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YOUNGSTOWN — For the past two seasons, forward Cara Hendrix (by her own admission) has been a little less than the Cara Hendrix of her scholastic days at nearby Hubbard High School. Head Coach Ed DiGregorio has said repeatedly during the pre-season practices that Cara Hendrix is a “re born’’ basketball player. “There is a big difference between the Cara Hendrix this season, and the Cara Hendrix of the past two seasons, and that is that she is playing under control,’’ DeGregorio noted. “She is a player with all of the talent in the world, but one who for the past two seasons was unable to channel her talents on the hardwood floor. Now, after two seasons of watching the college game, and playing sparingly, she is ready to step onto the floor and be a basketball player, he added. Perhaps a rigorous off-season work-out program that she undertak on her own has made her realize that she better be in the best shape come pre-season drills, or else she would be lost in the shuffle again for the third straight year. “For the past two seasons, I played out of control — spastic! ,’’ Hendrix stated. ‘‘The off-season conditioning that I put myself through has given me the necessary discipline that I need to be a more complete player,” she added. Both Cara and her twin sister (Carla) came to the Penguin campus two seasons ago, but only Cara remains (sister Carla has since transferred to another university. “I miss Carla a lot.”’ she noted. ‘But I guess that it was time for her to move on. While it won't be the same as it has been over the past two seasons, I’m looking forward to the challenge that it presents to me. being on a team without my sister for the first time since I can remember.’ Last season, Hendrix averaged 2.9 points per outing and ?.6 rebounds, numbers that she wants to improve upon thi season. “If I had to talk about my game, I'd have to say that my strength is defensively. I’d much rather rebound and mix it up,” she said. She has adapted to the college game, but it hasn't been an easy transition. “I didn’t think that so much bumping went on underneath,”’ she said. ‘It is a more physical game than on the scholastic level. I can understand why Coach DeGregorio brought me along slowly. I didn’t deserve to play much for the first two seasons because I really didn’t adapt that well to the college game. Hopefully, after watching for the past two years, I've learned a little bit about the game and its techniques.” On the other side of the coin, DiGregorio is hoping the same thing, but also hoping that she continues her pre-season ways because there won't be any denying her a starting role if she does so!
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Hubbard News
Hubbard, Ohio, US
Wed, Nov 25, 1987
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