ROANOKE TIMES

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

DATE: THURSDAY, February 17, 1994                   TAG: 9402170193
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B7   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Staff report
DATELINE: JOHNSON CITY, TENN.                                LENGTH: Short


ETSU WHIPS VMI 97-69

Geoff Herman scored 22 points Wednesday night to lift East Tennessee State to a 97-69 Southern Conference victory over VMI.

VMI (4-18 overall, 2-12 conference) led for the final time at 14-13 with 11 minutes, 6 seconds left in the first half on two Jonathan Goodman free throws. ETSU improved to 14-12, 11-4.

Goodman led VMI with 17. Lester Johnson and Warren Johnson each had 16 points.


Memo: longer version ran in the New River edition.

by CNB