ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1997, Roanoke Times
DATE: Friday, February 14, 1997 TAG: 9702140075
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-7 EDITION: METRO
TYPE: COLLEGE BASKETBALL
SOURCE: FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS AND STAFF REPORTS
Radford was ranked third in NCAA Division I in 3-point field-goal percentage at the start of the week, but the Highlanders didn't show it Thursday night in Greensboro, N.C.
Radford hit eight of 25 shots from beyond the arc as its three-game winning streak was snapped by North Carolina-Greensboro, 77-67. The Highlanders were hitting on 40.1 percent of their 3-point shots entering the Big South Conference contest.
Rian Everett scored a career-high 11 points off the bench, including a last-gasp 3-pointer with 2:22 remaining that pulled the Highlanders (12-11 overall, 6-5 conference) to 70-67. They were outscored 7-0 the rest of the way.
The Spartans (10-16, 6-5) broke a three-game losing streak to move into a tie with Radford for fourth place in the Big South standings.
Tony Daughtry scored 15 of his 20 points in the first half as UNC Greensboro built a 14-point halftime advantage.
In other games Thursday:
No .8 Cincinnati 69, Saint Louis 56: Darnell Burton scored 21 points as the Bearcats (19-4, 7-1) overcame a sluggish start and foul problems to beat the Billikens (8-14, 2-7) in a Conference USA game in Cincinnati.
The Bearcats broke open a close game with a late eight-point run and outscored Saint Louis 16-3 in the final five minutes to win their fifth consecutive game.
Danny Fortson, Cincinnati's top scorer and rebounder, picked up his third foul and a technical three minutes into the second half. Fortson, who averages 22.7 points, matched his season low with nine.
Jeff Harris led the Billikens with 16 points.
No.10 Maryland 73, Florida State 57: Keith Booth scored 17 points, and the Terrapins used a 21-2 first-half run and uncharacteristic accuracy from the free-throw line to beat the Seminoles in an ACC game in College Park, Md.
Obinna Ekezie had 15 points and 11 rebounds for Maryland (19-5, 8-4), which had lost three of four beginning with a four-point defeat to the Seminoles on Jan.29.
James Collins scored 24 for Florida State (13-8, 4-8), which is 0-6 on the road in the ACC and winless in its past four away games against the Terrapins.
No. 25 College of Charleston 85, Florida International 81: Sedric Webber, Rodney Conner, Thaddeous Delaney and Anthony Johnson scored 14 points each as the Cougars rallied to beat the Golden Panthers in Miami and extend the nation's longest Division unbeaten streak to 16 games.
With the victory, Charleston (22-2, 13-0) clinched its fourth consecutive Trans America Athletic Conference regular-season title. Dedric Taylor, who leads the TAAC in 3-pointers, had three more and scored 22 points for Florida International (11-12, 9-4).
Temple 64, St.Joseph's 62: Marc Jackson scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the Owls survived a barrage of Hawks 3-point shots to defeat visiting St.Joseph's in an Atlantic 10 Conference game in Philadelphia.
Rasheed Brokenborough added 16 points for Temple (14-7, 7-4), which has won nine of the past 10 meetings of the former Big Five rivals.
Rashid Bey had 18 points for the Hawks (16-6, 9-3), who set a school record by making 16 3-point shots. The record was 14, also against the Owls, in February 1989.
Duquesne 88, La Salle 77: Tom Pipkins, Mike James and Kevin Price each scored 20 points as the Dukes (8-13, 4-7) ended a three-game losing streak with an Atlantic 10 victory over the Explorers (8-13, 3-8) in Pittsburgh.
La Salle has lost eight of nine overall and is 0-8 on the road. Donnie Carr led the Explorers with 22 points.
Women
Georgia Tech 72, No. 9 Virginia 60: Kisha Ford scored 11 of her 22 points in the final eight minutes as the Yellow Jackets (14-9, 6-7) beat the visiting Cavaliers (18-5, 10-3) for the first time in eight years, a span of 19 games.
Virginia led 47-43 with 8:08 left before Ford scored nine points in 31/2 minutes, sparking Georgia Tech to a 56-47 lead with 4:40 to play. Ford, the ACC's No.2 scorer, added 10 rebounds, five steals and four assists.
DeMya Walker led the Cavaliers with 17 points. She also blocked five shots to break her own single-season school record with 73.
Virginia Tech 84, Dayton 65: The Hokies took control early and completed a season sweep of the Flyers with an Atlantic 10 victory at Cassell Coliseum.
Kim Seaver scored the first eight points for Tech en route to a 23-point night and a school record for a freshman. Seaver has 365 points, six more than Julie Williams scored during the 1979-80 season. Seaver also had seven rebounds and three blocks.
Joining Seaver in double figures for the Hokies (8-17, 3-10) were Sherry Banks (William Byrd High School) with 14 points and Kelly Drinka with a career-high 13. Point guard Lisa Witherspoon, starting for the first time in a month after rehabilitating an injury, had a career-high 10 assists.
Christi Hester scored 29 points for Dayton (10-13, 5-8).
Roanoke 81, Lynchburg 62: The Maroons (20-1, 16-0) extended their winning streak to 20 games with an Old Dominion Athletic Conference victory over the visiting Hornets (5-16, 4-13).
Seniors Amy Athey (Cave Spring) and Ashley McCallum (William Byrd) scored 15 points each as Roanoke dominated inside. Freshman Cheryl Rhodes (Cave Spring) added 11 points.
Dawn Gibson led Lynchburg with 27 points and Kelly Fackler (Fieldale-Collinsville) had 16.
Washington and Lee 55, Emory & Henry 47: The Generals closed the first half with a 20-9 run and went on to an ODAC victory over the Wasps in Lexington.
Emory & Henry (12-8, 11-6) cut its deficit to four points with four minutes to play, but Jessica Morton hit a jumper and four of five free-throw attempts to seal the victory for the Generals (9-14, 7-12). Morton led W&L with 16 points, and Trayce Steele had 15 for Emory & Henry.
Methodist 67, Ferrum 54: Amy Todd had 17 points to lead four double-figure scorers as the Monarchs (7-13, 2-8) defeated the Panthers (9-12, 3-6) in a Dixie Conference game in Ferrum.
Erin Updergrove and Jenn Snead scored 14 points each and Triba Williams added 10 for Methodist. Snead grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds and Priscilla Farhan had 11 assists.
Marlo Ferguson scored 26 points for Ferrum.
LENGTH: Long : 114 lines ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO: AP. Kisha Ford of Georgia Tech is draped over UVa guardby CNBRenee Robinson as they battle for a rebound Thursday in Atlanta.