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•• ' I r — ■> f ' 1 V J ■» 0 Kathy Brown looks ready lor her first monster movie The swimming Royals may be good enough to scare Swim Royals dive into new season confident by Carlos Vallarino Sports Editor A stereo is only as good as its components. A swimming team is only as good as the individuals who comprise it. In that respecl.the Royals should make alot of noise this year—for the first time in the last few years they have quality components. “This year’s team is probably the best since I’ve been here,” appraised third-year coach Pam Noakes. “The year before I came here (1976-77) UB was something like 1-11. Last year we got into the New York State Championships for the first time in 10 years.” If spirit and attitudeqount for anything, the Royals can look forward to mounds of success. “We’re going to do real well,” claimed Amy Brisson, the Royals’ star performer. “We lost only two seniors from last year and we’ve gained some freshmeij. You can tell they’ve got a lot of experience.” Noakes has introduced a different type of workout this year, which may solve the problem that specialization brings on—namely strength in certain areas and weakness in others. “We’ve worked on fundamentals and variety so that they learn more than jiffi their specialty. Hopefully it ’ll. transfer into £heir specialty,” she said.\ ' The main reason that the Royals expect to be successful is the abundant talent. The top returnee is Brisson, the outstanding free styler who as a freshman last year set varsity records in 10 events and was the New York State champion in 100-free and 200-free. No Joke “She is the first retd good swimmer who’s come here in the last few years—she has started the ball rolling for us,” commented Noakes referring to the Royals’ turnabound from a perennial joke to a more than respectable 6-4 in 1978-79, The sophomore Engineering major will not let up in her second season. “I want to do better,” Brisson said. STARTS FRIDAY: The Niagara Purple Eagles will host the . Bullalo's schedule lor the comming year is equally as lough UB basketball Bulls Friday evening at 8 p.m. as the 1979-80 as last year's, with the addition of Stetson University and cage season tips oft. Under first-year coach Bill Hughes, the South Florida State during UB’s Journey south; and Queans Bulls ran off 7-18 record a year ago, but ware 7-4 in the Stale College and Rhode Island College when UB takas part In a University of New York Athletic Conference where they tourney In Indiana, Pennsylvania. Last season, the Bulls challenged Albany, Plattsburgh and Oneonta down to the played better than half of their games against NCAA wire lor a Division III playoff berth. Back for the new bivislon I of II schools; the most for any Division III school campaign are laat year's leading scorer and raboundar,- In the nation. Catch UB at Niagara Friday and at the home Tony Smith and Nate Bouie. opener Saturday, whan Oneonta rolls In at 8 p.m. The Division III Royals may be held back by a tougher schedule, which this year includes more Division I and II schools than last season. Noakes, however, does not express much concern about the stiffer competition. “Last year we lost four meets to Division II schools,” the coach indicated. “And we play three of them again this season. We should do well.” Another holdover from last year is sophomore Holly Becker, the Royals’ top breaststroker who moonlights as a football cheerleader. “She holds (UB) records in every breaststroke event,” Noakes explained. “Holly is the kind of kid we get a lot of here—a good but not great swimmer in high school.” New talent will aid this year’s Royals, primarily in the person of freshman Kay- Simonson. A backstroke expert, Simonson has already broken two intrasquad records. But her main asset is her endurance. “She’s one of our hardest workers,” Noakes praised. “She puts in double workouts, she pushes herself in practice—it’s good,for the others to see her because it makes them work harder too.” FRIDAY, NOV. 30th Is The Last Day To Join One who has setn the hard times and is glad to see leaner days is senior Kathy Brown. “The biggest thing is team spirit. We’re all real close and that’ll help,” Brown revealed. The Royals’ first test will be Saturday, when the team will travel to Potsdam for a dual meet against host Potsdam State and Binghamton State. The Royals were defeated by Potsdam last season in a one-point heartbreaker, and the feeling of revenge has become prevalent on the Royals’ minds. , ' “The last relay decided the winner,” related Brisson of last year’s Potsdam meet. “The judges decided that they touched first so they won. We thought we’d won. 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