jackie Arnold (IB. 19:56), Stacey Reintjes (37, 21:37), Janet Williams (47, 22: 1 5), and Laura Camp (49, 22:26). Coming Up. The women's crass country team travels to Boise this Saturday to compete in a meet hosted by Boise State University. The meet will be held at Ann Morrison Park, adjacent to the Boise State campus at 1 1 cum. Collin. ' Golf: Volleyball: 2-- 7-- 0-- -- 15-11- 15-1- 10-1- 0-- Tennis: Coming Up: The lady Wildcat tennis team will host instate rival Utah State University on Tuesday at 3 p.m. on the John Edman Courts. On the following Tuesday, October 16, the Lady 'Cats will hast another instate rival Brigham Young University. Match time 1s 3 p.m. at the John Edman Courts. Weber State's women's tennis team takes to tho read this week when they travel to Colorado State for a match on Friday in Fort Collins and then an to Boulder on Saturday for a match with the University of Colorado. In action last Saturday, Weber State dropped two conference matches to Now Mexico State University and the Univonity of New Mexico. A bright spot in defeat, however, was the fact that In WSC't defeat to New Mexico Stale, Weber State won the number one singles and doubles matches. Birgitta Samuelsson (WSC) defeated Jane Jackard ) in the top singles match , and then teamed Neal In the number one doubles match to dofeat Rita Vasques and Adrienne Mecham Weber State lost the match with New Mexico 7-- 2 (NM-SU- 6-- 2 with-Debb- NM-SU- 's 6-- 4-- 6-- 0-- CrOSS pDamumedl the Sat., Oct. 13 TENNIS at Colorado Univonity, 10 a.m. In Sou I dor. Sat, Oct. 13 VOLLEYBALL vs. Colorado State Univonity, Sat. Oct. 13 CROSS COUNTRY at Balsa State Univonity. Tuos., Oct. 16 TENNIS vs. Brigham Young Univonity, 3 p.m., Edman Courts. Tims Oct. It VOLLEYBALL vs. Utah State Univarsity, 7:30 p.m Wildcat Gym. Coming Upi Tho Lady Wildcats wll host match on Tuesday tho Univonity of Utah In a at 7:30 p.m. In Wildcat Gym. Utah dofoated Wyoming and Colorado State aver tho weekend and ora new 0 In cam ference play, 7 overall. . On Thursday night, Weber State wll host the Univonity y of Wyoming In the season's lint home conference match. Wyoming Is now 2 in conference play after losing to Utah and Brigham Young. Game time Is 7:30 p.m. In Wildcat Gym. On Saturday at 2:30 p.m., the lady Wildcats will host Colorado State Univonity In another conference match. Colorado State lost two of ever the woekand to Utah and BYU and am also 42 in conference play. Gama lima is 2:30 p.m. in Wildcat Gym. This is a change from the original schedule of 7:30 p.m. In volleyball action over the weekend, Weber State last two conference matches and one non conference match. The match to Nevada-la- s Wildcats last a Vegas . In a conference match against the MS, 1M, 154, University of Texas-E- I Paso, Weber State lost The Wildcats dropped a conference match to New Mexico State when they had to forfeit the match. The 1 overall. lady Wildcats are now 2 in conference play, Coming up next week. The Lady Wildcats will host the notion's team, Utah State, on Tuesday, October 15 at7:30 p.m. in Wildcat Gym. Country: The Utah Invitational Women's Cross Country Moat, by the four Utah schools, was held last Saturday at tho Riverside Golf Coune in River-dalTeam scores wore as follows: Minnesota 43 Montana St. 47 Idaho St. 94 Utah 94 No. Colorado WoberSt. 113 160 Brigham Young 167 Utah State 191 Colorado of Northern took first place In Judy McCrerry Golf Miner said the womens golf team had only been beaten by nationally ranked teams. The lady golfers have come from being the worst in the conference to one of the top four teams in just one year. All together Miner stated that 960 women are involved in Weber State athletics which is quite a jump from only 14 athletes just three years ago. Basketball Miner reported that within the WSC basketball the best recruiting year ever was enjoyed by the women. We are going to have a very balanced team, not anyone scoring 40 or 50 points a ball game. We have the tallest player four freshmen with one of them ever to perform for us, said Miner. Miner was confident about the teams chances to win this winter and said the schedule begins sometime in November. 6-- 4, five-gam- (Quifte complished before. , The lady Wildcat golf team competed in the prestigious Dick McGuire Invitational Gaff Tournament (formerly named the lady Tucker Invitational) this past week and took 20th ploco In a field of 20. This tournament has pitted the nation's top 25 teams since Its beginning in 1956. The top 25 teams from the previous nationals are invited plus teams from Region 7. time we've played them this year." ust 4 Brigham Young took 19th place in the tournament strokes ahead of Weber State. Although competing against 10 of the top 25 schools In the country, Weber State's Denise Bonderant was ahead of 4B opponents from top 20 teams after the first two rounds. The tournament was playod on the Unhroixity of New Mexico's South Course which was rated one of the 100 greatest golf courses In the country by Golf Digest Mogotlne. Top 5 team scores: 1. Tulsa B92 2. Arizona St. 919 3. 1 an Jose St. 925 4. Miami 935 5.lamarCall. 946 |