ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1995, Roanoke Times
DATE: Tuesday, December 19, 1995 TAG: 9512190057
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C3 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: From staff reports
Three new schools joined the Southern Conference on Monday, and commissioner Wright Waters said it would be tough to find anyone else to add to the list.
``I don't see anybody else out there that fits our model athletically, academically and geographically,'' Waters said at a news conference to announce the addition of North Carolina-Greensboro, Wofford and College of Charleston to the league. ``But you sure don't close that door,'' he added.
UNC Greensboro will leave the Big South Conference on Sept.18, 1997, with entry in the Southern Conference planned for the 1997-98 school year, Waters said.
The College of Charleston will follow UNCG's and Wofford's entry in 1998-99, Waters said.
The Southern Conference, founded in 1921, currently includes Appalachian State, The Citadel, Davidson, East Tennessee State, Furman, Georgia Southern, Marshall, Tennessee-Chattanooga, VMI and Western Carolina.
But Marshall is preparing to leave the league for membership in the Mid-American Conference in the 1996-97 school year.
In other sports in the region:
The Virginia Tech women's basketball team seeks its first victory of the season in the Woodlands Plaza Classic tournament tonight in Flagstaff, Ariz.
The Hokies (0-4) face Northern Arizona at 7:30 p.m. Florida, ranked 17th nationally, faces Illinois in the other first-round game.
Big Sky Conference member Northern Arizona (3-3) features former Salem High School standout Shaunice Warr, who averages 10.5 points per game.
Fans attending the University of Virginia women's games tonight and Wednesday will be admitted free if they bring canned food items to University Hall. The fifth-ranked Cavaliers (4-2) face Northeastern tonight and Coppin State on Wednesday.
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