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Salient: Victoria University Students' Paper. Vol. 28, No. 10. 1965.

Women's Indoor Basketball

Women's Indoor Basketball

In marked contrast to the teams of previous years, Victoria are fielding — or courting? — a very strong women's Indoor Basketball side. Regular and hard coaching by Mr. P. Morpeth, assisted by Nev Richardson and Alan Bland, has developed the Victoria girls into a much fitter and more skilled team.

The team is led by Mary Hurst, a Wellington A and B grade rep, who should perform well over Tournament. Other members are Sue Jackson, who played B grade for Hutt Valley before switching to University: Gretel Wesney, an experienced Tournament player: Lorraine LePetit, shaping up well for her second tournament: likewise Sue Watt, a new convert to the sport; and Link, a very good tactical player, an Indonesian student who played for many years in her home country.

Of the opposition, Otago look to be the strongest team, as in other years, with their large contingent of Physical Educationists. Auckland will also have a good team with outdoor basketball players likely to provide the backbone of the side, Canterbury are regarded as being too ladylike—more opposition is expected from Massey, a team that could be a lot stronger than last year.

The home side has high hopes for Tournament and should do better than last year's fourth place—in fact, they could cause some startling upsets. They have shaped up well in games against Exec and the Maths Honours class—the latter being rulers of the academic basketball roost—so here's hoping for a win for Victoria.