Bloomsburg
State College

I979•80
WOMEN'S
BASKETBALL

SEASON'S OUTLOOK
With the loss of seven graduates from last year's team, the
1979-80 edition of the women's cage team will have many new
faces . The challenge of an expanded schedule, including some
new team events, and the aim of reversing last year's losses have
set an exciting tone for the season according to Coach Sue Hibbs.
The first losing season in a decade was registered in the
1978-79 campaign . Yet, the 7-9 record was tempered by a number of close games against a schedule of high calibre teams .
Four losses were decided by a combined total of five or less points.
Last year's balanced attack was led by seniors Terry McHale
(10.0 p .p .g.) and Jayne Yurasits (9.5 p.p.g.), who were followed by returnees Sally Houser (9.4 p.p.g.) and Patty Lyons (also
9.4 p.p.g .). Lyons also set new marks in season ( 188) and single
game rebound (26) totals, while Yurasits established a new
career high in assists ( 119). Senior Sue Mc Keegan led the
seasonal assists tally (37) and was second in free throw percentage (75 %) to Donna Santa Maria (80%).
Veteran Lynda Wiest, who made a key contribution to the
inside game, returns to the hardwoods this year as assistant
coach. Lynda, a Williams Valley High School graduate, will be
at the helm of the J.V. team.
An extensive recruiting effort has added eleven freshmen
to th e team. Included are: 5'8" Diane Alfonsi, an Al I-Star
f orwa rd from Pottsville; 5'5" guard Rosemary Grulee, Penn
Argyl, a M .V.P. in three sports; 5'9" forward Julie Loucks
from leag ue runners-up York Suburban; 5'11" center Hilarie
Runyan, Bernardsville, NJ, all-conference at Bernard High;
5'7" guard/forward Cheryl Sedlak from the District 12 champion Bi shop o· Reilly; and 5'11" center Debbie Thom, an AllCatholic basketball and volleyball player from Philadelphia.
The prem iere ingredients that are spicing the coming
season include : the first year of divisional championships in
the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women; the
Division 111 finals for the region to be played at Millersville
State; and the fir st Pennsylvania Conference title play to be
hosted by Cheyney State February 22-23.
Th e Hu skies will host alumni players on December 2 and
BSC's first Invitationa l tourney the 7th and 8th of December.
This " Four States" event will pit Ithaca College of New York
against Salisbury State of Maryland in the 7:00 p.m. opener
and BSC versus the Trenton State College team of N ew Jersey
at 9:00 p.m. In addition to these innovations, King's College
of Scranton and L ock Haven State have been added to the
schedule.

COACH

MS. SUE HIBBS is in her fourth
season at the helm of the Huskies.
Her first year was as an interim coach
in 1975-76 when Joanne McComb,
now Associate Athletic Director,
was on leave of absence. Bloomsburg's record that year was 11-2
and a fourth place in the EIAIW
Invitational.
Th e following year she was an
assistant coach under McComb and
then became head coach at the
start of the 1977-78 season. With records of 7-9 last year and
9-6 two years ago, Hibbs' overall record including post-season
action is 30 wins against 19 losses.
Prior to coming to BSC, she had a 40-16 high school coaching record at Berlin, NH where her teams participated in the
state tourney three of the four years.
Ms . Hibbs has had a number of years of teaching, playing and
coaching a variety of sports. In the spring of 1977, she served as
the college's first women's softball coach. Off-season she is a field
hockey official with the Columbia-Montour Chapter of PIAA.
A native of Kentucky, Hibbs earned her B.S. degree at
Western Kentucky and her M.S. degree from East Stroudsburg .
She is taking additional studies at Penn State.
Her office phone is 717-389-2410.

VARSITY ROSTER
Name

Pos.

Cl.

Age

Ht.

Chuhinka, Debbie
Hopkins, Gail
Houser, Sally
Knittle, Trina
Lerit, Mindy
Lyons, Patty
Pladus, Kathy
Runyon, Hilarie
Sedlak, Cheryl
Sutcliffe, Loretta
Tafelski, Teresa

G/F
F
C
F
G
F
G
C/F
G/F
C/F
C/F

So .
Sr.
Sr.
So.
Jr.
Sr.
So.
Fr.
Fr.
Sr.
So.

19
21
21
20
20
20
19
17
18
21
19

5-10½
5-9
5-10
5-10
5-6
5-9½
5-5
5-1 1
5-7
5-10
5-9

High School
Cumberland Valley
Plymouth-Whitemarsh
Selinsgrove
Plymouth-Whitemarsh
Pennsbury
Trinity
Shenandoah Valley
Bernards
Bishop O'Reilly
Upper Dublin
Lancaster Catholic

Hometown
Camp Hill
Norristown
Port Trevorton
Plymouth Meeting
Morrisvi I le
New Cumberland
Shenandoah
Bedminister, NJ
Wyoming
Ambler
Lancaster

J.V.ROSTER
Name

Alfonsi, Diane
Frederick, Rhonda
Grube, Rosemary
Hicks, Susan
Loucks, Julie
McDonald, Maureen
Oxenrider, Debbie
Smith, Teresa
Thom, Debbie
Transue, Karen
Urbas, Kathy

Debbie Chuhinka

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.,""""""•

Patty Lyons

Pos.

Cl.

Age

Ht .

F
F
G
G
G/F
G/F
F
F
C/F
G
G

Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
So.
Fr.
Fr.
Jr.
Fr.

17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
20
18

5-8
5-7½
5-5
5-6
5-9
5-7
5-8
5-8
5-11
5-5
5-4

Gail Hopkins

High School

Pottsville
Fleetwood
Pen Argyl
Dunmore
York Suburban
Notre Dame
Central Columbia
Bloomsburg
Archbishop Ryan
Nanticoke
Forest City

Sally Houser

Trina Knittel

Hometown

Pottsville
Reading
Pen Argyl
Dunmore
York
Moylan
Bloomsburg
Bloomsburg
Philadelphia
Glen Lyon
Forest City

Mindy Lerit

~t

,,.,. n rc,K .:1.nr~,,..,..

Kathy Pladus

Hilarie Runyon

Cheryl Sedlak

Loretta Sutcliffe

Teresa Tafelski

TEAM RECORDS
MOST POINTS (one away game): 96-vs. College of
Misericordia, 2/8/75 .
MOST POINTS (one home game): 98-vs. Marywood, 1976-77 .
MOST AVERAGE (points/game, 1 yr.): 74.00 per game,
1975-78.
MOST REBOUNDS (1 yr.): 763, 1975-76, 58.7 rpg.
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE (1 yr.): 62%, 1973-74.
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE (1 game): 92%-vs. Luzerne
C.C.C. (12-13), 2/23/77.
AVERAGE WINNING MARGIN (1 yr.): 29 pts. per game,
1974-75.
MOST CONSECUTIVE VICTORIES: 1973-74, 1974-75,
Joanne McComb, 15.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
SEASON RECORDS
MOST POINTS: 222, Julie Ludrof (1975-76).
HIGHEST PER GAME AVERAGE: 17.0, Julie Ludrof
I 1975-76).
HIGHEST FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE: 52%, Ellen French
(1975-76).
HIGHEST FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: 100%, Jayne
Yurasits (1977-78).
MOST REBOUNDS : 174, Julie Ludrof (1975-76).
HIGHEST REBOUND AVERAGE: 13.38, Julie Ludrof
(1975-76). 13.37, Ellen French (1973-74)
MOST ASSISTS: 52, Anne D' lgnazio (1975-76).
MOST POINTS BY FRESHMAN ON VARSITY:
118, Ellen French (1973-74).

SINGLE GAME RECORDS
MOST POINTS: 29, Mary Balaban, 2/20/78 vs. Bucknell.
MOST FIELD GOALS: 13, Ellen French, 1/30/75 vs.
Kutztown.
MOST FREE THROWS : 9, Julie Ludrof, 2/17/76 vs.
Millersville.
MOST REBOUNDS : 26, Patty Lyons, 2/10/79 vs. Keystone.
MOST ASSISTS: 10, Mary Balaban, 2/7/76 vs. Kutztown.

CAREER RECORDS
MOST POINTS: 583, Julie Ludrof . Class of '78.
AVE RAGE POINTS PER GAME: 13.8, Ellen French,
Class of '77.
MOST REBOUNDS: 469, Julie Ludrof.
AVERAGE REBOUNDS PER GAME: 11.0, Ellen French.
MOST ASSISTS: 119, Jayne Yurasits, Class of '79.

TITLE IX
Bloomsburg State College is committee to providing
leadership in taking affirmative action to attain equal
educational and employment rights for al I persons,
without regard to sex, handicap, or other legally protected classification. This policy is placed in this document in accordance with state and federal laws including Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972
and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Please direct equal opportunity inquiries to: Ms.
Deborah Ellis, Carver Hall, 389-2523.

I979·80 SCHEDULE
Date
December 3
7-8

January

February

12
16
21
24
26
28
31
2
4
6

9
12
16
18
22-23

Opponent
Marywood
BSC Invitational
(Salisbury, MD,
Trenton, NJ, Ithaca,
NY)

Site
A
H

Time
7:00

Villanova
King's
*Kutztown
Lehigh
*East Stroudsburg
Luzerne C.C.C.
* Lock Haven

A
A
A
H
A
A
H

3:00
4:00
6:00
7:00
1 :00
7:00
6:00

LaSalle
*Wilkes
*Shippensburg
*Millersville
* Bucknell
*Indiana (PA)
*U. of Scranton
PC Championships

H
H
A
H
H
H
A

2:00
6:00
6:00
1 :30
6:00
1 :00
6:15

*Varsity & JV Games

I978·79 RESULTS
BSC
68
49
64
55
51
73
82
77
57
60
63
48
54
58
54
77

Marywood
Navy
Sali:;bury State
Lehigh
U. of Scranton
Kutztown
LaSalle
East Stroudsburg
Luzerne County C.C.
Millersville
Wilkes
Shippensburg
Kutztown
Bucknell
Indiana (PA)
Villanova

OPP.
37
77
61
56
86
43
92
67
60
55
65
78
53
56
77
82

She Gull Tournament: 3rd
Won 7, Lost 9

COLLEGE FACTS
Location: Bloomsburg, Pa. 17815
Enrollment: 5400 UG
President: Dr . James H. McCormick
Colors: Maroon and Gold
Nickname: Huskies
Athletic Director: H. Cecil Turberville
(Phone: 389-3225)
Associate Athletic Director : Joanne McComb
(Phone: 389-3912)
Director of Public Information and Sports Information
Director: Bruce "Nick" Dietterick
(Phone: 389-3411, Office; 752-7578, Home)
Member: EAIAW, AIAW
Court: Nelson Fieldhouse

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