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3C SPORTS/^e C^atlttte Thursday, May 12, 2005 Sting blending talent Continued from page 1C who’ll backup Dawn Staley at point guard. ‘1 saw a lot of opportunity for me to come here and help this team get to that level,” said Sam, a small forward who won the WNBA title last year with Seattle. “I saw an opportunity to do good things, and I wanted to be a part of it.” \^^th so many roster changes, Charlotte is trying to blend quickly especially with leading scorer Allison Feaster playing in Ilirkey In the preseason opener Sunday against Connecticut, die Sun shot 57.1 percent fix)m the floor in a 69-64 win. There’s much room for improvement before the regular season opens May 21. “We played against Connecticut and you could see the chemistry is not there yet,” said Sam, who will like ly start at small forward. ‘We’re still learning each other and that why in prac tice we’ve got to go hard... and get the reps in. Once we learn each other’s game, and learn coach TVudi’s system, we’ll be a team to reckon with in the East.” But there is some consisten cy Staley is the acknowl edged floor leader, Feaster is ihe top offensive threat and center Ihmmy Sutton-Brown strengthened her game in the offseason, ^th ^cperienced veterans like Sam and Darling added to the rotation, Lacey believes the Sting can contend. “I think we have great lead ership in Dawn and we have veteran players who’ve played in the league and had success in the league,” Lacey said. “So it’s a matter of us tweaking our offense a Httie bit and playing together enough that we know each other.” Without that familiarity, the Sting wfll have to rely more on defense, which Lacey always emphasizes. If the offense struggles, which it did in the first half against Connecticut, defense can at least keep Charlotte competi tive. “One thing we can all do together is defense,” Sam said. If we put that in our head and get out and stop teams, we’ve got time to make mistakes on offense. It’s going to take time, but we’ve got to work on our defense and let our offense come together.” Thursday is another chance for coaches to measure play ers’ progress against real competition. Rosters have to be trimmed to the league maximum 11 players by May 20, but there’s stiU the matter of establishing consistency ‘It’s going to take some time for us to get to know each other and learn to play together,” Lacey said. “My emphasis right now is for us to play hard and play hard all the time. If we do that, it’ll come to us pretty easily” Knights struggle at plate, mound Continued from page 1C start getting us into games,” Leyva said. ‘We just need to get a couple of guys going offensively guys like (desig nated hitter Joe) Borchard and maybe even (shortstop Pedro) Lopez at the bottom of the lineup. We need to get those guys on base and hit the ball the way they’re capable of hitting. They’ve hit the ball in the past, and there’s no reason why they can’t do that again” Every week, every game, Charlotte’s best source for local college sports CJarlotte When using Black-targeted Newspapers, marketers reach the numher one spender in the household—Women; Women witn Children at home. The opportunity for long term growth and branding of goods & services. MEN-AGE18 + 47.3 WOMEN-AGE18 + 18.f 28.4 I STAGE IN UFE STAGE IN UFE STAGE IN UFE STAGE IN UFE CYCLE-CHILDREN CYCLE-CHILDREN CYCLE-CHILDREN 6 CYCLE-CHILDREN ANYAGEATHOME UNDER6ATH0ME PLUSATHOME 13PLUSATH0ME Source: The Media Audit National Black-targeted newspaper report 2003 For more information about the Black consumer or Black-targeted newspapers contact Hugh B. Brown, Jr., Director of Urban Marketing, The Media Audit at 1-800-324-9921 or direct at 404-243-0276. Whether you're visiting Chapel Hill, Durham, or Raleigh, The Comfort Inn University is the perfect place to stay. With amenities such as a deluxe conti nental breakfast, full fitness center, outdoor pool, and free high-speed wireless internet access, we know how to make you feel comfortable during your stay. Other amenities include: Guest laundry center Valet laundry service Free USA Today Newspapers Free local phone calls Jacuzzi Whirlpool Suites In room coffee, iron. & hair dryer Daily weather forecast Fax & copy service available Waterpik massaging shower heads Call today to book your room or visit choicehotels.com LOOTED M Eat 270 OEF140. ONE MOCK NORTH ON HWr ISZElOl eSHINO OUTBACK SrEAKHOUSE Comfort inn University 3508 Mt. Moriah Rd. Durham. NC 27707 919.490.4949 cholcehotels.com Well see you there. 'Haicc ■ettt.i uttena*! la.Ai.-
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