In Brief : Golf
By KATIE MCVOY
Associate Sports Editor
Golf
The Belles will be starting the season under the leadership of coach Mark Hamilton. Last season, the Belles had their best season ever under the direction of fourth year coach Theresa Pekarek. They finished third at the final MIAA tournament under new MIAA rules, which allowed a single tournament to determine the season winner. However, they took home their first first place win.
The Belles return two of their strongest golfers in senior Molly Lee, junior Liz Hanlon, sophomores Stefanie Simmerman. and Jullia Adams.
The four women comprise four of the five top golfers from last year's team.
The Belles will suffer with the loss of senior Megan Keleher, but have enough depth to replace her.
Volleyball
Belles coach Julie Schroeder-Biek returns for her seventh season as the Belles' coach. The Belles will be looking to recover from a tough 2001 season where they earned only three wins.
Saint Mary's doesn't return any players with more than two years of playing experience and they have only one senior, Elizabeth Albert. The Belles will feel the loss of Angela Myers, who was sidelined by an injury halfway through last season and graduated last spring. They will also miss Jolie LeBeau, who graduated last spring.
The Belles open play this weekend at the Alma Tournament. Alma finished the season in first place in the MIAA with 11 conference victories and only three losses. It's a distinct difference from a Belles team that only won one conference game and lost 13 games.
All Sports Stories for Thursday, August 29, 2002
