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The University Daily Kansan
Tuesday, January 20, 1998
Connecticut sees red as St. John's streak continues
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Lavor Postell scored all 13 of his points in the second half and came up with two of the biggest plays of the game to help St. John's beat No.8 Connecticut 64-62 last night, the Red Storm's fourth straight victory.
St. John's (13,6, 5-1 Big East) matched last season's victory total and is on its longest winning streak since it started the 1994-95 season 7-0. The Red Storm are on their longest conference winning streak since they won five straight in the 1992-93 season.
The Red Storm used a 13-0 run to
take a 44.28 lead with 12:40 to play and the crowd of 11,768 at Madison Square Garden.
The Huskies (16-3, 6-2), who had won three
straight and 12 of 13, got back in it despite an off night by leading scorer Richard Hamilton and limited minutes by starting point guard Khalid El-Amin because of a lower left leg injury.
get the Huskies within 53-50 with 3:51 left, but Postell, who came in averaging 9.4 points, hit a 3-pointer to give the Red Storm a six-point lead with 3:24 left
Ricky Moore, who led Connecticut with 18 points, scored on a rebound to
As St. John's struggled from the free throw line, the Huskies were within 60-55 on two free throws by Moore with 1:46 to go.
Felipe Lopez, who led St. John's with 18 points, missed a 3-pointer, but Postell grabbed the rebound and made one of two free throws with 1:13 to play.
ST. JOHN'S 64, CONNECTICUT 62
Postell's last big play came with 6 seconds left after Connecticut got within 63-62. He made the first of two free throws for the final margin.
CONNECTICUT (16-3)
Freeman 1-1 1-4-3, R,Hamilton 6-17 2-4-17, Voskui 4-8 2-2-10,
Moore 6-15 5-18 18, El-Aimin 1-5 0-0-3, Hardnett 2-6 3-7-3, Wayne 0-1 0-0, Klaier 0-0 2-2 2, Jones 1-6 0-1 2, Harrison 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-59
15-14 26-42
ST. JOHN'S (13-6)
Grant 1-6 3-4 5, Postell 3-4 6-8 13, Z.Hamiliton 5-7 13-17, Turner 0-3 2-2 2, Lopez 5-11 5-10 18, Charles 1-1 0-0 2, Artest 1-7 1-2 3, Jessie 2-3 0-0 4, Crooks 1-0 0-0 0, Toules 18-43 24-39 64.
Halftime—St. John's 27, Connecticut 23. 3-Point goals—UConn 5-14 (R.Hamilton 3-5, Moore 1-3, El-Amin 1-3, Jones 0-3), St. John's 4-10 (Lopez 3-5, Postell 1-1, Artest 0-3, Turner 0-1). Fouled out—Voskui, Wayne, Grant. Rebounds—UConn 40 (Moore 9), St. John's 37 (Grant 9). Assists—UConn 9 (Moore 3), St. John's 11 (Lopez 4).
Total fouls—UConn 23, St. John's 23. A—11,768.
UConn dominates Old Dominion
The Associated Press
Huskies deal Lady Monarchs first, worst loss of regular season
HARTFORD, Conn. — Svetlana Abrosimova had a career-high 27 points and 11 rebounds as No. 3 Connecticut used a late-run to crush 2.0 Old Dominion 93-72 yesterday, handing the Lady Monarchs their first loss this season.
Abrosimova was 12-for-14 from the floor to finish with seven more points than her previous best, leading a balanced attack as the Huskies (17-1) overcame early struggles by leading scorer Nykesha Sales.
UConn point guard Rita Williams also made some key plays and hit crucial baskets down the stretch as the Huskies handed the Lady Monarchs their most lopsided loss since Tennessee beat them 69-47 in 1995-96.
Both teams did a good job shutting down the other's big guns. Sales was scoreless the first 19 minutes, and only had six points by the time she was called for her fourth foul.
age.
Natalie Diaz helped keep ODU (14-1) close in the first half, when its three top scorers were limited to 12 points combined. Diaz scored 11 of her 17 points before the break, and finished with three times her aver-
But she was helpless as the rest of her teammates once the Huskies went on a 27-8 run over the final 5:27 to break open a game that had not swayed more than four points either way.
With UConn leading 66-64 after Nyree Roberts hit a free throw, Sales, playing with four fouls, hit a jumper. Williams followed with a steal and a coast-to-coast layup that electrified the sellout crowd of 16.294.
All of a sudden, the Huskies couldn't seem to do anything wrong, at one point stringing together 11 points — including three 3-pointers at 95.00
The Lady Monarchs, meanwhile, were limited to one field goal in the final 7.25, relying on free throws for their only other nine points thereafter.
The Huskies extended their home winning streak to 41 games, second to Louisiana Tech run of 42. ODU dropped its first game to a Top 25 team in five tries.
The game see-sawed throughout the entire first half, with 10 ties and 12 lead changes. Sales gave UConn a boost in the last minute before the break with her first two baskets, a pair of jumpers, that created a 35-31 lead.
Ticha Penichelio's second field goal of the half, from just inside the 3-point line, cut it to 35-33 going into the locker room.
BOX SCORE
OLD DOMINION (14-1)
Andrade 6-10 9-9 21, Diaz
8-18 0-2 17, Roberts 7-11 2-6
16, Eblin 0-3 3-1 3,
Penicheiro 3-6 2-5 9, Eler-
man 1-4 0-0 2, Keanan 0-0
0-0, Small 2-4 0-0 4,
Williams 0-0 0-0. Totals
7-26 16-25 72.
CONNECTICUT (147)
Duran 5-8 3-4 15, Abrosimova 12-14 2-3 27, Sauer 6-10 3-4 15, Williams 5-9 1-2,
13. Sales 5-11 4-7 14, Abric 1-1 0-1 2, Schumacher 0-0 0-0, Glenney 0-0 0-0, Czel 0-0 0-0, Hansmeyer 3-3 1-2 7, Gaine 0-0 0-0, Hunt 0-0 0-0. Totals 37-56
14-23 93.
CONNECTICUT (17-1)
Halftime—UConn 35, ODU 33. 3-Point goals—UDO 29 (Diaz 1-2, Penicheiro 1-3, Eller-Paul 0-1, Eblin 0-3), UConn 5-12 (Duran 2-4, Williams 2-5, Abrosimova 1-1, Sauer 0-1, Sales 0-1). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—ODU 25 (Roberts 7), UConn 36 (Abrosimova 11). Assists—ODU 14 (Andrade 5), UConn 22 (Duran 7). Total fouls—ODU 21, UConn 19. A—16,294.
Olathe coach resigns in money cover-up
The Associated Press
OLATHE — A high school coach accused of taking money from the Kansas City Football Coaches' Association has resigned from his job, saying it was the only way to correct a mistake.
The association had accused Wayne McGinnis, who has left Olathe South High School, of taking an unspecified amount of money last year, adding that McGinnis returned the missing amount. No police report or charges were filed.
The Olathe School District started investigating McGinnis, who until late last week maintained he was innocent. McGinnis resigned last week; he had left the association as its secretary and treasurer last month.
"I tried to take care of it and cover it up," he said. "We know now that that didn't work. Now, I'm admitting to it."
McGinnis said his mistake was a one-time error spurred by desperation.
"I'm not really a bad person," he said. "The mistake I made was a bad mistake. It was just something that happened. I was trying to take care of my family."
financial strain, McGinnis said. To make ends meet, he had been working a second job in the school district supervising the nighttime janitorial staff at Olathe South.
School district superintendent Jody Shelton, who handled the district's investigation of McGinnis, said the school received his letter of resignation Friday.
Illness in the family has caused
But the Olathe School District will continue its investigation to ensure that stolen money has not been used for the school's football program, said Ron Wimmer, superintendent of the Olathe School District.
McGinnis said he was not sure whether the school board would have fired him but explained his resignation with concern for his players.
"It would be extremely difficult for me to work with these kids with the things I preach." he said.
The news of the resignation surprised Olathe South players.
"I'm shocked," junior receiver Joe Tomassi said. "All the things he taught in practice... He made sure we were doing the right thing, I never thought he would do something like that. Some of us were talking about it casually and were pretty mad because we wanted him back next year."
TOP 25 THIS WEEK
How the top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball ball poll fared this week:
1. Duke (16-1) beat Wake Forest
88-52; beat Clemson 81-80.
2. North Carolina (18-1) lost to Maryland 89-83, OT; beat Appalachian State 96-63.
4. Utah (15-0) beat Colorado State 65-51; beat Wyoming 75-58
3. Kansas (21-2) beat Texas A&M
83-65; beat Kansas State 69-2
5. Stanford (16-0) beat Southern California 99-62; beat then-No. 8 UCLA 93-80.
6. Arizona (15-3) beat Arizona State 127-99; beat then-No. 15 New Mexico 89-70.
7. Kentucky (15-2) beat No. 14 South Carolina 91-70; beat then No. 22 Arkansas 80-77, OT.
9. UCLA (13-3) beat California 74
lost; to then 0. Seattle 93-60
10. Iowa (15-2) beat Ohio State
61-46; beat Minnesota 82-69.
8. Connecticut (16-2) beat Seton Hall 80-59; beat Georgetown 86-72; Monday night at St. John's.
11. Princeton (13-1) did not play.
12. Purdue (15-4) beat Illinois 68-58; lost to Indiana 94-88.
13. Mississippi (12-2) lost to Tennessee 77-67.
15. Syracuse (15-2) lost to Provi-
dence 76-64; beat Miami 85-67.
16. Michigan (14-4) beat Ohio State 79-61
17. New Mexico (13-3) beat Colorado State 78-64; beat UNL V 79-61; lost to then-No. 5 Arizona 89-70.
18. Arkansas (14-3) beat Florida 89-84; lost to then-No. 6 Kentucky 80-77, OT.
19. Xavier (11-4) lost to George Washington 78-73, OT; beat Virginia Tech 77-66.
20. Florida State (13-5) lost to No. 25 Clemson 86-65; beat Georgia Tech 70-67.
21. Cincinnati (13-2) ; beat Southern. Miss. 77-61; beat Louisville 71-57
22. Rhode Island (12-3) beat La Salle 84-73; beat Tulane 85-61; lost to St. Bonaventure 85-11
23. West Virginia (15-3) lost to Notre Dame 74-72; beat Villanova 79-65, OT.
24. Hawaii (12-2) beat Southern Methodist 77-68; Monday night v.
Texas Christian.
25. Clemson (11-6) beat Florida State 86-65; lost to Duke 81-80.
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