USD Women's Basketball 1992-1993

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1992-1993 UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: "MAKE IT HAPPEN!"

The University of San Diego women's basketball team enters the 1992-1993 season off a difficult 1991-'92 campaign - a season beset with illness, injuries and one of the most competitive non-conference schedules in the country. With a core of seven solid returning letterwinners, a renewed and spirited attitude and the healthy return of several key players, the USO Toreros are looking at the 1992-1993 season with great optimism. They are looking to "Make It Happen!" The Toreros return three starters to the '92-'93 lineup - seniors Angie Straub and Chris Enger and junior Jill Shaver. While each is important and a key to the ultimate success of the Toreros, it is the 6'4" Enger that - as the team's center - draws the most attention. The premier shot blocker on the West Coast, Enger is coming off a '91-'92 season in which she averaged 13.6 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.9 blocked shots despite missing the season's final 12 games due to injury. Already

the USO career leader with 235 blocked shots, she is closing in on school career marks in scoring and rebounding. A return to form by a healthy Enger will be a key ingredient for a successful 1992-1993 season. Straub returns for her fourth season at the controls of the Torero attack. As she approaches the USO career assist record, the 5'5" Straub looks to increase her other offensive contributions. She seeks to set the tone for a new Toreros' attitude with a tenacity and determination that marks her as a true team leader. The team's scoring leader in '91-'92, the 6'0" Shaver should return to her role as a starting forward . A proven scorer who has the capabilities of igniting the team with her offensive prowess, Shaver looks to improve on a 13.6 per game scoring average that garnered her WCC "Honorable Mention" honors following her sophomore season. Rounding out the upper class line-up are juniors Melisa Sortino and Charlene Bippes. Sortino, a 5'7" guard who saw spot duty during her first two seasons with the Toreros, is an excellent outside shooter and a fierce competitor who has proven to be the team's main three-point threat. Bippes, a 6'1" forward from Big Bend Community College, will be a valuable contributor due to her size, strength and experience. A rugged rebounder and defender, Bippes holds season and career records in shot blocking and field goal accuracy at Big Bend. The remainder of the USO roster - three returning sophomores and four newcomers - give the '92-'93 Toreros welcome depth. Guard Serena Eiermann has the ball-handling abilities and the outside

shooting touch to play both the wing or point guard spots. Defensive master Vicki de Jesus will provide the Toreros with needed frontcourt speed and will see time along with Shaver and Bippes at forward. At 5'1 O", Brittany Volk has the size to play forward and the shooting skills necessary to play guard and should see action at both positions. Backing up Enger at center will be 6'3" sophomore Nya Jensen. Jensen, who hails from Copenhagen, Denmark, is an aggressive rebounder who has shown a fine touch around the basket. Backing up Straub at point guard will be 5'7" freshman Laura King while 5'1 O" newcomers Michele Brovelli and Angie Cooper have the size and mobility to play both forward and guard. The stage is set for an exciting 1992-1993 season. The Toreros are prepared for the challenges and opportunities that await them. They are ready to "Make It Happen!"

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