1978-79 Chicago Hustle Statistics
Women's Professional Basketball League (WPBL)
Team Record: 21-13
Finishing 1st in the WPBL's Midwest Division
Lost semifinals
Coach: Doug Bruno (21-13)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1978-79 Chicago Hustle RosterTeam Record: 21-13
Finishing 1st in the WPBL's Midwest Division
Lost semifinals
Coach: Doug Bruno (21-13)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
The Chicago Hustle of the Women's Professional Basketball League ended the 1978-79 season with a record of 21 wins and 13 losses, finishing first in the WPBL's Midwest Division.
Debra Waddy-Rossow tossed in a team-leading 833 points for the Hustle, while Rita Easterling scored 20 or more per game also. Sue Digitale contributed 335 boards. Rita Easterling dished out 313 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Elizabeth Galloway added 136 thefts.
Doug Bruno coached the team. The 1978-79 Chicago Hustle lost in the semifinals of the playoffs.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debra Waddy-Rossow | 34 | 1182 | 696 | 343 | 198 | 147 | 86 | 177 | 263 | 20 | 49 | 4 | 84 | 148 | 833 | |||
| Rita Easterling | 31 | 1142 | 460 | 211 | 326 | 244 | 14 | 76 | 90 | 313 | 70 | 1 | 231 | 116 | 666 | |||
| Janie Fincher | 34 | 1168 | 559 | 240 | 125 | 86 | 62 | 100 | 162 | 170 | 76 | 10 | 138 | 113 | 566 | |||
| Sue Digitale | 34 | 1210 | 354 | 184 | 192 | 139 | 119 | 216 | 335 | 43 | 42 | 38 | 109 | 143 | 507 | |||
| Liz Galloway | 34 | 1209 | 367 | 164 | 125 | 82 | 91 | 221 | 312 | 93 | 136 | 13 | 96 | 153 | 410 | |||
| Tesa Duckworth | 33 | 730 | 311 | 138 | 119 | 86 | 33 | 74 | 107 | 32 | 40 | 12 | 66 | 101 | 362 | |||
| Antoinetta Stachon | 26 | 403 | 162 | 79 | 39 | 28 | 32 | 60 | 92 | 42 | 22 | 6 | 50 | 32 | 186 | |||
| Karen Logan | 12 | 369 | 94 | 30 | 28 | 20 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 42 | 10 | 6 | 51 | 29 | 80 | |||
| Breena Caldwell | 13 | 176 | 66 | 29 | 31 | 21 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 79 | |||
| Sandra Rainey | 19 | 71 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 31 | |||
| Tanya Johnson | 13 | 88 | 15 | 7 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 29 | |||
| Mary Jo Peppler | 11 | 149 | 22 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 24 | 23 | |||
| Totals | 294 | 7897 | 3135 | 1445 | 0 | 0 | 1237 | 882 | 478 | 1021 | 1499 | 802 | 465 | 94 | 873 | 907 | 3772 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debra Waddy-Rossow | 34 | 34.8 | 49.3 | 74.2 | 2.5 | 5.2 | 7.7 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 24.5 | ||
| Rita Easterling | 31 | 36.8 | 45.9 | 74.8 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 10.1 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 3.7 | 21.5 | ||
| Janie Fincher | 34 | 34.4 | 42.9 | 68.8 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 16.6 | ||
| Sue Digitale | 34 | 35.6 | 52.0 | 72.4 | 3.5 | 6.4 | 9.9 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 14.9 | ||
| Liz Galloway | 34 | 35.6 | 44.7 | 65.6 | 2.7 | 6.5 | 9.2 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 12.1 | ||
| Tesa Duckworth | 33 | 22.1 | 44.4 | 72.3 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 11.0 | ||
| Antoinetta Stachon | 26 | 15.5 | 48.8 | 71.8 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 7.2 | ||
| Karen Logan | 12 | 30.8 | 31.9 | 71.4 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 6.7 | ||
| Breena Caldwell | 13 | 13.5 | 43.9 | 67.7 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 6.1 | ||
| Sandra Rainey | 19 | 3.7 | 44.8 | 55.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.6 | ||
| Tanya Johnson | 13 | 6.8 | 46.7 | 53.6 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.2 | ||
| Mary Jo Peppler | 11 | 13.5 | 31.8 | 52.9 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.1 | ||
| Averages | 294 | 26.9 | 46.1 | 71.3 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 12.8 |
