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The Roanoke times 3T tr ree throws Ti aren enough for Hokies bi ourth year Virginia Tech bas ketball coach Bonnie Henrickson generally tan tell how well her team has played by re viewing a list of 1 7 pregame goals deflections charges not jtist Henrickson said usually get 12 or 13 The most I can remember is 14 or 15 but it would have to be a pretty big rout for that to On Sunday in a 77 57 loss at lorida State the Hokies achieved just one of their 17 goals was free throw said Henrickson whose team was 13 7 from the line lowest I can re member off the top of my head is maybe five This was the all time low and it even Henrickson whose Hokies (3 1) enter tain 20th ranked Virginia (4 2) tonight at 7 has had little trouble getting her at tention in practice this week a mature group and I respect that about Henrickson said they played well I wish I could put a finger on it We kept turning it over and missing layups and every mistake we made they took advantage The Hokies defeated then No 1 7 Vir ginia two years ago in Blacksburg 81 65 before falling to the Cavaliers last year in Charlottesville 67 62 in a game that turned afound season' Virginia which was 4 4 entering the 1999 2000 game rallied from a 13 0 deficit to beat the Hokies and start a 10 game winning streak think that game sent us a differ ent said Henrickson whose team finished 20 11 it opened our eyes a lit tle Henrickson said she would be agree able to an arrangement that would have had the Tech and UVa women playing on the same weekend as the football and basketball teams A Week she called it 1 2 year it was Thanksgiving week I end which is a big tournament weekend for said Henrickson whose team reached i the final of the Tallahassee Democrat Clas sic by beating Michigan State 50 36 certainly would be in favor of it but by the time this came up we already had commit I ted to the lorida State RANDALL UPDATE: Kyle Neve the foot ball coach at Bruton High School in i Williamsburg said Virginia Tech is in dead with Tennessee and North Caro lina for the services of Bruton quarterback Bryan Randall rated the No 1 prospect in Virginia by The Roanoke Times have said that three months said Neve who considered Tech the early favorite for Randall think basket ball will be a huge factor I may be preju diced but just as good in that sport It's where he started The basketball factor is the only reason that North Carolina which does not have a football coach remains in the running Ran dall a 6 foot 2 guard was named Group AA player of the year in basketball after leading Bruton to its first state champion ship last March 1 5 Randall was at Virginia Tech for an offi cial visit this past weekend and is expected to announce his decision in December Ran i dall expressed interest in going to UVa over the weekend of the game with North Carolina State but UVa does not take in season official visits i fairness to Virginia the other schools want to bring him in during the season said Neve noting that Randall had taken earlier trips to Tennessee and Carolina basketball is very impor tant to (the Randalls and they wanted to ii get the football recruiting visits out of the MORE RECRUITING: The fall signing peri od for basketball ended with Clemson get ting Steve Allen a 6 10 235 pound post player from Dillard High School in ort Lauderdale la where he averaged 123 points 96 rebounds and 25 blocked shots i as a junior The Insiders Report has rat ed North Carolina class No 1 after the fall period MAN DISTINCTION: Mel Hankinson in'his third season at Liberty University i joins Tom Penders of George Washington ii as the only active coaches who are with their sixth college teams as head coach Hankinson who was at Roanoke Col lege from 1973 77 began his career at Slip pery Rock and also has coached at Delta State Samford and The College The record is seven shared by current Tus keegee coach Ben Jobe and Elmer Rip ley who coached between 1923 53 EV Dqug Doughty can be reached at 981 3129 or (fougdroahokecom Notebook Plus Is available on roanokecom by 5 pm ridays COLLEGE NOTEBOOK j5oug doughty Sports SCOREBOARDC4 EXPRESS REPORTC4 NBA NHLC4 HIGH SCHOOLS C6 Sports newsonline or the latest sports news and scores go online at roanokatimescom THURSDAY NOVEMBER 30 2000i Sr SECTION 4 Tech tailback shares Big East offensive player of the year honor Suggs scores big one ormer William leming star Lee Suggs is a unanimous selection to the Big first team By RANDY KING THE ROANOKE TIMES Virginia Tech tailback Lee Suggs has scored again Suggs whose 28 touch downs and 168 points led the country this season tied with two others for Big East offen sive player of the year the league announced Wednesday Suggs a sophomore from Roanoke shared the honor with a pair of wide receivers Miami senior Santana Moss and Pitts burgh sophomore Antonio Bryant work hard all year and good to get an award after said Suggs whose Complete list in Scoreboard C4 1207 rushing yards led the Big East never expected to do all this I just want to thank all those guys who blocked for me and the coaches for giving me the In 225 touches of the ball all but three of which were rushing attempts Suggs fumble once He had six 100 yard plus rushing games and finished 18th nationally at 1097 yards per game Suggs who won starting tailback spot after Shy rone Stith left early for the NL last season spearheaded a Tech offense that ran for a league record 2975 yards The Hokies set the previous mark of 2793 last year Shyrone Stith left a lot of people were wondering about our running Suggs said guess maybe nobody thought I would do as well as I did felt like I got a whole lot better "as the season went along" said Suggs whose 1207 yard rushing season has been topped only twice in Hok history by Cyrus Lawrence (1980 and I got used to playing college football I seemed to get into a Suggs said he felt like he could be a major contributor following a 145 yard rushing PLEASE SEE SUGGSC3 GENE DALTON THE ROANOKE TIMES 'iua oHV I mmW LT mK fej UK i Wh 1 0r 1 Laral VZt It WzW Bi A KhE 'S' Lee Suggs led the country in scoring with 28 touchdowns and 168 points and did not' fumble once A i bowl outlook remains hazy Virginia 10 1 record might not be good enough for a BCS bowl invitation By JACK BOGACZYK THE ROANOKE TIMES Virginia Tech has a 10 1 record and its fingers crossed for a second straight Bowl Championship Series appearance Maybe the Hokies should cross their toes while rooting for Oklahoma in the Big 12 Conference championship game Then a Sunday morning prayer or two might help too With the BCS selections scheduled Sunday afternoon bid for a potential at large berth in the iesta and Sugar bowls has narrowed this week A Jan 1 Gator Bowl date against Clemson (9 2) remains the sixth ranked most likely postseason destination say officials speaking anony mously from several bowls who have tried to crystal ball what will occur this weekend The iesta Bowl which pays the six BCS affiliated con ferences the highest fee among the games possibly holds the BCS hopes Still of the two possible BCS spots return to the Sugar Bowl for a second straight January is more likely than a trip to Tempe Ariz had regular dialogue with the Sugar Bowl anil under very strong consider Tech athletic director Jim Weaver said Wednesday Asked to compare that with the iesta prospects Weaver said say under consideration" The iesta's potential se leclions have gotten more PLEASE SEE B0WLINGC3 No 21 Virginia 98 Purdue 79 Cavaliers burn Purdue Virginia forces 15 first half turnovers and cruises to victory in the ACC Big 10 Challenge By DOUG DOUGHTY THE ROANOKE TIMES CHARLOTTESVILLE or four days Purdue was the toast of college bas ketball Then the Boilermakers were toast In its most impressive performance of the early season 21st ranked Virginia forced 1 5 first half turnovers and coasted to a 98 79 victory Wednesday night in the ACC Big 10 Challenge some of my coaches told me when I played probably the turning point was the Purdue coach Gene Ready said got off to a good start and the game was over do the Big 10 proud but I expected the Cavaliers to be very good this year especially on their home floor and they were exactly what I thought they would The Boilermakers (1 2) were coining off a 72 69 victory Saturday over No 1 Ar izona but offered little resistance as UVa (4 0) raced to a 45 27 halftime lead and extended its lead to 56 31 early in the sec ond half The Cavaliers got 24 points each from junior forward Chris Williams making his first start of the season and senior point guard Donald Hand who contributed nine rebounds and had eight assists without a turnover ifth year senior Keith riel came off the bench to score 11 points for UVa in cluding a 3 pointer with 6:06 remaining after Purdue had cut the deficit to 74 61 It was one of three 3 pointers for riel who had a toe on the 3 point line when he made his only two point basket PLEASE SEE VIRGINIAC2 ASSOCIATED I IKfV ml HUH Junior Chris Williams contributed 24 points to win over Purdue on Wednesday emint athlete wins sportsmanship award Tennis good deed rewarded I Lindsay Morton is named Outstanding Sportsperson of the Year for her fair play in a tennis match By MARK BERMAN THE ROANOKE TIMES i Lindsay Morton lost her match but won an award Morton a member of the errum College tennis team wits one of three athletefe to win the Outstanding Sportsperson of the Year award Wednesday Morton a junior frorti Pittsgrove NJ was recognized for an act of sportsmanship during the Dixie Conference champion ships last April in Newport News In a con solation semi final for the No 2 singles slot Christo pher New Kelly Lewis was beating Morton 6 3 when a string on racket broke Lewis who was two games from victory in the eight game pro set have another racket The roving tournament official happened to be at that court an) informed Lewis that if she replace the racket and resume the match in five minutes Mor? ton would win by forfeit Lewis find lief coach to get another racket With time about to expire Morton offered her extra racket to Lewis Lewis won the next two games and the match Morton it out of com petitive said Kelly Capu to who was the errum womj tennis coach last season' wanted to play the She want it to end in a default She wanted to win fair and square and by default was not fair and square in her mindi If it had been the championship I definitely think she done the same thing" Morton and the other win ners former Penn State track and field athlete George Adq and former Alabama track and field athlete Safiya Ingram were chosen bylhe NCAA Committed on Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct They will be honored in a ceremony at the NCaX Convention in January After winning the long jum at the 1999 Big Ten outdoor championships Adu asked one of his coaches to give the trophy to teammate Mike Turner who had been seriously injured sil weeks earlier During the ham mer throw at the Southeaster Conference championships las spring officials incorrectly measured throw at 64 meters which would have set Alabama and SEC records anJ clinched a spot in the NCAA championships Ingram told the officials she thought the ineaj surement was incorrect the remeasured and discovered the distance was 54 meters Ingram finished second and did noj make the NCAA meet ormer Cave Spring and Randolph Macon basketball player Allison Beightol waS named the emale Sportspert son of the Year in 1 999 the first year the NCAA handed out the awards i 11 Morton Mark Berman can be reached at 981 3125 or markberoanokecom.