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Western Carolinian Volume 64 (65) Number 01 Fall Sports Preview

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  • ajjl FALL SPORTS PREVIEW August 18, 1999 Women's Golf Lady Cats Look to Stay Healthy for 99-2000 Run Senior Jessica Blake is looking for a Cat Fight by Don Costello Editor-in-Chief Western Carolina's women's golf team started the 1998-99 season by breaking program records in almost every tournament. Then in the spring, golf started to break them. This year should be different. "It's gonna be a cat fight to make the van," said senior Jessica Blake on the prospects of being on the travelling squad. The Lady Cats lost their top two scor- WCU Athletics Website on the Women's Golf Team this year. ers when one quit the team and the other, Sarah Parris broke her foot, twice. This year, Parris (nicknamed Spud) is back as WCU's leading scorer and one of only two seniors. Jessica Blake joins Spud as the other veteran of the squad. "We've got the best two players we've ever had as seniors this year and they're both expecting to have really good seasons," head coach Steve Lott remarked. Jessica Blake agrees, "It's gonna be a year where we actually compete with schools in our conference." They should. Women's Golf Roster Name Year Jessica Blake Sr. Samantha Briatico So. Jacqueline Drygas Jr. Mary Faulk So. Sarah Parris Sr. Suzanne Shipley Jr. Brook Stilman So. Shelley Glenister Fr. Mindy Kreider Fr. Katie Schmidt Fr. Hometown Yerington, Nev. Cleveland, Tenn. Lansdale, Penn. Albany, Ga. Blackfoot, Idaho Aiken, S.C. Homer, N.Y. Missasauga, Ontario Springfield, Ohio Columbus, Ohio 1999 LADY CATAMOUNT FALL GOLF SCHEDULE Dates Meet Last season before Parris went down to injury, the stroke average per player was 83.9 in fall season. Parris holds every individual WCU women's golf record. Without Parris, the average score dropped to 92.1 in the spring and pushed the scoring average for the year up to 87.9.. Back on track for this season, Lott is expecting that average to drop back into the lower 80s. "We're looking to really bring down our team scoring average," Lott said, "because golf is not based on who you beat; it's based on your scoring average." Another factor that will most likely contribute to better overall scores is the presence of depth in the program that is only in its infancy since being commisioned in the early 90s. This year's roster will include ten golfers (two seniors, two juniors, three sophomores and three freshmen. Each of the seven returning players saw action in at least two tounaments last year, which is a rarity in a sport where only five can compete in a tournament and those top five are usually the same. "This will be the first year that everyone on the team will be concerned about travelling," Blake said. "This has been the first summer I've been worrying about going on the road," said Blake, who has played in every tournament since she was a freshman. Sept. 10-12 Unlimited Potential Fall Invitational Baytree Golf Course Myrtle Beach, S.C. Sept. 20-21 Lady Highlander/Draper Valley Invitational Draper Valley Golf Club Radford, Va. Sept. 27-28 Lady Aces Invitational ' Eagle Valley Golf Club Evansville, Ind. Oct. 11-12 Eastern Illinois/Iron Horse Intercollegiate Ironhorse Golf Course Tuscola, III. Oct. 25-26 Great Smokies Women's Intercollegiate Waynesville Country Club Waynesville Lott explains that the experienced team comes partly from the fact that others had to step in and fill the roles of the two leading scorers when they were absent from the team last season. "We had players who got to play in the spring that wouldn't have otherwise," he said. With the added depth and experience, Lott believes that the Lady Cats could have as many as three players consistently shooting in the 70s. The schedule may dictate that. The Lady Cats begin the season with the second annual Judaculla Cup, a unique intrasquad tournament held over four days at areas clubs. In this tournament, each of the women will compete against each other for the top five slots that will go to Myrtle Beach in September for the first team competition of the fall. "There will probably be more pressure in the Judaculla tournament than some of the season tournaments," Lott said. Once tournament play begins, the schedule is one that Lott says will be one that the Lady Cats can compete in. "The East Coast is where all of the good teams in the country are," said Lott. "We're a young program and not at that level yet." That's one reason why the Lady Cats will be travelling to destination such as Tuscola, Illinois, and Evansville, Indiana, for tournaments. The fields consist of programs about the same size and stature of WCU's. LflHic'c Wmm Wmmmw mm mm? of Franklin is offering a $1,000 scholarship for the 1999-2000 academic year. Applicant must: -Be enrolled in a business major at WCU with a concentration in marketing or management for the academic year of 1999-2000. -Be willing and eligible to work at Lowe's in Franklin at least 20 hours per week during the school year.* -Have satisfactorily completed at least one semester of a business course. -Maintain enrollment at WCU during the one-year term of the scholarship. -Be at least 18 years of age. Preference may be given to students in their junior or senior year. The scholarship will pay $500.00 per semester. To apply please access the Web Application Form @ clapper.wcu.edu/COBAwards/ApplicationForm.htm "NOTE: Drug screening required for all Lowe's employees. Application deadline is August 26,1999.
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