FERRUM WOMEN MAKE DIXIE CONFERENCE FINAL

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

DATE: SATURDAY, February 29, 1992                   TAG: 9202290300
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B2   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: From Associated Press and staff reports
DATELINE: GREENSBORO, N.C.                                LENGTH: Medium
FERRUM WOMEN MAKE DIXIE CONFERENCE FINAL
Niki Claiborne had 19 points and 18 rebounds Friday as Ferrum eliminated top-seeded Christopher Newport in the semifinals of the Dixie Conference women's basketball tournament.
Ferrum will play Methodist College for the championship tonight at 6 p.m. Methodist College, the third-seeded team, defeated Greensboro College 99-76 in the other semifinal game.
Ferrum outrebounded Christopher Newport 59-46, and it never trailed during the second half.
Ferrum also held Karen Barefoot, who leads the nation in assists with 12 a game, to five.
\ Men
\ Virginia Union 72, Fayetteville State 57: At Richmond, Walter Hurd scored 17 points as Virginia Union defeated Fayetteville State in the semifinals of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association tournament.
Virginia Union (24-3) will face Johnson C. Smith in today's championship game.
In the other game, Mark Sherrill scored 17 points as Johnson C. Smith (24-5) defeated Norfolk State.
Norfolk State (22-8) held a 48-39 lead with 9:04 remaining. The Golden Bulls allowed Norfolk State only two field goals the remainder of the game.
\ Salisbury St. 120, Shenandoah 100: At Salisbury, Md., Dameon Ross scored 32 points and Andre Foreman added 22 to lead Salisbury State (25-1) past Shenandoah in the semifinals of the Eastern States Conference tournament.
Salisbury State plays Allentown in the tournament final tonight. Allentown defeated Frostburg State 75-68 in the other semifinal.
Don Turpin led Shenandoah (9-18) with 32 points.

by Bhavesh Jinadra by CNB