Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: MONDAY, April 1, 1991 TAG: 9104010075
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B4 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: BLACKSBURG LENGTH: Short
Tech won in the final of the round-robin portion of the tournament, and James Madison won the elimination segment.
In the semifinals of Saturday's round-robin play, which finished early Sunday, the Hokies and VMI played to a 2-2 tie in regulation and Tech won 3-0 in a shootout. In the other semifinal, James Madison and West Virginia tied 1-1, and West Virginia won 4-2 in a shootout.
In the round-robin final, the Hokies beat the Dukes 3-2.
In Sunday's elimination tournament semifinals, Virginia Tech defeated VMI 3-0 and James Madison beat Tennessee 8-0.
In the championship game, JMU defeated Virginia Tech 3-1.
The leading scorer of the elimination tournament was Pat Burke of James Madison with five goals Sunday. The leading scorer in round-robin play was Kevin Weis of VMI, who had five goals on Saturday.
Roanoke College lost 3-2 to VMI in the first round Sunday, then won two games in the losers' bracket. The Maroons tied Guilford 2-2 in regulation and won 4-2 in a shootout, then defeated Lynchburg 5-3.
In addition to losing to Tech and beating Roanoke, VMI also beat Tennessee 5-3.
Eight teams participated in Sunday's play: Guilford, Lynchburg, Tennessee, VMI, Virginia Tech, James Madison, Roanoke and Anne Arundel of Maryland.
(Scores in Scoreboard. B2) - Staff report
by CNB