ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1997, Roanoke Times
DATE: Wednesday, February 12, 1997 TAG: 9702120076
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-3 EDITION: METRO
TYPE: COLLEGE BASKETBALL
SOURCE: FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS AND STAFF REPORTS
Rashid Bey scored 16 points and grabbed a rebound in the final seconds to give St. Joseph's its fifth straight victory, 63-62 over Drexel on Tuesday night in Philadelphia.
With seven seconds left, Dragons guard Mike DeRocckis missed a jumper that would have capped a late 15-4 run. The rebound fell into a crowd of players and the Hawks' Duval Simmonds tipped the ball to Bey, who held it until the buzzer.
Simmonds had a career-high 12 points for St. Joseph's (16-5).
Jeff Myers led Drexel (17-7) with 25 points, including 19 of the team's last 30 points. He added 11 rebounds.
St. Joseph's extended its longest winning streak in four seasons. The Dragons hadn't lost in nine games.
George Washington 68, Old Dominion 63: In Washington, sophomore Shawnta Rogers led the way with 14 points, including four key free throws in the closing 27.5 seconds, as the Colonials (11-9) beat the Monarchs.
Odell Hodge (Laurel Park) led the Monarchs (15-10) with 22 points and eight rebounds.
Massachusetts 74, St. Bonaventure 68: Edgar Padilla scored a game-high 23 points, including seven in the stretch, to lift the Minutemen past the Bonnies in an Atlantic 10 Conference game in Amherst, Mass.
The victory was the ninth in the past 10 games for the Minutemen (15-10, 9-3 in the Atlantic 10).
Rashaan Palmer led St. Bonaventure (15-10, 5-6) with 19 points
Women
Roanoke 93, Eastern Mennonite 81: Amy Athey, Carrie McConnell and Suzanne Moore carried the Maroons to an ODAC victory over the Royals in Harrisonburg.
Athey (Cave Spring) had 26 points, McConnell (Pulaski County) 17 and Moore (Blacksburg) 16 as Roanoke (19-1, 16-0) held off the upset-minded Royals (6-14, 5-11).
Notes
MAROONS FALL: Roanoke's recent five-game losing streak dropped the Maroons to sixth this week in the NCAA Division III men's regional basketball poll.
Two weeks ago, Roanoke was No.1, a spot occupied now by University of the South (Tenn.). Maryville (Tenn.) is second, followed by Roanoke's fellow Old Dominion Athletic Conference members Hampden-Sydney and Bridgewater.
Three teams that played in last season's NCAA Division III Final Four at the Salem Civic Center lead their respective regions - Rowan (Atlantic), Illinois Wesleyan (Midwest) and Hope (Great Lakes).
UCLA KEEPS COACH: UCLA removed the word ``interim'' from head coach Steve Lavin's job title, giving him a four-year contract through the 2001 season. Lavin has guided the 24th-ranked Bruins (13-7) to a first-place tie with Southern California in the Pacific-10 Conference since taking over for Jim Harrick, who was fired in November.
REINSTATED: University of Dayton junior forward Rodney Horton, who was suspended last week following an outburst at practice, has been reinstated to the team, coach Oliver Purnell said. Horton is averaging 9.2 points and 4.1 rebounds per game this season.
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