Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, January 19, 1992 TAG: 9201190162
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: D6 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: From Associated Press
DATELINE: CHARLOTTESVILLE LENGTH: Medium
CAVALIERS REBOUND, ROUT CLEMSON 85-52
There must have been a better time for Clemson to visit Virginia than immediately after UVa's first loss of the basketball season.The Cavaliers, who still hadn't forgotten a loss to the Tigers in the ACC Tournament, led by 40 points Saturday night in an 85-52 romp before 6,938 at University Hall.
Senior guards Dawn Staley and Tammi Reiss had 19 points each for top-ranked Virginia (14-1 overall, 4-1 in the ACC).
Clemson (10-4, 2-3) had been scoring 82.5 points per game, but the 17th-ranked Tigers scored only six points in the first 11 minutes and trailed 52-22 at halftime.
"It's not easy for me after a shellacking like that," said Clemson coach Jim Davis, whose Tigers beat UVa 65-62 in the ACC Tournament semifinals. "We're not in the same league with them."
Virginia coach Debbie Ryan said: "I was absolutely shocked to see we were up by 30 at the half. This team really handled the loss [to Maryland] well."
Staley and Reiss, who were a combined 7-for-32 from the field in the loss to the Terps, were 13-of-18 against Clemson. The Cavaliers shot 51.7 percent as a team, compared to Clemson's 27.3.
"Debbie tried hard not to make it a long three days," Reiss said, "but it hurt to pick up the paper the next day and read that Staley and Reiss were 7-of-32. You have to take it personally.
"It doesn't devastate us, but, in the back of our minds, we know we were embarrassed. When you can come back with a win like this, it makes it easier to forget the loss."
\ Roanoke 75
Bridgewater 48
BRIDGEWATER - Kristie Jones scored 15 points and Roanoke dominated Bridgewater in Old Dominion Athletic Conference play.
Debbie Puch and Kay Caldwell combined to add five 3-pointers and 23 points for the Maroons (8-2, 3-0), who outrebounded the Eagles 52-29.
Tricia Weatherholtz and Tricia Hyer scored 13 points each for Bridgewater (4-10, 3-1). \
Radford 83
Campbell 53
RADFORD - The Highlanders (9-7, 3-0) hit more than 60 percent of their field-goal attempts the second half as it pulled away for an easy win over the Camels in a showdown for first place in the Big South Conference.
Sophomore guard Shannon Wilkey led Radford's charge with 21 points, including 13 after halftime. Patrinda Toney finished with 15 points, Roz Groce 12 and Tammie Crown 11 for Radford, which has won three straight.
After building an 11-point halftime lead, the Highlanders hit 20 of 33 second-half shots while holding Campbell (8-5, 2-1) to 28 percent shooting (8-for-29). Radford dominated the rebounding 52-27.
Laurie Hood led Campbell with 13 points and Lisa Allison added 11. \
UNC Charlotte 75
Virginia Tech 53
BLACKSBURG - Angela Barden and Charlita Davis scored 20 points each as the 49ers knocked off the Hokies in a Metro Conference game.
Tech (5-7, 0-2) stayed close early and trailed 27-23 at halftime. But Tech, which shot 9-for-31 (29 percent) in the first half, got even colder. The Hokies sank eight of 32 second-half shots and finished the game shooting a season-low 27 percent.
Tech shaved the lead to seven points midway through the second half, but the 49ers (11-3, 1-1) pulled away down the stretch.
Christi Osbourne led Tech with 12 points and Phyllis Tonkin added 10.
\ Guilford 47
Hollins 40
Brenda Davis had 26 points and 19 rebounds to power Guilford to the Old Dominion Athletic Conference victory over host Hollins.
Serena Breeding had 16 points and Julie King had 10 rebounds for Hollins (4-4, 1-2), which cut the lead to three points with two minutes left but never pulled closer.
Guilford (8-5, 4-0) remains undefeated in conference play. \
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