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NCAA DIVISION II BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS
Union destroys all challengers
By Chronicle Staff
Virginia Union earned another shot
at the national title by dominating the
South Atlantic Regionals played at
Fayetteville last weekend.
As regional winners, the Panthers
advance to the Elite Eight which will
Mass.
The Elite Eight format is the cham
pionship format for the Division II
national championship. Union will face
Kentucky Wesleyan in the quarterfinal
round on March 26. Tip-off time is set
for 1 p.m. at the Springfield Civic Cen
ter.
Those unstoppable Panthers (27-3)
put their personal trademark on this
event by thumping Johnson C. Smith
87-80 in the finals. Union put this game
away in the second half with a 50-34
outburst. But up until the second half,
Smith was right in the thick of things,
trailing 37-36 at the half.
Walter Hurd turned this contest into
a showcase, drilling the Golden Bulls
for 33 points, to lead Union.
Derrick Johnson complimented
Hurd's efforts with 14 points, nine
rebounds and four blocked shots. Aaron
Gosa added 1 2 points and Reggie Jones
tallied 10 points and 1 1 rebounds.
The Golden Bulls (25-7) had hoped
to avenge an earlier loss to Union in the
C1AA tournament finals. But it wasn't
to be. Mark Sherrill did his part, com
ing through with 22 points in a losing
effort.
Kevin Reid played admirably,
adding 11 points and 13 rebounds.
Columbus Parker, a 20+ points a game
scorer, had a dismal evening offensive
ly. He ended the game with eight
points.
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SOUTH
ATLANTIC
REGIONAI
Albany places third
In the consolation game, SIAC
tournament champions Albany State
got busy in the second half to emerge as
73-70 winners over Norfolk State.
The Rams (20-9) fell behind 38-30
in the first half, then turned the tables in
their favor in the second half. Michael
Bivins had a productive night with 24
points, 10 rebounds and three blocked
shots to pace the Rams.
Calvin Cooke and Gabriel Moss
contributed 15 and 13 points respec
tively. Lorenzo Poole did the job on the
glass, pulling down 11 rebounds.
The Spartans (22-10) on the other
hand, came apart piece by piece in the
second half. They did themselves in by
liitting just 38.2 percent of their shots in
that half.
David Donerlson was NSU's lead
ing scorer with 20 points to go along
with seven rebounds. Thomas Gibson
tallied 16 points and Larry McCloud
chipped in with 10 points and 11
rebounds.
First round action
Union advanced to the final round
by spanking Albany State 79-67. The
Panthers settled the matter quickly by
building a 43-27 lead at the half. The
Rams were never able to fully recover.
Johnson topped Union with 23
points and five blocked shots. Mike
Matthews added 1 8 points to the cause
and Hurd chipped in with 10 points.
For Albany, Cooke provided the
bulk of the offense with 18 points. He
wasf, followed by Lebarron Simmons
(14 points) and Bivins (12 points).
J.C. Smith eliminated Norfolk State
from the final round with an 82-76 win.
The Golden Bulls grabbed an 18-point
halftime lead, then had to hold off a
ferocious NSU comeback try at the end.
Parker (26 points) had the sizzling
shooting touch. Robert Boykins had 15
points and 12 rebounds and Timothy
Mitchell scored 12 points. Sherrill tal
lied 10 points.
Donerlson and Benjamin were the
prime scorers for the Spartans. Donerl
son poured in 21 points and Benjamin
had 19. McCloud finished with '11
points and 1 1 rebounds and Darrell
Paul scored 10 points.
Black college teams
bite the dust
By Chrontete Staff
CIAA women's teams were the vic
tims of a shut-out at last weekend's
Division II basketball playoffs. As a
result, none will advance to the quarter
final round that will be played this
weekend
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Norfolk State reached the finals of
the South Atlantic Regionals before
bowing out Johnson C. Smith was out
^ sted in the opening round of the South
Atlantic courtesy of a blow-out by the
Spartanettes.
St. Augustine's, the third CIAA
team getting a post-season bid, bit the
dust in the first round of the New Eng
land Regional.
Bad night in Norfolk
Norfolk State's Spartanettcs
appeared to be primed to advance to the
next round, especially since they were
playing on their home floor. But in the
finals, it never mattered as they were
side-swiped by North Dakota, 63-48.
Norfolk (25-7) never got into any
kind of rhythm because of awful shoot
ing. This team was fortunate to be trail
ing by only 29-22 at the half in spite of
shooting a meager 26 percent from the
field. It didn't get any better in the sec
ond half. For the game, NSU shot 30
percent from the floor and 47 percent
from the foul line.
North Dakota kept Norfolk on the
ropes for 40 minutes thanks to a solid
job on the boards. ND's women ended
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the game with a 49-29 rebound advan
tage.
The Spartanettes finished up with
only two players scoring in double fig
ures. Liza Frenzley led the way with 14
points and eight rebounds. Jennine
Tanks was next with 13 points. Hycyn
thia Spells didn't have her usual offen
sive output She tallied nine points and
seven boards.
North Dakota (24-6) was led by
Tracey Pudenz's 16 points and five
assists. Shea Smirl added 12 points and
Sheri Kleinsasser chipped in with 10
points and eight rebounds.
First round fireworks
First round action turned out to be a
scoring parade for the Spartanettes as
they blasted the Lady Golden Bulls,
108-71
For all practical purposes, this
game was over in the first half as NSU
stormed to a commanding 42-25 lead at
intermission. Smith regrouped to some
extent in the second half, but Norfolk
kept on rolling, outscoring JCS 66-46.
over the final 20 minutes of play.
The key to victory was Norfolk's
defense, which forced 31 turnovers.
NSU also ruled the glass, winning the
rebounding battle by a 54-45 margin.
In the process, Norfolk's offense
poured it on as six players scored in
double digits. Cassandra Hall scored a
game-high 29 points and Tanks fol
lowed up with 20 points.
Frenzley and Spells totaled 13
points each. DeShonna Anderson and
Lisa Rice scored 12 and 11 points
respectively. Anderson was the top
re bounder with 11 and SpellS had 10.
Smith, on the other, was doomed
for destruction as a result of a wayward
shooting eye. JCS converted on just
eight of 31 in the first half and that set
the tone for the rest of the game.
Shani Baraka was the top gun for
Smith with 16 points and five assists.
Mildred Coley added 13 points and
seven boards, while April Whitten had
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