Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, February 20, 1994 TAG: 9402210135
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C-6 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: SCOTT BLANCHARD
DATELINE: TAMPA, FLA. LENGTH: Medium
"This is the game that scared me the most of our [remaining games]," said Virginia Tech's coach.
South Florida confirmed Alfano's worries with a 77-64 Metro Conference victory before an estimated 200 spectators at the Sun Dome.
Tech (17-5 overall, 5-3 in the Metro) saw its six-game winning streak snapped with its first loss to the Bulls in seven meetings. South Florida has won seven of its past nine games and is 13-10 and 6-4, essentially tied with Tech for second place in the Metro.
Six-foot-one Tammy Van Oppen and 6-2 Keira Rozier combined for 44 points on 16-for-29 field-goal shooting to lead the Bulls. South Florida also got 12 second-half points from senior guard Renee Bellamy, including six in a 15-4 run that gave the Bulls a 58-53 advantage.
Tech had one field goal in an 8-minute, 40-second stretch of the second half, during which the Hokies went from three up to nine down.
"We didn't penetrate as much as we did the first half," said Tech's Angela Donnell, who had 21 points but missed a put-back that could have cut South Florida's lead to six with about three minutes left. "It was there, but their zone [defense] was great."
Donnell and center Jenny Root combined for 21 points at halftime, but Root went 0-for-6 from the field in the second half.
Tech got little from the perimeter until the end, when a Lisa Leftwich 3-pointer and a Christi Osborne 18-footer made it 69-64 South Florida with 1:36 left. The Bulls hit six consecutive free throws to stay ahead.
The Hokies used a 13-2 spurt (Donnell had six) to take a 49-43 lead with 15:06 to go. The Bulls called time out, then got a 3-pointer from Jenny Koeppel and an inside bucket from Rachel Brown in the next 1:08 to cut their deficit to one.
The Bulls took the lead for good on Bellamy's pull-up jumper at 52-51 with 11:31 left.
\ Clemson 70\ No. 6 Virginia 61
CLEMSON, S.C. - Jessica Barr scored 22 points and Calesha Corder added 12 as the Tigers knocked off the Cavaliers in the Atlantic Coast Conference, ending Virginia's 14-game winning streak.
Clemson (16-6, 9-3) has won five consecutive games and 11 of its past 13. Amy Lofstedt scored 18 points and Wendy Palmer had 12 points and 12 rebounds for UVa (21-3, 13-1).
The Tigers led 35-31 at halftime and extended it to 49-37 five minutes into the second half. The Cavaliers battled back in the next 10 minutes and closed to 60-57 on a basket by Palmer. But UVa went 2-for-8 from the field the rest of the way.
\ Roanoke 104\ Lynchburg 76
LYNCHBURG - Five Maroons scored in double figures as Roanoke rolled past the Hornets in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference.
Roanoke finished unbeaten in the ODAC for the third time in five years. The Maroons (20-4, 18-0) have won 20 games for the eighth consecutive season and are the top seeds in the ODAC tournament, which begins Wednesday at the Salem Civic Center.
Marcee Hufton led Roanoke with 18 points and Kay Caldwell added 14. Kelly Fackler led Lynchburg (7-16, 5-12) with a game-high 34 points.
W&L 60\ R-Macon Woman's 55
RALEIGH, N.C. - Stacy Williams sank two free throws with nine seconds left as the Generals downed the Wildcats to advance to the championship game of the North Carolina-Virginia Women's College Tournament at Meredith College.
The Generals will face Meredith College in the championship game at 3 p.m. today. Meredith defeated Bennett (N.C.) 73-46 in the other semifinal. \ Emory & Henry 69\ Hollins 52
EMORY - Jackie Greene scored a game-high 21 points as the Wasps beat Hollins in an ODAC game. Hollins (4-19, 2-15) was hampered by 28 turnovers and poor free-throw shooting, missing 11 of 21.
\ Radford 71\ UNC Greensboro 69
RADFORD - Shannan Wilkey scored a career-high 36 points and nailed two free throws with 10 seconds remaining to give the Highlanders a Big South Conference victory.
Radford (13-9, 10-4) led by one point at halftime. Wilkey connected on 12 of 21 shots from the field and 12 of 13 free throws. Vickie Henson led UNC Greensboro (13-9, 11-3) with 25 points.
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