Women'S Basketball

This year's basketball team has been practising hard in an attempt to revive Vic's rather wilting laurels. Several of the players are new to Tournament but they make up in fitness and enthusiasm anything they may lack in experience, and we have great hopes of making a comeback towards the Basketball Shield.

We have been very lucky in acquiring a forward from A.U.C. this year, we are sorry for Auckland, but Lilian is a very welcome addition to our team.

The players are:—

Elaine Foote—who played for Vic. at Easter last year. Her height, and her method of using it, will be an advantage in dealing with the tall defence other colleges always seem to find. Elaine has done wonderful work in organising Vic. B into an opposition team for practices. Thanks Elaine.

Pat Wilson: A very reliable forward, she was reserve for the North Island team last Easter and should do well again this year.

Lilian Gracey—our acquisition from A.U.C. She is very quick, very accurate, and we should much prefer to have her for us than against us.

Ysabel Corkill—was also in last year's Tournament team, but her play has improved greatly since then. She is very quick, accurate in her movements, and makes up a very capable combination in the centre with

Esther Foster and Audrey Evans—new to tournament, but played in these positions last year and are sure to give a good account of themselves.

Anne Couling—was in last year's Tournament team. She is a very energetic defence and usually manages to be in the right place at the right time.

Judith Kilsby—uses her height and reach to the best advantage, and somehow manages to defend a large area of the court at one time.

Dawn Brooker—the third defence has improved out of sight since the beginning of last season. Her ball-handling is much more accurate and she completes a fairly strong defence section, in Tournament the defence third has to be strong.

The reserves: Louise Greig, Eileen Titterington and Jocelyn Goldfinch, are all willing and able to fill in if required; in the meantime they will be able to lead the applause as V.U.C. goes from victory to victory.