Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, October 13, 1995 TAG: 9510130042
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-16 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: RAY COX STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: RINER LENGTH: Medium
There is nothing, however, that is mysterious about the basketball talent of this 6-foot Auburn High senior. That cannot be concealed.
Moles has shrugged off the potential trauma of a transfer to another school (from Christiansburg High to Auburn) for her senior season and has been brilliant, averaging 19.2 points and 10.5 rebounds per game, fourth in Timesland in both categories.
``There's been a lot of pressure on her,'' Auburn coach Tim Goetz said. ``She's in a new school, she's playing with a new team, and she wants to play somewhere in college next year. Yet nobody works harder than she. She's all business.''
The goal of playing basketball in college is not unrealistic. Those that seem the most interested at the moment include Coastal Carolina, Winthrop, Radford and the University of North Florida. Should she have a favorite, that she is keeping to herself.
Why she chose to transfer to Auburn to begin with she is also keeping to herself. That is other than to say, ``I wasn't happy where I was. There were a lot of things. It was something I must do.''
Her family had moved into the Auburn school district two years ago.
Moles played well for Christiansburg, leading the New River District in scoring with almost 15 per game as well as hauling in nearly 10 rebounds an outing. She was all district.
Christiansburg coach Danny Knott got the news she was transferring at the end of the school year in a ``Dear Coach, thanks for the memories'' note.
``I didn't get to talk to her,'' Knott said. ``It was discouraging. If it were something that I did wrong, I would have liked to have known about it.''
Moles hasn't said much to Goetz, either.
``I'm just glad she's here,'' he said.
Moles has helped elevate an inexperienced team to a 7-6 overall, record, 1-1 in the tough Three Rivers District. Her role has not escaped the attention of opposing strategists.
``Some teams have run a box-and-one defense and others have double-teamed me,'' she said. ``That's all right, though. That just leaves somebody else open.''
She's had to take a crash course in getting to know new teammates, but she hasn't been a total stranger in the school. She had friends there before and schoolmates Stacy and Randy Cunningham are also her cousins. Moles says she is extremely happy.
``It's gone really well here,'' she said.
Plenty of people at Auburn would agree with her.
by CNB