ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1997, Roanoke Times
DATE: Tuesday, January 28, 1997 TAG: 9701280070
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-2 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS AND STAFF REPORTS
Victor Page scored 29 points, and Georgetown held off 14th-ranked Villanova 78-67 on Monday night in a Big East Conference game in Landover, Md.
The Hoyas (12-7 overall, 5-6 conference) came up with their biggest victory of the season by not folding when Villanova ate up all but four points of 21-point second-half lead. They also made 77 percent of their free throws (27 of 35), an impressive number for a team that entered the game shooting 57 percent from the line. At one point, Georgetown was 18-of-21 from the line.
Alvin Williams led the Wildcats (15-6, 6-4) with 17 points, Tim Thomas had 13 and John Celestand 11.
There was a brief fracas near the end of the first half when Boubacar Aw was fouled by Thomas. As Aw was being restrained by teammates, there were some shoves and suddenly official Steve Welmer was on the floor with Aw. Order was restored and in addition to Thomas' foul, technical fouls were charged to Howard Brown of Villanova and Shernard Long of Georgetown.
In other games:
Ferrum 74, Chowan 71: Michael Hunter (Alleghany High School) hit a 3-pointer to start an 8-0 run that put the Panthers in front to stay, at 59-58 with 7:06 to go, and Ferrum went on to a non-conference victory over the visiting Braves.
Ferrum (10-6) got 20 points from Blue Cook and 12 each from Hunter, Rodney Ponzo and Marcus Toney (Magna Vista). Ponzo and Hunter shared team-high rebounding honors with nine each. Herman Jordan led Chowan (8-9) with 21 points and 10 rebounds.
Richmond 75, James Madison 65: Rick Edwards scored 17 of his career-high 28 points in the first half as the Spiders snapped the Dukes' six-game winning streak in a Colonial Athletic Association game in Richmond.
JMU (11-6, 5-3) dropped into a four-way tie for first place in the CAA with East Carolina, Old Dominion and North Carolina-Wilmington. Richmond (7-9, 2-6) ended a four-game slide.
Liberty 78, Coastal Carolina 63: Peter Aluma scored 11 points in a 13-4 run to open the second half as the Flames (14-7, 4-2) beat the Chanticleers (8-10, 3-3) in a Big South Conference game in Lynchburg. Aluma had 20 points and nine rebounds before fouling out.
Virginia Commonwealth 75, South Florida 70: Patrick Lee scored 24 points and Sherman Hamilton added 17 as the Rams (8-10) beat the Bulls (6-11) in Richmond. South Florida got 27 points from James Harper.
Dayton 91, Southern 56: Mark Ashman and Rodney Horton each scored 16 points and Ryan Perryman added 14 as the Flyers (9-7) streaked past the Jaguars (5-11) in Dayton, Ohio. Horton, who played only 17 minutes, also had 10 rebounds, two assists and blocked a shot for Dayton, which dominated the boards 52-28.
Howard 87, Hampton 83: Freshman forward Xavier Singletary scored 22 points and senior guard Eric Dedmon had 21 to lead the Bison (4-11, 4-3) past the Pirates (4-13, 3-5) in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference game.
Maryville (Tenn.) 91, Emory & Henry 79: Donald Childress (William Byrd) scored 17 points and Justin Porterfield (Northside) had 11, but the Wasps (4-11) dropped a decision to the Scots (12-3) in Emory.
Women
Radford 57, Maryland-Baltimore County 43: Dana Schnell scored 15 points and Kim Hairston (Bassett) added 11 as the Highlanders (8-12, 4-4) rolled to a Big South victory over the Retrievers (3-15, 0-6) in Catonsville, Md. Radford used a 13-5 run midway through the second half, capped by a Rebecca McNeil (Christiansburg) jumper, to take control at 40-26.
Roanoke 78, Randolph-Macon Woman's 59: Amy Athey (Cave Spring) scored 18 points and grabbed six rebounds to power the Maroons to an Old Dominion Athletic Conference victory in Lynchburg. Carrie McConnell (Pulaski County) had 11 points and also grabbed six rebounds for Roanoke (12-1, 9-0). Amy Wharton led the Wildcats (6-8, 4-8) with 25 points.
LENGTH: Medium: 73 lines ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO: AP. Georgetown's Boubacar Aw (22) passes after drawingby CNBVillanova defenders Alvin Williams and Tim Thomas (right).