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

DATE: SUNDAY, January 17, 1993                   TAG: 9301170166
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: D8   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: From staff reports
DATELINE: BLACKSBURG                                LENGTH: Short

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TECH IMPROVES TO 10-3

Sophomores Lisa Leftwich and Christi Osborne combined for 43 points as Virginia Tech defeated Tulane 80-57 Saturday for the best start in the history of the Tech women's basketball program.

The Lady Hokies are 10-3 overall, their best-ever record after 13 games. They are 2-0 in the Metro Conference. Tulane is 8-3 and 1-1.

Leftwich, a guard, had career highs of 22 points and eight field goals made to go with six assists. Osborne, a forward, also had career highs of 21 points and 10 field goals (in 15 attempts). Jenny Root added 11 points. \

Radford 63

Campbell 52

RADFORD - Tammie Crown scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and Shannon Wilkey added 19 as the Highlanders (3-6, 1-2) picked up their first Big South Conference victory of the season. \

see microfilm for box score

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