Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, February 26, 1994 TAG: 9402260066
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C4 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: ANDREA KUHN STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
\ It's too bad Roanoke's Susan Brown doesn't remember her overtime heroics on Friday.
The 5-foot-3 junior guard said she was in a "euphoric state" when she made the play that sealed a 73-68 victory for top-seeded Roanoke over fourth-seeded Virginia Wesleyan in the semifinals of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament.
The Maroons (22-4) advanced to the championship game against second-seeded Randolph-Macon at 11 a.m. today at the Salem Civic Center. For the first time, the winner will receive an automatic berth in the NCAA Division III Tournament.
"I don't even remember making the steal or anything. I just remember laying it up," said Brown, who is from Lexington. "I've never been the person to make the game-winning bucket. I've always been the one making the assist or something."
With 46 seconds left in overtime and the score 68-68, Brown intercepted a pass by Wesleyan's Ericka Bynum and drove the length of the court. Brown made a layup and was fouled by Amy Schindle.
Official Vicki Van Clief called the basket good and the foul intentional. Brown made two free throws to make it 72-68, the Maroons got the ball and hung on for the victory.
Marlins coach Tom Palombo questioned the official's call to count the basket.
"I didn't see it that way and [the official] did. But my opinion doesn't count," Palombo said.
Roanoke coach Susan Dunagan said: "[Brown] was in the motion to take a shot. I think that's all I'm going to say."
Roanoke led by 15 points in the second half before Ann Herring took over for Wesleyan. The junior guard scored 13 of her team-high 18 points in a seven-minute span that cut the Maroons' lead to six points.
The Marlins tied the score at 58-58 with 5 minutes, 42 seconds left in regulation on a put-back by Bynum, a 6-3 sophomore center.
The lead flip-flopped until Wesleyan's Kim Kumpf broke loose for a layup with a minute left to tie the score at 64-64 and send the game to overtime.
"They crawled and scraped and got back in," said Dunagan, whose team shot 40 percent on field-goal attempts and 70 percent on free throws. "But we got the adrenalin going and that was the difference."
Free-throw shooting also had a lot to do with it. Wesleyan made six of 22 attempts; Roanoke was 18-of-26.
Crystal Wilson paced the Maroons with 22 points and 10 rebounds. Kay Caldwell had 11 points and seven rebounds, and Kristie Workman added a team-high 10 assists. \
No. 2 Randolph-Macon 75
No. 3 Guilford 70
The Yellow Jackets had four players score in double figures and advanced to the tournament championship by holding off the Quakers.
Jenn Kohler had 29 points, Sandy Crispin and Zandar Smith had 13 each and Katy Parrish added 12 for Randolph-Macon (19-6), which will play top-seeded Roanoke at today at 11 a.m.
Brenda Davis led Guilford (15-11) with 20 points and 19 rebounds. Stacey Simms added 18 points and Catherine Herring 13.
Each team made 26 of 66 shots, but the Quakers had 22 turnovers and were outrebounded 55-37. \
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