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

DATE: TUESDAY, January 10, 1995                   TAG: 9501100095
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B-3   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS aND STAFF REPORTS
DATELINE: LEXINGTON                                 LENGTH: Short

NCAA RECORDS FALL IN W&L OT VICTORY

Washington and Lee scored 28 points in overtime, setting an NCAA Division III record for points in an overtime period, in beating Mary Washington 126-121 Monday night.

Mary Washington (0-6) led 98-95 with 14 seconds remaining in regulation, but freshman Jimmy Schweer hit a 3-pointer, his first of the season, with four seconds remaining to send the game into the extra period.

Junior Jon Coffman scored a career-high 31 points for the Generals (5-5). Cam Dyer, who had nine points in overtime, finished with 29 points and a team-high 11 rebounds, including an offensive board off a missed shot by Coffman that led to Schweer's game-tying 3-pointer. The 126 points was a W&L school record, and the combined 51 points scored by both teams in overtime was an NCAA record

Coffman made 18 of 22 free-throw attempts and had nine assists. The 18 free throws made by Coffman tied a school record, the 22 attempts set a school record. Washington and Lee's 52 free-throw attempts also set a school record.

The Generals' former scoring record of 119 was set in 1911 against Roanoke and tied again in 1954 against Bridgewater. The 121 points scored by Mary Washington is the most points ever scored against a Washington and Lee team.

The Eagles set a school record for 3-pointers with 18.

Warren finished with a game-high 37 points, including a 13-for-13 performance from the free-throw line, and seven rebounds.

by CNB