
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, November 27, 1994                   TAG: 9411290041
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B11   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Medium

HASKINS 2ND IN PLAYER OF YEAR VOTING

VMI sophomore tailback Thomas Haskins finished second in voting by league coaches for the Southern Conference offensive player of the year award, won by Marshall quarterback Todd Donnan.

Donnan completed 182 of 288 passes for 2,403 yards and 28 touchdowns in the regular season for the Thundering Herd, ranked first in NCAA Division I-AA before losing to Appalachian State on Oct.22.

Linebacker Dexter Coakley of Appalachian State won defensive player of the year honors, and Mountaineers coach Jerry Moore was chosen top coach. Kenny Robinson of Georgia Southern earned the freshman of the year award.

nMaryland will try to avenge a regular-season loss to Virginia when the Terrapins visit Klockner Stadium at 1 p.m. today in the Division I men's soccer tournament.

The Terrapins (14-5-1) advanced to the second round Nov.18 with a 4-3 overtime victory at Georgetown. The next day, Virginia (18-3-1) extended its NCAA Tournament winning streak to 10 games with a 3-0 victory over North Carolina-Greensboro.

UVa, which set a record against UNC-G with its 94th goal of the season, defeated Maryland 4-2 in early September. The Cavaliers are bidding for their fourth consecutive NCAA title.

Roanoke's K.J. Hippensteel advanced to the semifinals in both singles and doubles in the United States Tennis Association's National Indoors Championships at the Midtown Tennis Club in Chicago. Hippensteel, the top seed in the Boys 14 division in both singles and doubles, defeated Ben Cox of Spring Lake, Mich., 6-0, 6-2, to secure a spot in today's singles semifinals.

He and doubles partner Phillip Nguyen of Lancaster, Pa., defeated Henry Bean of Kalamazoo, Mich., and Michael Rubin of Canton, Ohio, 6-2, 6-4. Hippensteel and Nguyen also will play in the semifinals today. Championship matches will be played on Monday.

Trish Nervo, a junior from Glenvar High School, came in sixth place at the Foot Locker Eastern Regional cross country meet held in Charlotte, N.C.

Nervo, the defending Group A 3,200-meter champion, ran the 3.1-mile course in 17 minutes, 55 seconds. With her sixth-place finish, Nervo qualifies for the Foot Locker National meet held December 10 in San Diego.

Lee Taylor, a 13-year old from Roanoke, came in fourth place at the George Holiday Memorial Tournament held at the Myrtle Beach National Golf Course in Myrtle Beach, SC.

Taylor shot a two-round total of 146, including a 77 in the first round and a 69 in the second round, to come in fourth in the 13-14 year old age group.

by CNB