
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, February 20, 1991                   TAG: 9102200272
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: STATE 
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DATELINE: CHARLOTTESVILLE                                LENGTH: Short

UVA TWINS, COACH ON CBS SHOW FRIDAY

Virginia basketball coach Debbie Ryan and two of her players, identical twins Heather and Heidi Burge, are scheduled to appear on "CBS This Morning" on Friday at 7:20 a.m.

The Burges are listed in the "Guinness Book of Records" as the tallest identical female twins at 6 feet, 4 3/4 inches.

Heather is fourth on the team in scoring with 13 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. Heidi is fifth with nine points and 5.5 rebounds per game.

Ryan, in her 14th season at UVa, has a graduation rate of 100 percent as a head coach. She has a career record of 294-120 and is 104-51 against ACC teams during the regular season. The Virginia Women's forum recently honored Ryan as its woman of the year, an award that recognizes outstanding success in business, government or the professions. - Staff report

by CNB