Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, January 8, 1995 TAG: 9501100017
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-8 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: DOUG DOUGHTY
DATELINE: RALEIGH, N.C. LENGTH: Medium
The Cavaliers pulled away in the closing minutes to beat North Carolina State 81-73 and record their third Atlantic Coast Conference victory in six days - two on the road.
Junior forward Wendy Palmer had 23 points and 13 rebounds for 11th-ranked UVa, which required 41/2 hours Friday just to make the 60-mile drive from Charlottesville to Danville, Va.
``We must have seen 10 cars overturned,'' UVa coach Debbie Ryan said. ``We saw a car in the middle of the house; we saw a school bus in a ditch that was full of kids.
``It was pure ice. We had to drive with two wheels on the road and two wheels on the grass just to get some traction. When we got here, they brought us some men's balls for the shootaround, but we just decided to skip it.''
UVa, down 34-24 with less than three minutes remaining in the half, did not take the lead for good until Palmer scored after a spin move that made it 65-63 with 5:32 left in the game.
The Cavaliers (10-2 overall, 3-0 ACC) scored nine straight points in taking a 69-63 lead with 3:40 remaining and outscored the Wolfpack 21-10 over the final 7:32.
Palmer had 18 points in the second half and Tora Suber added 13 after a scoreless first half. Chastity Melvin had a team-high 18 points for State (6-5, 1-2) before fouling out with 3:40 on the clock.
Ferrum 87
Bridgewater 56
BRIDGEWATER - Glossary Smith scored a game-high 27 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to help Ferrum race past Bridgewater in a non-conference game.
Smith was13-of-19 from the field as the Panthers (6-3) took a 51-33 halftime lead and never looked back.
The Panthers, who shot 50 percent from the field, also got 25 points from Aimee Barker and 16 from Kia Williams.
Bridgewater (5-4), which was outrebounded 60-36 and shot less than 28 percent from the field, was led by former Salem star Krista Oyler, who had 11 points. Cindy Pearson added 10.
Virginia Wesleyan 68
Washington and Lee 57
NORFOLK - Amy Beisch scored a game-high 23 points as Virginia Wesleyan broke open a close game in the second half and defeated Washington and Lee in an Old Dominion Athletic Conference game.
The Marlins (6-2, 3-2) took a 21-8 lead in the first half, but the Generals closed the gap to 37-36 at halftime behind freshman Tonia Dean, who scored 12 of her career-high 19 points in the first half.
The Generals (3-6, 2-5), though, made only nine of 29 shots in the second half. The Generals also got 11 points from Michelle Hicks.
Guilford 79
Hollins 51
GREENSBORO - Laura Haynes scored 19 points as the Quakers downed Hollins in an Old Dominion Athletic Conference game.
Guilford (9-1, 6-1) led 15-4 early and never trailed. Hollins used several Guilford turnovers early in the second half to close to nine, but the Quakers went on an 8-0 run to put the game away.
Hollins (1-8, 1-6) committed 28 turnovers and was unable to take advantage of poor Guilford shooting (31-of-81).
Bari Nixon had 18 for the Quakers and Marija Preimats scored 17.
Katie Walker and Meredith Hill each had 14 for Hollins.
Towson State 76
Radford 68
RADFORD - Trinette Tucker scored a game-high 32 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead Towson State to a Big South Conference victory over the Highlanders.
The loss was Radford's sixth in a row.
Radford used an 8-2 run at the start of the second half to take a 36-28 lead, but Towson State answered with a 9-1 run to make it 37-37 with 12:04 to play.
Towson State (2-8, 1-0) took the lead for good, 52-50, on a jumper by Kim Shaffrick with 5:19 to play. Tucker then scored the Tigers' next nine points as they pushed the lead to 61-55 with three minutes remaining.
LaTonya Joyner added 17 points for Towson State.
Radford (2-9, 0-2) got 14 points from Katie Lamport and 12 points and eight assists from Jennifer Goode. Nakia Bridges added 11 points for the Highlanders.
Radford shots just 35 percent from the field but made 21 free throws to keep it close.
by CNB