CLU BASKETBALL 1997-98; RGALS RECRUITS BUOY HOPES TO NEW HEIGHTS ON T.O. CAMPUS.Byline: Patrick Hipes Daily News Staff Writer Cal Lutheran women's basketball Women's basketball is one of the few games which developed in tandem with men's. It became popular, spreading from the east coast of the United States to the west coast, in large part via women's colleges. coach Tim La Kose thought last year was supposed to be the year. The Regals were coming off back-to-back Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference The Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) is a college athletic conference that operates in the NCAA's Division III. It consists of eleven small private schools which are located in Southern California and organized into eight athletic programs. championships and were looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a shot at a NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association postseason berth and a run at a national title. After winning the tough Cal Poly Pomona Tournament to begin the season, however, the Regals beset by injuries, finished 15-10 and 7-5 in the SCIAC SCIAC SIGINT Correlation Integration & Analysis Capability , good for fourth place. Respectable for most, but up to the expectations on the Thousand Oaks campus. ``We started off strong but we didn't have the depth to respond,'' said La Kose, who had turned the program into winners in just his fourth season. ``It was a real disappointing season for us.'' To assure that wouldn't happen again, La Kose went out and recruited what he called his best freshman class. With the return of starters Brandie Murrish and a healthy Missy Rider, the combination could vault a young Cal Lutheran back to the top of the SCIAC. Murrish, along with Monika Nagy the only senior on the roster, averaged 13.7 points and 8.0 rebounds last season. She recorded a triple-double against Occidental and was a second team all-SCIAC. ``We're pretty young,'' Murrish said. ``But it's kind of fun. We're coming together really well right now. People are working hard in practice.'' She joins Rider, who started all 25 games in 1996-97 and is recovered from off-season knee surgery. She scored 6.5 points a game in 1996-97. Allred added 3.4 points and 3.6 assists per game as the Regals' point guard, starting in all 25 games. They will have to share the load left over from three departing starters, including Evi Orologas (16.9 ppg, 9.1 rpg) and Melissa Wood, who set all of CLU's three-point records last year. Immediate help will come from 5-foot-5 guard Monica Flores Flores, town, Guatemala Flores (flōrəs), town (1990 est. pop. 2,200), capital of Petén department, N Guatemala. Flores was built on an island in the southern part of Lake Petén Itzá and on the site of the , a transfer from Division II Cal State Dominguez Hills. She was a two-time All-Desert League selection while at Paraclete High School Paraclete High School is a Catholic High School in Lancaster, CA operated independently of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. 186 seniors graduated in the 2006-2007 school year. . In addition, the Regals have reached out to Arizona (all-region guard Lexi Miller from Phoenix and all-state tournament guard Katie Placido Placido may refer to any of the following: People Placido is a traditional Spaniard clan name (see Clan Placido) and it is now a common given name and a less common surname. It is also a fairly common surname in Southern Italy. from Tempe), Wisconsin (guard and league MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. Anna Lindseth from Prescott), Oregon, Washington and Alaska. ``We've been real fortunate,'' La Kose said. ``People are starting to hear about how good a school this is and how strong our program is. We're excited to get this season started.'' The depth has extended further. For the first time, Cal Lutheran will have a JV team. The Regals, who expect to play a more up-tempo game on both ends of the floor, will need the depth to stay fresh. They will also need it for a rugged early-season schedule. Cal Lutheran opens the season Nov. 21 at the St. Chapelle/Lady 'Yote Classic in Idaho, the school's first trip outside the state in La Kose's four seasons. After playing host Albertson College, the Regals meet Northwest Nazarene, the defending NAIA NAIA abbr. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletes champions. The Regals also play traditionally strong teams like Chapman, Chico State and Wisconsin-Oshkosh, which won the NCAA Division III title two seasons ago. That all happens before the SCIAC season-opener at Whittier Jan. 13. Defending champion Pomona-Pitzer is considered the conference favorite. CAPTION(S): 2 boxes BOX: WOMEN`S ROSTER, SCHEDULE (2) Men's roster, schedule |
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