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Dayton Dally News and Journal Herald Nov. 22, 1987 women players boost European basketball CHICK LUDWIG By Daniel Warner ASSOCIATED PKESS GENEVA American women are beginning to give European basketball a much-needed shot in the arm but the transfusion is no easy process. Although still not on the level of former NBA stars such as Bob McAdoo In Italy in salaries and fan appreciation, former stars such as Lorraine Ferret of the University of Missouri and U.S. Olympic team player Patrina Trice from the University of North Carolina are trying to upgrade European basketball, and to have some fun. "Basketball was a business in college," says 6-footer Ferret, who has played in Switzerland since 1983.

"I came here to ski and have other experiences, although the money and competition were better In Italy." The first foreigner to play In Switzerland, the 26-year-old from Columbus, Ohio, now speaks Italian and German as well as averaging nearly 40 points a game. "When I first played here it was like high school, a joke," she said in an interview. Since then, Tina Hutchinson of San Diego State and Olivia Bradley, both former students of Ferret at a basketball camp in the United States, have followed her. "The basketball In Switzerland is better now, but it's only Division II or Division III," said Ferret. Trice, from Norfolk, is starring for Celta Citroen In Spain, where there are 10 American women in the 12-team league.

American women are brought over to "add excitement to the games and to Increase the Spaniards' level of play," according to Enrique Prat, a Spanish women's league official. He said clubs in Spain have an average budget of $166,000, with crowds averaging 1 ,500 for regular season games. Americans may suffer American players suffer from changes In food and lifestyle and from isolation from their fam ilies, according to Celta Citroen President Vic-torio Alonso. "It's understandable and we try to help as much as we can. We're paying for Spanish classes for Patrina," he said.

The Americans, who often score more than half their team's points, are constantly in the limelight. "It's a pressure-filled role," said Wanda Ford of Cleveland, who plays for Fontvela Manresa near Barcelona. "Since you're the star, you are more on the spot to perform your best at all times." She said her Spanish teammates range in age from 15 to 19 and most speak English. Nearly all of the 100 American women who play for European clubs are represented by Bruce Levy Association. About 40 percent of them just play for expenses while the others make "real money," Levy said.

Denise Curry, who starred at UCLA and had a spot on the U.S. women's gold-winning medal team in the 1984 Olympics, has one of the best deals in French basketball. Her team, Stade Fran- cais, provides a car as well as room and board. Curry is breaking all the scoring records in her third year on the Versailles team and Is reported to earn $1,200 a month, compared to the $20,000 to $30,000 a year for top players in Spain. Time to go home Ferret, who jumped from $5,000 to $15,000 after one season with Mauraltese in Italian-speaking Switzerland, said she is leaving Switzerland next month because of injuries and disenchantment.

"I liked being here and many of the people were just great. But I still don't feel I get enough respect. We, the Americans, are true mercenaries and after five years I need to get out." The top scorer in Switzerland, Janice Walker, who started with Swiss Cup finalists Pully, has no moving plans. With Pully, she averaged 40 points a game. After one season, Walker, 26, transferred to BBC Baden, ranked seventh in the Swiss League.

Canvassing the campus from A to Campus capsules, alphabet style: ANNE'S ARMY Attention all high school girls playing soccer. Need a role model? Try Centerville product and current University of North Carolina star Anne Sherow. She was a four-year letter winner In soccer, softball and basketball in high closed vssri school. Now she's one of the best worn' en goal keepers in the country. TIIAKXSGIYi Sherow, a 5-foot-9 junior, has led the Tar Heels to the Final Four of the worn' en's NCAA Division I tournament with a school-record 20 shutouts.

Shutout No. 20 came a week ago In North Carolina's 2-0 victory over Wil ham" Mary in the NCAA quarterfi' Discount Place for Auto Parts. nals. The semifinals and final were this weekend at Amherst, Mass. BODDIE HEAT Ex-Jefferson bas ketball star Lee Boddie (nickname: is the starting point guard for PiBStGilS Pam American University in Texas.

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Building. Cost is $60. Call Jeff Sakal, athletic operations director, at 873-2771. HART-BREAKER Kettering's Doug Hart went off to play soccer at Grove City College only to land on the football team. He's kicked four 50-yard field goals in his college career.

i-ME-MINE Central State half-; back Terry Morrow wants the ball and makes things happen. His '87 stats: 296 rushes, 1,563 yards and 13TDs. JOLTIN' JORDEN Indiana tight end Tim Jorden (Middletown Fenwick) is the team's second-leading receiver with 28 catches for 329 yards (11.8) and 0 TDs. His long-gainer is 34 yards. KIRK ALERT Centerville QB "i Kirk Herbstreit will visit Southern Cal and Perm State, but will probably sign with Ohio State or Michigan.

He'll be the next Mike Tomczak or Jim Har-' baugh, depending on where he attends. LORD OF THE FLYERS Don oher, beginning his 24th season as head basketball coach at UD. MAT-MANIA The Ohio Open Wrestling Tournament continues today at Wright State beginning at 10 a.m. with the finals at 2:30 p.m. NEW BLOOD UD recruits Reggie Green and John Hartlage; For WSU: Mark Woods, Jeff Unverferth, Ron Pierce, Rob Haucke and Harvey Johnson.

ON YOUR MARK UD women face Holy Cross Saturday at 5:30 p.m., followed by UD men vs. Wittenberg at 8. WSU women face Western Michigan Friday at 7 p.m. at Bradley University. WSU men open Saturday at U.S.

Inter- national in San Diego at 10:30 p.m. PLEASANT SURPRISE UD's Ken "Dog" Branch and WSU's Rodney Robinson. A Question: Which team will win, the 1988 NCAA tournament? Answer? Syracuse, if it doesn't choke. RING IT UP Steve Smith! Thfee.eeeee! SAME-DAY, HOME OVERLAP Dec. 5 (Pace at WSU, 2:30 p.m.; Northern Iowa at UD, 8 p.m.); Jan.

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