1997 Miracle Yearbook

Statistics Game Score Wilberforce Georgetown Olivet Nazarene Trinity Christian Taylor Grace Central State Mount St. Joseph Bluffton Indiana Wesleyan Michigan Christian Rio Grande Mt. Vernon Nazarene Wilmington Urbana Ohio Dominican Malone Findlay Tiffin Urbana Shawnee State Rio Grande Mt. Vernon Nazarene Walsh Ohio Dominican Malone Findlay Tiffin Shawnee State Vtiolch 74-66 58-89 42-68 58-63 62-71 78-60 76-88 50-57 83-78 67-89 72-75 75-87 67-69 73-80 57-87 50-59 67-73 45-73 69-52 67-84 72-80 80-89 65-68 42-61 72-80 69-75 60-86 76-83 50-88 •T aLon JI 67 S7 Eric Fiveland hr ic I 1,land cellent, but the non-league schedule for the women also boasted many tough teams. Shawnee State was the number onerankedteam in theNAIA Division!!, while Central State was ranked number six in NAIA Division I. Findlay and Rio Grande had solid teams as well. With the many new players and the experience gained from a competitive schedule,the team looks to build on the improvementsthey made during the sea- son. "Improvement is the key to suc- cess,"said Freese,and thatimprovement was clearly evident in contests like the one away against Shawnee State. The women played one of their best games against the nationally ranked team. It will be the drive of the team and the enthusiasmofitsplayers,aswellasstrong coaching, which will allow this team to reach for their athletic goals in the year ahead. Peter Bednarek above: Heather French dribbles down the court, looking for a chance to score. below: Natalie Royer shoots for two at the line. women% tadattall 219