S/relch//Jg lo W//J 'Our season was a success ...We played a more competitve game as the season progressed,' said Tate I ntensity proved to be the Lady Bison's companion as they experienced their best season. The season saw the most talented overall team hit the floor. A number of fine players comprised the team and made lasting marks on the women's side of the sport. With a large number of returning players the team 's base was firm. Members of that base included Syrena Burch , Lorie Hoofman and Lisa Kirk. These three, combined to deepen the strength of the bench. Tate added size and quickness in the post position while White became a valuable ball handler as a guard. White and teammate Kirk combined as guards to lead the team in steals and assists. Kirk also lead the team in three points attempted and scored. She averaged the best three-point percentage and made as many as five out of seven attempts in a game. Throughout the season the team looked to the play of sophomore Burch. Burch in her second year of play challenged the team's reON THE BOARD. Assistant Coach Dennis Davenport outlines a new strategy for the team. Coach Phil Watkins commented that the teams ability to "crash" the boards helped them win several games. -Photo by Sharon Bowles. cords in rebounding and blocked shots. She proved to be a major defensive factor as well as offensive by compiling at least one block and several steals a game. A five-home-game winning streak marked positive signs of progress in the latter part of the season. This winning streak was kicked off by a win over Southern Arkansas University. The team became more competitive as the season wound down and the gaps between the Bisons and their competition narrowed. The team won several games and "moral" victories. "The girls on the team are as talented as any in the Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference," said Phil Watkins, head coach. "A major factor in our game was whether we controlled the boards as well as we are capable of." "Our season scored with the new year, we played a more competitive game as the season progressed," said Shannon Tate. -Don Strader GOING FOR TWO. Syrena Burch starts up for the shot against Arkansas College in an A.LC. battle at the Ganus Athletic Center. The girls were defeated by the Pipers. -Photo by Sharon Bowles. Women's Basketball 33
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