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

DATE: TUESDAY, April 12, 1994<                   TAG: 9404120083
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: C3   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: From staff reports
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Medium


W&L TRIO HONORED FOR WATER POLO

Greg Golub and David Silvester of Washington and Lee were chosen first-team NCAA Division III All-Americans on Monday by the American Water Polo Coaches Association.

Reuben Munger earned second-team honors.

Golub, a four-year starter for the Generals who also was a first-team pick last year, had 75 goals and 43 assists in leading W&L to a 14-11 record and the Eastern Division III Championships this season. Golub finished his career with 200 goals, fourth on W&L's all-time list.

Silvester played in 21 games at goalie for the Generals, making 110 saves and recording a .489 save percentage. Munger had 31 goals, 17 assists and 28 saves this season.

In other area college sports:

Virginia Tech junior forward Christi Osborne won two awards, highlighting the Tech women's basketball awards banquet in the Jamerson Athletic Center in Blacksburg.

Osborne and junior center Jenny Root shared the Best Offensive Player award, and Osborne received the Ed Motley Inspiration Award.

Forward Angela Donnell was given the Dr. Richard Bullock Most Improved Player Award, sophomore guard Angie Gray was voted the Practice Player of the Year award and former Pulaski County High School star Terri Garland won the Sixth Man award.

The Hokies won the Metro Conference tournament for the first time in school history, and they made their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance en route to a 24-6 record.

Chad France went 3-for-5 with one RBI and a stolen base as Ferrum topped Methodist 7-5 in a Dixie Conference baseball game.

Anthony Smith (4-0) picked up the win in relief. He pitched 2 innings and gave up two hits.

Ferrum (20-3 overall, 6-3 conference) will be seeded second in the conference tournament next week. The Monarchs are 17-8 and 6-4.

In Lexington, Nicole Ripken scored six goals and added an assist in her first game back from off-season surgery, leading Washington and Lee to a 17-13 women's Old Dominion Athletic Conference lacrosse win over Sweet Briar (3-4, 2-2 ODAC). The Generals (4-3, 2-2) took a 9-5 halftime lead and outshot the Vixens 43-30.

It was a rough day for VMI golfers at the Southern Conference Tournament in Chattanooga, Tenn. Darren Kirby was the top Keydet after the first round, in 43rd place, after an 86. The Keydets were last in the team standings, shooting a 356, 30 shots behind their closest competition, Appalachian State, and well off the 6-over par 294 of first-place Marshall. Marshall's Sean Duffy and Tennessee-Chattanooga's Harry Hartman share first with 1-under-par 71s.



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