The Daily Tar HeelTuesday, November 28, 19895 Sports Andeirson, Kenmiedy lead women over Towson By BOB McCROSKEY field and 50 percent from the free-thro- w points and Oden added eight points and Staff t Writer line in the first half. 10 rebounds. The North Carolina women's bas- Things went from bad to worse for "Kim has really made a commitment ketball team used a one-tw- o combina- Towson State in the second half. The to become the best basketball player tion of Sheri Anderson and Kellie good news was that the Tigers held she can be," said UNC head coach . Kennedy to knock out the Towson State Anderson to six points. The bad news Sylvia Hatchell. "I'm pleased with Kim. Tigers by a score of 95-6- 2 Monday for the Tigers was that Kennedy took She's a great shooter. I just wish we night in Carmichael Auditorium. advantage and poured in 14 points. could get her to be more aggressive." Anderson tossed in 13 first-ha- lf Kennedy used a combination of good The only bright spot for Towson points and finished with 19 on the shooting and good timing to get her 'State was sophomore center Kelly evening. Kennedy came off the bench buckets. Gossar. She notched 16 points in just to provide a spark for the team, contrib- With about 10 minutes to go in the 23 minutes of playing time. Unfortu- - uting 16 points, including 14 in the game, the Tar Heels were pressing each nately for Gossar, her teammates were second half. time they scored. Sophomore forward too busy watching her effort instead of The game was never in doubt, as LeAnn Kennedy knocked the ball loose contributing to it. Only Tara Rottet and . UNC took the opening tip and leaped to on the defensive end and dove to save it Amy Green joined Gossar in scoring in .a quick 20-1- 2 lead over the hapless from going over the endline. Her des- double figures. Wv iw Tigers. Towson State called timeout to peration save landed in the hands of "We wanted to use our speed and our h t try to stem the tide, but it was too late. Kellie Kennedy, who nailed a short bench," said Hatchell. "I liked that part Despite playing with injured liga- jumper to extend the UNC lead to 68-4- 8. of our game, but we made so many ments in her left ankle, Anderson took The Tar Heels never looked back, mental errors. If we hadn't made so "the game into her own hands in the and the lead never dropped below 19 many mental errors, we would have early going. With a deft combination of points in the final 10 minutes of the easily scored over 100 points. We need . short jumpers and slashing drives to the contest. to take better care of the basketball." basket, she kept the Tiger defense off Sophomore Emily Johnson played a Said Anderson, "We didn't take this : balance. Anderson's superb play cre- strong game at point guard, scoring 10 game lightly. We came out and played i I i i KLAM t if - I ? ated opportunities for her teammates, points and dishing out five assists. hard. We made a few mistakes, but we M Jii "GsZT - - -- 1 especially freshman Heather Th- Sophomore center Kareema Williams tried to make up for that. There are a lot ompson. The ot forward addedeight found the range and hit for 18 points. ofthings we need to work on, but I have r - - t4 x- first-ha- lf points of her own. She also pulled down eight rebounds, a good feeling about this year." i s?is The Tar Heels led 45-3- 1 at the half, five of them on the offensive end. North Carolina travels to Princeton, thanks to a swarming, man-to-ma- n Thompson and junior center Kim N.J. to play in the Princeton Tourna- defense and poor shooting by Towson Oden provided the key bench points ment Friday and Saturday. The Tar mm .. State. The Tigers 'didn't help their own that the Tar Heels were lacking last Heels face Wisconsin at 6 p.m. Friday DTHCatherine Pinckert cause by shooting 45 percent from the season. Thompson finished with 14 in the opening round. Forward LeAnn Kennedy and the women's basketball team crushed Towson State Monday, 95-6- 2 Notes on a holiday Tar Heels' comeback magic falter By DAVE GLENN Monday the Tiger reserves were more than even Williams, who scored 13 points; and Sports Editor Missouri 80, UNC 73 he expected. grabbed nine rebounds in his first start full of hoop action LAHAINA, Hawaii Twice was Missouri Buntin $-- 1 0 4-- 5 16, Peeler 6-- 1 2 "I thought all those guys came in and of 1989, drew his fourth personal with nice, but thrice was just too much. 2-- 2 14, Smith 0 2-- 3 20, Coward 2-- 7 0-- 0 really gave us a shock," he said. "Our nine minutes remaining and saw pnly In an informal poll of a UNC stu 4. Mclntyre 4-- 5 0-- 2 12, Ford 3 2-- 2 5, The No. North Carolina Horton 0-- 0 0-- 0 0. Coleman 1 0-- 0 2, Burns bench helped us tremendously. We had 25 minutes of action. dent, it has been decided that Novem 0-- 0-- 0-- 0-- 0-- 0-- Doug Hoogervorst basketball team went to the proverbial 0 0 0. Sutton 0 0 0, Heller 0 0 0, some guys in foul trouble, but now we In Fox's absence on the comeback ber 15 is the favorite non-holid- ay day Well of Great Comebacks once too Warren 3-- 5 1 2 7. Totals 32-6- 3 11-1- 6 80. know that we have the people to come trail, the rest of the Tar Heels combined 0 2-- 2 1 6-- 1 1 -- 1 birthday is UNC Madden 5, Fox 0 three-poi- of the, year (since your often Sunday night off the bench and do the job. to hit only one of 15 nt at- Staff Writer ? 14, Rice 0-- 3 4-- 4 4, Chi!cutt4-- 8 2-- 2 10, Lynch really a holiday and you just don't get final-minu- te UNC's latest flurry , 4-- 7 4-- 6 1 2, Davis 1 -- 9 0-- 0 2, Rodl 0-- 1 1 -- 3 1 , "Dean says it every year, but I'll tempts. ; off). Well, I like it...I 12-rank- -- 0-- the day Why? ed 0-- came up short against No. Denny 1 2 0-- 0 2, Wenstrom 1 0 0. Totals agree that we have much better chem- The Tar Heels started the game on a mean...he said he likes it because it the ability to slap the ball away Missouri in the 73. a championship of the istry this time around. Heck, couple of six-poi- Halftime Missouri 44-3- 7. Three-poi- nt high note, bolting to a nt lead marks the beginning of the collegiate cleanly. Maui Classic. The Tigers held on for an Score: years ago we couldn't even spell 'chem- goals Missouri 5-- 7 (Mclntyre 4-- 5, afterjust three minutes of play. Chijcutt basketball season, and because they're 80-7- 3 victory before a crowd of 3,000 Ford 1 -- 2). UNC 2-- 1 8 (Madden 1 -- 3, Fox 1 -- 3. istry'." found nothing but net with a pair of 1 not quite playing Christmas music Lack Defense awards go 0-- 0-- 0-- to 0-- 3, 1, of at the Lahaina Civic Center. Denny 1 . Rodl i, Rice Chilcutt The Tar Heels' chemistry, along with 1 1 -- ). -- to put UNC up by an 5 yet. LSU's Shaquille O'Neal and the sev- Center Doug Smith, named the ; Davis Rebounds Missouri 27 (Peeler their hopes for another shocking come- 5), UNC 41 Mis- margin. From Nov. 15 to the first of De eral UNC players guarding James tournament's Most Valuable Player, (Madden 10). Assists back, was shaken because of foul cember, college basketball junkies get Madison's Steve Hood Friday. Hood souri 14 Peeler 4), UNC 1 1 (Rice 3). Fouls led Missouri with 20 points. He went Missouri 18, UNC 20. Technical Mis- trouble. But UNC soon contributed to its high on hoops with all of the early lit up the Tar Heels for 32 points on strong to the hoop against the Tar Heels ' souri bench. Rick Fox, who played only 24 min- own undoing with some sloppy season tournaments like the Maui 14 of 20 shooting, and to make mat- starting front line ofPete Chilcutt, Scott utes because of foul problems, drew his frontcourt play. Turnovers by Chilcutt, Classic; the Dodge NIT, the Great ters worse, when it was obvious that Williams and Kevin Madden. many scorers last year, and now more fifth with five minutes to play. George Rice and Williams turned into easy Shootout, the Charlotte Tour- JMU needed a bucket, no one was 6-1- 220-poun- Alaska Smith, a 0, d junior, people are contributing in supporting Lynch, who had 12 points, also fouled buckets for the Tigers, and Missouri nament of Champions and the like. denying Hood. scorched the Tar Heels last year, too. roles." out for UNC. went on an 11-- 0 run. Dick Vitale is heard from around the O'Neal got schooled by Vitale's He scored 26 points and grabbed 18 UNC, which came from behind to clock on ESPN for the first time since Windex Player of the Week Mark rebounds in the Tigers' split of two beat James Madison and Villanova to the first and second rounds of NCAA Randall.