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to miss Howard. Songaila was
unstoppable throughout the
game, making II of 13 field
? goal attempts. He also connect
ed on all eight of his free-throw
attempts and grabbed a team
high 11 rebounds. Dawson,
who was benched in the previ
ous game, got back into the
starting lineup and made six of
his 11 shots from the field,
including five of nine from
beyond the 3-point arc for 17
points.
Although those two pro
duced the big numbers, the
Deacons also got good efforts
from several other players.
Vytas Danelius. starting his
first game at power forward,
scored 13 points and grabbed
eight rebounds. Antwan Scott,
whose starting slot was taken
by Danelius. came off tije
bench to score 13 points ana*
haul in nine rebounds. Taron
Downey, the freshman point
guard, scored 8 points and
dished out seven assists, while
turning the ball over only one
time against the Cavaliers'
press. Ervin Murray, who had
been in Prosser's doghouse for
most of the season, broke out
long enough to score 4 points,
hand out five assists and grab
three rebounds in 21 minutes of
action. Murray didn't have any
turnovers in the game.
Songaila'sCbasket in the
opening seconds of the game
set the early tone for the Dea
cons. and Wake Forest followed
suit for the rest of the game.
Not having Howard forced
everyone to step their game up,
according to Dawson.
"It was a challenge to us,"
Dawson said. "Everybody
knew they had to step up."
Songaila got out of the gate
quickly, scoring two baskets in
the first two minutes of the
game, and the Deacons roared
to an early lead, which they
never relinquished.
"We ktjgjy we had to find a
way to get the ball to him,"
Dawson said. "That opens that
game up inside and outside."
Songaila said the real key
was the team's defense and the
play of Scott and Murray off
the bench.
"There was a lot of talk
about us giving up more than
110 points (against Clemson),"
Songaila said. "We had to step
up defensively. Coach Prosser
had emphasized that a lot."
Murray, whose playing time
had been limited throughout
this season, ended the first half
with five assists, most of which
went to Songaila.
"Our guards did a good job
of distributing the ball against
their pressure." Songaila said.
"When one guy went out
we had someone to come in
and get the job done. It was not
just one person. Everybody has
to step up a notch."
The Demon Deacons will
need the same type overall
effort tonight (Feb. 21) when
Duke comes to Lawrence Joel
Coliseum for a battle against
Wake Forest. The Blue Devils
dropped a double-digit lo&j to
Maryland last Sunday and will
be looking to redeem them
selves in front of a national tel
evision audience.
Yellowjackets
Pitching the idea to the team
and getting them to accept it
were the next challenges for
Lomax. Some of the players on
the team were hesitant when they
heard about it. But they decided
as a group that they wanted to
follow through.
"I told them that because
they are leaders and athletes it
would be a good opportunity for
them to be involved with some
thing in the community." Lomax
said. "I think they shoufd look at
being athletes, and taking part on
the team made them role mod
els."
On Monday. Feb. II, the
team boarded a school activity
bus and headed to Arbor Acres,
just off Coliseum Drive. Once
they arrived there, the players'
apprehensions quickly faded.
The team - consisting of
Tereeta Hairston, Davida
Wilkins. Dominica Lambson.
Merd Matthews, Merdlyn
Matthews, Jamelia Hyman.
Sherika .Payton and Shona
Rustin - set about the business of
helping in whatever capacity it
could.
"When we first arrived, we
helped clean up after a Valen
tine's social," Lomax said. "Then
we set up for a Valentine's party."
Then the real test came. They
were split up into groups and
given time to talk individually
with the residents. Lambson
helped break the ice by introduc
ing herself and then opening up
the lines of communication for
her teammates. After that, the
rest of the team began to respond
in kind.
"The girls just started knock
ing on doors and after that they
were pretty excited about every
thing," Lomax said. "Dominica
stepped up and initiated conver
sations. From there, they shared
basketball stories with a lot of the _
residents and they were really
surprised that the people there
would take such a personal inter
est in them.
"The girls said it was a lot of
fun and they really enjoyed talk
ing to the senior citizens,"
Lomax added. "Before we left
they told me they wanted to go
back again because they enjoyed
it so much. They had no idea
they would get such a warm wel
come and be appreciated as
much as they were."
Player Jamie Hyman said, "It
was fun and exciting. Senior citi
zens alttays have something to
say that you can learn from."
Player Shona Rustin said. "It
was great. I didn't think the peo
ple there would just open up to us
and talk to us the way they did."
Demons
from pa^e B1
chance to have a shot at the
conference championship.
However, the players
improved throughout the sea
son and were much better at
the end of the season than they
were at the start, according to
Williams.
"With only four sopho
mores. we really didn't have a
lot of people who had been
there before." he said. "But we
had some kids who wanted to
play the game. They had a lot
of enthusiasm and they're a
very close group."
Catherine Nielsen led the
team in scoring with a 15-point
average. Nielsen, a freshman,
plays the No. 3 position. The
Demons relied on her through
out the season to provide scor
ing in key situations.
Anna McLain. a freshman
poijit guard, was second in
scoring with a 13-point aver
age and also led the team in
assists.
"Anna was really the glue
that kept the team together."
Williams said. "She handled
the ball and got the ball to peo
ple in position to score. She
was also a good rebounder and
a strong defender. Rebekah
Cohen and Brittany Hunt pro
vided solid leadership. They
along with LaTonya Pankey
and Carolina Williams were
the team's only experienced
players."
Cohen's all-around play
was important, especially early
in the season when the
Demons compiled a 6-5 non
conference record and gained a
measure of confidence.
Hunt was the team's lead
ing defender. Although she
came off the bench as the
team's sixth player, she was
usually handed the job of
guarding the opposition's top
scorer.
"Brittany's attitude was
great and that was the key for
her on defense." Williams said.
"She really got after people
and caused a lot of problems
with her quickness and deter-.
mination."
Erica Bennett was the
team's top rebounder. She and
Courtney Beal made great
strides from the start of the
season.
"Erica helped out a lot on
the boards and Courtney was ?
by far the most improved play
er." Williams said. "But really
this team was not aboul indi
viduals. It took a total team
effort just for us to have a
chance to win. We didn't have
an abundance of talent, but the
players made the most of what
they have. That's why I'm very
proud of them."
Williams said it also helped
to have capable assistants in
Zack Hargett and Babe John
son.
"My assistants really did a
good job. and there's no way
we could have done this well
without them."
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That play seemed to inspire
and invigorate the Rams. They
came back out for the second
half with a lot more enthusiasm,
and their defensive play was the
spark that seemed to ignite their
old flame. The Rams went on a
run to close the gap to 52-47 in
the opening 2:35 of the half.
From there the Rams slow
walked the Broncos down and
took control with Devonaire
Deas' steal and layup for a 68
62 lead with 6:48 remaining in
the game.
Fayetteville State fought
hard to make one last stance,
but the Rams, playing their best
basketball of the season, would
have no part of it. WSSU
increased its lead when Thomp
son's two-handed dunk brought
a roar from the Ram faithful in
attendance with 4:24 to play
that gave WSSU a 73-64 lead.
The Rams got their margin up to
75-64 on Deas' basket with
3:07.
Fayetteville State clawed
back behind pressure of defense
of its own to to get the lead
back down to 7, 75-68, with
2:51 remaining. The Broncos
had a chance to cut even further
into the lead but John Bennett
missed two free throws at the
1:05 mark. Deas converted five
of six free throw s in the final 45
seconds to seal the win.
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