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'Cat Wallace receives NBA weekly honor SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE Charlotte Bobcats forward Gerald Wallace was selected b\ the NBA as Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week ending Nov. 2 9. Forward Gerald Wallace in action. The honor was Wallace's litth. join ing previous awards for the weeks ending Nov. 28. 2005; March 25. 2007; April 8. 2007 and Jan. 20. 2008. San Antonio Spurs forward and former Demon Deacon Tim Duncan received the Western Conference award for that week. Wallace averaged 25 J points. 13.7 rebounds. 1.7 steals. 1.3 assists and 1.0 block and shot .543 from the field (25 46). .385 from bevond the three-point line (5-13) and" .808 from the free-throw line (21-26) as the Bobcats defeated Toronto. Cleveland and Washington for a perfect 3-0 week Wallace tallied a season-high 31 points and 13 rebounds in Wednesday's 116-81 win over Toronto, then Followed that up w ith 31 points and 14 rebounds in Friday's 94-87 victory over Cleveland, becoming the first Bobcats player ever to record consecutive games of at least 30 points and at least 10 reby^inds. It was the third time in franchise history that a player had consecutive games of 30 points or more and the second time it had been done h\ Wallace. Wallace also scored 14 points and grabbed 14 rebounds last Saturday at Washington to lead the Bobcats, to their fir*t road win of the season. He led the Bobcats in scoring and rebounding in all three games during the week, posting double-doubles in every game to extend his current streak to six straight games. On the season, Wallace is averaging 15.9 points, 11.8 rebounds. 1.8 steals, 1.3 assists and 0.7 blocks in 40.6 minutes per game. He leads the NBA in minutes played, ranks third in rebounding and ranks 11th in steals. Bowl from page B9 Petersburg, Va.) was named Pre-Season Alt-CIAA. He played in only a handful of games this season, but still managed to amass six tackles for a loss and 3.5 sacks. Smith (CB. Dublin. Ga.) was named CI A A Defensive Player of the Year, as well as being selected First Team All-CIAA. He also earned Division II Defensive Player Of the Week honors for his record setting performance against Elizabeth City State, where he bested the former mark on interception return yards with 194 yards tor three touchdowns. On the season, he had four intercep tion returns for touchdowns, as well as two fumble returns for touchdowns. He was third on the team in tackles with 49 and had 4.5 tackles for a loss as well as nine intercep tions. ? The Russell Athletic HBCU Bowl is a joint collab oration between Synergy Sports & Associates, Inc., Russell Athletic, and the Parks and Recreation Department of Montgomery. MSU from page BQ the Bears held a command ing 39-26 advantage on the boards and scored 20 points off of second chance oppor tunities. Sophomore Kevin Thompson, a 6-foot-8 Baltimore product , led the Bears -in pounding the glass for a game high 14 rebounds to go along Jackson with 10 points. Freshman swingman DeWayne Jackson chipped in 8 of his 10 points in the second half. Holmes, who entered the game off of a 9-point per formance against #22 Lousiville, exploded for 18 points in the first half to keep the Bears close. MSU trailed 53-46 at halftime. "I couldn't wait to play a game after the loss on Sunday to Louisville," said Holmes. " I only played 16 minutes, and I was upset that I fouled out and we lost that game. I knew that I could do better." The Razorback loss snapped a 45-game winning streak at Bud Walton Arena against nonconference oppo nents. That was the second longest streak in the nation. "When you win right before Thanksgiving," explained Bozeman. "the turkey tastes a little bit bet ter." We're going to go back with the guys being extremely happy, and I'm proud of them because they really worked hard for it." Have a Story Idea? Let us Know IfflsQ mhroikm DECEMBER SPECIALS PHY Ml l||> Monday-Friday (Excluding Holidays) (provided space available) $38 Championship (includes cart & green fee) $28 Seniors (60+ Monday-Friday) $26 Reynolds (includes cart & green fee) $21 Seniors (60+ Monday-Friday) TWILIGHT RATES Every Day After 1 pm $28 Championship (includes cart & green fee) $21 Reynolds (includes cart & green fee) PAR 3 MON FRI ONLY $7 Seniors & Jaaiars (12 a under) $4 Woolen is a Malldays. Everyone $8 Annual Memberships $1200 Gall us to schedule your next golf outing or fundraiser. For more information, please call 336-778-6320. Golf clinic schedules available online at www.tanglewoodpark.org Tanglewood, Just 10 minutes west of Winston-Salem St. Aug's Pierre FEATURED IN SI SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE ( Saint Augustine's College standout track and field sprinter Barbara Pierre, a senior from Winter Haven. Fla., is in the Nov. 23 issue of Sports Illustrated magazine. She appears in the Faces in the Crowd section for winning the C1AA women's cross country individual title. "My first thought was. Wow!,' because that is a huge sports magazine," Pierre said. Pierre led the Lady Falcons to the C1AA team championship on Oct. 22 with a time of 20:10.6. Pierre is a world-class sprinter, which makes her victory unique. She com peted for Haiti in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. ' Pierre was featured in SI for her rare ability to run both short-distance and long distance races. "This was my focus since this past sum mer," Pierre said about her cross country victory. "1 wanted to start the year right. My coach IGeorge Williams) believed I cojuld win. That gave mc more courage to do it." Pierre is a two-time NCAA Division II national outdoor champion in the 100-meter dash, and she is the defending three-time national indoor cham pion in the 60-meter dash. She shares the national 100-meter record and owns the 60-meter record. "We are very proud of Barbara, and we hope that she continues her success," said Williams, who has coached the Falcons to 31 NCAA Division II national track and field champi onships. In addition to being in Sports Illustrated. Pierre is also on the magazine's Web site at http://sportsillustrated.cnn .com/scofecard/fa ces/2009/1 1/2.V. Pierre is the second Lady Falcon in two years to be mentioned in Sports Illustrated. Former standout Kwonyii Ferguson was fea tured in Faces in the Crowd in the March 26. 2007 issue. Deacs from puife B9 the ACC in receptions follow ing the ACC Championship game and the bowl games, it would mark the third straight year that a Deacon has led the conference in receiving . Kenny Moore was the ACC's lead ing receiver in 2007 and D.J. Boldin Okoro earned that acclaim in 2008. DeGeare started all 12 games at left tackle as a sen ior. He led the offensive line in knockdown blocks three times and graded out at better than 90 percent in games against Miami and Florida State. Griffin also started all 12 games as a senior, split between right tackle and right guard. His top games included grading out at 98 percent against Miami and Boston College and at 90 percent against Maryland and Clemson. Griffin had a sea son-high nine krr^kdown blocks against Navy on Oct. 24. Okoro was not onlv an honorable mention selection at comer but also received votes for Rookie of the Year and [Defensive Rookie of the Year. 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