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Show - id-lakeii- Keview, Monday, By SHERILIN ROWLEY Doc. 21, WOl ieenne Rklirodlo Eiri)jjys Review Cerreipendent Brigham Young University has had many gifted athletes attend their school, but one of those receiving a lot of attention now the basketball season is in full swing is Jackie McBride. Jackie (formerly Jackie Beene of Sunset) has received many awards while playing basketball in high School and college and is in hot pursuit of colleges most prestigious award, the Wade Trophy, which is awarded to the best womens basketball player in the nation. She was nominated last year and was given honorable mention status but she feels she has the stats to back her up and should have a good shot at the title. Thinking back, Jackie remembers Junior High as being a really I didnt fun time to play ball. know I could even play on a team until I started playing around in gym and the coach asked me to try out for the team. By the time she entered Clearfield she already had a reputation for being a fine athlete. While at Clearfield she participated in three sports: volleyball, basketball and track. She was outstanding in all three. Thats one thing thats nice about high school, you dont have to choose, you can play as many sports as you want. While in high school her basketball team took state once and placed in the tournament every other year. In her senior year she and ;was named Then came the decision on which college to go to and play ball for. Every school wanted her, plus schools like UCLA, Arizona, Arizona State, Wyoming, New Mexico and USC. They all offered about the same scholarship but BYU offered something none of the rest could come up with, and that was the kind of lifestyle Jackie wanted. They respect you as a person, not just as an athlete. That was really important to me. So Jackie left the shelter of home to make it at BYU. BYU went 24-- 9 that season be- : all-sta- te in-sta- te hind their Tina Gunn. Tina (a Wade Trophy winner) was so strong inside that Jackie was left to score at will. Jackie games as they can possibly make it to. They usually come along with the rest of the Beene family. On August 7, 1980, Jackie and Brent were married, and Jackie went on to her most successful year. She brought her average up to 22.5 points per game while shooting 49 percent from the field and 68 percent from the line. She pulled down an incredible 203 rebounds, up 64 from the year before. She handed out 108 assists (the average forward gets 40, that put her just 7 less than the Ys point guard). She got 79 steals high for the team while blocking 37 shots. Her high game was against Washington State where she scored 41 points. That season she scored 20 or more points in 21 out of 29 games. She was named to the team in every tournament the Cougar Ladies played in. While receiving these awards she was quick to share the award with her teammates who made it all possible. The Award that meant the most was the Crown Pleasurer Award given by the Cougar Club. Again Jackie, Brent, and both sets of parents were there to receive a standing ovation from 24,000 Cougar fans. Jackie was almost embarrassed to be getting all this attention because the team just makes me look good. They have to look out for old married ladies, you know. She was quick to sing the praises of Coach Leishman and the rest of her teammates. At the conclusion of the 1980-8- 1 season the Cougars posted a 8 record and Jackie was to receive status, plus receive her Wade Trophy , Look for Jackies name to b heading the list when the Al American team is announced, an hopefully we will see her receiv the coveted Wade Trophy but n matter what awards she will b nominated for, the award she trea sures most is that of being Mrs Brent McBride. Rent The Rug Doctor. 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This is hard for Jackie to understand, but Coach Leishman put it in perspective when he said, I used to feel girls should play with dolls, then grow up and get married and have kids and the guys should be out playing basketball. That was before I coached my first season, I knew my girls worked as hard, practiced as many hours, expelled as much energy as any of the mens teams Ive ever coached. Until the men who run the NCAA find this out, the womens program will come out second best. I feel here at BYU, where we average 2,500 people in attendance at, our games, weve made the turn toward equality. This past summer the womens team traveled to Australia where teams. The they played 19 Ys team went 5 in basketabll and 100 percent in personal best. They held and participated in many church meetings. We really touched a lot of people and being married I really found out what it meant to love someone. There Brent was home and Im traveling halfway around the world and something struck a cord. I came home prepared not to play basketball anymore. She knew Coach Leishman wouldnt give her a hard time because he always tells his girls that they are girls first and ballplayers second. She felt Brent would be in agreement because between her schedule with school, All-st- ar 14-- ; ments, Some people are truly gifi ed, Jackie has it going in all a: pects of her life, thats why she i so respected. 21-- saw Tina lead the nation that year average of 31.2 points per game. Between the two of them they contributed for 1,562 points while the. entire team totaled 2,881, Jackie was really starting to assert herself and the other teams knew they needed to put their best defensive person on Jackie to try and stop her. Her high game was in Madison Square Garden against St. Johns of New York. She accounted for 30 of the games 84 points. Most teams come into the Garden really intimidated by the crowd but were used to playing before big crowds and then because were a Mormon school we usually have as many fans as the other team. It was really neat to win that game in overtime. Our fans were a big help. Jackies junior year brought a new challenge to her life. She now had to pick up her scoring and leadership on the court, but she also had someone else on her mind. His name was Brent McBride. Jac- -' kie and Brent had dated while at Clearfield High together, so when Brent decided he wanted to go on a ball games and practice and mission for the Church of Jesus Brents school and work schedule, I Christ of Latter Day Saints, Jackie they didnt have a lot of time topromised to wait. Brent had al-- 1 gether, but much to her surprise ways been a big supporter of Jack-- ; and Coach Leishmans relief, ies and while bn his mission no- - Brent told her no. You have the thing changed. His letters were al-- ! rest of your life to be my wife and mother to my children but you only ways very positive and he always encouraged her to give her all in have one more year to play college i whatever she did. Brent came ball and you should use the talent ; home in December of 1979 and to no God gave you or you will lose it. : ones surprise they were engaged Brent never feels he is taking a I three weeks later. (According to second seat to Jackie or her basketboth Brents and Jackies Moms ball because Jackie always puts If the kids hadnt married we him first. Sometimes when I dont know what we would have come home from a day that has ' done. When they had a little spat. just defeated me, Jackie just and broke it off for a while, we both senses Im blue and spends the ' suffered as much as the kids did! night just helping me straighten ' Its interesting to note that Brents out my head. In return Brent - folks are as supportive of Jackie as sometimes surprises Jackie by cutj their son. They attend as many ting a class and having the house with an means her leadership ability is needed even more than ever. She is the Captain and is expected to carry the scoring load. In the recent Copper Classic she scored 29 points both nights while pulling down a total of 16 rebounds. Even though the Y lost the Championship game by one point in overtime, Jackie hit a 17 foot jumper that sent the game into overtime. When we need the job done we always go to Jackie. She is so cool, shes truly an Coach Leishman com - - cleaned and dinner on the table ly Science. This course deals with when Jackie gets home from prac- all aspects of living. It helps with tice. Brents just the greatest per- keeping a family on a budget and son Ive ever known. He goes to what are the best buys at the school full time, works part time, stores. Weve gone to restaurants and supports me all the time. I and I could tell Brent what the really think its important to set dishes are made of. He just laughs priorities. My marriage is first, but he never fails to ask anyway. school is second, and playing basWere anxious to get a home and ketball is third. By setting start our family, thats our most priorities you help may out your important goal, really its our only life and that way you dont lose goal. touch with any part of your life. With her Senior season just getJackie is anxious for graduation to ting off the ground, Jackie has a. come. She will then be able to use long road ahead of her. This years her major to the fullest. Her degree team has eight Freshmen, three will be in Consumer Studies-FamSophomores and two Seniors. 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