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

DATE: TUESDAY, December 20, 1994                   TAG: 9501110012
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B-3   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

W&L'S BAHN EARNS AWARD IN VOLLEYBALL

Washington and Lee's Elizabeth Bahn was named Monday to the GTE/CoSIDA College Division Academic All-America volleyball team.

Bahn, a sophomore middle blocker, was voted to the third team in balloting by a national panel of sports information directors. She has a 4.0 grade-point average in biology.

In other sports news in the region:

K.J. Hippensteel of Roanoke dropped two matches Sunday in the boys' 14 division at the Junior Orange Bowl tennis tournament in Coral Springs, Fla.

In the second round, Hippensteel lost to the tournament's top seed 6-1, 6-1. In the consolation round, he fell 6-2, 6-7, 6-2 to rival David Martin.

Steve Pannell floored Tim St.Clair in the first round and went on to win a 10-round unanimous decision Sunday night in a matchup of Roanoke cruiserweight boxers in Raleigh, N.C.

With the victory, Pannell (18-2) earned a date with World Boxing Federation champion Danny King in Boise, Idaho, in late February. That bout is scheduled to air on CBS-TV. St.Clair is 24-14.

Members of the Virginia Tech football team will visit patients at Montgomery Regional Hospital today beginning at 9 a.m. The Hokies are preparing for a matchup with Tennessee on Dec.30 in Gainesville, Fla.

by CNB