OCR Text |
Show March 9, 1978 Official Prograu Tsks First TiU BYU After cinching the Intermountain Athletic Conference Basketball Championship last shellacking Saturday with a of Weber State, the BYU womens basketball team might be permitted to pause for a few days, savoring the first title for 91-7- Page 7 BYU since 1971. But an easy-goin- g philosophy is not what won BYU the championship, and the Cougar women are hard at it in workouts this week, as usual. They are pressing now for the regional championship at Weber State Friday and Saturday, and they are determined to be the team that moves from regionals to the AIAW Divisional Championships at Long Beach State March BYU carries a 13-- 0 conference and a 19-- 5 overall record into the tournament. The five Cougar losses came from four nationally UCLA (116-62- ), recognized teams n Cal and Nevada-La- s Baylor (81-7and from the Vegas (90-7University of Utah in a pre). season game The Cougars later defeated the lifetime high. Despite the brilliance of Gunn, the Cougar team is not a show as Gunn herself is the first to attest. She credits her teammates with the rebounds, steals and assists that produce her high scores. When they keep feeding me the ball, Im able to keep scoring, she shrugs. Gunn gave special praise to senior forward Debbie Freestone for many of the passes that led to the barage Saturday. The tallest player in the conference, Gunn leads in rebounds with a game average of 17.0. Theres just no way to stop her, says Weber States Miller. If there is a way to stop her, the puzzle will have to be solved by the coaches of second-plac- e Utah, third-plac- e New Mexico and n 1 5 imc WfH man named has Gunn, Freestone, Rosemary Jensen, Judy Hunter, and probably Debbie Zirbes as starters Friday. Weber State. BYU plays Weber State Friday night at 9:00 in the Dee Center following a preliminary game at 7:00 between Utah and New Mexico. Another win against the Weber Wildcats will advance BYU to the finals to be played at 9:00 p.m. Saturday. The losers Friday will meet at 7:00 p.m. Saturday. BYU Coach Courtney Leish- fourth-plac- e The University of Utah will broadcast Utah's games over KUER (92.1 FM) both Friday and Saturday. The odds are solidly in favor of a showdown between the Cougars and the Utes Saturday night for the regional title. WHY LEASE? No Cash Down Payment Luxury For Less Small Monthly Payments Tax Deductable ViL . 16-1- 7. State-Fullerto- ' V - .. TKITO r rXrr 'SS5T "s7 . ; . VOL.'S f "A A-- "' (71-61- ), "v' V i' A ot two. Open end Mm .me .fern. Accra iftooe mties per v ' h&K- " - 't if fc ' ' ' ' - 36 month tease year Approved 4 1 (63-52- ri v w y in a conference Utes squeaker in Provo. That womens basketball at BYU has been a all season is thanks chiefly to the 65-6- ' 2 crowd-pleas- JUST ARRIVED March 1, 1978 er high scoring of 5 sophomore center, Tina Gunn. A chemical engineering major, eighteen-year-ol- d Gunn finished 20 BRAND NEW 1978 PONT! ACS 6-- the regular season with an average of 28 points per game, one point behind Weber States Kathy Miller who has led the conference in scoring all season. Gunn has been gaining on Miller the past ten days with high-poionslaughts in the hostile territories of Northern Colorado (38 pts.) and Utah State (36 pts.) before coming home in i ' 'V ?,'&(' , i ' ' 'yf-'- , ' ' ' & , ' ., Sunbird 2 Door Coupe, Silver & Black 4378 nt the Smith Fieldhouse last Saturday to bomb a fine Weber State team with 50 points her Sunbird Safari Station Wagon 1978 GMC 3A Ton Pickup Camper Special Intermountain Over 20 In Stock auto. PS. PB, air, radio V-- 8, Conference Individual Leaders 1000 Phoenix Bonneville 8584 Discount 5587 USED CARS 1977 Pontiac Safari Silver, loaded, A Station wagon. 9 pass, loaded, mint condition 1977 GMC 4x4 1977 Pontiac Grand Prlx Blue with shell, 4 speed, beauty 5995 mint condition 1976 Cordoba 2 door HT, loaded, like new Loaded, like new. red color 1974 Pontiac Catalina 1975 Jimmy 6595 4 door, white 1976 GMC 1972 Volk V Station wagon, excellent condition ton, Royal Sierra, mint cond, 1977 Chew Van 1977 Firebird Customized, like new, air Auto, ait cond, blue loaded.... 4895 5995 ....6195 1977 Pontiac Trana Am Auto, power steering, like new ....6895 . . 1971 Volka Campmoblle Pop top with tent 1975 Ford X 4 speed with ...48S5 ....1995 5595 plow on it, low miles fT 4 7iY A n-a- A lr 4fv ' f w |