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FRONT ROW (left to right) Belinda Lopez, Cheryl Sturzenegger, Cheryl Cady. BACK ROW (left to right) manager Brenda Holdener, assistant coach Ross Cook, Margy Becker, Tina Blair, Judy Spoelstra, Robyn Clark, Jan Martin, Tanya Mothershed, Marylou Weinmeister, Juli Coleman, Cheryl Kelsey, Jessica Williams, coach Aki Hill , trainer Kim Crandall , assistant coach Ginger Reid . Table of Contents THE UNIVERSITY Facts about Oregon State . .......... ..... 2 Gill Coliseum . .. .... ........ .... .. 3 Ticket Prices .... .. .. .... ... ............ 3 Media Information . ... .... .... ..... ... 4 Facilities ....... ... ...... ................. 4 COACHES & STAFF Head coach Aki Hill. ... .. .............. .. 5 Assistant coach Ross Cook . ... ... .... 6 Women's AD Sylvia Moore . 6 OSU staff directory ......... ..... ..... 7 THE SEASON Introduction . ... ........... ... ........... 8 The season outlook ... ... .. .... ..... 9-1 0 Rosters and depth chart .. .. .... .. .. ... .. 11 OSU veterans . 12-14 OSU newcomers ..... .. .. .... .. ... 14-16 1980-81 results . 17 THE OPPONENTS The tournament schedule . ....... ...... 18-19 The Conference . ........ .. ..... 20-21 Non-Conference opponents . 22 HISTORY Carol Menken ... .... .... .. .. .. .... .. 23 Oregon State records ...... ... .. ....... 24-27 Year by year results .. .. .. ........... 28 NWBL statistics .. ............. ...... 29-30 Series records . .... ..... ..... 31-32 The University FACTS ABOUT OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY LOCATION: Corvallis, Oregon ENROLLMENT: 17,400 NICKNAME: Beavers COLORS: Orange and Black PRESIDENT: Dr. Robert MacVicar WOMEN'S AD: Dr. Sylvia Moore WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SID: Mark Floyd WOMEN'S PROMOTION: Patti Drapela Oregon State University, now in its 113th year, ranks as one of the leading educational and research cen ter s in the United States. OS U is the oldest state-supported institution of higher learning in the state of Oregon with a charter day of Oct. 27, 1868. Oregon State is one of just a handful of universities in the United States which is both a Lan d Grant and Sea Grant institution. OSU , and the other dozen universities, have the responsibility of wi sely developing our resources on both land and sea. The st udents of Oregon State come from nearly every community in the state of Oregon as well as every state in the nation and from about 75 different countries. The first class at OSU, in 1870, consisted of a grand total of three pe rsons, two men and one woman. Since that time, the school has grown to where it now confers some 3,300 degrees each June and the enrollment has topped 17,000. Bu t the emphasis remains on the individual. Oregon State's growth has been organized and carefully charted. A campus of more than 400 acres has helped make that possible but the core of campus consists of classroom buildings, the library and the Memorial Union, or student center. The outer circle of campus consists mainly of residence hal ls and research bui ldings. Many new buildings dot the OSU campus this year. The recently completed veterinary medicine building is one of the finest of its ki nd in the country an d work has just recently finished on a Cultural and Conference Center. Another major construction project has been the addit ion of easy access ramps, doors and elevators for the handicapped. Much of the campus is now completely accessible and construction is continuing. About one out of every six students at Oregon State is in Graduate School, working on master's or doctor's degrees. Bachelor's deg rees are offered in about 150 fie lds ; master's in 100 ; and doctor's in more than 50. Oregon State provides the research base for Oregon's two largest in dustries-forestry and agriculture. The school's accomplishments in energy, food and environmental science have drawn national attention . 2 GILL COLISEUM: Home of the Oregon State Beavers Gill Coliseum, once renowned only as a showplace for men's basketball , has taken on a more versatile role in recent years. Women's basketball now has a home in Gill, as does gymnastics, wrestling and volleyball , making it a year-round facility. The Oregon State women 's basketball team first began playing its games at Gill Coliseum during the 1976-77 season. Many of those early games were as preliminaries to the men 's team, but now the OSU women draw enough spectators to warrant solo events. The facility was named after the late Slats Gill, an Oregon State basketball coach for 36 years and later the school's athletic director. Gill Coliseum covers one and one-third acres. The peak of the building is 83 feet above the floor, equivalent to a fo ur-story building. The framework consists of 12 fabricated steel arches. There are no posts, so all the seats at Gill Coliseum provide an unrestricted view of the events. About 85 percent of the seats are located to the sides of the floor , enhancing the view. Attendance capacity for Gill Coliseum is approximately 10,000 depending on the event. Gill plays host to a number of concerts and other events during the year in addition to sports. Attendance at women's athletic events has been growing by leaps and bounds at Oregon State University. A total of 23,148 attended women 's athletic events at Gill Coliseum during the 1980-81 year. TICKET PRICES SEASON TICKETS GIUSTI TOURNAMENT, Dec. 16·18, Adults - $20.00 Portland's Memorial Coliseum Students- $10.00 Reserved Seats Entire Tournament - $25.00 Senior Citizens - $10.00 Reserved Seats Evening Sessions- $15.00 Reserved Seats Single Session - $5.00 GENERAL ADMISSION General Admission Adults - $3.50 Adults - $3.00 General Admission Students - $2 .50 Students - $2.00 Senior Citizens - $2 .00 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON , Jan . 15, OSU students - Free with student at Eugene, MacArthur Court body card General Admission Adults - $3 .00 General Admission Students- $1 .00 3 SPORTS INFORMATION OFFICE SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: Hal Cowan ASSISTANTS: Judy Ludwig, Mike Corwin, Mark Floyd SECRETARY: Shelly Osterman The Oregon State sports information office is located on the second floor of Gili Coliseum and includes four full-time staff members. All press releases concerning OSU athletic teams originate from the office and are distributed to media and individuals on the mailing list for various sports or seasons. All press and photographer credentials are handled by the sports information office. Hal Cowan is in charge of athletic promotions and oversees the sports information office. He also heads up sports information for Oregon State's football team. Judy Ludwig is in charge of the women 's sports information overall, with an emphasis on gymnastics and softball . Mark Floyd handles men 's and women 's cross country and track and women's basketball. Mike Corwin heads up men's basketball and baseball. Student assistants help by covering other sports at Oregon State . The mailing address for the sports information office is 207 Gill Coliseum, Oregon State University, Corvallis. Oregon 97331. The telephone number is (503) 754-3720. NEWS MEDIA FOR OREGON STATE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Pat Lafferty Roy Gault Larry Shaw Sports Director Sports Editor Sports Editor KLOO Radio Corvallis Gazette-Times The Oregonian P.O. Box 731 600 SW Jefferson 1320 SW Broadway Corvalli s, OR 97330 Corvallis, OR 97330 Portland, OR 97201 (503) 753-4493 (503) 753-2641 (503) 221-8166 Doug Blair Marc McFarland Bill Mulflur Sports Director Sports Editor Sports Editor KFLY Radio Albany Democrat-Herald The Oregon Journal P.O. Box K P.O. Box 130 1320 SW Broadway Corvallis, OR 97330 Albany, OR 97321 Portland, OR 97201 (503) 754-6633 (503) 926-2211 (503) 221-8550 Sports Director Marc Faulconer Bob Baum KBVR Radio Sports Editor Associated Press Oregon State University Oregon Statesman-Journal 1320 SW Broadway Corvallis, OR 97331 P.O. Box 13009 Po rtland, OR 97201 (503) 754-2008 Salem, OR 97308 (503) 228-2169 (503) 399-6700 Sports Editor Bill McFarland The Daily Barometer Blaine Newnham United Press International Oregon State University Sports Editor 1320 SW Broadway Co rvallis , OR 97331 Eugene Register-Guard Portland, OR 97201 (503) 754-2231 P.O. Box 10188 (503) 226-2644 Eugene, OR 97440 (503) 345-1031 ATHLETIC FACILITIES AT OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY Baseball: Coleman Field (2,000) Softball: 30th & Washington Way Basketball: Gill Coliseum (1 0,000) Swimming: Langton Hall (Men's Gym) Crew: Willamette River Tennis: OSU Courts Cross Country: Avery Park Track: Wayne Valley Field (4,000) Football: Parker Stadium (40,593) Volleyball: Gill Coliseum Golf: Corvallis Country Club Wrestling: Gill Coliseum Gymnastics: Gi ll Coliseum 4 Coaches & Staff HEAD COACH: Aki Hill YEAR AT OSU: 4th OSU RECORD: 60-21 CAREER RECORD: 60-21 BIRTHDATE: 7/7/40 in Tsugawa, Niigata (Japan) During her three seasons as head women 's basketball coach at Oregon State University, Aki Hill has transformed the program from one of mediocrity to one of national prominence. In her first year as coach at OSU, Hill guided the Beavers to a second place finish in the Northwest Women 's Basketball League and an upset of top seeded Oregon in the finals of the Region IX Championships. A year later, 1979-80, the Beavers again finished second in the NWBL and finished second behind Oregon in the regionals. But the Beavers impressed enough people during the season to gain an invita tion to the National Invitational Tournament and they responded with the NWIT championship. Last year the Beavers finished again behind Oregon and for the second time in three years , they defeated the Ducks at regionals . The team finished the season ranked 18th in the country. Hill has accomplished all of that and more in just three years. Oregon State has compiled a record of 60-21 during those three seasons and received national recognition. Hatsue Aki Hill is a native of Japan . She has trained under some of basketball 's most note worthy authorities, including the legendary UCLA coach John Wooden. Other former mentors of Hill's Hill 's are Tatsuo Hata, a leading Japanese authority on basketball , Pete Newell, former coach of California and general manager of the Los Angeles Lakers, and Stu Inman, director of player personnel for the Portland Trail Blazers.