THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Saturday, December 16, 1995 TAG: 9512160434
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C2 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY PATTI WALSH, STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH LENGTH: Medium: 81 lines
For nearly two years, no South Hampton Roads girls basketball team has been able to do it.
But Friday night, Salem did.
The Sun Devils, coming off a Tuesday night loss to No. 3 Princess Anne, handed top-ranked Kempsville a 72-66 loss in double overtime.
Salem, ranked No. 2 in the area, fought off a buzzer-beating trey in the fourth quarter by Charlette Fayton and one by Erin Duckett in the first overtime to win it.
Salem (2-3, 1-1) came out cold in the first quarter, still looking shaken from Tuesday night's loss.
The Sun Devils only launched one shot while committing six turnovers as Kempsville (4-1, 2-1) built a 7-0 lead with less than half the quarter to play.
``I thought, `Oh my God, not this again,'' Sun Devils point guard Misty Colebank said.
But Colebank and company found their composure and went up 12-11 by the end of the period. Freshman Dwan Riddick came off the bench to score four quick points to spark the Sun Devils.
``Once they settled down, our press wasn't effective,'' Chiefs coach Greg Dunn said. ``We lost our focus.''
Michelle Garcia, the other half of Salem's freshman duo, then helped the Sun Devils go on a 22-13 second-quarter run with nine of her 17 points, including a 3-pointer to open the quarter.
The Sun Devils went ahead 34-24 at the break, capitalizing on a lull in Kempsville's offense and a breakdown in its full court man-to-man defense.
``We were taken out of our game and weren't doing what we do well,'' Dunn said. ``They were extremely aggressive and intense. Their pressure bothered us and their boards bothered us.''
Kempsville bolted out of the locker room with a renewed intensity in the second half and managed a 21-10 fourth-quarter run.
The Chiefs pulled within a point with 3:22 to go on a Suzanne Elliot layup. Bowman, whose team had only added a free throw to its halftime score, called a timeout.
Down 47-44, Kempsville then suffered its first setback of the quarter. Toni Patillo, one of the Chiefs' top rebounders, picked up her fifth foul.
Kempsville had a chance to take the lead with 1:42 to go on a Fayton steal, but a missed layup and Kelly King's rebound denied the Chiefs.
Three King free throws and a Riddick jumper then gave the Sun Devils a 52-48 lead before Fayton drained a 3-pointer with 25 seconds to play.
The senior guard then nailed another off the dribble to send the game to overtime.
``First I was shooting a two and then I realized we needed three,'' Fayton said. ``I took a step back. I didn't even look. I was just thinking, `Please go in.' ''
Garcia, who had the unenviable task of guarding Fayton, got a hand in her face but couldn't stop the shot.
Lightning had struck twice at the end of the first overtime. This time, Duckett, from NBA range, launched her own heroic 3-pointer that made it 63-63.
Salem, on its third try, finally ended the game with a 9-3 run that included a 5-for-7 performance from the free-throw line. ILLUSTRATION: MARTIN SMITH-RODDEN
The Virginian-Pilot
Jubilant Salem High players celebrate their 72-66 double overtime
win over top-ranked Kempsville. Bronwyn Blair, left, gets a hug
while Jenny Harmon celebrates with a teammate.
by CNB