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

DATE: SUNDAY, November 27, 1994                   TAG: 9411290047
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: FROM STAFF AND ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Medium

UVA ESCAPES WITH 60-56 WIN

Eighth-ranked Virginia, coming off a defeat at the hands of No.16 Kansas, narrowly averted its second consecutive upset loss Saturday in the Rainbow Wahine Classic.

Wendy Palmer scored 19 points and pulled down 12 rebounds as the Cavaliers held off a late charge to post a 60-56 victory over Arizona in the consolation round.

After Palmer sparked UVa (1-1) to a 35-16 lead midway through the first half, but the Wildcats (0-2) rallied in the second half and closed to 55-51 after a 30-17 run during which Jacinda Sweet scored 16 of her 18 points.

But the Cavaliers held on.

Georgia State 78, Radford 77: In Cullowhee, N.C., Angela Anderson made two free throws with 15 seconds left to give the Panthers (1-0) their only lead of the game as they upset the Highlanders (0-1) in the opening round of the Best Western-Great Smokies Inn Turkey Tip-Off.

Anderson's winning free throws capped a tremendous comeback by Georgia State, which trailed by 10 at halftime and by 21 with 15 minutes left in the game.

All five starters for Radford (0-1) scored in double figures, led by Jenny Goode with 22 points.

The Highlanders will face Morehead State in the consolation game at 2 p.m. today; Georgia State meets Western Carolina in the championship game at 4:30 p.m.

Ferrum 64, Oglethorpe 60: In Savannah, Ga., Aimee Barker's 3-pointer with 1:20 left helped the Panthers (3-0) hold off Oglethorpe (1-2) in the first round of the Savannah College of Art and Design Tip-Off Classic.

Glossary Smith scored a game-high 21 points for Ferrum

The Panthers advance to the championship game at 1 p.m. today against Emory, a 77-68 winner over Methodist.

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