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Scott ThomhlU
1 Wendy Mcßeynolds
The 1992-93 college basketball
season has jumped up on us and it
seems like only yesterday that
Minneapolis hosted the nation's
top four teams. This year promises
to hold many surprises on the road
to the New Orleans Superdome
and Final Four '93. Unlike last
year, when Duke went wire-to
wire as number 1, the '92-'93 sea
son should see weekly shake-ups
in the top 25. The following is an
overview of our top five confer
ences and how their teams will fare
in the national picture.
Big 10
The Big 10, as usual, has several
teams that will make a splash in the
national scene. Indiana and Michi
gan should vie for the top spot in
the conference along with Ohio
State and Purdue. lowa State and
lowa are top 25 caliber teams but
in this tough conference they'll
have to make March their
showtime.
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Big 8
This well-known football con
ference can pla9 with the roundball,
too. Kansas is the runaway choice
of most observers to come out on
top but Nebraska should give the
Jayhawks at least a challenge for
the title. Kansas is a legitimate top
5 team with one of the country's
best backcourts in Rex Walters
and Adonis Jordan. The rest of the
Big 8 will chase with little success.
Big East
The Baby Conference shouldn't
be as much of a factor this year
with the loss of Alonzo Mourning,
Malik Sealy, and Chris Smith.
Syracuse is banned from post-sea
son play, so the Orangemen won't
help the cause. Seton Hall should
win the title and challenge for a
Final Four spot while Connecticut
and SL Johns give chase.
Southeastern (SEC)
Kentucky is the class of this new
look conference. Arkansas should
claim the Western division, and
U.K., the Eastern flag. Vanderbilt
Sports
is the only other team with a legiti
mate shot at national recognition.
Tennessee, whose season rides on
the performance of Allan Hous
ton , could be a surprise in the spring.
Atlantic Coast (ACC)
This edition of ACC basketball
should look similar to last year's as
Duke, North Carolina, and Florida
State push for conference honors.
Nationally Duke holds the top spot
after defeating Michigan in an early
season showdown. North Carolina
once again shows promise after
losing one starter from last year's
squad. The Tar Heels are a top 10
talent team and the top 5 is only
nine miles down Tobacco Road at
Duke. Virginia, last year's N.I.T.
champs, will be there when it comes
to March Madness.
Our Top Five
1. Kansas
2. Duke
3. Kentucky
4. Indiana
5. Seton Hall
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Lady Quakers
take two
Butch Maler
Staff Writer
Career-high scoring perfor
mances by Catherine Herring and
Tara McCoy, a triple-double by
Derrill Smith andanother 20-point
effort by Brenda Davis.
Yes, the Guilford College
women's basketball team did win
the game. Barely.
The Lady Quakers edged Ferrum
78-74 Monday, November 23 at
Ragan-Brown Fieldhouse to even
their season record at 1-1.
Herring, a junior, shot 12 for 23
from the floor to rack up 28 points
in the victory—rebounding from
an 0 for 8 performance in the sea
son opener. Her hot hand in the
paint kept Guilford in the lead as
Ferrum made a late second half
run.
The Lady Quakers led by as
many as 14 late in the game, but the
deft accuracy of Panther long
bombers (10 of 18 from behind the
three-point arc) pulled Ferrum to
as close as three.
After the Ferrum game, it seems
at least one hole left in the Lady
Quaker lineup after last season has
been plugged by Smith, a key starter
as a freshman. Smith scored 11,
snatched 13 rebounds and dished
out 10 assists against the Panthers.
Davis added another stalwart
performance, with 20 points and
13 boards. Through the first couple
games, she has averaged 26.5
points and 13 rebounds per con
test, whileshooting6l percent from
the field and 82 percent from the
1992-93 Guilford College
Women's Basketball Schedule
Date Dav Opponent Time
Dec. 10 Thursday GREENSBORO 7 p.m.
Dec. 12 Saturday BRIDGEWATER* 2 p.m.
Jan. 8 Friday at Randolph-Macon* 7 p.m.
Jan. 9 Saturday at Virginia Wesleyan* 3 p.m.
Jan. 12 Tuesday EMORY & HENRY* 7 p.m.
Jan. 16 Saturday LYNCHBURG* 2 p.m.
Jan. 18 Monday at Randolph-Macon Woman's* 7 p.m.
Jan. 22 Friday at Eastern Mennonite* 7 p.m.
Jan. 23 Saturday at Bridgewater* 3 p.m.
Jan. 26 Tuesday VIRGINIA WESLEYAN* 7 p.m.
Jan. 28 Thursday at Hollins* 7 p.m.
Jan. 30 Saturday it Emory & Henry* 7 p.m.
Feb. 2 Tuesday at Greensboro 7 p.m.
Feb. 5 Friday ROANOKE* 7 p.m.
Feb. 6 Saturday EASTERN MENNONITE* 3 p.m.
Feb. 9 Tuesday RANDOLPH-MACON
WOMAN'S* 5:30 p.m.
Feb. 10 Wednesday at Meredith 7 p.m.
Feb. 13 Saturday RANDOLPH-MACON* 3 p.m.
Feb. 16 Tuesday at Lynchburg* 7 p.m.
Feb. 20 Saturday Hollins* 3 p.m.
HOME GAMES IN CAPS
* Old Dominion Athletic Conference game
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free throw line,
Senior Tara McCoy also reached
double figures with 10 points.
Coach Jeannie King's squad
traveled to Fayetteville, NC and
knocked off Methodist College
Wednesday, December 2 to up its
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Brenda Davis: ODAC player
of the week
record to 2-1. The Lady Quakers
had to go to overtime to defeat the
Monarchs, but finally won 71-70.
Davis again led the team, scor
ing 21 points and pulling down 20
rebounds. Herring played her sec
ond great game in a row, hitting ten
of nineteen from the floor for 20
points, and grabbing eight re
bounds.
Freshman Anitra Everett chipped
in with 11 points, and Becky
Shotwell had nine.
Davis was named Old Domin
ion Athletic Conference Player of
the Week for her performance in
the Methodist game.
Guilford returns home tonight
to face cross-town rival Greens
boro College.