THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, January 22, 1995 TAG: 9501220222
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C6 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: By KEVIN DOEPP, STAFF WRITER
LENGTH: Medium: 59 lines
Former Old Dominion stars Kelli James, Pamela Neiss and Jill Reeve have been named to the 24-player 1995 Women's Senior National Field Hockey Team following a week of trials at Rutgers University.
The team began its training Friday at the Olympic Training site in San Diego. Sixteen of the 24 team members will be selected to represent the United States at the 1995 Pan American Games in Argentina in March.
James, currently an assistant field hockey coach at North Carolina, was a two-time first-team All-American at ODU. She was the Honda Sports Award winner in 1992 as the top field hockey player in the country and finished her career with 65 goals and 66 assists for 196 points. She also played on three national championship teams.
Neiss is an assistant coach at James Madison. She was the 1992 Virginia Woman Athlete of the Year and played on three ODU national championship teams, two with her sister Karen. Neiss finished with 22 goals and 80 assists for 124 points.
Reeve, who was an assistant coach at Dartmouth, resigned to concentrate on playing with the national team. In her senior year at ODU she led the nation in assists with 43. She finished her career with 16 goals and a school-record 138 assists for 170 points. She also played on three national championship teams.
Laurel Martin, a field hockey standout at North Carolina and now a Virginia Beach resident, also has been named to the team.
NORFOLK STATE REPORT: The women's basketball team is 13-2 and 8-1 in the CIAA. Kristi Greene continues to lead the Spartanettes in scoring at 19.8 points per game. Point guard Lisa Rice leads in assists with nine per game, and LaTina Bullock leads in free-throw percentage at 76. . . . The wrestling squad will participate in the Longwood Duals on Jan. 28. Last weekend, Norfolk State defeated Garner-Webb, 22-21, and to Carson-Newman, 44-10.
MARLINS REPORT: The men's basketball team's roller-coaster year continues. After upsetting 12th ranked Roanoke, the Marlins fell to Eastern Mennonite, 86-83, giving the Royals their first conference victory in two years. ``Right now, we tend to be erratic at times,'' said coach Terry Butterfield. ``However, I am pleased with what we have accomplished as a young team.'' The Marlins start three freshmen, one sophomore and one senior. The Marlins' leading scorer is Percy Slight (Indian River), who is averaging 13.7 points and 5.5 rebounds per game. ``Our inside people have really come on,'' said Butterfield. ``I didn't know that Percy was going to be as good a scorer as he is.''
ALUMNI REPORT: Christopher Newport freshman Erick Vaughan (Bayside) once again was named Dixie Conference Rookie of the Week. He averaged 13 points and 12.5 rebounds in two games. Vaughan was also named South Region Player of the Week for the second time this season by Columbus Multimedia. . . . Lady Captain Tennille Smith (Deep Creek) is averaging 7.2 points per game and 7.1 rebounds per game off the bench. . . . Mary Washington's Ashley Seekford (Churchland) had 11 points and a team-high 11 rebounds in the Lady Eagles' 83-57 loss at Salisbury State. by CNB