- A three-year Duhawk player, who was a key member of the two winningest volleyball teams in Loras history (in terms of number of victories) at the time of her election. Loras won 34 matches her frosh season and 36 her sophomore year.
- Loras was 94-40-9 during her four years
- Team won AIAW state title her frosh season in 1978.
- A team co-captain.
- Helped pioneer women's athletics on the Loras College campus.
Story
Fondest sports memory… the best game…
It was sometime around the holidays, I believe Thanksgiving. The Loras women’s volleyball team had just returned from Missouri from an eight-hour tournament and the coach announced that Creighton’s volleyball team would be coming through town in the morning and asked for a game with us as they traveled to St. Mary’s. Although many of the players were taped up from injuries, and wear and tear, we all decided to take them on, even though they had an undefeated season with some of the best players around… perhaps it was our “fighting Irish spirit.” The next morning we awoke to their traveling bus arriving in the parking lot with newspaper reporters wanting to cover the match, as there were several ladies from Dubuque on Creighton’s team.
The matching shoes, traveling gym bags, and fancy bus were too much for me. After I got taped up by the trainer, I knew that it was a mind over matter kind of situation, and that heart and spirit would overcome the skill level that both teams already had in place. I went out on the floor and fired up the team and the avid fans who continued to support us. Needless to say, we won the match and did a number on their record. We held our heads up high as the reporters were in awe at the endless “heart” our team showed. It was the same heart and spirit that won state championships and took us to levels on “long road trips” that we came back to town with pride in representing such a great school—Loras College.
Other fond memories…
-“Boomer” (Connie Bandy)… “Spaz” (Cathy Gales)… (great athletes/great friends)
-Animal House and beach parties in the dead of winter
-Disco dancing
-Woodsey’s
-Slip and slides on the floor
-Fun times at the Pub on campus, Gomer’s Bar, and the Avenue
-The crazy guys in St. Joe’s Hall (The Bat Cave)
-The Zoo (third floor Beckman)
-Coach Flanagan…Vince (in PR)… Al Schramm—his classes and intramurals
-Winter fest softball games
-Mixing jungle juice in the washing machine
-The great education…did I say that?
-Surviving and living to tell about it!
