1989_11 The Daily Collegian November 1989

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California State University, Fresno
Thursday, November 2,1989
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tetun»ingJunior point guard Michelle "Bella"Bento (7.7 potats per game and 133 assists last season) will be a catalyst for Bob Spencer's
FSU women's basketball team in 1989-90. Spencer, entering his ninth year at FSU, guided the Bulldogs to an 18-12 record last year.
Women cagers display fresh look
Led by Bento and Srubek, FSU aims for another winning season under Spencer
By Darrin Jones
Sports Writer
Gaining his eighth consecutive winning
season may be a tough task for head women's
'^basketball coach Bob Spencer, with the addition
of five newcomers to the program.
Spencer, who Is entering his ninth year at
Fresno State, has ported winning seasons in
each bf his nine years, including last year's
record of 18-12.
Spencer Is the NCAA's second all-time
winningest coach. His biggest task will be
overcoming the loss of Yvette Roberts, FSU's
leading scorer (19.8 ppg) and rebounder (10.2
rpg). Roberts was named FSU's Female Athlete
of the Year for 1988-89, and was also a three-
time All Big West selection at forward.
Also, the Lady 'Dogs will fieM a 12-playei team
that has only seven returnees. The team will
consist of three freshmen and their progress
could help to offset the loss of Roberts.
"No one person will be able to replace Yvette
- Roberts and everything that she has done in the
past three year>," said Spencer. "We do feel that
maybe two or three people will be able to pick up
the slack. In particular, we are going to rely
heavily on Simone Srubek."
Srubek. one of two returning starters from last
year's squad, will need to dominate as she did In
the latter parts of last season. Her ability to do
so will afcjo depend on the developement of the
younger players, said Spencer.
Here is an overview of the projected starters
and reserves:
Center: Srubek, a 6-6 senior, enjoyed a good
season tn 1988-89. as she was the second-leading
■scorer and rebounder (13 ppg, 8.2 rpg). She also
earned AU-Blg West Conference honorable
mention and finished fourth nationally in
blocked shots with 4.3 per game. But these
figures were with Roberts playing along side and
Srubek will have to prove that she can carry the
burden of scorer /rebounder without Roberts.
Power forward: Sophomore Stacey Cornaggla
has the early edge at this position. The 6-3
Cornaggla earned a starting position late in the
season last year and posted Individual-game
highs of 16 points and 10 rebounds against
Nevada-Reno. She averaged 3.5 ppg and 4.1 rpgin;
her freshman year and Is expected to Improve on
those numbers with Increased playing time. Also
returning Is Dawn Stewart- a 6-0 sophomore
reserve from last year's team who saw action in
23 games. Stewart has been hampered by knee
Injuries, but Spencer said she has showed
Improvement in the last few practices.
Wing/Small forward: Depending upon the
personnel used, Spencer will employ a three-
guard offense or the more traditional two-
forward set. Yannlck Souvre, a sophomore
transfer student from France, has the nod at
wing two weeks Into practice.    Souvre .(5-10)
See HOOPS, page 7
Big West champion FSU kickers host UNLV
By Chris
Sports Writer
Fresno State's Bulldog soccer team
gets a chance to show off In front of
the home folk as It takes on UNLV
tonight at 7 p.m. at Bulldog Stadium.
Even though Fresno State k*$t to
UCLA 2-0 last Sunday, they return
home as the Big West conference
champions and NCAA playoff
qualifiers*
FSU's 1-0 victory over UC Santa
Barbara last week enabled the
Bulldogs   to   clinch   their   second
conference crown In a row. Fresno
State has a perfect 8-0 mark in
conference play with two games left
FSU set a school" record with its
eight wins In league play, surpassing
the previous best of seven, set in 1987.
The Bulldogs fell six spots in the
Gatorade/ISAA weekly poll, from
ninth to 15th. FSU Is 14-2-3 overall.
Although the loss to UCLA ended
the 'Dogs' 17-game unbeaten streak,
the longest in school history, the
Bulldogs still have another lengthy
streak alive.
Fresno State has not lost a game in
the conference at home since Sept 18,
1985, which translates into 17
consecutive wins at Bulldog Stadium.
The team that beat the Bulldogs that
day: the Rebels of UNLV.
UNLV is 10-8 this season, 4-4 in the
conference. The Rebels are currently
fourth in the Big West Fresno State
defeated UNLV at Las Vegas 2-0 In the
first matchup between the two
schools.
FSU leads the series, 10-4.
Forward Doug Brogel Is. putting up
some amazing statistics for UNLV.
The Junior from San Jose has scored
19 goals and dished out seven assists
this season for 45 points.  His total is
15 better than  FSU's Gerell Elliott
who has 30. .
Brogel leads the Far West Region
and Is tied for sixth nationally in
scoring. In the Rebels' last game
against CS Los Angeles, Brogel scored
three goals in the 30-minute overtime
to lead UNLV to a 4-1 victory.
Bulldog head coach Jose Elgorriaga
needs only one more victory for the
150th of his career. The most
successful soccer coach tn Fresno
State history. Elgorriaga's overall
record Is 149-53-18.