Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, January 26, 1993 TAG: 9301260235
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-5 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: From Associated Press reports
DATELINE: ARLINGTON LENGTH: Medium
MARYMOUNT CENTER COTO DIES
Pablo Coto, a senior center for Marymount died Monday night after collapsing in the first half of a game against Goucher, Md.Coto, 21, was pronounced dead at Arlington Hospital, where nursing supervisor Brenda Reiner said the cause of death appeared to have been cardiac arrest.
Coto, a native of Oviedo, Spain, had no history of medical problems, coach Webb Hatch said.
With 10:36 left in the first half, Coto went for a rebound in a crowd of players. He came down hard, with first his knees and then his head hitting the floor. Coto raised up to nearly a sitting position with a disoriented look, started shaking and then collapsed on his back. Trainers rushed onto the floor.
The teams returned to their locker rooms and security guards cleared the gym. An ambulance began performing mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, and Coto was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 9:08 p.m.
Coto, 6 feet 5, made the all-Capital Athletic Conference second team last season, and was averaging 14.9 points and 9.1 rebounds.
Women
\ Virginia Tech 79, Louisville 75: At Louisville, Ky., Christi Osborne had a career-high 24 points and hit some clutch shots down the stretch as the Hokies won a Metro Conference game, their first victory over the Cardinals in five meetings. Tech (13-3 overall) is 4-0 in the Metro for the first time ever and has sole possession of first place. Coach Carol Alfano evened her career record at 204-204.
\ Radford 84, Winthrop 63: At Radford, Shannan Wilkey's 22 points led four Highlanders in double figures as Radford won a Big South Conference game over the Eagles. Radford, which led 36-26 at halftime, shot 52 percent. Tammie Crown had 11 points for Radford (5-8, 3-2) and Mindy Ballinger and Michelle Hiett added 10 each. For Winthrop (3-10, 2-4), Carmen Thomas came off the bench to score 19 points.
\ Ferrum 62, Shenandoah 61: At Winchester, the Panthers led 32-30 at halftime and held off Shenandoah (5-8) to win a non-conference game in which the score was close the entire way. Niki Clayborne led Ferrum (6-9) with 20 points, nine rebounds and five steals. Sarah Quesenberry had 14 points, and Kia Williams added 10. Tamiko Martin blocked three shots; she ranks fourth in the nation in NCAA Division III, averaging five blocks per game.
Men
\ Longwood 72, Pfeiffer 68: At Misenheimer, N.C., Chuck Laster stole the ball and scored to put Longwood (11-7) up by three points and Bryan Weaver added a free throw with eight seconds left to preserve a victory over Pfeiffer (13-3). Weaver had 19 points, and Laster finished with 10.
\ Norfolk State 78, Bowie State 71: At Bowie, Md., freshman Derrick Bryant scored 23 points to lead Norfolk State (11-6, 3-2) over Bowie State (6-12, 0-4) in a Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association game.
\ UNC Charlotte 70, Butler 62: At Charlotte, N.C., guard Bershuan Thompson scored 17 points, including four key free throws in the final 16 seconds, to help the 49ers (8-7) hold off Butler (7-9) in a non-conference game.
\ Old Dominion 80, East Carolina 60: At Norfolk, Petey Sessoms had 21 points as the Monarchs (10-5, 3-2) defeated the Pirates (6-9, 1-4) in a Colonial Athletic Association game. Old Dominion went ahead to stay at 7-5 and led 43-25 by halftime. Curly Young led East Carolina with 15 points.
\ Randolph-Macon 72, Eastern Mennonite 56: At Ashland, Troy Smith scored 27 points to help the Wasps (9-6, 5-4) to an Old Dominion Athletic Conference victory over the Royals (5-11, 3-7). Vaughn Troyer scored 21 points for Eastern Mennonite.
\ Virginia Intermont 99, Bryan 89: At Bristol, Scott Keene scored 29 points in leading the Cobras (14-6) to an overtime victory over Bryan (5-14).
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