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1996-'97 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL PREVIEW Newcomers being counted on to help Phoenix clear hurdle Freshmen will be key as filling holes is top priority; UW-GREEN BAY GLANCE LAST SEASON: 20-9, 14-2 Midwestern Collegiate Conference. COACH: Carol Hammerle (418-207, 23 seasons). RETURNING STARTERS: 5-10 Sr. G Amy Strohmeyer (8.3 points, 2.1 rebounds); 6-2 Jr. F Liz Reiman (9.8, 6.2); 6-2 Soph. F Chari Nordgaard (12.0, 8.0). TOP NEWCOMERS: 5-10 Fr. G Stacy Krueger; 5-7 Fr. G Amanda Trout; 5- 10 Fr. G Lisa Larson; 6-2 Fr. F Anne Warden. OUTLOOK: Despite the graduation of point guard Rhonda Rice and the loss of Alison Schultz to an injury, the Phoenix will challenge for the MCC title. DID YOU KNOW? Nordgaard is the sister of Jeff Nordgaard, former star on the UW-Green Bay men's team. SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 26, at Tennessee, 6 p.m.; 30, vs. De Paul at De Paul Tournament (time TBA). DECEMBER 1, vs. Alcorn State or Villanova in De Paul Tournament (time TBA); 5, Wisconsin, 7:30 p.m.; 10, Texas A&M, 7:30 p.m.; 15, Minnesota, 4 p.m.; 20, vs. Western Carolina in Bearcat Invitational at Cincinnati, 5 p.m.; 21, vs. Cleveland State or Cincinnati in Bearcat Invitational at Cincinnati (time TBA); 28, at Marquette, 7 p.m.; 31, Illinois State, 3 p.m. JANUARY 2, at Northern Illinois, 7 p.m.; 4, Illinois-Chicago, 3 p.m.; 8, at UW-Milwaukee, 7 p.m.; 11, Wright State, 5 p.m.; 13, Butler, 7:30 p.m.; 16, at Cleveland State, 6:30 p.m.; 23, Loyola (Ill.), 7:30 p.m.; 25, Detroit, 3 p.m. FEBRUARY 1, UW-Milwaukee, 3 p.m.; 6, at Wright State, 7 p.m.; 8, at Butler, 3 p.m.; 15, Cleveland State, 3 p.m.; 19, at Loyola (Ill.), 7 p.m.; 22, at Detroit, 1 p.m.; 27, Northern Illinois, 7:30 p.m. MARCH 1, at Illinois-Chicago, 7 p.m.; 6-8, Midwestern Collegiate Conference tournament at UW-Green Bay (teams and times TBA).
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