November 29,2001
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Sports
Women lose in Georgia Tech Classic
The Bulldogs begin the 2001-02 hoops season winless after fi)ur consecutive losses
Ryan Wilson
StafF Reporter
On Nov. 23-24 the UNCA
women’s basketball team partici
pated in the Northwest Marriott
Classic at the Georgia Institute of
Technology in Atlanta, GA.
In the consolation game, the Hart
ford University Hawks defeated the
Bulldogs by a final score of 89-51.
The Hawks led the Bulldogs (0-4)
by twenty at the half after surpass
ing a five point lead by the ‘Dogs
early in the game.
Four of the five Hartford starters
reached double figures in both scor
ing and rebounding.
UNCA committed 26 turnovers
in the game, which contributed to
the huge deficit at the half.
The Bulldogs couldn’t spark a rally
as they were outscored 46-28 in the
second half.
HU dominated the boards
outrebounding the ‘Dogs by 23.
The Hawks tallied 45 rebounds
against the ‘Dogs.
Leading the ‘Dogs was junior cen
ter Jessica Guarneri, who posted up
19 points in the lose.
Another bright spot for UNCA
was freshman guard Ashley
Sharpton who added 10 points lead
ing the Bulldog backcourt.
Sharpton scored a game-high of
18 points for the Bulldogs
Sharpton was named rookie of the
week in the Big South Conference
last week after only two weeks of
playing for the ‘Dogs. She has
averaged 12 points and three re
bounds per game.
On Nov. 23, at UNCA’s first
round game of the NW Marriot
Classic, the Bulldogs faced host
team, the Ga. Tech Yellow Jackets
at Alexander Coliseum in Atlanta,
Ga.
UNCA (0-3) had trouble re
bounding against the opposition
allowing the Yellow Jackets to take
PHOTO COURTESY OF MIKE GORE
Junior forward Gillian Murray attempts to drive past an Elon College defender last year. The Bulldogs have started the year 0-4.
a 45-30 into the locker room at half
time.
Again, Sharpton led the Bulldog
backcourt with 13 points.
Team leading scorer and
rebounder, Guarneri, posted up 10
points in the losing campaign.
Junior forward Gillian Murray’s
game-high 20 points led the Bull
dogs in scoring going 4-for-6 from
the three point line.
She almost grabbed a double
double snatching eight boards to go
along with astellar performance from
the field.
Georgia Tech’s Regina Tate led
the Jackets in both points and scor
ing marking up a double-double of
25 points and 12 rebounds.
Tate’s big numbers led Georgia
Tech an 88-56 route over the vis
iting Bulldogs, giving UNCA their
third loss of the season.
On Nov. 18, Belmont Univer
sity recorded an 81 -54 victory, at
the Justice Center.
UNCA’s Sharpton posted up
game-high numbers leading the
Dogs with 18 points.
Again the Bulldogs were led in
the frontcourt by Guarneri, who
racked up 16 points and 11 re
bounds. She posted up her second
double-double in just as many
games.
UNCA closed the gap to 33-25
with only about two minutes left in
the half, but Belmont took control
as they sprinted out to a 43-25 lead
going into halftime.
The Bruins led the ‘Dogs by as
many as 30 points in the second
half, but UNCA couldn’t respond
to the deficit.
The Bruins recorded four players
in double figures in scoring.
Belmont was led by center Chasity
Campbell, freshman guard Erica
Davenport, Natalie Brown, and
Brandi Miller.
Campbell tacked on 17 points
along with Davenport’s 17, while
Brown added 10 and Miller posted
up 13 points in the win.
UNCA Head Coach Kathleen
Weber said she felt that her team
played better against Belmont than
against Nov. 16 opponent Appa
lachian State University.
She said Belmont was a very
good team who hit big shots.
Belmont handed the ‘Dogs their
second loss, but it was a non-
conference matchup.
In the season opener against
ASU, the Mountaineers defeated
the ‘Dogs by a final score of 81-
48, in front of the home crowd at
the Justice Center.
UNCA was led by Guarneri, who
posted up her first double-double
of the season recording 12 points
and 10 rebounds.
Gilliam Murray added nine points
as well.
Sharpton tacked on seven points to
lead the Bulldogs’ backcourt.
UNCA had trouble keeping the
ball as they turned the ball over 27
times thanks to an impressive ASU
defense.
The Mountaineers’ defense helped
force the ‘Dogs to shoot less than 30
percent from the floor for the game.
The Bulldogs rallied to cut the
Mountaineer lead to nine points with
less than a minute to play in the first
half.
However, ASU took the ball down
the court and drained a threepointer
in the final minute to give them an
11 point lead going into halftime.
ASU came out in the second half
with intensity, running away with
the game going on a 14-0 run to start
the second half.
Ashleigh Fuller scored 14 points for
the Mountaineers and tallied eight
points during the 14-0 run.
The lead went from 34-23 to 48-23
in the opening minutes of the half
The ‘Dogs could not find a way to
shut down the overpowering ASU
offense.
“We made a nice run at the end of
the first half, but then our youth
really showed at the start of the sec
ond half when they made that run,”
said Weber, according to the athlet
ics Web site.
ASU’s Joanie White led the way for
the Mountaineers with ISpointsand
eight rebounds.
The Bulldogs struggled to find their
shot against the Mountaineers as they
only went 15-of-53 from the field,
for 28 percent.
Weber said her team isn’t where
they need to be quite yet, but stated
her team will keep working hard and
try to get better.
The Bulldogs’ next game will be
Dec 1 at the Ramsey Center against
rival school Western Carolina
University. The tipoff will be at 1
p.m.
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and forward Mike Kachan made
thefirstteam. Defender Nick Sands
and goalie Andrew Heath made the
second team.
“I am very grateful to the coaches
and the Sports Information Direc
tors in the conference for the hon
ors that UNC Asheville received
tonight,” said Cornish on the ath
letics Web site. “I am very proud of
this year’s team and what we’ve
accomplished this season. They have
been a pleasure to coach, and I
wouldn’t mind coaching them for a
little bit longer.”
Roach is the first UNCA men’s
soccer player to ever be named
Scholar-Athlete of the Year. As a
chemistry major. Roach currently
has a 4.0 GFA, according to the
Web site.
“Mike is what it’s all about when it
comes to being a student-athlete,
said Cornish, according to the Web
site. “He has been a key player for us
in the midfield this season, and his
work in the classroom speaks for
itself.”
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