Sports
Bighouse likes what he sees so far
By CRAIG T. GREENLEE
Chronide Sports Editor
Four games don*t make a sea
son. But for Winston-Salem State
basketball coach Clarence "Big
house" Gaines, the signs are there
that his Rams will be in position
to make some noise in the CIAA
in *91-'92.
Why such optimism for a_
team that is 2-2 with three games
left to play for the *91 portion of
the campaign?
For starters, the Rams turned
in a gutsy road performance
against Virginia State, losing by a
basket, 67-65. The significance of
the VSU game is that the Ttojans
recently upended Virginia Union
in Richmond. Union is the pre
season pick to win the national
championship.
Also consider that Winston
blitzed a Bowie State team (98
84) that whipped Hampton, 88-86
in overtime on Monday night.
"After doing a lot of experi
menting, I feel we're just about on
track," Gaines said. "For the first
time in four years, we have an
inside game and an outside game.
Now it's a matter of getting more
of our shots to drop."
More consistent shooting
spells trouble for Winston's
remaining opposition. Michael
Eaton has shown that he's ready
to assume much oi the outside
shooting responsibility. Tyson
McMorries has also displayed
enough offensive prowess to
make Gaines smile.
But what really excites Big
house these days is the abundance
of inside talent he now has on
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The Rams are at the break-even point for now. But in listening to coach Blghouse Gaines, you get the feeling VM the Rams won't give him as many reasons to
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Lady Rams off to quick start
By Chronicle Staff
For a team that was only
looking to keep its head above
water, Winston-Salem State's
Lady Rams are making a strong
case for themselves as legitimate
contenders in the CIAA's South
ern Division.
Coach Stenson Conley's
squad is making a few ripples
among the conference ranks. Win
ston's women are 4-1 overall and
undefeated in league play at 4-0.
In a word, the Lady Rams are
vastly improved in several facets
of the game. At presstime, Win
ston was third offensively at 75
ppg. Their field goal accuracy is
decent at 40.1 percent.
But the ladies are even better
when they shoot from long range
? 42.1 percent from three-point
distance makes them the CIAA
co-leaders in that department with
Hampton University. Conley's
crew is also establishing itself as
one of the better free throw shoot
ing teams in league circles (63.8
percent at the charity stripe is No.
2 among conference teams).
Winston gets plenty of fire
power at guard and forward. For
ward Bobbi Fluellyn ranks among
the league leaders in three-point
goals made per game (1.8 is sec
ond-best in the CIAA) and three
point field goal shooting (38.9
percent).
Guard Tracey Bobbin doesn't
take as many shots, but she makes
them count when she does (60
percent). Bobbitt is also hitting
1.5 tres per game.
The front line is highly pro
ductive so far with center Angela
Courtney and Fluellyn holding
down the fort in good fashion.
Courtney continues her dominat
ing play in the paint, averaging
14.5 points and 10.3 rebounds a
game.
Fluellyn has complimented
Courtney by contributing 14
points and 9.5 rebounds a night.
Yolanda Collette has proven to be
a valuable addition for WSSU,
shooting 51.2 percent from the
field.
Offense isn't the only notice
able difference for Winston this
season. Defense is a major reason
why the ladies are winning with
such regularity. Opponents are
finding it difficult to get the shots
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percentage Is better than their regular shooting precentage.