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

DATE: SATURDAY, December 10, 1994                   TAG: 9412140076
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: C-4   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: RICHMOND                                LENGTH: Medium

CAVS CAN'T TOP NO. 1

Tennessee (6-0) will play No.7 Penn State, a 94-55 winner over Richmond, in today's championship.

Tennessee led 36-34 at the half, but the Cavaliers (4-2) missed eight of their first nine shots of the second half, while the Volunteers hit 6-of-9. A 3-pointer by Tiffany Woosley gave Tennessee a 50-36 lead with 13:59 left.

After Virginia cut the lead to 74-67 with 2:24 left on a layup by Tora Suber, the Volunteers went on a 6-0 run, including 4 points by Latina Davis, to take an 80-67 lead with 37 seconds left.

Michelle Marciniak and Davis had 16 each for the Volunteers, and Woosley had 11. Charleata Beale added 15 points.

The Volunteers had a 42-34 rebounding advantage.

TENNESSEE(84) Conklin 2-7 2-2 7, D.Johnson 7-14 3-5 17, Thompson 2-3 0-0 4, Marciniak 3-9 10-12 16, Davis 5-7 4-4 16, T.Johnson 4-5 1-2 9, Woosley 3-8 3-5 11, Milligan 1-2 2-2 4. Totals 27-55 25-32 84.

VIRGINIA(73) Palmer 4-8 0-1 9, Beale 5-10 4-5 15, Gausepohl 2-6 2-3 6, Boucek 2-8 1-2 5, Suber 9-20 5-6 25, Gardner 1-2 0-0 2, McKinney 2-7 3-4 7, Lofstedt 2-5 0-0 4. Totals 27-66 15-21 73.

Halftime-Tennessee 36, Virginia 34. 3-Point goals-Tennessee 5-14 (Conklin 1-4, Marciniak 0-3, Davis 2-3, Woosley 2-3, Milligan 0-1), Virginia 4-16 (Palmer 1-2, Beale 1-2, Boucek 0-2, Suber 2-8, McKinney 0-2). Fouled out-Beale Lofstedt. Rebounds-Tennessee 42 (D.Johnson 15), Virginia 34 (Gausepohl 10). Assists-Tennessee 9 (Marciniak 6), Virginia 9 (Suber 5). Total fouls-Tennessee 19, Virginia 28. A-7,814.