ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1997, Roanoke Times
DATE: Sunday, February 16, 1997 TAG: 9702180043
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C-6 EDITION: METRO
TYPE: WOMEN
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
Amy Athey (Cave Spring) and Ashley McCallum (William Byrd) combined to score 31 points and grab 18 rebounds Saturday as Roanoke remained unbeaten in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference with a 67-50 win over Washington and Lee at the Bast Center in Salem.
Athey scored 16 points and pulled down 10 boards, while McCallum had 15 points and eight rebounds for the Maroons, who claimed 23 offensive rebounds in the game. Roanoke's pressure defense forced the Generals (9-15 overall, 7-13 ODAC) into 27 turnovers.
The Maroons (21-1, 18-0) have won 21 straight games and are the top-ranked team in the Division III South Region.
In other games:
Xavier 68, Virginia Tech 54: Four Musketeers scored in double figures in a victory over the Hokies in Blacksburg. Kim Seaver led Virginia Tech (8-18, 3-11) with 12 points as the Hokies slipped into last place in the Atlantic 10 West Division and is assured of tying its worst loss total in school history.
Radford 74, Coastal Carolina 59: Jennifer Grant scored a career-high 20 points to lead the Highlanders to a Big South Conference victory at the Dedmon Center. Nakia Bridges scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Highlanders (10-14, 6-6).
Lynchburg 76, Randolph-Macon Woman's 63: Kelly Fackler (Fieldale-Collinsville) scored 19 points and grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds as the Hornets (6-16, 5-13) defeated the Wildcats (7-14, 5-13) in an ODAC game in Lynchburg.
Randolph-Macon 77, Hollins 64: Susan Doyle scored 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Yellow Jackets to an Old Dominion Athletic Conference win at Hollins. Hollins (3-17, 2-15), which made 29 of 36 free throws for the game, was led by Tanya Holmes' 19 points. Amy Worley (Blacksburg) added 13 points and nine rebounds.
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