1981 WBL All-Star Game explained

Game Name:1981 WBL All-Star Game
Visitor:East
Home:West
Visitor Total:92
Home Total:125
Visitor Per1:29
Visitor Per2:15
Visitor Per3:17
Visitor Per4:31
Home Per1:35
Home Per2:26
Home Per3:34
Home Per4:30
Date:February 9, 1981
Arena:Civic Auditorium
City:Albuquerque
Attendance:3,378
Team1coach:Greg Williams
Team2coach:Steve Kirk
Mvp:Nancy Lieberman
Previous:1980

The 1981 WBL All-Star Game was a basketball All-star game which was played on February 9, 1981, at the Albuquerque Civic Auditorium in Albuquerque, during the 1980–81 season of the Women's Professional Basketball League.[1] It was the third and final WBL All-Star game as the league folded following the season. Four players played in all three games, Marie Kocurek, Molly Bolin, Althea Gwyn and Paula Mayo.[2]

The West team was coached by Greg Williams of the Dallas Diamonds while the East was coached by Steve Kirk of the Nebraska Wranglers.[3]

The East scored the first basket of the game, in what turned out to be their only time leading as the West dominated the rest of the game and won 125-92[4] in front of 3,378 spectators.[5] Nancy Lieberman of the West team was named MVP after scoring 20 points while Molly Bolin led all scorers with 29 points. Carol Blazejowski, of the New Jersey Gems, and Inge Nissen, of the Chicago Hustle, led the east with 23 points each.[6]

The game was sponsored by a group of Albuquerque business men, led by New Mexico coach Norm Ellenberger.[6] [7]

Team rosters

East

Player, TeamMINFGMFGAFTMFTAREBASTSTLPFPTS
Inge Nissen, CHI - 8 20 7 8 7 0 - 4 23
Rosie Walker, NEB - 5 10 3 6 3 0 - 5 13
Pearl Moore, SLS - 5 16 1 1 2 3 - 4 11
Nessie Harris, MIN - 3 8 3 6 2 0 - 2 9
Lydia Johnson, SLS - 3 13 3 4 12 0 - 4 9
Angela Cotman, MIN - 4 13 0 0 4 0 - 1 8
Paula Mayo, CHI - 3 11 0 0 4 0 - 3 6
Holly Warlick, NEB - 3 10 0 0 7 2 - 1 6
Linell Jones, SLS - 2 6 1 4 4 3 - 3 5
Marie Kocurek, MIN - 0 5 2 6 8 2 - 2 2
Totals - 36 - 20 35 53 10 - 29 92

West

Player, TeamMINFGMFGAFTMFTAREBASTSTLPFPTS
Molly Bolin, SFP - 13 21 3 3 1 1 - 1 29
Nancy Lieberman, DAL - 8 15 4 4 6 5 - 2 20
Carol Blazejowski, NJG - 5 9 10 12 6 1 - 2 20
Cindy Haugejorde, SFP - 7 10 0 0 7 0 - 2 14
Cindy Brogdon, NOP - 5 14 3 3 6 1 - 3 13
Althea Gwyn, NEG - 2 9 4 7 9 1 - 4 8
Gail Marquis, NJG - 3 5 0 0 8 0 - 5 6
Cardie Hicks, SFP - 3 11 0 0 1 1 - 5 6
Sybil Blalock, NOP - 1 3 2 3 4 1 - 4 4
Rosalind Jennings, DAL - 0 6 3 6 7 0 - 0 3
Janice Thomas, NJG - 1 9 0 0 4 3 - 1 2
Totals - 48 108 29 38 59 - - 28 125
Boxscore

Notes and References

  1. News: Frank Maestas . 'Machine Gun' Molly Bolin shoots tonight . 28 October 2023 . . 9 February 1981 . C1 . Newspapers.com.
  2. News: Frank Maestas . All-Star: Basketball no girlhood dream . 28 October 2023 . . 8 February 1981 . F1 . Newspapers.com.
  3. News: WBL all-star game matches height against shooting . 28 October 2023 . . 7 February 1981 . C1 . Newspapers.com.
  4. News: Jana Thompson . West stars win, 125-92 - 'You can't stop a shooter like Molly' . 28 October 2023 . . 10 February 1981 . C1–C2.
  5. News: Bill Naegele . WBL chief impressed . 28 October 2023 . . 10 February 1981 . C1–C2.
  6. News: West wins rout in WBL All-Star game . 28 October 2023 . . . 10 February 1981 . 7 . Newspapers.com.
  7. News: Bill Naegele . Lieberman advice to Ellenberger: Get a good job . 28 October 2023 . . 7 February 1981 . B1–B2 . Newspapers.com.