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8 Guilford loses see-saw battle to Virginia Wesleyan, 75-70 ROB MIRCHIN sports editor In Tun Wooten's absence, the men's basketball team lost to the Virginia Wesleyan Marlins by five points. In what can best be de scribed as a see-saw battle, Guil ford could only manage to play well in spurts. Guilford started the game with good play from their five starters. Kevin Spainhour made a three pointer to start the game's scoring. After that, Guilford continued to build a lead on the backs of Kenyatta Ramsey, Tharon Robinson, and Brad Cress. Guil ford had a 19-14 lead when Vir ginia Wesleyan leaned on the see saw and started to come back. Forward Percy Slight helped the Marlins take a first-half lead that they never relinquished. Vir ginia Wesleyan made good shots and kept the Quakers from scor ing by stealing the ball. The Mar- HOOPS SCHEDULE MEN'S BASKETBALL at Chowan Saturday * February 10 * 2:00 ROANOKE Monday * February 12 * 7:30 ODAC TOURNAMENT Saturday-Monday * February 17-19 * TBA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL at Eastern Mennonite Friday * February 9 * 7:00 at Bridgewater Saturday * February 10 * 4:00 EMORY & HENRY Tuesday * February 13 * 7:00 at Hollins Saturday * February 17 * 2:00 ODAC TOURNAMENT Thursday-Saturday * February 4 * TBA The Guilfordian tins took a seven-point lead into the locker room at half-time. Guilford came out of the locker room ready to fight. Good saves and aggressive defense kept the Quakers in the ball game. How ever, Guilford was forced to leave a man open in their double-cover age defense. Virginia Wesleyan took advantage of this by getting the ball into the hands of the open man for repeated outside shots. Guilford then did some see-saw leaning of their own. The Quakers closed to within four points with a Mike Norris three-pointer, but the Marlins kept scoring consistently. In addition, time was running out for the Quakers. The Marlins finished strong by building a ten-point lead. That was enough to push the see-saw all the way to the ground and leave the Guilford men hanging in the air. The game was representative of Guilford's up and down year. The men's basketball team now stands at 8-12 for the season. sports i J \ i A Fighting Quaker with ball in hand Fearless Forecast: Mid- Season Basketball Edition ADAM LUCAS editorials editor We've reached the magical mid-season mark, so it's time to take another look at the newly up dated Guilfordian Top Ten. Here's the top teams as we see them, along with a few surprises and dis appointments. 1. Kentucky: Count me in as a new UK believer. They snuggled some at the beginning of the sea son, but their recent blowouts of anyone in sight have been a testa ment to their ability to play to gether. My only concern is that they might be peaking too soon. 2. Kansas: The Jayhawks re main my pick to win it all. The coaching is solid and so are the players. Freshman Paul Pierce has been an impact player. They haven't been as dominating as Kentucky, but they do continue to win. 3. Connecticut: This is a very good team that is getting very little credit. I would rate them in the best of the Big East, because Ray Allen makes them a team to watch out for when March rolls around. 4. Massachusetts: Yes, I know February 9, 1996 that they're undefeated. However, their only quality win came against a UK team that was not at its best. This is basically a one-man team whose weak conference will hurt it come NCAA Tournament time. 5. Cincinnati: I like the way they play, but their coaching re mains suspect. Fortson has been a pleasant surprise inside, and Damon Flint is finally beginning to live up to to his potential. If de fense wins championships, then this team has a shot. 6. Villanova: They had an im pressive blowout of Carolina, but they need to play that way consis tently. I'm still not convinced that Kerry Kittles will step up and make the big shot when it counts. 7. Iowa: The Hawkeyes have been up and down this season, but they still look like the class of the rather weak Big Ten. Chris Kingsbury needs to learn the defi nition of a good shot. 8. Utah: Yet another team whose weak conference will hurt it in the long run. They will un doubtedly have a gaudy record at year's end, but don't look for them to be visiting the Meadowlands. 9. Wake Forest: Wake has been somewhat of an enigma. They played Carolina in a great game at Chapel Hill, but does a well coached team blow an 18-point lead in 17 minutes? With a few exceptions, the Deacons have done nothing to shed the the "one-man team" label. 10. North Carolina: Repeat af ter me: "I will not doubt Dean Smith." All the ACC fans that thought this would be the year Carolina would finally finish lower than third are in tears. Five Surprises: Penn State, Clemson, Texas Tech, Boston Col lege, North Carolina. Five Disappointments: Mary land, Virginia, Mississippi State, Louisville, Memphis. Mid-year All-American team: Ray Allen, Harold Deane, Marcus Camby, Danny Fortson, and Tim Duncan. Mid-year All-Freshmen team: Antawn Jamison, Paul Pierce, Stephon Marbury, Scoonie Penn, and Shareef-Abdur Rahim Mid-Year Coach of the Year: We have a tie-Dean Smith of North Carolina and Jerry Dunn of Penn State. I Hi, .v. a — 1 — C I Rob Mirchin
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