The Journal

Issue date: 11/17/05 Section: Sports

Media Credit: Brent Holzapfel

Is it possible to shoot 60 percent for your career and be underrated? Just ask women's basketball team Captain Kim Sheets as she laces up for her fourth and final season with the Gorloks.

Off the bench last year, the Lutheran South High School alum made 157 of her 248 field goals, placing her second in the nation with a 63.3 field goal percentage. Sheets also put up 13.3 points per game to go along with 4.2 rebounds per game and will undoubtedly be a force for the Gorloks' offense this season. With fellow senior Captain Lauren Lux at her wing, the two will look to carry the Gorloks to another NCAA tournament appearance. Sheets has flown under the proverbial radar after being ranked sixth last year, but will look to really make a name for herself this year.

A new coach for the Gorloks combined with returning experience at the guard position should translate into a successful season. Toni Picerno is coming off a strong freshman year in which she led the team with 3.9 assists per game. Battle tested junior Rikki Giancola also will be a force bringing a .510 three-point percentage and almost six points per game from last season.

What better way for Sheets and the Gorloks to make a statement than with a season opening win against the defending national champions of Millikin University. The Millikin University Tournament starts Nov. 18 and the much-anticipated return of the Gorloks to St. Louis will be headlined by a Bear versus Gorlok showdown Nov. 22 at Washington University. Should Sheets and the Gorloks carry the trend over from last season, there most likely will be yet another court storming by the "Gorlok Crazies" come February.

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