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

DATE: SATURDAY, March 14, 1992                   TAG: 9203140335
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B2   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
SOURCE: From staff reports
DATELINE: RADFORD                                LENGTH: Short

HIGHLANDERS REACH TITLE GAME OF BIG SOUTH TOURNAMENT

Tammie Crown scored a career-high 25 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead Radford to a 97-69 victory over Winthrop in the semifinals of the Big South Conference women's basketball tournament at Dedmon Center.

Crown had 14 points in a 22-7 Radford run over the last six minutes of the first half. Radford, the regular-season Big South champion and the tournament's top-seeded team, led 48-33 at halftime. Conference co-player of the year Patrinda Toney scored 15 for the Highlanders (19-9), and Shannon Wilkey finished with 18.

Carmen Thomas led Winthrop (6-23) with 18 points, and Shelia Bailey added 15.

Radford led by 31 points in the second half after Michelle Hiett scored on a layup with 1:25 to play to make the score 96-65.

Radford, which has won 13 of its past 15 games, advances to the championship game for the sixth consecutive year and will meet Campbell, also making its sixth consecutive title-game appearance.

In the other Big South Conference semifinal, Laurie Hood scored 26 points and grabbed 16 rebounds as Campbell defeated Liberty 73-68 in overtime.

Jeri Wiley led the Flames (12-17) with 21 points.

Roanoke native Lisa Allison had 14 for the Camels (18-9).

Amy Nigro of Campbell hit a 3-pointer with 10 seconds left in regulation to tie the score at 62.

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