Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, October 20, 1993 TAG: 9310200214
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B2 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: BRIAN DeVIDO STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: DALEVILLE LENGTH: Medium
Her team, Lord Botetourt, was ranked second in Timesland. Both teams were unbeaten in district play. And Moore had never beaten the Terriers in her four years as a varsity player.
As if she needed any more pressure, the 6-foot senior forward required 16 points to reach 1,000 for her career.
`'I was pretty nervous before the game," she said. "A lot of people told me they were coming."
She responded with a game-high 22 points - giving her 1,006 for her career - and the Cavaliers (15-1 overall, 5-0 in the district) pulled away for a 56-40 victory.
Moore's 1,000th point couldn't have come at a more crucial time in the game. With Lord Botetourt's lead cut to four points in the middle of the third quarter, Moore was fouled by Byrd's April Maciel while attempting an inside shot. She sank both free throws, the first one giving her 1,000 points for her career.
The second gave the Cavaliers a six-point lead. The Terriers (11-4, 4-1) never got any closer.
"I don't know what that did," said David Wheat, Lord Botetourt's coach. "Maybe it was kind of a turning point. It seemed whenever they'd make a run, we'd stay poised and keep them from breaking through."
Earlier in the third quarter, Moore provided another lift when Byrd was closing the gap. The Terriers' Jackie Banks hit an inside shot from the right side with 5 minutes, 47 seconds to go in the period, cutting the Cavaliers' lead to 32-29, but Moore came back a minute later with a tough, off-balance inside jumper. She was fouled on the play and made the free throw.
Also in the middle of the third, the Cavaliers decided to switch from man-to-man defense to a zone. Banks, who scored 12 points, was doing well against man-to-man coverage, and Botetourt senior forward Jenny Gates had just picked up her fourth foul. The zone defense worked well for Botetourt; the Cavaliers only gave up six points in the fourth quarter and swarmed Banks whenever she got the ball.
"We've been working a lot on our zone," said Gates, who scored 14 points and reached the 1,000 point-mark earlier this season. `'We thought it might shake them up a little." \
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