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Waymon Tisdale, Jay Humphries
and Barry Stevens are Big Eight bas
ketball players who seem certain to
turn their basketball talent into pro
fessional careers. For Lisa Van Goor,
the outlook isn't as bright.
Van Goor, an All-BI Eight center
for the Colorado Buffaloes, will have
few options for continuing her bas
ketball career when she finishes her
eligibility in 1935.
"It's frustrating," Van Goor said of
the disparity. "You work so hard all
through junior high, high school and
college and then there's nothing."
For many women basketball play
ers the pot of gold at the end of the
rainbow will come in Europe. Van
Goor said she will probably play in
Europe after she leaves Colorado.
"IVe been interested in playing in
Europe for a while," Van Goor said.
American players in Europe have
to deal with varying degrees of cul
ture shock. Lynette VVoodard, a
former All-American for Kansas and
a current assistant coach for the
Jayhawks, spent the 1931-82 season
playing basketball in northern Italy.
"I played in Schio, Italy and I was
the only person in the whole town
that spoke English," Woodard said.
"You can only have one American per
team in Europe, so culture shock
plays a big factor in deciding whether
or not you want to stay."
Although there is no professional
women's basketball league in the Uni
ted States, Van Goor said she has
heard talk of a new league starting in
the next year or two. The league will
be backed by the sponsors of the
now-defunct Women's Basketball
League. The WBL began in 1979 but
folded at the end of the 1CC0-81
season.
"Hopefully they learned their lesson
from the last time," Van Goor said "I
know a lot of girls lost their
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when the old league folded.1
Holly Warlick, an assistant coach
teammates, vent unpaid for three
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guard for the 1C31-82 7BL champion avhile," Varlick said. Tut sooner or
Nebraska Wranglers, and lil:e her latsr you had to pay your bills."
Warlick said the di2culties the
WBL faced were mainly becsusa of
mismanagement,. ,
There were sorae great players
and great teams in that le::uc," War
lick ssid. "Tliere just wasat any pro
motion or television packaga."
While Van Goor said she would def
initely consider pbyfcg for the new ,
league if it started, the veteran War-,
lick said she would be hesltsmt.
"I took my chance and I get
burned," Warlick said. "The only way
I'd play in a league again was if they
had aU the money up front."
One advantage the new league
may have over its predecessor is the
enthusiasm women's basketball could
draw because of Olympic exposure. ,
Woodard, who started for the United
States team in the Pan American
games last summer, said the Olympic
Games in Los Angeles will help the
future of women's basketball
The more visible it becomes, the
more popular it will get " Woodard
said.
Woodard's optimism is shared by
many. Mavis Washington, an assist
ant coach at Nebraska, said women's
basketball has made great progress
in the last decade.
"It's going to take some time, but
people will catch on," Washington
said. "So much has changed already,
that I can't help but see a promising
future." . ;
Washington said the lack of oppor
tunities available to women basket
ball players could be a benefit to
them.
"In a way it's good that women ath
letes dont have all the opportunities
that the men do, because it forces the
woman athlete to concentrate and
get her degree. They dont haw
visions cf playing in the pros,"
Washington said.
"A lot cf guys end up in trouble
because cf those visions. Only a few
players made it to the pros."
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Rick Walton, UNL women's gymnastics coach, is
serious about tonight's dual meet with Penn State.
So serious, in fact, that Nebraska passed up the last
night of the Red-White Classic in Tuscaloosa, Ala.,
this past weekend so his team could return to Lin
coln to work out for an extra day.
Walton was candid about the effort the Huskers
would need to upset Penn State.
; "We still haven't hit this year," he said. "Against
Penn State well have to hit It will have to be the best
meet weVe had all year."
Walton said the Huskers would have a slightly
different lineup for this meet.
Freshman Terri Hall, from Emmaus, Penn., will
see her first competition of the year.
Walton said Hall has been battling a weight prob
lem all season but it is under control now.
"She's definitely an excellent gymnast," Walton
said. "We expect her to perform well"
Walton said Hall would compete in the vault, floor
exercise, and possibly the balance beam events.
The Huskers finished fifth in the Red-White Clas
sic, beating Maryland, but Walton said the quality of
the six teams in the invitational was high.
"It was a very good field," Walton said. Those
three top teams (Georgia, Alabama and Ohio State)
will probably be at nationals."
Penn State is also a strong contender for national
honors, Walton said.
"They're very strong," he said. "Penn State arid
Ohio State are probably the top teams in that
Walton said the Huskers' main problem this year
hss been inconsistency on the balance t eam.
That's where weVe been faHir off," Walton said.
"WeVe got to improve there. Our r performances
have been as strong as the Bock cf Gibraltar."
Walton said he expects his team to be ready for
the meet.
"Wei have a lot of incentive," he said. "Being from
Pennsylvania, Terri will have a let cf incentive. Plus,
we lost a close meet back there list year. And we're'
also at home."
Walton said a win against Penn State would defi
nitely have an uplifting effect on his team.
"If we were to come out on top in this meet it
would really give the team some incentive," he said.
After tonight's meet, the Huskers will have a brief
rest before traveling to Iowa State on Saturday for a
Big Eight meet. ....
yjyj Scoreboard
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Czzzn Fry
The Kid3 (3.2) 47, Csta Thsta Pi (3.2) 40
B.C. Boys (3.5) 60, Phi Gamma Daita (3.0) 43
Lambda Chi Alpha (3.2) S3, Peas, Porrida Hot (3.7) 37
Sigma Alpha Epsilon 1 (3.4) 43, Trianjla (3.5) 23
Basketball (4.7) 43, Burr One West (5.0) 15
Four Jerks & A Squirt dsf. Seileck 2CO by forfeit
Ho3rs (4.0) 54, Harpsr Seven L (3.5) 23
Sigma Phi Epsilon C?A. Acscia by forfait
Red I (4,0) 51, Sidetrack (4.0) 2S
Who Knows, Cares & Why Bother (3.0) 5, Beta Sigma Psi (3.0)
34 ,
Heavyweights (3.5) 64, Harper Eight (3.7) 42
Not Rsady for C3 Players (2.8) 0, Temporary Heroes (2.0) 43
Alpha Tau Omeja (3.7) 3, Delta Upsiion (3.7) 42
CBA Om (3.7) 40, BsiGstornetids (4.2) 10
Animal Scienca (3.6) 43, Hamilton Animals (3 7) 18
Pseudo-Psych Squad (4.2) 32, Clowns (4.5) 2 .
Hamilton Lunatics (3.5) S3, Forestry (3.7) 23
Law Collesa (3.2) 45, Wreck Crew (3.2) S3
Aggies (3.5) 43, CBA Two (3.2) 27
Brats Rail (4.0) t$. Ho Names (2.5)41
NROTC (3.0) 55, Board Mambers (3.5) 34 '
Tr.3 Shrooms (4.0) 64, Cloto's Streak (4.2) 45
Don No's (3.7) 41, With (3.7) 3
Hannlg (4.2) 0, Pearl Harbor Crew (4.0) 43 ' ' '
Dunks Unlimited (3.0) 50, The Aces (2.8) 43 .
Bud Coys (3.0) 5. Vitale's Bar & Grill (2.2) 40
Around ths Corners (2.2) 61, Iguanas (3.0) 43
Shrooms (3.3) 3, No Names (3.3) 32
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Fta Sigma Psi (3.5) 62, Sigma Alpha Epsilon (3.2) 43
Sijma Phi Epsilon (3.C) 52, Tau Kappa Epsilon (3.2) 43
Sigma Nu d:f. Chi Phi by forfait
Thssta Xi dsf. Kappa Sigma by forfeit
Gators (4.0) 45, Sandoz Six (4.2) 18
Afci-I Thirteen (3.7) SO, Sandoz FiveRisky Business (4 C) 10
Hoopr Poopers (4,0) 3, Smith Seven (4.0) 27
Animals (3.2) 61. NPI Grads (3.0) 45
Smith Ten (3.2) 37. Good Buda (3.2) 17
Smith Six (4.7) 34, Hortin' Units (4.7) 23
Abe! Thirteen (4.0) 43, Pound Eight (4.0) 13
Holysmokers daf. Daughtars of Diana by forfeit
Abel Tin (3.2) del Dirty Dig-ara (3.5) 15-10, 4-15, 15-11
Gather ThreePound Seven (3.5) dsf. ATOAZD (3.0 15-8 1503
. Legal Etgies I (4.0) dsf. SiycsSlu-sttas (2,7) 15-8, 15-5
Beta Sigs Plus (4.0) dsf. Furman'sV'afact (4.5) 15-5, 15-13
Lambda Chi Aipha dsf. Harp-r Eight by forfait
Fig yutsnts (4.5) dsf. The Quotation Marks (4.0) 15-7 15-5
Niihxrdt Staff (4.2) def. Guppies (4.2) 14-18 15-12 14-7
Od;3s Rsven;9 (4.S) dot. Chemistry (4.6) 15-7, 7-15 15-3
Degtnner's Luck (3.7) def. High Five Bros. (3.5) 15-10 15-4
Husker Hamm's (3.5) def. Wifdlifers (3.2) 15-5 15-7
AOPiHashera (3.7) def. KA.03 (4.0)1 5-2. 14-16
Spikefs Six (3.7) dsf. Curr Two E & V (3.7) 15-4 .15-1
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