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National Collegiate Athletic The Association Page 6 Official Publication of the National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA News ‘Institutional control’ defined Tiebreaker

BY RONALD D. MOTT chief executive officers, faculty athletics rep- STAFF WRITER See document: Page 12. resentatives, athletics directors, senior wo- now universal man administrators and compliance coor- The NCAA Committee on Infractions has dinators at NCAA institutions and conference released a document to aid members in bet- on Infractions in November 1994 to help commissioners. in football ter understanding the concept of institu- reduce frustration and confusion regarding David Swank, professor of law at the Uni- tional control. the perceived subjectivity of institutional-con- versity of Oklahoma and chair of the Com- “Principles of Institutional Control,” as trol charges being made in infractions cas- mittee on Infractions, said he encourages I-A support leads to prepared by the NCAA Committee on In- es. institutions to remember that the document fractions, defines what constitutes “control” A lack of institutional control is one of the should not be considered a “checklist.” rules committee action and actions that likely demonstrate a lack of more serious findings the committee can this control. The document also discusses render. It carries with it the prospect of “The committee hopes that these princi- The NCAA Football Rules Committee has vot- compliance measures an institution may tougher sanctions, including longer proba- ples will provide a better understanding ed to require the use of a tiebreaker in all foot- have in place at the time of a violation as fac- tionary periods and bans on postseason among the membership of the Association ball games involving NCAA member institutions, tors in determining the presence of institu- competition, said Robin J. Green, adminis- regarding what efforts and attitudes help cre- beginning next season. tional control. trator for the Committee on Infractions. The Football Rules Committee made the deci- The NCAA Council asked the Committee The document was mailed February 19 to See Defined, page 11 ➤ sion during its annual meeting February 13-15 in Kansas City, Missouri. The decision follows a vote of support for the use of a tiebreaker at a meeting of Division I-A football coaches Febru- Gathering focuses on life skills program ary 11. “The committee was particularly sensitive to BY SHELLY SHEPARD the overwhelming mandate of the Division I-A SPECIAL TO THE NCAA NEWS coaches because the tiebreaker was already being used in other divisions,” said Vincent J. Dooley, ORLANDO, Florida — The NCAA CHAMPS/Life Skills Program chair of the Football Rules Committee and direc- held its first conference here February 8-10 as a program track with- tor of athletics at the University of Georgia. in the National Collegiate Life Skills Conference. “After much discussion, the committee felt the Emily Ward, NCAA education resources program coordinator, said rule regarding how a game is resolved should be the conference enabled her to meet with CHAMPS/Life Skills common throughout college football,” Dooley Program coordinators; provided the opportunity to present new cur- said. “People who have been involved in the riculum materials; and allowed coordinators the opportunity to build tiebreaker report it is very exciting, and it will networks and share ideas. help resolve problems determining conference Ninety-nine individuals attended the conference, representing 77 championships.” institutions participating in the CHAMPS/Life Skills Program. The NCAA tiebreaking procedure gives both The conference included a variety of presentations and breakout teams a chance to score after regulation has sessions, covering topics ranging from how to raise money for a cam- expired. In an overtime period, each team gets pus CHAMPS/Life Skills Program to NCAA legislation that could an offensive possession beginning on the oppo- affect the program. nent’s 25-yard line. A team’s possession ends The CHAMPS/Life Skills Program conference was hosted by the when it scores, turns the ball over, or fails to con- NCAA education resources staff. vert a fourth-down play. This untimed procedure is repeated until the score is no longer tied at the Partnership with athletics directors end of an overtime period. Gene Hooks, executive director of the Division I-A Athletics Direc- Last season, the Football Rules Committee ap- tors Association, spoke about the partnership between the NCAA proved the NCAA Special Events Committee’s and the association, as well as the future of the program. request to use the tiebreaker system in all post- Hooks said the program was created in part as a response to crit- season bowl games. This year, the Las Vegas icisms of the way colleges handle student-athletes. Bowl was the only bowl that had to use the One criticism Hooks cited was: “ ‘We’re using them four years and Emily Ward photo tiebreaking procedure. then forgetting them and getting them out of there.’ It was a valid Previously, the only Division I-A regular-sea- criticism that we had to address.” Life skills coordinators participate in an outdoor activity designed to show student-athletes “natural high” alterna- See Football, page 24 ➤ See Life skills, page 24 ➤ tives to alcohol and drugs. Hastert letter assails effort to clarify Title IX policy guidance

BY RONALD D. MOTT clarification in July of 1995.” ity of the three-part test must be reconsidered. In his letter, Hastert focused on the propor- STAFF WRITER On January 16, the OCR released its final clar- The three parts must comply with the original tionality component of the OCR’s three-part ification of Title IX policy guidance, a document statute and must be clear and workable for compliance test. Hastert, a former wrestling Rep. J. Dennis Hastert, R-Illinois, is turning that differed only slightly from a draft version America’s colleges and universities. Title IX coach, has argued against proportionality large- up the heat under the Title IX debate, vowing distributed last fall for comment. should never be used to diminish athletic oppor- ly on behalf of nonrevenue sports coaches asso- to keep the issue on the front burner in Wash- “The clarification was altered little, and none tunity, only increase opportunity. Therefore, I ciations. ington. of the alterations correspond to my recom- will continue to pursue any option available to He took particular exception to Cantu’s state- In a strongly worded letter to the head of the mendations,” Hastert wrote in his January 26 reach this goal.” ment concerning the proportionality compo- U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil letter to Cantu. “Rather, you speak to some of There is little indication that the House nent in the “Dear Colleague” letter that accom- Rights (OCR), Hastert charges that Norma V. my concerns in an oblique way in your ‘Dear Postsecondary Education, Training and Lifelong panied the final clarification. In that letter, Cantu, assistant secretary for civil rights, fails “to Colleague,’ where you simply refute my assump- Learning Subcommittee — which held hear- Cantu wrote: “The crux of the arguments made address the concerns expressed by the 142 mem- tions. ings on Title IX last May — has immediate plans bers of Congress who wrote to (her) seeking “In light of this action, I believe that the valid- to revisit the topic. See Letter, page 11 ➤ Page 2 The NCAA News February 26, 1996

Schedule of key dates for March and April

MARCH NCAA News DIGEST 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A weekly summary of major activities within the Association 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Institutional control 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Average squad sizes, 1994-95 31 Infractions committee develops document to aid membership MARCH A document entitled “Principles of Insti- RECRUITING Men’s Division I tutional Control as Prepared by the NCAA 1-15: Quiet period, except for 20 days between No- Committee on Infractions” defines what con- vember 16,1995,and March 15,1996,selected at the dis- stitutes “control” and actions that likely demon- cretion of the institution and designated in writing in the strate a lack of institutional control. office of the director of athletics: Evaluation period.** The NCAA Council asked the Committee on 16-22 ...... Contact period. Infractions in November 1994 to address frus- 23-27 ...... Quiet period. 28-31...... Dead period. tration and confusion regarding the perceived Women’s Division I basketball* subjectivity of institutional-control charges 1-26:Quiet period,except eight days selected at the dis- being made in infractions cases. cretion of the institution and designated in writing in the For more information, see pages 1 and 12. office of the director of athletics: Contact period. Staff contact: Robin J. Green. 27-31...... Dead period. Men’s Division II basketball 1-27 ...... Contact period. 28-31...... Dead period. Learning disabilities Women’s Division II basketball* 1-31 ...... Contact period. Justice Department expected Division I football 1-31...... Quiet period. to make recommendations Division II football Several NCAA staff members and represen- 1-11 ...... Contact period. tatives of the Disability Rights Section of the 12-31:Quiet period,except during any high-school all- Justice Department recently discussed issues star game that occurs within the state in which the member institution is located: Evaluation period. related to the NCAA’s accommodation of stu- dent-athletes with learning disabilities under provisions of the Americans with Disabilities APRIL Act. 1 2 3 4 5 6 The Department of Justice is expected to make recommendations and suggestions to the 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Association before an NCAA Academic Re- 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 quirements Committee meeting February 27. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Staff contact: Kevin C. Lennon. 28 29 30 Title IX APRIL RECRUITING Rep. Hastert says OCR failed Men’s Division I basketball 1-2 (noon) ...... Dead period. to clarify policy guidance 2 (noon)-3 (7 a.m.) ...... Quiet period. Rep. Dennis Hastert, R-Illinois, has expressed 3 (7 a.m.)-8 (7 a.m.) ...... Contact period. “extreme dissatisfaction” to Norma V. Cantu, 8 (7 a.m.)-12 (7 a.m.) ...... Dead period. U.S. assistant secretary for civil rights, follow- 12 (7 a.m.)-17 ...... Contact period. ing her office’s clarification of the 1979 Title IX 18-30 ...... Quiet period. policy interpretation. Women’s Division I basketball* 1 (until noon) ...... Dead period. In the letter, Hastert repeatedly noted his dis- 1 (noon)-8 (7 a.m.)...... Contact period. satisfaction with the current application of the 8 (7 a.m.)-12 (7 a.m.) ...... Dead period. second and third prongs of the Office for Civil 12 (7 a.m.)-30...... Quiet period. Rights’ three-part compliance test, which he Men’s Division II basketball said does not receive independent treatment 1-2 (noon) ...... Dead period. from prong one, the so-called “proportionali- 2 (noon)-8 (7 a.m.)...... Contact period. 8 (7 a.m.)-10 (7 a.m.) ...... Dead period. ty standard.” 10 (7 a.m.)-30 ...... Contact period. Hastert concluded his letter by promising Women’s Division II basketball* that “in light of this action, I believe that the 1-8 (7 a.m.)...... Contact period. validity of the three-part test must be reconsid- 8 (7 a.m.)-10 (7 a.m.) ...... Dead period. ered. The three parts must be clear and work- 10 (7 a.m.)-30 ...... Contact period. able for America’s colleges and universities. Division I football Title IX should never be used to diminish ath- 1-30...... Quiet period. letic opportunity. Therefore, I will continue to issue of The NCAA News. Division II football Football rules 1-30: Quiet period, except during any high-school all- pursue any option available to reach this goal.” Staff contacts: Doris A. Dixon, Todd A. Petr star game that occurs within the state in which the For more information, see page 1. and N. Bea Pray. member institution is located: Evaluation period. Staff contacts: Doris A. Dixon and Janet M. Use of tiebreaker approved ______Justus. for regular-season football games *See pages 122-123 of the 1995-96 NCAA Manual for State legislation exceptions. Also, see pages 126-127 for dead periods in The NCAA Football Rules Committee has other Divisions I and II sports. Graduation rates voted to require the use of a tiebreaker in all **An authorized off-campus recruiter may visit a particu- Agent legislation considered lar educational institution only once during this evaluation. football games, beginning next season. in Tennessee and Nebraska The decision follows a vote of support for the Special committee sets meeting Three new athlete agent bills have been use of a tiebreaker at a meeting of Division I-A NCAA News Index to examine future of compilation introduced in the Tennessee state legislature, football coaches February 11. The NCAA Special Committee on Grad- and two other recently introduced athlete-agent For more information, see page 1. Briefly Page 3 uation-Rates Disclosure Requirements will meet bills have received further committee action in Staff contact: J. Gregory Summers. in Washington, D.C., March 4, to examine the Nebraska. Comment 4 NCAA’s future collection of graduation-rates Also, several new bills aimed at allowing stu- To reach the NCAA News through electronic data from the membership. dents who receive home-school instruction to mail, readers may use the following addresses: State The NCAA has compiled and published participate in interscholastic athletics have been [email protected] (for submission legislation 6 graduation-rates data consistent with require- introduced. of articles, letters to the editor,information for ments of the Student Right-to-Know Act. How- In addition, three new bills have appeared the NCAA Record or questions or comments about articles that have appeared in the News). 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University of Arizona men’s basketball Brockport State coach could not have dreamed up a more memorable 500th victory. The win came February 11 with ’s flips over ages 65-foot shot at the buzzer, giving the Wild- cats a 79-76 upset victory over the Univer- Going back to school at age 32 is no big deal sity of Cincinnati. these days. Even playing on a college team at University of Georgia women’s basket- 32 isn’t unheard of. But when a student-athlete ball coach Andy Landers garnered victory is 32 years old and older than the coach, even No. 400 with a 77-71 win over the Univer- if just by a few months — now that’s worth not- sity of Tennessee, Knoxville, January 8. ing. Larry Cowan, men’s basketball coach at State University College at Brockport basket- State University of New York at Plattsburgh, ball player Lisa Nowhitney didn’t just make the won his 100th career game January 6 in a team, she starts at forward for the Golden Eagles. 75-53 defeat of Johnson State College. Michele Carron, fourth-year coach of the pro- Frank Marcinek, men’s basketball coach gram, also is 32 but younger than Nowhitney. at Susquehanna University, posted his Joan Schockow, Carron’s assistant, is the team’s 100th victory with an 88-76 victory over eldest representative at age 33. Juniata College January 22. When Carron and Schockow took over the Steve Hoar, men’s ice hockey coach at program at ages 28 and 29, respectively (and Tufts University, registered the 150th victo- men’s coach Bill Bowe was just 27 at the time), ry of his career with a 3-0 shutout of rival Brockport State could claim two of the youngest Stonehill College. basketball coaching staffs in the country. Georgia College women’s basketball The gap of years separating Nowhitney and coach John Carrick earned his 200th victo- her teammates doesn’t seem to bother her, nor ry January 17 in a 68-55 triumph over is Carron worried about lack of such a gap Kennesaw State College. between coach and player. Mary Fleig, women’s basketball coach at “I really don’t think about the age difference, Millersville University of Pennsylvania, though sometimes I wonder why I’m putting won her 200th game January 24 in the Ma- myself through all this,” Nowhitney told Jim rauders’ 91-81 defeat of Cheyney Univer-

Mandelaro of the Rochester (New York) Demo- Jim Ousen photo sity of Pennsylvania. crat & Chronicle. University of Denver men’s basketball “I just think of her as another player,” Carron State University College at Brockport has a thirty-something kind of women’s basket- coach Dick Peth reached the 200-win said. “And the rest of the team does, too. They ball team. Basketball player Lisa Nowhitney (middle), who went to college after serv- plateau in a 79-69 victory over Colorado like her. She’s funny.” ing with the U.S. Army, is 32 — and a few months older than her head coach, School of Mines. After high school, Nowhitney signed with the The women’s basketball program at Army and served for three years. Her tour was Michele Carron (left). Nowhitney is only a bit younger than assistant women’s coach Southern Illinois University at Carbondale extended nine months by the Persian Gulf War. Joan Schockow (right), who is 33. reached three significant milestones this After taking a year off, Nowhitney enrolled at season: The team posted its 500th win Hudson Valley Community College, where she Pherson, the team’s starting point guard. Five Scoring machines February 1 and earned its 200th victory was an all-region basketball and softball player. other players and a coach were injured. against an in-state foe January 25, and Her work ethic and embodiment of the McPherson, who would have turned 21 Feb- Pittsburg State University has not one, not two, coach Cindy Scott won her 350th game Army’s motto, “Be all that you can be,” is not lost ruary 1, was thrown from the van after it struck but three women basketball players who cur- January 7. on Carron. a median and overturned. The team was return- rently play for the Gorillas and have scored Bellarmine College women’s basketball “What impressed me was how focused she ing from a game at Indiana University-South- more than 1,200 career points each. Among coach Charlie Just claimed victory No. 250 was,” Carron said. “She’s very aggressive and has east in New Albany. them, the trio has scored 3,766 points. February 6 in a 72-70 squeaker against a lot of heart. She’d run through a wall for you.” “We’ve all talked about it as a team, and the The three scorers are Lisa Cropper, a senior Southern Indiana University. girls want to finish the season,” coach Kris Em- guard who leads the pack with 1,305 points; Jen- Glenn Robinson won his 500th basket- erson-Simpson said. “I think it will help all of us ni Miller, a junior forward with 1,233 points; ball game February 10 when Franklin & Finishing despite tragedy to get back out on the floor.” and senior forward Jenny Pracht with 1,228 Marshall College defeated Johns Hopkins After the tragic death of a member of the All three remaining home games will be points. University. Robinson is in his 25th season. Indiana University/Purdue University-Indiana- played. A game that was scheduled February 20 None of the three is the school’s all-time lead- Amy Ruley, women’s basketball coach at polis women’s basketball team January 30, the at Oakland City College was canceled. ing scorer, but Miller is on pace to challenge North Dakota State University, notched win team has decided to finish playing the season. The Indiana/Purdue-Indianapolis men’s bas- Dani Fronabarger, who racked up 1,687 points No. 400 February 10 against Augustana One of two vans carrying members of the ketball team is wearing patches on its uniforms for the Gorillas from 1989 to 1993. College (South Dakota). She became the Indiana/Purdue-Indianapolis team crashed on for the rest of the season, in memory of Mc- fifth active Division II women’s coach to an icy interstate highway, killing Shannon Mc- Pherson. — Compiled by Lisa Stalcup reach the 400-win plateau.

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Page 4 The NCAA News February 26, 1996 Comment New legislative approach best for NCAA The NCAA News I read with great interest Christine Letter one-semester sport, only to realize that such Editor-in-chief The Comment section Grant’s comments on restructuring that a change would mean beginning practice David Pickle of The NCAA News is appeared in the January 29 issue of The during the examination period. Many of Managing editor offered as a page of NCAA News. Please permit me to disagree. of a small, Eastern conference who had vot- the recruiting rules that have been adopt- Jack L. Copeland opinion. The views do There is no question that the morass into ed against exemptions for the Great Eight ed to save money actually cost additional Assistant editor which college sports fell during the 1970s basketball tournament merely on the money and made the coaches’ jobs more Vikki K.Watson not necessarily repre- Editorial and sent a consensus of the can be laid at the feet of indifferent college premise that none of his schools would ever difficult. presidents. They either didn’t know or did- play in it. advertising assistant NCAA membership. Better legislation Ronald D. Mott n’t care about what was happening on their I have seen — and attempted to explain The NCAA News is available from University Microfilms, International. campuses, where — we all know too sadly — how smaller schools had voted down an I am convinced that having small groups For more information, call toll-free — there were many tragic stories of ex- increase in the Pell Grant limit because it involved will lead to much better legisla- 800/521-0600, Ext. 2888. ploitation and academic abuse. negatively impacted them financially. tion, and I believe it pertinent that the Situations like those involving Chris My conclusion after all these years is that schools with the large budgets and multi- Washburn at North Carolina State Uni- the larger schools, given their way, would ple programs must be trusted to do the right versity, Kevin Ross at Creighton University, have the strictest academic requirements thing. Student-athlete view Dexter Manley at Oklahoma State Uni- and would not be inclined to restore schol- This always has been my major com- versity and even Ronnie Harmon at the arship cuts in football or men’s basketball. plaint: too much distrust. That and schools University of Iowa would not have hap- One of the things that I believe has voting against issues that didn’t help them Athletes need a voice pened had the chief executive officers real- received almost no attention is the obvious specifically, rather than determining if they ly been interested in what was happening fact that numerous schools — clearly a were good for college athletics in general. in playing-rules process in their athletics departments. majority — in Division I basketball are I appreciate that these are volatile there only for one reason, to receive rev- times. We have millionaire, power coach- Petty votes BY MARK E. KULESA enue from the NCAA tournament. Yet, as I es with shoe contracts that grew, like DICKINSON COLLEGE As a newspaper reporter, I covered 20 wrote in 1992 when No. 1 Duke University Topsy, unrecognized by CEOs until it was NCAA Conventions. I recall one a number was getting ready to play neighboring, tiny too late to institutionally control them. On February 13, the NCAA Football Rules of years ago, in Washington, D. C., when Campbell University in the first round, the We have athletes questioning why they the only president in attendance was only similarities between the two programs don’t get a piece of the NCAA pie, never Committee gathered to review the rules that Stephen Horn of Long Beach State Uni- was that both schools got one vote at the conceding that there is no way to give govern the sport at the versity. I can’t tell you how many times in NCAA Convention. every scholarship player something like Divisions I, II and III levels. the old days of paddle votes when I saw per- a stipend. Necessary to exist Every year, this committee sons vote against items they had spoken for, If restructuring doesn’t work, the NCAA presumably because they had been ordered But the real reason I favor restructuring will not survive. I believe that a small group comes together to ensure that to do so, and lied about it when confront- is that I believe it to be the only way that the of people with common interests are far college football continues to ed. We once printed a picture of an athlet- NCAA can continue to exist, progress and more likely to keep the watch — and on an be played with integrity and ics director voting against something his do anything logical. even keel. For example, I have seen much that players are exposed to school supported, but he claimed in It is my hope (and belief) that the Board greater interest in dealing with Title IX and the lowest possible risk of defense that it was another vote, and we of Directors in Division I will go to the gender equity among the larger schools. serious injury. had no way of proving otherwise. Management Council and say, “This is what They might not have the answers, but they While I philosophically agree with much we want to get accomplished. We are not certainly have a common problem: foot- In the last year, the com- Kulesa of what Ms. Grant stated, I am convinced qualified to say how it can be done. We want ball. mittee also ensured that the that the NCAA’s one-school, one-vote me- you to talk with your coaches, come up with Democratically, I hate to see the NCAA players continue to uphold the high stan- thod is not only too cumbersome, but it is a consensus that everybody can live with, change. But in what I perceive to be a strug- dards of the colleges and universities they self-defeating. I can’t tell you the number and then report to us with a resolution.” gle for survival into the 21st century, I see of times I have seen petty votes, most often I sincerely hope that the presidential no choice but to give restructuring the represent. The coaches and administrators by smaller schools, against something the group will have such faith in the capabili- opportunity to succeed. I can’t believe that who make up the committee thought it was larger schools wanted. ties of the Management Council that they anybody who has attended recent Conven- time to put the emphasis back on the team I recall a Convention in New Orleans simply will rubber-stamp everything. tions would agree that what we have now instead of the individual player, and they when Gene Corrigan, then athletics direc- Too often in the past, the NCAA Pre- is working efficiently. used their power to emphasize a rule that tor at the University of Notre Dame, was out- sidents Commission supported flawed leg- Bill Brill raged over a negative vote on a significant islation that sounded good but that simply Durham, North Carolina prohibits players from calling undue atten- ice hockey issue. It had been voted down didn’t work. Its intentions were good, but tion to themselves. by schools that didn’t even play ice hockey. the implementation was awful. I refer you Brill is the former sports editor of the Roanoke In taking this action, the committee found Most recently, I interviewed a commissioner to the aborted effort to make basketball a Times. it necessary to get advice from two Division I-A players. While the committee did well to Opinions seek out these high-profile athletes, it leaves one to wonder why rules committees do not have members who are student-athletes. paying a price for TV overexposure Times have changed, rules have changed Richard Sandomir, writer and field surfaces have changed, yet with lative rating would show more people than ever are watching,’ he The New York Times said. those changes, there has been little or no “Yogi Berra’s restaurant-going advice — ‘Nobody goes there “But a glut is a glut. The college basketball free market is in input from the athletes who play the games. anymore, it’s too crowded’ — applies more than ever to televised hyperdrive as conferences make network deals, then turn around Several years ago, the “chop ” was college basketball. There are so many games available, I can’t and make more deals with regional carriers and syndicators to watch anymore. Yes, I should. But college hoops is hemorrhaging made illegal. This type of block occurs when ensure that they can put some of their teams on TV all of the time games — watch UMass in Cambyvision! — and I can’t stand it.... or all of their teams on TV some of the time. an offensive player engages a defensive play- “Look at this schedule for the weekend of February 10, which “The glut’s result is natural: Nielsen ratings for major carriers er and a second offensive player comes in rose to its battiest at 4 p.m. Saturday when four games started at are down.” and “chops” the defensive player in the knee once (on CBS, SportsChannel, MSG and ESPN2) and competed or upper-thigh area. This form of double- with the second half of an ESPN game that started at 3 p.m. New initial-eligibility standards team block was the cause for many serious “Saturday: 12 games, on CBS, ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and Sports- Alvis Whitted,track and field student-athlete Channel. knee injuries each year, and for that reason, North Carolina State University “Sunday: Nine games, on NBC, CBS, ABC, MSG and ESPN2. The Chronicle of Higher Education the NCAA rules committee made the block “Now look at the comparable weekend 10 years ago: Discussing how he would have been an academic nonqualifier under illegal. It decided the enormous risk inherent “Saturday, Feb. 8: One game on NBC, one game on MSG. Division I initial-eligibility standards that will take effect in August: in that type of block was not consistent with “Sunday, Feb. 9: Seven games, on CBS, NBC, MSG, ESPN and “That hurts, because I know that I have the ability to do well for the attitude and ethical standard upon which WOR-TV/Channel 9. myself, and I have proved that....I was lucky I was able to get it the game of football is based. “And oy, if you own a direct broadcast satellite dish and pur- together. I worked hard, but I was also blessed to have enough chased ESPN’s Full Court DirecTV package, you can get 700 games time to turn it around. You really don’t know what somebody’s sto- The point, though, is that had players been this season! And, my friend, none — I said, not a one! — of Full ry is. They might come from a bad environment or had some bad involved with the rules committee all along, it Court’s games duplicates what you see on ESPN or ESPN2. That experiences. I really can’t envision what I would have done if I is quite possible that this rule would have would have added 20 games to your viewing menu the weekend didn’t qualify.” been changed before it was. It is little more of February 10. Noelle Nolas, track and field student-athlete than common sense that there should be a “This season, 3,854 games will be shown on virtually every form Clemson University of TV known to man, up from 2,078 games only seven seasons ago The Chronicle of Higher Education student-athlete representative on the rules (figures that count a game twice when the same game is aired on “A part of me says it’s bad because a lot of people don’t prove committee. two outlets simultaneously), said John Mansell, an analyst for Paul themselves in high school, and they should get a chance. But I do Kagan Associates, the Carmel, California, media research firm. actually think it’s good to raise them (the standards) because there See Rules, page 5 ➤ “ ‘I’d say that when you consider the number of games, a cumu- are a lot of underachievers who get too much leeway.” February 26, 1996 The NCAA News Page 5 LSU submits compliance plan in response to ruling

Twenty days after U.S. District Judge Rebecca president of Good Sports, Inc., a consultant ser- ciate athletics director, Southern Illinois Uni- Doherty ruled January 12 against Louisiana vice; Bridget Belgiovine, athletics director, versity at Carbondale. State University in a Title IX case brought by University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, and NCAA Representatives for the Office for Civil Rights five female students, the university submitted a Division III vice-president; Mary Ann Connell, (OCR) also will participate in the seminars. plan aimed at bringing it into compliance with Title IX. The address: attorney, University of Mississippi; Walter B. Formats for both seminars will be the same. the law. http://www.arcade.uiowa.edu/proj/ge/resou Connolly Jr., private attorney; Daniel DiBiasio, The first day will concentrate on the OCR’s LSU’s response, filed in court, states that it rces.html#300 president, Wilmington College (Ohio); Robert three-part Title IX compliance test as it relates will upgrade its planned facilities for women’s In addition to news coverage, the site offers E. Frederick, athletics director, University of to athletics opportunities and financial aid. The softball and soccer and implement an exten- a host of NCAA information — including Kansas; Ferdinand A. Geiger, athletics director, so-called “laundry list” — other program areas sive plan to assess the athletics interests and upcoming Title IX seminars and material on Ohio State University; Janet M. Justus, NCAA requiring Title IX compliance such as facilities, abilities of its students. The plan also includes gender equity as it relates to athletics certifica- director of education resources; and Carolyn support services, scheduling, tutoring and pub- the construction of a $223,000 softball facility, tion. Lewis, associate athletics director, San Jose State licity — also will be discussed. Finally, round- to be funded by the Tiger Athletic Foundation. The site offers a number of gender-equity sta- University. table discussions are planned. Existing locker rooms will be refurbished as tistics on coaching salaries and athletics partic- Additional panelists are Jim Livengood, ath- The closing day of the two-day seminars will well. ipation. letics director, ; Bernadette focus on developing a Title IX action plan and “We believe this response is complete and a discussion session with representatives of the puts us in compliance, as requested by the OCR concerning federal regulations. court,” Mike Pharris, an attorney for the insti- Attendance at the seminars is free to NCAA tution, told the New Orleans Times-Picayune. members, $75 for students and $150 for non- “Our best estimate is that this will satisfy the con- members. cerns of the court.” Further information can be obtained from The school’s women’s softball coach, Cathy Justus or Kaily Sola at the national office. Compton, has been assured of having a full Deadline for registration is March 1. complement of assistants and scholarships. In ■ ■ ■ ■ addition, a soccer field with seating for 1,500 is planned. Both facilities are slated for comple- Legislation that would have appropriated tion this August. $185,000 from the state’s general fund to “We’re getting everything we need for a leg New Mexico State University in funding oper- up,” Compton said. “And we’re assured that if ational and equipment costs necessary to meet other needs arise, they also will be taken care gender-equity requirements for intercollegiate of.” athletics has died in committee. In assessing its students’ athletics interests The bill, introduced January 23, did not come and abilities, LSU will establish a standing com- out of the Senate’s Finance Committee. mittee on gender issues as well as a procedure ■ ■ ■ ■ for students to request adding or elevating sports. February 1 marked the 10th anniversary of ■ ■ ■ ■ National Girls and Women in Sports Day. Fes- tivities were held around the country, includ- A University of Connecticut board of trustees ing a march on Capitol Hill in Washington, subcommittee announced February 1 a series where about 400 women and girls walked the of recommendations after a consultant’s review length of the Mall between the Capitol and the found last November that the school’s inter- Washington Monument. collegiate athletics program is not in compli- In Ohio, Mary Ann Grimes, women’s bas-

ance with Title IX. O.Wayne Davis photo ketball coach at the University of Akron, reflect- The subcommittee recommended that wo- ed on how much progress women and girls men’s lacrosse and crew become varsity sports have made in the sport of basketball since her beginning with the 1996-97 and 1997-98 acad- Karren Bishop (left), a programmer/analyst at the NCAA, was one of several women playing days at Ohio University in the mid- emic years, respectively. In addition, it suggest- staff members at the national office who participated in the first NCAA Mentor Day, 1970s. ed the institution consider upgrading its club an event held February 1 to commemorate National Girls and Women in Sports Day. “The biggest change is that of the concept women’s ice hockey program to the varsity lev- of the game,” Grimes told the Cleveland Plain el if the school’s football program is elevated to Sixteen girls from two schools in the Kansas City, Missouri, metropolitan area shad- Dealer. “It’s not ‘girls’ playing anymore. We’re Division I-A. Finally, the subcommittee recom- owed NCAA women staff members who served as mentors for the day. The event was talking about women playing. mended that the men’s track and field program designed to expose female students to the various career opportunities women have in “I’d say the biggest jump has been in the last be capped at 70 participants during the 1996-97 three years. In part, that’s because the level academic year — a reduction of 20 participa- athletics. women are playing at is so exciting in college. tion slots. We’re playing at the rim now. We’re shooting Women compose 38 percent of Connecticut’s ■ ■ ■ ■ McGlade, associate athletics director, Georgia the three, dunking and playing a wide-open student-athletes. The female undergraduate An impressive roster of panelists has been Institute of Technology; Allan Ryan, attorney, game. enrollment at the university stands at 51 per- compiled for two Title IX seminars the NCAA Harvard University; Marcia L. Smeltzer, asso- “I wish I were coming along playing now and cent. has scheduled for this spring. ciate athletics director, Colorado State Uni- not 20 years ago. The sky is the limit for girls.” ■ ■ ■ ■ Registration materials were mailed in late versity; Judith M. Sweet, athletics director, Uni- January to chief executive officers and athletics versity of California, San Diego; Angela D. — Compiled by Ronald D. Mott A wealth of information regarding gender directors. Those planning to attend are asked Taylor, women’s athletics director, University of equity in intercollegiate athletics and Title IX to indicate on the form which of the two semi- Nevada; Patty Viverito, senior associate com- Title IX Ticker is a monthly feature in The NCAA can be found on the World Wide Web. nars — April 11-12 in San Francisco or April 29- missioner, Missouri Valley Conference, and News. News and information regarding Title IX and The University of Iowa women’s athletics 30 in Boston — they are interested in attend- commissioner, Gateway Football Conference; gender-equity issues can be sent to The NCAA News, department maintains a page with coverage of ing. Diane T. Wendt, associate athletics director, Attn.: Title IX Ticker, 6201 College Boulevard, Over- state and national news on gender equity and Panelists will include Valerie M. Bonnette, University of Denver; and Charlotte West, asso- land Park, Kansas 66211-2422. Rules Football player says it’s common sense: Rules committees would make better decisions with student-athlete members

➤ Continued from page 4 field. The way in which he was blocked tore a to be legal. of college football. In my career, this block ligament in one of his knees and his season Yet when an offensive player has to resort to has happened to me twice. I recall both inci- During the National Football League play- came to an abrupt end. hitting a player in the back of the knees in order dents very well because there was never a offs in a game between the Dallas Cowboys and The offensive tackle who executed the block to block him, the rule is being stretched a little time on the field I was more angry or ner- the Green Bay Packers, a lineman from the was chastised by players and the media for per- too far. vous. Packers broke through the line of scrimmage forming such a potentially dangerous and, in Many of the offensive linemen whom I have This is the reason that athletes who are play- and was about a half yard into the backfield of this case, brutal block. spoken with do not use this type of block at all. ing the game right now need to be part of the the Cowboys. This player had slanted into the Unfortunately, the offensive player was well They feel that it is not only dangerous to them- rules process. gap to his right and was almost parallel to the within his rights. selves as well as to the defensive player, but it Football is under constant change, as it has line of scrimmage. The ball carrier was head- On the line of scrimmage, it is legal to block is also unethical and an unnecessary part of the been since its inception. Having players on the ing away from the defender, and the defender from behind. In most cases, this means defen- game. rules committee, whether they vote or not, will was trying to get to the spot where he could sive players being blocked in the upper shoul- Obviously, the fact that the injury from the ensure that no resource is being left untapped meet and tackle the runner. der or back area. The reason this block is legal block was seen on national television calls atten- in order to provide for a safe, exciting game of In the split second before the defender was on the line of scrimmage is because many times tion to a situation that really does not happen football that fans can watch for many decades able to get to that spot, he was hit from behind defensive players are spinning or are somehow too often. The fact of the matter, though, is that to come. in the back of the knees by the offensive play- turned around; in these situations, an offensive if many offensive and defensive players agree er he had beaten to the gap. Needless to say, player has no control over how the defensive that this type of block is exceedingly danger- the defender never made it to the ball carrier, player is positioned. In these cases, it makes ous, then something should be done about it. Mark E. Kulesa is a football player at Dickinson nor for that matter did he even walk off the perfect sense that this type of block continues I am getting ready to enter my fourth year College. Page 6 The NCAA News February 26, 1996

1 Gymnastics scoring focus prompts call for change 2 3 4 BY STEPHEN R. HAGWELL beginning with the 1997-98 academic year. that sometimes they change the rules so quick- that calls for a moratorium are premature. 5 STAFF WRITER Collegiate gymnastics currently conducts com- ly that the average individual can’t keep up.” Panichas, the NCAA committee’s liaison to 6 petition under USA Gymnastics Junior Olympic Advocates of a new direction want to halt the the USA Gymnastics Women’s Technical Com- 7 “Going in a new direction” has become the Competition 1-B Rules for Level 10. The NCAA seemingly endless changes. mittee, states that collegiate student-athletes will 8 catch phrase of the 1990s. Women’s Gymnastics Committee, which has Convinced that the FIG revisions will hurt the continue to compete under the current code at 9 Typically used in the corporate world to modified the FIG code of points for champi- collegiate sport, Marsden has proposed that the least through the 1996-97 academic year. She 10 announce changes in leadership, the phrase is onships competition only, does not have rules- NACGCW recommend that the Women’s Gym- states that only international and U.S. elite com- 11 fast becoming a household word within colle- making responsibilities. nastics Committee place a moratorium on petitors would be impacted immediately when 12 giate athletics. changes in the scoring system through the 1996- the changes go into effect in January 1997. 13 Fan support, safety are issues Most recently, the 97 academic year. He wants the NACGCW, in Raymond states that while measures can be 14 phrase is being heard in “Coaches are afraid that the new code would cooperation with the NCAA, to develop a code taken to better protect student-athletes and 15 the women’s gymnastics make us take a big step backward are far as fan of points specific to collegiate gymnastics. improve competitive opportunities, simply aban- 16 community. support and our safety improvements,” said Meg The moratorium would retain the current doning the current structure without compre- 17 Frustrated by a lack of Stephenson, assistant women’s gymnastics coach code with modifications by the women’s gym- hensive study is not a viable option. She states 18 control over the gover- at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and nastics committee, and would be effective until that the Women’s Gymnastics Committee has 19 nance of their sport and by president of the National Association of Colle- a code of points specific to collegiate gymnas- explored the development of rules specific to 20 rules and regulations that giate Gymnastics Coaches/Women (NACGCW). tics is developed. collegiate gymnastics; however, issues such as 21 they perceive as insensitive “The changes (to the FIG code of points) are Marsden believes the development of a new safety, economics, complexity of rules and lack 22 to college athletes, a num- directed at girls who are 15 and 16 years old. code of points would provide two basic needs of a rules-making body have halted any move- 23 ber of collegiate coaches We’re talking about skills and values that are he states are lacking in collegiate gymnastics: a ment on the topic. 24 are advocating that the Marsden written for athletes who are at the peak of their set of rules that will allow for the greatest possi- “If we had a clear-cut way to determine a win- 25 sport embark on a path performance. ble degree of parity among programs and a ner, it would be very easy to write our own rules,” 26 different from the International Gymnastics “Well, we’re not dealing with 15- or 16-year- reduction in the current injury rate. Raymond said. “When you’re talking about a 27 Federation (FIG) and USA Gymnastics, the olds. We’re dealing with 18-, 19-, 20- and 21-year- subjective rating, when you start changing rules, 28 Severe injuries national governing body. olds. What’s best for a 15-year-old is not neces- then you need people who understand your 29 Women’s gymnastics, since its introduction sarily best for a 20-year-old. So, for us to follow Based on information collected by the NCAA rules. 30 as an NCAA-sponsored sport in 1981-82, has the regulations and rules of our national gov- Injury Surveillance System (ISS) through the “An area that needs to be studied is whether 31 conducted competition in accordance with the erning body doesn’t make a lot of sense.” 1993-94 academic year, women’s gymnastics has we can write our own rules in such a way that 32 FIG code of points as modified by USA Gym- Collegiate coaches will have an opportunity the second-highest injury rate for practice (8.6 we can provide qualified officials so we’re not 33 nastics. to express their concerns and discuss the pos- injuries per 1,000 athlete exposures) and the asking people to jump from one set of rules to 34 sibility of heading in a new direction when the fourth-highest rate for competition (22.1 injuries another. There are a lot of parameters that need 35 ‘No longer meeting needs’ NACGCW meets at the 1996 National Collegiate per 1,000 A-E) among the 16 NCAA sports in to be considered before making a change.” 36 “International gymnastics no longer is meet- Women’s Gymnastics Championships April 18- which data is collected. Marsden acknowledges the need to study the 37 ing the needs of what’s in the best interests of 20 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The NACGCW con- It also has the highest injury severity rate at issue. He said his proposals are not a knee-jerk 38 collegiate gymnastics,” said Greg Marsden, ducts one of its two annual meetings at the site .84. The injury severity rate is for reported in- reaction to the FIG revisions, but rather a means 39 women’s gymnastics coach at the University of of the national championships. juries requiring surgery. to get coaches thinking about and discussing 40 Utah. “Over the years, international gymnastics Plotting a new course for women’s gymnas- The ISS was developed in 1982 to provide cur- the issues facing the sport. 41 has become more and more of an elitist sport. tics is not a new issue. Over the last several years, rent and reliable date on injury trends in inter- As for developing a new code of points, Mars- 42 Changes have been made so that only the very many coaches have expressed concern about collegiate athletics. Injury-related data on den admits that such a venture would be a gam- 43 top, a certain type of athlete, can be successful. FIG revisions that don’t show an interest in col- women’s gymnastics have been compiled since ble in that there is no guarantee that the NCAA 44 “In collegiate gymnastics, I think most of us legiate gymnasts. Concern has become so sig- 1985. would approve the document. However, he con- 45 would agree that we don’t want to become an nificant that the women’s gymnastics commit- “I think most (collegiate coaches) agree that tends the increasing number of modifications 46 elitist sport. We want to provide an environment tee has at times explored the possibility of we need a set of rules that will give the greatest implemented by the Women’s Gymnastics Com- 47 that creates competitive opportunities and creating rules specific to collegiate gymnastics. number of institutions an opportunity to field a mittee clearly indicates that the collegiate sport 48 reduces the risks our athletes face.” To date, no such movement has occurred; team and for those teams to be competitive,” is headed in a different direction. 49 Charges of elitism recently increased in however, the committee has for specific cham- Marsden said. “At the same time, we also have “More and more, we’re distancing ourselves 50 response to regulations and rules changes in pionships competition modified as many as six to maintain a set of rules that is not going to put from (the) FIG,” said Marsden. “At some point, 51 the FIG code of points. The changes are effec- rules and three equipment regulations required our athletes in a position that they’re encour- we have to sit down and look at what we’re try- 52 tive in January 1997. by the FIG and USA Gymnastics. aged to take unreasonable risks. ing to accomplish with collegiate gymnastics and 53 While the changes have not been released “Very definitely, college gymnastics has a dif- “If our sport is going to thrive and hopefully make sure our rules and regulations facilitate 54 publicly nor been adopted by USA Gymnastics, ferent outlook (than the FIG and USA Gymnas- grow, at least maintain (its current sponsorship growth and safety rather than hinder them.” 55 some coaches say they would negatively impact tics),” said Cheryl Raymond, women’s gymnas- numbers), we have to create an environment Stephenson says that time is now. She states 56 the collegiate sport by further putting student- tics coach at Springfield College and a member that increases competitive opportunities and that coaches must take time to review the issues 57 athletes at risk. of the NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Committee. reduces the risks our athletes face.” at the April NACGCW meeting. 58 According to some coaches, the changes “I believe there is a directive that the collegiate Others in women’s gymnastics are reluctant “We’re at a crossroads. We must decide wheth- 59 include reducing the start value from its current programs feel they need to address. We want to to call for change just yet. er we want to continue on the road we’re on, 60 mark of 9.6 to 9.2, increasing the degree of dif- make collegiate gymnastics safe for the com- Pat Panichas, women’s gymnastics coach at which has been a great road, a very positive 61 ficulty required to start a routine and requiring petitors while making it exciting for the gener- Southern Connecticut State University and a road, or whether we want to follow another path, 62 additional bonus skills in certain routines. The al public. We want the general public to under- member of the Women’s Gymnastics Committee, which could throw some obstacles in our way 63 changes, if adopted by USA Gymnastics and stand collegiate gymnastics. agrees with the need to create opportunities and to becoming a premier college sport,” she said. 64 implemented collegiately, would be effective “What happens on the international level is reduce risk and environment, but is concerned “Either way, it’s up to the coaches to decide.” 65 66 67 State legislation relating to college athletics 68 69 70 This report summarizes legislation currently pending before The bills set forth address the following subjects: to 2.000 over a three-year period. The new standards for participation 71 state legislatures that could affect, or is otherwise of interest to, Subject Number of Bills are effective beginning with the student’s first semester of ninth grade. 72 Status: 2/8/96 prefiled. the intercollegiate athletics programs and student-athletes of Anabolic steroids...... 2 73 NCAA member institutions. Athlete agents...... 5 *Florida S. 778 (Author: Sullivan) Requires each school district to award a special “college-ready” diplo- 74 Athletics facilities...... 2 Set forth below is a list of 33 bills from 17 states. The report ma to students who exceed the minimum requirements for graduation. 75 includes 24 bills that have been introduced and nine pending Drug testing...... 2 Status: 2/2/96 prefiled. To Senate Interim Committee on Education. 76 bills on which action has been taken since the last report Gender equity...... 3 *Florida S. 840 (Author: Turner) 77 (February 12, 1996, issue of The NCAA News). The newly intro- High-school curriculum...... 3 Increases the required cumulative grade-point average for school dis- 78 duced bills, including those prefiled prior to the beginning of High school extracurricular/home-schooling...... 7 trict programs for pupil progression and high-school graduation from 79 the 1996 legislative session, are marked with an asterisk (*). Liability/insurance...... 1 1.500 to 2.000. Raises the requirements for participation in interscholastic 80 Pending bills, identified in previous reports on which no further Residency criteria...... 2 extracurricular activities, including athletics, from 1.500 to 2.000 over a 81 action has been taken, do not appear in this report. Taxation...... 3 three-year period. The new standards for participation are effective 82 beginning with the student’s first semester of ninth grade. Tickets...... 1 83 The State Legislation Report is based largely on data provid- Status: 2/7/96 prefiled. To Senate Interim Committee on Education. Trainers...... 1 ed by the Information for Public Affairs on-line state legislation Additionally referred to Senate Interim Committee on Ways and Means. 84 Training methods/diet...... 1 system as of February 12, 1996. The bills selected for inclusion *Florida S. 920 (Author: Harris) 85 in this report were drawn from a larger pool of measures that Raises the required cumulative grade-point average from 1.500 to a 86 Colorado S. 179 (Author: Tebedo) 2.000 for purposes of the school district comprehensive program for 87 concern sports and, therefore, do not necessarily represent all Allows Olympic athletes, who otherwise would not be recognized as of the bills that would be of interest to individual member insti- pupil progression, high-school graduation and participation in inter- 88 in-state students for purposes of tuition, to be classified as such at any scholastic extracurricular student activities. tutions. Bills pending before the governing bodies of the District 89 state-supported institution of higher education located in El Paso or Status: 2/8/96 prefiled. 90 of Columbia and U.S. territories are not available on an on-line Pueblo County. Georgia S. 452 (Author: Thomas) 91 basis and are not included in this report. Status: 1/26/96 introduced. 2/2/96 reported by Senate Committee Creates a state board to regulate athletics trainers. The board is respon- on Education. Referred to Senate Committee on Appropriations. 92 The NCAA has not independently verified the accuracy or sible for establishing guidelines for athletics trainers and for preparing *Florida H. 1041 (Author: Committee on Education) 93 completeness of the information provided by Information for and conducting a licensing exam. Raises the required cumulative grade-point average for purposes of Status: 2/28/95 introduced. 2/7/96 reported with substitute by Senate 94 Public Affairs and is providing this summary as a service to mem- the school district comprehensive program for pupil progression and Committee on State and Local Governmental Operations. 2/12/96 95 bers. For further information regarding a particular bill, mem- high-school graduation. Raises the requirements for participation in 96 bers should contact the state legislature concerned. interscholastic extracurricular activities, including athletics, from 1.500 See State legislation, page 19 ➤ 97

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Division I men’s single-game highs Division I men’s basketball leaders

SCORING REBOUNDING CL G TFG 3FG FT PTS AVG CL G NO AVG 1. , Austin Peay...... Jr 24 251 28 111 641 26.7 1. , Mississippi Val...... Sr 24 319 13.3 2. Kevin Granger, Texas Southern...... Sr 22 175 29 205 584 26.5 2. , Colgate ...... So 24 302 12.6 3. Jafonde Williams, Hampton...... Sr 24 208 80 133 629 26.2 3. , Drexel ...... Sr 23 286 12.4 4. , Ball St...... So 22 216 19 117 568 25.8 4. Chris Ensminger, Valparaiso ...... Sr 24 289 12.0 5. , Murray St...... Sr 23 198 60 135 591 25.7 5. , Wake Forest ...... Jr 21 247 11.8 6. Eddie Benton, Vermont ...... Sr 23 170 66 176 582 25.3 6. Kyle Snowden, Harvard ...... Jr 22 254 11.5 7. Anquell McCollum, Western Caro...... Sr 24 201 78 113 593 24.7 7. Scott Farley, Mercer ...... Sr 24 274 11.4 7. Thaddeous Delaney, Charleston (S.C.) ...... Jr 24 274 11.4 8. Anthony Harris, Hawaii ...... Sr 22 189 20 132 530 24.1 9. Quadre Lollis, Montana St...... Sr 23 261 11.3 9. , Georgetown ...... So 27 226 53 144 649 24.0 10. Greg Logan, Maine ...... Sr 24 271 11.3 10. , Wis.-Green Bay...... Sr 24 239 6 79 563 23.5 11. Alan Tomidy, Marist ...... Sr 24 269 11.2 11. Matt Alosa, New Hampshire...... Sr 23 171 63 131 536 23.3 12. , Memphis ...... So 22 243 11.0 12. Michael Hart, Tenn.-Martin...... Sr 23 214 1 103 532 23.1 13. Zendon Hamilton, St. John's (N.Y.) ...... So 22 241 11.0 13. Jason Daisy, Northern Iowa...... Jr 23 178 57 114 527 22.9 14. Tunji Awojobi, Boston U...... Jr 24 262 10.9 14. , Connecticut ...... Jr 26 211 81 91 594 22.8 15. Bernard Hopkins, Va. Commonwealth ...... Sr 27 289 10.7 15. Reggie Freeman, Texas ...... Jr 22 166 61 107 500 22.7 16. H.L. Coleman, Wyoming ...... Jr 25 264 10.6 16. Chris McGuthrie, Mt. St. Mary’s (Md.)...... Sr 24 194 86 68 542 22.6 17. , North Caro. St...... Sr 25 262 10.5 Callis Iverson McCollum 17. Reggie Elliott, Mercer ...... Sr 24 190 43 118 541 22.5 18. Curtis Fincher, Eastern Ky...... Sr 24 251 10.5 18. John Wallace, Syracuse ...... Sr 25 194 22 151 561 22.4 19. Terrence Brandon, Georgia St...... Sr 22 229 10.4 19. , LSU ...... Jr 22 179 48 87 493 22.4 20. Warren Rosegreen, UNLV ...... Jr 23 238 10.3 (Through February 19) 20. Tunji Awojobi, Boston U...... Jr 24 199 3 133 534 22.3 21. Jason Winningham, Southeastern La...... Sr 24 247 10.3 INDIVIDUAL 21. Shareef Abdur-Rahim, California ...... Fr 22 172 7 136 487 22.1 21. Monte O'quinn, Northeastern Ill...... Sr 24 247 10.3 22. Sam Bowie, Southeastern La...... Sr 24 185 52 109 531 22.1 No. Player, Team,Opponent Date 23. Darren McLinton, James Madison...... Sr 26 181 106 106 574 22.1 FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE 24. , Indiana ...... Sr 25 179 51 140 549 22.0 (Min. 5 FG made per game) CL G FG FGA PCT Points 45 Marcus Brown, Murray St. vs.Washington (Mo.) Dec. 16 1. Terquin Mott, Coppin St...... Jr 23 179 266 67.3 45 Eddie Benton,Vermont vs. Hartford Feb. 2 24. Todd Fuller, North Caro. St...... Sr 25 194 12 149 549 22.0 2. Quadre Lollis, Montana St...... Sr 23 164 248 66.1 26. Marcus Mann, Mississippi Val...... Sr 24 206 1 108 521 21.7 3. Lincoln Abrams, Centenary (La.) ...... Sr 24 174 266 65.4 27. Curtis McCants, George Mason...... Jr 24 173 34 137 517 21.5 4. Daniel Watts, Nevada ...... Sr 24 120 186 64.5 Rebounds 26 Larry Callis,Wichita St. vs. Drake Jan. 13 28. , Oklahoma ...... Sr 24 176 48 116 516 21.5 5. Alexander Koul, Geo. Washington ...... So 21 107 168 63.7 26 David Cully,William & Mary vs.Va. Military Jan. 17 29. , Massachusetts...... Jr 21 171 0 107 449 21.4 6. Marcus Mann, Mississippi Val...... Sr 24 206 331 62.2 30. , Utah ...... Jr 24 179 38 114 510 21.3 7. Malik Rose, Drexel ...... Sr 23 167 270 61.9 ASSISTS 8. Greg Smith, Delaware ...... Jr 24 154 249 61.8 Assists 15 , Santa Clara vs. Southern-B.R. Dec. 9 CL G NO AVG 9. , North Caro...... Fr 25 156 253 61.7 15 Raimonds Miglinieks, UC Irvine vs. Cal St. Fullerton Feb. 10 1. Raimonds Miglinieks, UC Irvine ...... Sr 22 196 8.9 10. Ben Handlogten, Western Mich...... Sr 22 128 209 61.2 15 Colby Pierce, Austin Peay vs.Tennessee Tech Feb. 12 2. Curtis McCants, George Mason ...... Jr 24 204 8.5 11. , Wright St...... Jr 23 180 295 61.0 3. Dan Pogue, Campbell ...... Sr 19 148 7.8 12. , Baylor ...... So 22 154 253 60.9 Blocked 14 , Alabama vs. Georgia Feb. 10 4. , Stanford ...... Jr 22 166 7.5 12. Justice Sueing, Hawaii ...... Sr 18 112 184 60.9 5. Lazarus Sims, Syracuse ...... Sr 25 181 7.2 14. Rayshard Allen, Tulane ...... Jr 22 124 207 59.9 Shots 12 Keith Closs, Central Conn. St. vs.Troy St. Jan. 20 6. , Providence ...... Fr 22 159 7.2 15. Curtis Fincher, Eastern Ky...... Sr 24 124 209 59.3 7. Pointer Williams, McNeese St...... Sr 22 157 7.1 Steals 10 Bonzi Wells, Ball St. vs. Ohio Jan. 3 8. Phillip Turner, UC Santa Barb...... Sr 23 162 7.0 FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE 9. Colby Pierce, Austin Peay ...... Jr 24 168 7.0 (Min. 2.5 made per game) CL G FT FTA PCT 10 Allen Iverson, Georgetown vs. Miami (Fla.) Jan. 13 1. Dion Cross, Stanford ...... Sr 22 64 68 94.1 10. Shane Belnap, Montana ...... Sr 23 158 6.9 2. Geoff Billet, Rutgers ...... Fr 21 60 66 90.9 11. Aaron Hutchins, Marquette ...... So 22 151 6.9 3-Pt. FG 12 David McMahan,Winthrop vs. Coastal Caro. Jan. 15 3. Roderick Howard, N.C.-Charlotte ...... Jr 24 74 82 90.2 12. , Arizona ...... Sr 24 162 6.8 4. Alhamisi Simms, Md.-Balt. County ...... Fr 23 63 70 90.0 12. Anthony Johnson, Charleston (S.C.) ...... Jr 24 162 6.8 5. Derek Grimm, Missouri ...... Jr 25 80 89 89.9 FT Pct. 100 (18-18) Anquell McCollum,Western Caro. vs. Marshall Feb. 6 14. David Fizdale, San Diego ...... Sr 23 155 6.7 6. Terrence Martin, St. Francis (Pa.) ...... Jr 23 71 79 89.9 14. Kyle Kessel, Texas A&M ...... So 23 155 6.7 7. Jason Sutherland, Missouri ...... Jr 25 97 108 89.8 FG Pct. 100 (13-13) Ben Handlogten,Western Mich. vs.Toledo Jan. 27 8. Nod Carter, Middle Tenn. St...... Jr 24 95 106 89.6 BLOCKED SHOTS 9. Darren McLinton, James Madison ...... Sr 26 106 120 88.3 TEAM CL G NO AVG 10. Kiwane Garris, Illinois ...... Jr 24 88 100 88.0 1. Keith Closs, Central Conn. St...... So 22 142 6.5 11. , Colorado ...... Fr 21 120 137 87.6 2. Adonal Foyle, Colgate ...... So 24 132 5.5 12. Jimmy Degraffenried, Weber St...... Sr 25 136 156 87.2 No. Team,Opponent Date 3. Roy Rogers, Alabama ...... Sr 22 102 4.6 13. Steve Nash, Santa Clara ...... Sr 24 72 83 86.7 Points 142 Prairie View vs. Bay Ridge Christian Nov. 27 4. , Florida A&M ...... So 25 104 4.2 14. Duane Simpkins, Maryland ...... Sr 20 65 75 86.7 4. Peter Aluma, Liberty ...... Jr 25 104 4.2 15. Brian Tolbert, Eastern Mich...... Sr 22 84 97 86.6 142 George Mason vs.Troy St. Nov. 28 6. Marcus Camby, Massachusetts ...... Jr 21 85 4.0 7. Calvin Booth, Penn St...... Fr 22 89 4.0 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE PER GAME 8. Alan Tomidy, Marist ...... Sr 24 95 4.0 CL G NO AVG 3-Pt. FG 23 Troy St. vs. George Mason Nov. 28 1. Darren McLinton, James Madison ...... Sr 26 106 4.1 18 Seven tied. 9. Tim Duncan, Wake Forest ...... Jr 21 82 3.9 2. Keith Veney, Marshall ...... Jr 24 95 4.0 10. , Mississippi St...... Jr 22 76 3.5 3. Paul Marshall, Northeast La...... Sr 22 84 3.8 FG Pct. 73.1 (38-52) UCLA vs. Southern Cal Jan. 24 11. Brian Skinner, Baylor ...... So 22 75 3.4 4. Mark Lueking, Army ...... Sr 24 89 3.7 12. Jelani McCoy, UCLA ...... Fr 24 80 3.3 5. Marlon Anderson, Texas-San Antonio ...... Sr 22 81 3.7 13. David Cully, William & Mary ...... Sr 22 73 3.3 6. Lance Weems, Auburn ...... Sr 25 92 3.7 FT Pct. 100 (17-17) Cincinnati vs.Temple Dec. 16 14. , Villanova ...... Jr 25 81 3.2 7. David Sivulich, St. Mary's (Cal.) ...... So 24 88 3.7 15. Avondre Jones, Southern Cal ...... Jr 20 64 3.2 8. Dominick Young, Fresno St...... Jr 20 72 3.6 9. Chris McGuthrie, Mt. St Mary's (Md) ...... Sr 24 86 3.6 STEALS 9. Troy Green, Southeastern La...... Fr 24 86 3.6 CL G NO AVG 11. Troy Hudson, Southern Ill...... So 22 78 3.5 1. Pointer Williams, McNeese St...... Sr 22 97 4.4 12. James Hannah, Grambling ...... Jr 24 85 3.5 Division II men’s single-game highs 2. Johnny Rhodes, Maryland ...... Sr 22 88 4.0 13. Dewayne Powell, Tenn.-Martin ...... Sr 23 77 3.3 3. Allen Iverson, Georgetown ...... So 27 105 3.9 14. Ben Larson, Cal Poly SLO ...... Fr 24 80 3.3 4. Roderick Taylor, Jackson St...... Sr 25 93 3.7 14. Dedric Taylor, Florida Int'l ...... Jr 24 80 3.3 (Through February 18) 5. Rasul Salahuddin, Long Beach St...... Sr 24 86 3.6 14. Jafonde Williams, Hampton ...... Sr 24 80 3.3 6. Ben Larson, Cal Poly SLO ...... Fr 24 85 3.5 14. Bernie Cieplicki, Vermont ...... Sr 24 80 3.3 INDIVIDUAL 7. Andrell Hoard, Northeastern Ill...... Jr 24 82 3.4 3-POINT FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE No. Player, Team,Opponent Date 8. Jerry McCullough, Pittsburgh ...... Sr 20 66 3.3 (Min. 1.5 made per game) CL G FG FGA PCT Points 52 Derrick Henry, Mercy vs. Assumption Nov. 27 9. Bonzi Wells, Ball St...... So 22 69 3.1 1. Ricky Peral, Wake Forest ...... Jr 21 37 70 52.9 50 Carlos Knox, IU/PU-Indianapolis vs. Indiana Tech Jan. 10 10. Charles Thomas, Northern Ariz...... Jr 22 64 2.9 2. Aaron Brown, Central Mich...... Fr 22 47 93 50.5 10. Chris Robinson, Western Ky...... Sr 22 64 2.9 3. Joe Stafford, Western Caro...... Jr 24 42 84 50.0 12. Riley Inge, Mt. St. Mary's (Md.) ...... Sr 24 68 2.8 3. Isaac Fontaine, Washington St...... Jr 21 48 96 50.0 Rebounds 25 Elbert Jones,West Fla. vs. La Grange Nov. 27 13. Bernard Wheeler, Buffalo ...... Fr 23 61 2.7 3. Shane Miller, Fairfield ...... So 18 34 68 50.0 23 Kino Outlaw, Mount Olive vs. Lenoir-Rhyne Dec. 2 13. Jermaine Watts, DePaul ...... So 23 61 2.7 6. Justyn Tebbs, Weber St...... Sr 25 43 87 49.4 23 John Burke, LIU-Southamption vs. Mercy Feb. 12 15. Sidney Coles, Marshall ...... Jr 22 58 2.6 7. Glenn Sekunda, Penn St...... Sr 22 37 75 49.3 8. Josh Hotz, Southwest Mo. St...... Fr 23 36 73 49.3 Assists 17 Joe Jessen, St. Andrews vs. Pembroke St. Jan. 20 9. Duane Simpkins, Maryland ...... Sr 20 34 69 49.3 NCAA statistics are available on the Collegiate Sports Network. 10. Jason Sutherland, Missouri ...... Jr 25 50 102 49.0 17 Bobby Banks, Metropolitan St. vs. Denver Feb. 17 11. , Kentucky ...... Sr 23 62 127 48.8 12. Ray Allen, Connecticut ...... Jr 26 81 166 48.8 Blocked 12 Kino Outlaw, Mount Olive vs. Newport News Dec. 5 Shots 10 Four tied. Steals 10 Deartrus Goodmon,Alabama A&M vs. Morehouse Nov. 22 Team leaders Through February 19 3-Pt. FG 11 Orlando Santiago, Dowling vs. Mercy Jan. 29 SCORING OFFENSE FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE PER GAME FT Pct. 100 (18-18) Carlos Knox, IU/PU-Indianapolis vs. Hawaii-Hilo Dec. 16 G W-L PTS AVG FG FGA PCT GNOAVG 1. Troy St...... 23 9-14 2173 94.5 1. UCLA ...... 718 1352 53.1 1. Troy St...... 23 253 11.0 FG Pct. 100 (14-14) Derrick Scott, Calif. (Pa.) vs. Columbia Union Dec. 6 2. Marshall ...... 24 15-9 2228 92.8 2. Louisville ...... 709 1402 50.6 2. Marshall ...... 24 241 10.0 3. Kentucky ...... 23 22-1 2122 92.3 3. Coppin St...... 696 1381 50.4 3. North Caro. St...... 25 235 9.4 TEAM 4. George Mason ...... 24 11-13 2194 91.4 4. New Mexico ...... 650 1291 50.3 4. Pacific (Cal.) ...... 22 202 9.2 No. Team,Opponent Date 5. Southern-B.R...... 23 14-9 2022 87.9 5. Colorado St...... 678 1347 50.3 5. Southern-B.R...... 23 211 9.2 6. Mississippi Val...... 24 18-6 2075 86.5 6. Montana St...... 696 1400 49.7 6. Auburn ...... 25 226 9.0 Points 158 Central Okla. vs. Ark. Baptist Dec. 9 7. Davidson ...... 24 21-3 2065 86.0 7. Arizona ...... 717 1443 49.7 7. Mt. St. Mary's (Md.) ...... 24 215 9.0 3-Pt. FG 19 Bentley vs. Assumption Jan. 10 8. Southeastern La...... 24 14-10 2058 85.8 8. Marshall ...... 810 1631 49.7 8. Southern Ill...... 26 232 8.9 9. Eastern Mich...... 22 19-3 1873 85.1 9. Nebraska ...... 767 1557 49.3 9. Samford ...... 24 213 8.9 19 Fort Hays St. vs. McPherson Feb. 14 10. Texas Christian ...... 25 11-14 2127 85.1 10. Kentucky ...... 761 1546 49.2 10. St. Mary's (Cal.) ...... 24 210 8.8 FG Pct. 78.0 (32-41) Coker vs. Morris Nov. 21 11. Connecticut ...... 26 24-2 2198 84.5 11. Gonzaga ...... 617 1255 49.2 11. Florida Int'l ...... 24 204 8.5 12. Drexel ...... 23 20-3 1937 84.2 12. Hawaii ...... 601 1223 49.1 11. Morehead St...... 24 204 8.5 FT Pct. 100 (27-27) Cal St. Hayward vs. Notre Dame (Cal.) Feb. 16 13. Texas ...... 22 16-6 1850 84.1 13. Missouri ...... 695 1416 49.1 13. Wake Forest ...... 21 173 8.2 14. Va. Military ...... 23 15-8 1928 83.8 14. Charleston (S.C.) ...... 674 1375 49.0 14. La Salle ...... 25 204 8.2 15. Weber St...... 726 1485 48.9 14. Weber St...... 25 204 8.2 SCORING DEFENSE 16. North Caro...... 716 1466 48.8 16. Fresno St...... 24 195 8.1 G W-L PTS AVG. 17. Montana ...... 610 1250 48.8 16. Ill.-Chicago ...... 24 195 8.1 1. Princeton ...... 21 16-5 1074 51.1 18. Drexel ...... 665 1363 48.8 18. Princeton ...... 21 170 8.1 Division III men’s single-game highs 2. Wis.-Green Bay ...... 24 22-2 1333 55.5 19. Eastern Mich...... 688 1411 48.8 19. Texas Tech ...... 23 186 8.1 3. South Ala...... 24 11-13 1371 57.1 20. Monmouth (N.J.) ...... 609 1251 48.7 20. Southern Utah ...... 24 192 8.0 4. Harvard ...... 22 14-8 1303 59.2 5. Temple ...... 24 13-11 1425 59.4 FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE DEFENSE 3-POINT FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE (Through February 11) 6. Clemson ...... 22 15-7 1312 59.6 FG FGA PCT (Min. 3.0 made per game) G FG FGA PCT 7. Massachusetts ...... 25 25-0 1495 59.8 1. Marquette ...... 469 1250 37.5 1. Penn St...... 22 153 355 43.1 INDIVIDUAL 8. N.C.-Wilmington ...... 24 9-15 1446 60.3 2. Cincinnati ...... 470 1241 37.9 2. Connecticut ...... 26 200 470 42.6 No. Player, Team,Opponent Date 9. Wake Forest ...... 21 17-4 1270 60.5 3. Massachusetts ...... 543 1426 38.1 3. Wake Forest ...... 21 173 408 42.4 10. Tennessee ...... 22 11-11 1356 61.6 4. Wake Forest ...... 470 1226 38.3 4. N.C.-Greensboro ...... 24 168 403 41.7 Points 59 Ed Brands, Grinnell vs. Chicago Nov. 18 11. Marquette ...... 22 17-5 1366 62.1 5. Connecticut ...... 624 1622 38.5 5. Weber St...... 25 204 493 41.4 6. Utah ...... 556 1444 38.5 6. Indiana ...... 25 161 391 41.2 Rebounds 26 Ari Kriegsman, Middlebury vs.Western Md. Jan. 7 12. Utah ...... 25 21-4 1558 62.3 13. Iowa St...... 24 18-6 1499 62.5 7. Boston College ...... 541 1393 38.8 7. St. Peter's ...... 24 110 268 41.0 26 Ryan Zolner, FDU-Madison vs. Delaware Valley Feb. 7 14. Manhattan ...... 25 15-10 1563 62.5 8. Mississippi St...... 533 1370 38.9 8. Drexel ...... 23 179 439 40.8 9. Georgia ...... 519 1328 39.1 9. Southern Utah ...... 24 192 473 40.6 10. Central Mich...... 22 130 324 40.1 Assists 18 Matt Nadelhoffer,Wheaton (Ill.) vs. Calvin Dec. 7 SCORING MARGIN 10. Virginia ...... 536 1368 39.2 11. Detroit ...... 490 1246 39.3 11. Miami (Ohio) ...... 22 145 362 40.1 18 Clarence Pierce, N.J. Inst. of Tech.vs. Centenary (N.J.) Jan. 18 OFF DEF MAR 12. Marist ...... 599 1520 39.4 12. Virginia Tech ...... 22 119 298 39.9 18 Zach Goring, St. Olaf vs. Hamline Jan. 15 1. Kentucky ...... 92.3 69.2 23.0 13. Temple ...... 497 1260 39.4 13. Missouri ...... 25 111 278 39.9 2. Cincinnati ...... 82.7 62.9 19.9 14. Iona ...... 561 1422 39.5 14. Evansville ...... 23 152 382 39.8 Blocked 13 Damon Avinger, CCNY vs. St. Joseph’s (N.Y.) Jan. 7 3. Connecticut ...... 84.5 64.7 19.8 15. Tennessee ...... 462 1170 39.5 15. Marshall ...... 24 241 606 39.8 Shots 11 Two tied. 4. Davidson ...... 86.0 66.8 19.3 16. Tulsa ...... 522 1320 39.5 16. Toledo ...... 25 117 295 39.7 5. Drexel ...... 84.2 67.0 17.2 17. Kansas St...... 511 1292 39.6 17. North Caro...... 25 176 444 39.6 Steals 12 Deron Black,Allegheny vs. Case Reserve Jan. 17 6. Kansas ...... 82.8 66.3 16.4 18. Harvard ...... 454 1146 39.6 18. Kentucky ...... 23 174 439 39.6 7. Georgetown ...... 83.6 67.5 16.1 19. North Caro...... 627 1579 39.7 19. Western Caro...... 24 161 407 39.6 3-Pt. FG 11 Ed Brands, Grinnell vs. Ripon Jan. 21 8. Utah ...... 78.0 62.3 15.6 20. Liberty ...... 575 1441 39.9 20. Colorado St...... 24 147 372 39.5 FT Pct. 100 (18-18) Donnie Gohmann, Franklin vs. Manchester Feb. 7 9. Massachusetts ...... 74.4 59.8 14.6 10. Iowa ...... 81.7 67.8 14.0 FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE MARGIN 100 (16-16) Burt Paddock, Manchester vs. Rose-Hulman Jan. 20 11. Georgia ...... 79.7 66.4 13.3 FT FTA PCT OFF DEF MAR 100 (16-16) Kelly Matthews,Villa Julie vs. Phila. Pharmacy Jan. 15 12. Texas Tech ...... 83.1 70.1 13.0 1. Utah ...... 499 643 77.6 1. Utah ...... 41.0 29.8 11.2 13. Charleston (S.C.) ...... 75.4 62.5 12.9 2. Brigham Young ...... 501 651 77.0 2. Iowa ...... 41.9 31.1 10.8 FG Pct. 100 (*18-18) Jason Light, Emory & Henry vs. King Dec. 2 14. Tulsa ...... 77.7 64.9 12.8 3. Weber St...... 428 559 76.6 3. Mississippi Val...... 48.0 37.4 10.7 4. Va. Military ...... 406 535 75.9 4. Utah St...... 39.5 29.3 10.2 WON-LOST PERCENTAGE 5. Stetson ...... 303 403 75.2 5. Va. Commonwealth ...... 41.4 31.6 9.9 TEAM W-L PCT 6. Stanford ...... 413 554 74.5 6. Cincinnati ...... 42.4 33.4 9.0 1. Massachusetts ...... 25-0 1.000 7. Toledo ...... 460 618 74.4 7. Georgetown ...... 43.9 35.2 8.7 No. Team,Opponent Date 2. Kentucky ...... 22-1 .957 8. Radford ...... 320 430 74.4 8. Connecticut ...... 42.9 34.3 8.7 Points 157 Simpson vs. Grinnell Nov. 25 2. Texas Tech ...... 22-1 .957 9. North Caro. St...... 354 477 74.2 9. Dayton ...... 41.2 33.0 8.2 4. Connecticut ...... 24-2 .923 10. Hawaii ...... 420 567 74.1 10. UCLA ...... 39.4 31.3 8.0 3-Pt. FG *30 Grinnell vs. Colorado Col. Nov. 17 5. Kansas ...... 22-2 .917 11. Samford ...... 443 599 74.0 11. Kansas ...... 43.0 35.0 8.0 5. Wis.-Green Bay ...... 22-2 .917 12. Kent ...... 383 518 73.9 12. Northern Ill...... 40.9 33.0 7.9 FG Pct. 76.9 (70-91) Simpson vs. Grinnell Nov. 25 5. Charleston (S.C.) ...... 22-2 .917 13. Wis.-Green Bay ...... 360 488 73.8 13. Michigan St...... 37.9 30.2 7.8 8. Cincinnati ...... 20-2 .909 14. Washington St...... 368 499 73.7 14. South Caro. St...... 40.3 32.7 7.6 FT Pct. 100 (20-20) Juniata vs.Widener Dec. 2 9. Villanova ...... 23-3 .885 15. Harvard ...... 342 465 73.5 15. Penn St...... 39.1 31.5 7.6 10. Davidson ...... 21-3 .875 16. Delaware ...... 358 487 73.5 16. Tulsa ...... 42.4 34.9 7.6 11. Drexel ...... 20-3 .870 17. Bucknell ...... 451 615 73.3 17. Providence ...... 39.0 31.7 7.3 *Division III record 12. Eastern Mich...... 19-3 .864 18. Connecticut ...... 398 545 73.0 18. Georgia ...... 42.4 35.3 7.1 Current winning streak: Massachusetts 25, Kentucky 21. 19. Murray St...... 376 517 72.7 19. Harvard ...... 39.1 32.3 6.8 Page 14 The NCAA News February 26, 1996

Division 1 women’s single-game highs Division I women’s basketball leaders

SCORING REBOUNDING CL G TFG 3FG FT PTS AVG CL G NO AVG 1. Cindy Blodgett, Maine ...... So 26 248 41 172 709 27.3 1. Dana Wynne, Seton Hall ...... Jr 24 305 12.7 2. Gina Somma, Manhattan ...... Sr 24 234 3 148 619 25.8 2. Felecia Autry, Campbell ...... So 21 259 12.3 3. Shannon Johnson, South Caro...... Sr 24 211 74 116 612 25.5 3. Timothea Clemmer, Wright St...... Sr 22 271 12.3 4. Gray C. Harris, Southeast Mo. St...... Sr 23 213 1 158 585 25.4 4. Deneka Knowles, Southeastern La...... Sr 21 256 12.2 5. Nadine Malcolm, Providence...... Jr 23 194 18 159 565 24.6 5. Erica Scott, Mississippi Val...... Sr 22 260 11.8 6. Ashley Berggren, Illinois ...... So 24 211 11 154 587 24.5 6. Laphelia Doss, Eastern Ky...... So 22 258 11.7 7. Shalonda Enis, Alabama ...... Jr 24 228 23 101 580 24.2 7. Kathy Caldwell, New Hampshire ...... Jr 24 278 11.6 8. Tanja Kostic, Oregon St...... Sr 22 182 0 161 525 23.9 8. Latasha Byears, DePaul ...... Sr 23 265 11.5 9. Anita Maxwell, New Mexico St...... Sr 25 242 0 112 596 23.8 9. Alfredia Seals, Jacksonville St...... Jr 18 204 11.3 10. Lara Webb, Lamar ...... So 24 196 38 138 568 23.7 10. , Virginia ...... Sr 24 269 11.2 11. Pat Luckey, Houston ...... Jr 22 212 10 74 508 23.1 11. Anita Maxwell, New Mexico St...... Sr 25 278 11.1 12. , Southern Cal ...... Jr 22 186 18 116 506 23.0 12. Karen Johnson, Delaware St...... So 25 277 11.1 13. Phyllis Kelly, South Ala...... Sr 21 166 10 133 475 22.6 13. Tanja Kostic, Oregon St...... Sr 22 242 11.0 14. Latasha Byears, DePaul ...... Sr 23 213 2 89 517 22.5 14. Jessica Beck, Rider ...... Sr 23 250 10.9 15. Katie Smith, Ohio St...... Sr 27 188 64 164 604 22.4 15. Brandy Reed, Southern Miss...... So 20 217 10.9 16. Natasha Parks, Coppin St ...... Sr 23 168 61 116 513 22.3 16. Natasha Rezek, Pennsylvania ...... Sr 21 225 10.7 17. Jenni Ruff, Washington St...... Sr 23 172 16 152 512 22.3 17. Alicia Conquest, Wagner ...... So 22 235 10.7 18. Korie Hlede, Duquesne ...... So 23 203 20 83 509 22.1 18. Joskeen Garner, Northwestern St...... Sr 23 242 10.5 Holden S. Johnson Wesley 19. Kisa Bradley, Oral Roberts...... Jr 22 174 38 93 479 21.8 19. Leticia Oseguera, UC Irvine ...... So 23 238 10.3 20. Deneka Knowles, Southeastern La...... Sr 21 167 0 120 454 21.6 20. Tamara Carter, South Ala...... So 21 215 10.2 (Through February 19) 21. Brandy Reed, Southern Miss...... So 20 172 20 63 427 21.4 21. Christine Taps, St. Francis (N.Y.) ...... So 22 225 10.2 INDIVIDUAL 22. Tricia Wakely, Drake ...... Sr 22 162 0 144 468 21.3 23. Beth Morgan, Notre Dame ...... Jr 23 174 59 80 487 21.2 FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE No. Player, Team,Opponent Date 24. Sheila Danker, New Hampshire...... Jr 23 177 9 121 484 21.0 (Min. 5 FG made per game) CL G FG FGA PCT Points 50 Shannon Johnson, South Caro. vs.Appalachian St. Jan. 31 24. , Texas Tech ...... Jr 23 183 0 118 484 21.0 1. Deneka Knowles, Southeastern La...... Sr 21 167 226 73.9 26. Barb Franke, Wisconsin ...... Sr 24 183 0 133 499 20.8 2. Tyish Hall, Duke ...... Jr 27 191 288 66.3 49 Tina Thompson, Southern Cal vs. UCLA Jan. 27 27. Cathy Robinson, Florida A&M...... Sr 24 214 0 66 494 20.6 3. Katryna Gaither, Notre Dame ...... Jr 23 195 306 63.7 28. Holly Porter, Boston College...... Jr 23 178 1 116 473 20.6 4. Megan Boguslawski, Western Mich...... Sr 22 182 288 63.2 Rebounds 28 Latasha Byears, DePaul vs. Northeastern Ill. Nov. 29 29. Adria Schneck, Navy ...... Jr 19 139 1 110 389 20.5 5. Cathy Robinson, Florida A&M ...... Sr 24 214 339 63.1 26 Jessica Beck, Rider vs. Mt. St. Mary’s (Md.) Jan. 15 30. Kate Starbird, Stanford ...... Jr 22 165 35 81 446 20.3 6. Carrie Templin, Kent ...... So 22 140 222 63.1 31. Radiance Clarke, Northeastern ...... So 23 190 3 82 465 20.2 7. Katrina Hannaford, Northwestern ...... Jr 26 165 264 62.5 Assists 17 Lisa Branch,Texas A&M vs. Duke Nov. 17 32. Kim Burke, Niagara ...... Sr 24 187 29 82 485 20.2 8. Barbara Farris, Tulane ...... So 26 143 229 62.4 33. Latonya Johnson, Memphis ...... So 23 175 53 56 459 20.0 9. Myndee Larsen, Southern Utah ...... Jr 21 143 230 62.2 17 Krissy Holden, Indiana St. vs. Louisville Dec. 20 34. Patricia Nash, Southern ...... Sr 24 174 45 84 477 19.9 10. Kara Wolters, Connecticut ...... Jr 26 211 340 62.1 35. Kaira Warfield, Morgan St...... Jr 22 194 19 30 437 19.9 11. Jonelda Buck, Middle Tenn. St...... Fr 24 159 258 61.6 Blocked 10 Teresa Jenkins, Florida A&M vs. Southern Miss. Nov. 27 36. Tracy Reid, North Caro...... So 20 167 1 60 395 19.8 12. Nicole Cushing, Michigan St...... Fr 24 123 202 60.9 Shots 10 Angela Gorsica,Vanderbilt vs.Wingate Dec. 28 37. Katryna Gaither, Notre Dame...... Jr 23 195 0 64 454 19.7 13. Lamilia Ford, Stetson ...... Sr 22 132 220 60.0 10 Crystal Boles,Texas Tech vs.UTEP Jan. 4 38. Yolanda Wilkerson, Southwest Tex. St...... Jr 22 178 0 77 433 19.7 14. Yolanda Wilkerson, Southwest Tex. St...... Jr 22 178 299 59.5 39. Megan Boguslawski, Western Mich...... Sr 22 182 0 67 431 19.6 15. Stephanie Minor, Murray St...... Jr 23 154 259 59.5 10 Adrienne Tucker,Texas Southern vs.Southern-B.R. Feb. 17 ASSISTS FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE Steals 12 LeKeysha Johnson, Southern-B.R. vs. Oral Roberts Jan. 10 CL G NO AVG (Min. 2.5 made per game) CL G FT FTA PCT 12 Alfreda Jefferson, Delaware St. vs. Hampton Jan. 27 1. Brenda Pantoja, Arizona ...... Sr 21 191 9.1 1. Tracey Delong, Charleston So...... So 23 72 78 92.3 2. Heather Smith, Toledo ...... Sr 22 190 8.6 2. Kristin Mattox, Louisville ...... Sr 23 91 101 90.1 12 Jamie Wesley, Michigan St. vs. Minnesota Feb. 2 3. , Penn St...... Sr 26 220 8.5 3. Marcie Byrd, Rhode Island ...... Sr 23 77 86 89.5 3-Pt. FG 9 Amy Engle, East Tenn.St. vs. South Caro. St. Dec. 4 4. Eliza Sokolowska, California ...... Sr 21 158 7.5 4. La'keshia Frett, Georgia ...... Jr 24 68 76 89.5 5. Dayna Smith, Rhode Island ...... Sr 23 172 7.5 5. Heather Prater, Middle Tenn. St...... Sr 24 72 81 88.9 9 Shannon Johnson, South Caro. vs. Arizona St. Dec. 20 6. Krissy Holden, Indiana St...... Jr 22 160 7.3 6. Julie Sammer, William & Mary ...... Fr 22 68 77 88.3 9 Jennifer Howard, North Caro. St. vs. Syracuse Dec. 29 7. Jennifer Sutter, Eastern Wash...... Jr 22 156 7.1 7. Heather Fiore, Canisius ...... Jr 24 97 110 88.2 8. Kim Lynch, Holy Cross ...... Sr 27 190 7.0 8. Danielle Viglione, Texas ...... Jr 22 60 69 87.0 9 Dawn Coleman, LIU- vs. Fairleigh Dickinson Jan. 13 9. Lisa Branch, Texas A&M ...... Sr 24 168 7.0 9. Suzanne Ressa, Santa Clara ...... Sr 24 73 84 86.9 9 Uvette Dabney, Ala.-Birmingham vs.Troy St. Jan. 23 10. Gretchen Hollifield, Wake Forest ...... Sr 24 165 6.9 10. Katie Smith, Ohio St...... Sr 27 164 189 86.8 11. Akia Hardy, Long Beach St...... Sr 20 137 6.8 11. Julie Krommenhoek, Utah ...... So 23 58 67 86.6 FT Pct. 100 (15-15) Christy Smith, Arkansas vs. Ohio St. Nov. 19 12. Keisha Anderson, Wisconsin ...... Jr 24 164 6.8 12. Krissy Heinbaugh, James Madison ...... Sr 22 83 96 86.5 13. Erica Gomez, UCLA ...... Fr 22 147 6.7 13. Kari Gallup, Brigham Young ...... So 23 70 81 86.4 FG Pct. 100 (13-13) Kim Williams, DePaul vs. Northern Ill. Jan. 24 14. Patricia Penicheiro, Old Dominion ...... Jr 23 151 6.6 14. Sarah Stapp, Cal St. Sacramento ...... Sr 25 81 94 86.2 TEAM 15. Latoshia Mahan, Troy St...... Sr 20 131 6.6 15. Jennifer Marlow, Butler ...... Fr 22 99 115 86.1 No. Team,Opponent Date BLOCKED SHOTS 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE PER GAME CL G NO AVG CL G NO AVG Points 127 Grambling vs. Alabama St. Jan. 20 1. Kisa Bradley, Oral Roberts ...... Jr 22 93 4.2 1. Tara Gunderson, Iowa St...... Jr 25 88 3.5 3-Pt. FG 16 Harvard vs. Fla. Atlantic Dec. 2 2. Angela Gorsica, Vanderbilt ...... Jr 21 73 3.5 2. Kristen Sullivan, St. Joseph’s (Pa.) ...... Sr 23 75 3.3 3. Ja'net Davis, Long Beach St...... Sr 24 80 3.3 3. Jennifer Howard, North Caro. St...... Jr 24 75 3.1 16 Troy St. vs. Jacksonville St. Dec. 14 4. Kara Wolters, Connecticut ...... Jr 26 77 3.0 4. Shannon Johnson, South Caro...... Sr 24 74 3.1 5. Lanae Jones, Oklahoma ...... Sr 24 71 3.0 5. Samantha Young, Eastern Ky...... Sr 22 67 3.0 FG Pct. 70.4 (38-54) Western Mich. vs. Eastern Mich. Jan. 10 6. , Howard ...... Jr 23 65 2.8 6. Brenna Doty, Buffalo ...... Jr 25 74 3.0 FT Pct. 100 (31-31) Kansas vs. Nebraska Feb. 11 6. Delores Jones, Northeastern Ill...... So 23 65 2.8 7. Becky Hammon, Colorado St...... Fr 23 68 3.0 8. Jessica Toth, Cleveland St...... Jr 24 66 2.8 7. Sue Glenning, Villanova ...... Sr 23 68 3.0 9. Tajama Abraham, Geo. Washington ...... Jr 25 67 2.7 9. Jean Marie Lasko, Marist ...... So 26 76 2.9 10. Alfredia Seals, Jacksonville St...... Jr 18 48 2.7 10. Deana Lansing, Portland ...... Jr 24 69 2.9 11. Chris Yasaitis, Brown ...... So 22 58 2.6 11. Danielle Featherston, Arkansas St...... Sr 22 63 2.9 12. Quacy Barens, Indiana ...... So 24 63 2.6 12. Brenda Pantoja, Arizona ...... Sr 21 60 2.9 Division II women’s single-game highs 13. Adrienne Tucker, Texas Southern ...... So 19 49 2.6 13. Uvette Dabney, Ala.-Birmingham ...... Sr 26 73 2.8 14. Kim Calhoun, Penn St...... Sr 26 67 2.6 14. Lisa Cermignano, Geo. Washington ...... Jr 25 70 2.8 15. Lasendia Baker, Mississippi Val...... So 22 56 2.5 15. Erin Alexander, UC Santa Barb...... Jr 24 67 2.8 15. Angella Bieber, Montana ...... So 22 56 2.5 15. Krista Reinking, Illinois ...... So 24 67 2.8 (Through February 18) 15. Vasso Beskaki, New Orleans ...... Fr 22 56 2.5 INDIVIDUAL 3-POINT FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE STEALS (Min. 1.5 made per game) CL G FG FGA PCT No. Player, Team,Opponent Date CL G NO AVG 1. Stephanie DeWolfe, St. Peter's ...... Jr 18 31 61 50.8 Points 51 LaTina Bullock, Norfolk St. vs. Elizabeth City St. Feb. 17 1. LeKeysha Johnson, Southern-B.R...... So 18 95 5.3 2. Pam Pennon, Oklahoma ...... Sr 24 38 77 49.4 44 Elena Shadrina,Western N.M. vs. Sul Ross St. Jan. 13 2. Alfreda Jefferson, Delaware St...... Sr 25 129 5.2 3. Claire Molloy, Loyola (Ill.) ...... Sr 22 49 102 48.0 3. Clentana Dawkins, Northeastern Ill...... Jr 23 118 5.1 4. Jennifer Howard, North Caro. St...... Jr 24 75 157 47.8 Rebounds 30 Lanora Ingram, Kentucky St. vs.Tuskegee Jan. 15 4. Kaira Warfield, Morgan St...... Jr 22 102 4.6 5. Kelly Delong, Western Mich...... Fr 22 53 111 47.7 28 Melissa Upton, Paine vs. Alabama A&M Jan. 5 5. Keisha Anderson, Wisconsin ...... Jr 24 111 4.6 6. Kimberly Wilson, Arkansas ...... Jr 27 68 145 46.9 6. Shiakiea Carter, Grambling ...... So 23 100 4.3 7. Kate Galligan, Nebraska ...... Sr 25 45 97 46.4 Assists 21 Carla Gladden, St.Augustine’s vs. Livingstone Jan. 27 7. Shayla Teague, Sam Houston St...... So 22 94 4.3 8. Kristina Divjak, Northwestern ...... Fr 26 41 89 46.1 8. Dalma Ivanyi, Florida Int'l ...... Fr 23 98 4.3 9. Becky Hammon, Colorado St...... Fr 23 68 150 45.3 Blocked *20 LaKeisha Phifer, St. Paul’s vs.Virginia Union Jan. 23 9. Pam Pennon, Oklahoma ...... Sr 24 98 4.1 10. Regan Seybert, Mississippi ...... Jr 24 48 107 44.9 10. Delora Walker, Coppin St...... Sr 22 89 4.0 11. Latonya Johnson, Memphis ...... So 23 53 119 44.5 Shots 15 Two tied 11. Patricia Penicheiro, Old Dominion ...... Jr 23 92 4.0 12. Uvette Dabney, Ala.-Birm...... Sr 26 73 165 44.2 11. Talisha Hargis, West Va...... So 23 92 4.0 13. Tasha King, Rhode Island ...... Jr 23 35 80 43.8 Steals 13 Stephanie Greer, Shaw vs. Johnson C. Smith Jan. 27 13. Lamilia Ford, Stetson ...... Sr 22 86 3.9 14. Joanne McCarthy, Ill.-Chicago ...... Jr 24 66 152 43.4 3-Pt. FG 10 Kristen Breen, Southern Conn. St. vs. Molloy Nov. 18 9 Chiquita Wright, Albany St. (Ga.) vs. Columbus Nov. 22 9 Kelli Britz, North Dak. vs. Mankato St. Jan. 6 Team leaders Through February 19 FT Pct. 100 (18-18) Tracy Spencer, Shippensburg vs. Clarion Jan. 13 100 (18-18) Denise Gallo, Pitt.-Johnstown vs.Alderson-Broaddus Feb. 12 SCORING OFFENSE FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE PER GAME FG Pct. 100 (10-10) Deidre Williams,Valdosta St. vs.West Fla. Jan. 27 G W-L PTS AVG FG FGA PCT GNOAVG 1. Grambling ...... 23 17-6 1982 86.2 1. Connecticut ...... 844 1676 50.4 1. Cleveland St...... 24 210 8.8 2. Louisiana Tech ...... 23 22-1 1972 85.7 2. Notre Dame ...... 686 1368 50.1 2. Harvard ...... 21 166 7.9 TEAM 3. Memphis ...... 25 16-9 2107 84.3 3. Arizona ...... 627 1254 50.0 3. Iowa St...... 25 179 7.2 No. Team,Opponent Date 4. Old Dominion ...... 23 21-2 1938 84.3 4. Old Dominion ...... 721 1467 49.1 4. South Caro...... 24 171 7.1 Points 133 Alas. Anchorage vs. LSU-Shreveport Jan. 12 5. Stephen F. Austin ...... 22 19-3 1846 83.9 5. Northwestern St...... 741 1514 48.9 5. Arkansas St...... 22 152 6.9 6. Northwestern St...... 23 16-7 1929 83.9 6. Duke ...... 801 1638 48.9 6. Troy St...... 22 149 6.8 7. Ohio St...... 27 18-9 2251 83.4 7. Massachusetts ...... 625 1279 48.9 7. Marshall ...... 24 155 6.5 3-Pt. FG 16 Oakland vs. Auburn-Montgomery Dec. 1 8. Toledo ...... 22 17-5 1834 83.4 8. Detroit ...... 686 1412 48.6 8. St. Joseph's (Pa.) ...... 23 147 6.4 16 Mankato St. vs. South Dak. Jan. 13 9. Georgia ...... 24 21-3 1987 82.8 9. Kent ...... 659 1358 48.5 9. Oklahoma ...... 24 153 6.4 16 West Texas A&M vs. Central Okla. Feb. 1 10. DePaul ...... 24 16-8 1968 82.0 10. Nebraska ...... 696 1442 48.3 10. Creighton ...... 23 145 6.3 11. Southern Miss...... 24 20-4 1953 81.4 11. Western Mich...... 597 1238 48.2 11. Jacksonville St...... 23 141 6.1 12. Connecticut ...... 27 24-3 2180 80.7 12. Middle Tenn. St...... 682 1415 48.2 12. St. Mary's (Cal.) ...... 24 145 6.0 FG Pct. 70.7 (41-58) Valdosta St. vs.Tuskegee Dec. 5 13. Kent ...... 22 18-4 1773 80.6 13. Northwestern ...... 728 1525 47.7 13. Duke ...... 27 162 6.0 14. Harvard ...... 21 15-6 1689 80.4 14. Memphis ...... 781 1643 47.5 13. Eastern Ky...... 22 132 6.0 FT Pct. 100 (17-17) Ky.Wesleyan vs. SIU-Edwardsville Jan. 27 15. Ohio St...... 840 1781 47.2 15. Purdue ...... 26 154 5.9 * Division II record SCORING DEFENSE 16. Maine ...... 722 1531 47.2 16. Providence ...... 24 139 5.8 G W-L PTS AVG. 17. Texas Tech ...... 661 1404 47.1 17. Toledo ...... 22 125 5.7 1. Louisiana Tech ...... 23 22-1 1239 53.9 18. Louisiana Tech ...... 772 1646 46.9 18. Pepperdine ...... 24 136 5.7 2. Old Dominion ...... 23 21-2 1248 54.3 19. Missouri ...... 659 1406 46.9 19. Louisville ...... 24 135 5.6 3. Montana ...... 22 19-3 1199 54.5 20. Vanderbilt ...... 655 1398 46.9 20. Brigham Young ...... 23 129 5.6 4. North Caro. A&T ...... 23 14-9 1264 55.0 5. Yale ...... 22 11-11 1232 56.0 FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE DEFENSE 3-POINT FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE Division III women’s single-game highs 6. Connecticut ...... 27 24-3 1518 56.2 FG FGA PCT (Min. 3.0 made per game) G FG FGA PCT 7. San Diego St...... 23 18-5 1312 57.0 1. Montana ...... 417 1269 32.9 1. Loyola (Ill.) ...... 22 85 204 41.7 8. Auburn ...... 24 18-6 1380 57.5 2. Louisiana Tech ...... 441 1287 34.3 2. Notre Dame ...... 23 105 263 39.9 (Through February 11) 9. Virginia ...... 25 20-5 1440 57.6 3. Old Dominion ...... 412 1194 34.5 3. North Caro. St...... 24 102 257 39.7 10. Iowa ...... 24 22-2 1391 58.0 4. Connecticut ...... 580 1664 34.9 4. Arizona ...... 21 112 284 39.4 INDIVIDUAL 11. Villanova ...... 23 18-5 1334 58.0 5. Maine ...... 601 1710 35.1 5. Colorado St...... 23 124 317 39.1 No. Player, Team,Opponent Date 12. San Francisco ...... 24 17-7 1393 58.0 6. Texas Tech ...... 551 1552 35.5 6. Northwestern ...... 26 136 348 39.1 13. Hawaii ...... 22 18-4 1283 58.3 7. Buffalo ...... 566 1592 35.6 7. Old Dominion ...... 23 95 244 38.9 Points 54 Cindy Davenport, St. Mary’s (Md.) vs.Villa Julie Feb. 5 14. James Madison ...... 22 16-6 1287 58.5 8. Geo. Washington ...... 564 1580 35.7 8. Buffalo ...... 25 133 342 38.9 52 Leslee Rogers, La Verne vs. La Sierra Jan. 16 9. Howard ...... 544 1523 35.7 9. Dartmouth ...... 21 114 297 38.4 SCORING MARGIN 10. Virginia ...... 527 1468 35.9 10. Western Mich...... 22 83 217 38.2 Rebounds 30 Sayunara Lopez, Lehman vs. Marymount (Va.) Dec. 7 OFF DEF MAR 11. Southern Utah ...... 528 1470 35.9 11. Auburn ...... 24 98 258 38.0 30 Rebecca Morris,Wentworth Inst. vs. Nichols Jan. 27 1. Louisiana Tech ...... 85.7 53.9 31.9 12. Massachusetts ...... 472 1310 36.0 12. Duke ...... 27 162 436 37.2 2. Old Dominion ...... 84.3 54.3 30.0 13. Florida ...... 494 1364 36.2 13. Harvard ...... 21 166 448 37.1 Assists 16 Kelly Jackson, Neumann vs. Chestnut Hill Feb. 10 3. Grambling ...... 86.2 58.8 27.3 14. Auburn ...... 478 1319 36.2 14. Mississippi ...... 24 132 357 37.0 4. Stephen F. Austin ...... 83.9 59.2 24.7 15. Vanderbilt ...... 511 1401 36.5 15. Kansas ...... 25 108 293 36.9 Blocked 11 Kamilah Byrd, Rutgers-Camden vs. Rugters-Newark Jan. 20 5. Connecticut ...... 80.7 56.2 24.5 16. North Caro. A&T ...... 476 1302 36.6 16. Fordham ...... 22 100 272 36.8 6. Virginia ...... 78.0 57.6 20.4 17. New Mexico ...... 529 1446 36.6 17. Geo. Washington ...... 25 112 305 36.7 11 Lanett Stephan, Franklin vs. Knox Dec. 5 7. Georgia ...... 82.8 65.1 17.7 18. Alcorn St...... 501 1362 36.8 18. Ohio St...... 27 116 316 36.7 Shots 11 Cori Carson, Marymount (Va.) vs. Frank. & Marsh. Jan. 7 8. Stanford ...... 77.0 59.9 17.2 19. Utah ...... 504 1368 36.8 19. Pepperdine ...... 24 136 371 36.7 9. Alabama ...... 79.0 62.3 16.7 20. Iowa ...... 505 1368 36.9 20. Vanderbilt ...... 23 112 306 36.6 Steals *19 Sybil Smith, Baruch vs. New Rochelle Jan. 17 10. Southwest Mo. St...... 75.2 58.6 16.5 11. Maine ...... 76.5 60.1 16.5 FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE REBOUND MARGIN 3-Pt. FG 10 Kim Graf, Kenyon vs. Ohio Wesleyan Jan. 20 12. Portland ...... 75.1 59.1 16.0 FT FTA PCT OFF DEF MAR 13. Arizona ...... 79.0 63.2 15.8 1. N.C.-Asheville ...... 364 481 75.7 1. Stephen F. Austin ...... 51.8 32.6 19.2 FT Pct. 100 (13-13) Mary Gallagher, Immaculata vs. Notre Dame (Md.) Jan. 13 14. Notre Dame ...... 80.2 64.5 15.7 2. Southern Miss...... 382 505 75.6 2. Louisiana Tech ...... 50.1 33.5 16.6 3. Charleston So...... 414 549 75.4 3. Howard ...... 52.0 38.4 13.7 100 (13-13) Leslee Rogers, La Verne vs. Pomona-Pitzer Jan. 12 WON-LOST PERCENTAGE 4. Massachusetts ...... 320 425 75.3 4. Tennessee ...... 43.9 32.9 11.0 W-L PCT 5. Rhode Island ...... 427 569 75.0 5. Connecticut ...... 44.6 33.8 10.7 FG Pct. 100 (13-13) Sharon Laddey, Rowan vs. Rutgers-Newark Jan. 27 1. Louisiana Tech ...... 22-1 .957 6. Toledo ...... 443 593 74.7 6. Texas Tech ...... 47.0 37.0 10.1 TEAM 2. Iowa ...... 22-2 .917 7. San Francisco ...... 316 423 74.7 7. Missouri ...... 41.4 31.8 9.6 No. Team,Opponent Date 3. Old Dominion ...... 21-2 .913 8. St. Joseph's (Pa.) ...... 318 426 74.6 8. Alcorn St...... 46.8 37.7 9.1 3. Texas Tech ...... 21-2 .913 9. Georgia ...... 333 449 74.2 9. Vanderbilt ...... 43.0 34.0 9.1 Points 119 Defiance vs. Rose-Hulman Nov. 29 5. Stanford ...... 20-2 .909 10. Drake ...... 488 665 73.4 10. Syracuse ...... 45.7 36.8 8.9 6. Connecticut ...... 24-3 .889 11. Butler ...... 458 625 73.3 11. Washington ...... 43.4 35.1 8.3 3-Pt. FG 15 Manchester vs. Defiance Jan. 10 7. Georgia ...... 21-3 .875 12. Auburn ...... 321 439 73.1 12. Virginia ...... 45.1 36.8 8.3 7. Middle Tenn. St...... 21-3 .875 13. Valparaiso ...... 320 438 73.1 13. Harvard ...... 43.7 35.5 8.2 FG Pct. 66.7 (32-48) Lawrence vs. Coe Jan. 19 9. Montana ...... 19-3 .864 14. Gonzaga ...... 375 514 73.0 14. Alabama ...... 46.3 38.4 7.9 9. Southwest Mo. St...... 19-3 .864 15. Indiana ...... 432 593 72.8 15. Notre Dame ...... 41.5 34.0 7.5 FT Pct. 100 (20-20) Wheaton vs. Ill. Wesleyan Feb. 10 9. Stephen F. Austin ...... 19-3 .864 16. Fordham ...... 282 388 72.7 16. Delaware St...... 47.3 39.8 7.5 12. Maine ...... 22-4 .846 17. Louisville ...... 353 486 72.6 17. DePaul ...... 45.5 38.2 7.4 *Division III record Current winning streak: Texas Tech 16, Geo. Washington 4, 18. George Mason ...... 359 496 72.4 18. Old Dominion ...... 41.7 34.3 7.3 Maine 14, Stanford 14. 19. Miami (Ohio) ...... 309 427 72.4 19. LSU ...... 44.7 37.6 7.1 February 26, 1996 The NCAA News Page 15

Division II men’s basketball leaders Team leaders Through February 18

SCORING REBOUNDING SCORING OFFENSE SCORING DEFENSE CL G TFG 3FG FT PTS AVG CL G NO AVG G W-L PTS AVG G W-L PTS AVG 1. Brett Beeson, Moorhead St...... Sr 22 235 41 192 703 32.0 1. J. J. Sims, West Ga...... Sr 23 298 13.0 1. Central Okla...... 25 17-8 2561 102.4 1. UC Davis ...... 25 20-5 1494 59.8 2. Carlos Knox, IU/PU-Indianapolis ...... Jr 28 286 68 241 881 31.5 2. Tommie Foster, Morris Brown ...... Sr 22 274 12.5 2. Southern Ind...... 23 20-3 2231 97.0 2. Coker ...... 23 15-8 1433 62.3 3. Shawn Harvey, West Va. St...... Sr 21 201 60 102 564 26.9 3. John Burke, LIU-Southampton ...... Sr 23 276 12.0 3. Mont. St.-Billings ...... 24 17-7 2317 96.5 3. Seattle Pacific ...... 25 20-5 1577 63.1 4. Tyrone Mason, Edinboro ...... Sr 24 248 25 123 644 26.8 4. , LIU-C. W. Post ...... So 26 308 11.8 4. Fort Hays St...... 24 24-0 2271 94.6 4. Virginia Union ...... 22 21-1 1408 64.0 5. Dathon Brown, Fort Valley St...... Sr 17 143 36 116 438 25.8 5. Kino Outlaw, Mount Olive ...... Sr 23 272 11.8 5. St. Rose ...... 24 22-2 2268 94.5 5. Cal St. Dom. Hills ...... 23 16-7 1480 64.3 6. Alan Rainge, Northwood ...... Sr 23 210 12 134 566 24.6 6. Kevin Vulin, Sacred Heart ...... Sr 25 291 11.6 6. New York Tech ...... 24 18-6 2261 94.2 6. Phila. Textile ...... 23 16-7 1489 64.7 7. Tim Jones, Georgia Col...... Jr 23 199 50 112 560 24.3 7. Pat Coleman, Mankato St...... Sr 23 254 11.0 7. Neb.-Kearney ...... 27 21-6 2520 93.3 7. Pfeiffer ...... 21 15-6 1362 64.9 8. Raul Varela, Colorado Mines ...... Sr 23 165 70 150 550 23.9 8. Kenisy Adair, Kennesaw St...... Jr 23 245 10.7 8. Alas. Anchorage ...... 23 16-7 2124 92.3 8. St. Francis (Ill.) ...... 24 15-9 1564 65.2 9. Tyrone Hopkins, Central Okla...... Jr 25 202 35 156 595 23.8 9. Chris McKelvey, Tuskegee ...... Jr 19 202 10.6 9. Fort Lewis ...... 23 8-15 2070 90.0 9. Glenville St...... 21 11-10 1371 65.3 10. Dan Buie, Washburn ...... So 24 201 1 164 567 23.6 10. Otis Key, Lincoln (Mo.) ...... Sr 23 244 10.6 10. Edinboro ...... 24 18-6 2151 89.6 10. Regis (Colo.) ...... 24 22-2 1577 65.7 11. Reece Gliko, Mont. St.-Billings ...... Jr 24 178 81 128 565 23.5 11. Shawn Harvey, West Va. St...... Sr 21 221 10.5 11. Alabama A&M ...... 24 22-2 2149 89.5 11. Presbyterian ...... 23 14-9 1515 65.9 12. Pat Coleman, Mankato St...... Sr 23 224 16 71 535 23.3 12. Kevin Lee, Shippensburg ...... Jr 24 252 10.5 12. Morningside ...... 23 16-7 2059 89.5 12. Cal Poly Pomona ...... 23 15-8 1520 66.1 13. Marshall Dibble, Lander ...... Jr 24 200 0 156 556 23.2 13. Josh Chapin, Tampa ...... Jr 23 241 10.5 14. Wil Pierce, Western St...... Sr 27 197 95 133 622 23.0 14. , Cal St. Bakersfield ...... Jr 24 251 10.5 SCORING MARGIN WON-LOST PERCENTAGE 15. Travis Tuttle, North Dak...... Jr 21 160 71 87 478 22.8 15. Rob Layton, Emporia St...... Sr 24 246 10.3 OFF DEF MAR W-L PCT. 16. Rosendo Bryden, Pembroke St...... Sr 23 159 59 143 520 22.6 16. Billy Layne, Wingate ...... Jr 23 235 10.2 1. Fort Hays St...... 94.6 71.2 23.5 1. Fort Hays St...... 24-0 1.000 17. Derrick Henry, Mercy ...... Jr 21 173 51 77 474 22.6 2. Southern Ind...... 97.0 78.7 18.3 2. Virginia Union ...... 21-1 .955 18. Joel Curbelo, American (P.R.)...... Sr 16 128 51 53 360 22.5 FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE 3. Virginia Union ...... 82.2 64.0 18.2 3. St. Anselm ...... 23-2 .920 19. Derron Jones, Adams St...... Sr 22 173 33 109 488 22.2 (Min. 5 FG made per game) CL G FG FGA PCT 4. St. Rose ...... 94.5 78.4 16.1 4. Alabama A&M ...... 22-2 .917 20. Perry Herbert, Adelphi ...... Sr 23 190 36 94 510 22.2 1. Ralfs Jansons, St. Rose ...... Sr 24 120 183 65.6 5. Edinboro ...... 89.6 73.9 15.8 4. Regis (Colo.) ...... 22-2 .917 2. John Dixon, Dist. Columbia ...... Sr 18 95 145 65.5 6. Calif. (Pa.) ...... 83.8 68.2 15.6 4. St. Rose ...... 22-2 .917 BLOCKED SHOTS 3. Alonzo Goldston, Fort Hays St...... Jr 24 200 313 63.9 7. South Dak. St...... 88.6 74.0 14.6 7. Fairmont St...... 21-2 .913 CL G NO AVG 4. Dewayne Rogers, Central Okla...... Sr 25 164 257 63.8 8. Alas. Anchorage ...... 93.2 78.7 14.5 8. Cal St. Bakersfield ...... 21-3 .875 1. Kino Outlaw, Mount Olive ...... Sr 23 112 4.9 5. Robert Misenko, Indiana (Pa.) ...... Sr 23 153 241 63.5 9. Fairmont St...... 85.7 71.4 14.3 8. Fla. Southern ...... 21-3 .875 2. John Burke, LIU-Southampton ...... Sr 23 110 4.8 6. Deron Rutledge, Tex. A&M-Kingsville ...... Sr 24 188 298 63.1 10. Cal St. Bakersfield ...... 80.8 67.1 13.8 8. South Dak. St...... 21-3 .875 3. Horacio Llamas, Grand Canyon ...... Sr 24 95 4.0 7. J.D. Asselta, Bentley ...... Sr 25 185 294 62.9 11. St. Anselm ...... 88.8 75.1 13.7 11. Southern Ind...... 20-3 .870 4. Derek Moore, S.C.-Aiken ...... Fr 24 92 3.8 8. J.J. Sims, West Ga...... Sr 23 150 239 62.8 12. Alabama A&M ...... 89.5 76.0 13.5 12. Franklin Pierce ...... 21-4 .840 5. Ben Wallace, Virginia Union ...... Sr 22 83 3.8 9. Ed Madec, Sonoma St...... Sr 25 138 220 62.7 12. Oakland ...... 86.3 72.8 13.5 Current Winning Streak: Fort Hays St. 24, St. Anselm 16. 6. Eliecer Ellis, American (P.R.) ...... Jr 16 60 3.8 10. Marshall Dibble, Lander ...... Jr 24 200 321 62.3 7. James Doyle, Concord ...... So 22 76 3.5 11. Eric Harris, St. Augustine's ...... Jr 21 126 203 62.1 FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE DEFENSE 8. Kerwin Thompson, Eckerd ...... Sr 23 72 3.1 12. Doug Price, Denver ...... Jr 23 132 213 62.0 FG FGA PCT FG FGA PCT 9. Shawn Harvey, West Va. St...... Sr 21 65 3.1 13. Mark Davis, Mass.-Lowell ...... Jr 23 174 282 61.7 1. Fort Hays St...... 856 1551 55.2 1. Virginia Union ...... 502 1380 36.4 10. John Tomsich, Le Moyne ...... Fr 25 73 2.9 14. Dewayne Ansley, Queens (N.C.) ...... Sr 24 144 234 61.5 2. St. Rose ...... 786 1467 53.6 2. Seattle Pacific ...... 561 1434 39.1 11. Antwain Smith, St. Paul's ...... Fr 24 70 2.9 15. Scott Smith, New Hamp. Col...... Jr 23 148 242 61.2 3. Southern Ind...... 775 1447 53.6 3. UC Davis ...... 522 1330 39.2 12. Coata Malone, Alabama A&M ...... Sr 24 65 2.7 4. Calif. (Pa.) ...... 718 1366 52.6 4. Bloomsburg ...... 571 1451 39.4 12. Adrian Machado, Stonehill ...... Sr 24 65 2.7 FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE 5. South Dak. St...... 788 1525 51.7 5. Calif. (Pa.) ...... 612 1550 39.5 14. Kelvin Richardson, Central Mo. St...... Jr 24 63 2.6 (Min. 2.5 FT made per game) CL G FT FTA PCT 6. Edinboro ...... 821 1596 51.4 6. St. Rose ...... 686 1732 39.6 15. Zach Bush, Phila. Textile ...... Fr 22 57 2.6 1. Paul Cluxton, Northern Ky...... Jr 23 64 68 94.1 7. Lynn ...... 658 1283 51.3 7. Cal St. Dom. Hills ...... 520 1312 39.6 2. Mike Brown, Georgia Col...... Sr 24 73 80 91.3 8. Queens (N.C.) ...... 690 1352 51.0 8. Presbyterian ...... 522 1307 39.9 ASSISTS 3. Desmond Greer, North Ala...... Jr 23 92 101 91.1 9. Oakland City ...... 752 1475 51.0 9. Fla. Southern ...... 562 1402 40.1 CL G NO AVG 4. Roger Suchy, Lewis ...... Sr 24 81 90 90.0 10. Northern Ky...... 674 1335 50.5 10. Millersville ...... 613 1512 40.5 1. Bobby Banks, Metropolitan St...... Sr 23 208 9.0 4. Jason Holmes, SIU-Edwardsville ...... Jr 20 72 80 90.0 11. Johnson Smith ...... 606 1203 50.4 11. Franklin Pierce ...... 596 1461 40.8 2. Joe Jessen, St. Andrews ...... Fr 23 195 8.5 6. Mike Shue, Lock Haven ...... Jr 20 98 109 89.9 12. High Point ...... 688 1377 50.0 12. Cal Poly Pomona ...... 531 1301 40.8 3. Danny Gimpel, Adelphi ...... Jr 23 194 8.4 7. Rosendo Bryden, Pembroke St...... Sr 23 143 161 88.8 4. Jay Driscoll, Quincy ...... So 23 177 7.7 8. Lance Luitjens, Northern St...... Sr 23 86 97 88.7 FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE REBOUND MARGIN 5. Alex Mavroukas, Bentley ...... So 21 160 7.6 9. Nathan Norman, S.C.-Spartanburg ...... Jr 23 78 88 88.6 FT FTA PCT OFF DEF MAR 6. Michael McClain, Mo.-Rolla ...... Sr 24 181 7.5 10. Ryan McCarty, Wis.-Parkside ...... Sr 22 85 96 88.5 1. Lewis ...... 421 536 78.5 1. Alabama A&M ...... 51.1 38.9 12.3 7. Jamie Stevens, Mont. St.-Billings ...... So 24 178 7.4 11. Shannon Minor, Northern Ky...... Jr 23 76 86 88.4 2. Indianapolis ...... 387 497 77.9 2. Virginia Union ...... 47.9 36.5 11.4 8. Don Carlson, Lake Superior St...... Sr 23 165 7.2 11. David Thompson, West Va. Tech ...... Sr 23 76 86 88.4 3. Dowling ...... 443 573 77.3 3. Cal St. Bakersfield ...... 40.3 30.3 10.0 9. Matt Stone, Keene St...... Sr 21 150 7.1 4. Oakland ...... 423 548 77.2 4. Calif. (Pa.) ...... 42.2 32.7 9.5 10. Candice Pickens, Calif. (Pa.) ...... Sr 24 171 7.1 3-POINT FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE 5. Moorhead St...... 466 607 76.8 5. Fort Hays St...... 40.4 31.3 9.1 11. Warren King, Seattle Pacific ...... Sr 25 175 7.0 (Min. 1.5 FT made per game) CL G FG FGA PCT 6. Mars Hill ...... 518 680 76.2 6. West Ga...... 42.0 33.2 8.8 11. Oronn Brown, Clarion ...... Jr 23 161 7.0 1. Kris Kidwell, Oakland City ...... Jr 21 32 53 60.4 7. Western St...... 473 624 75.8 7. Lake Superior St...... 42.2 33.5 8.7 11. Troy McGee, Tuskegee ...... Sr 20 140 7.0 2. Jon Bryant, St. Cloud St...... Fr 23 45 77 58.4 8. Northern Mich...... 315 417 75.5 8. Lynn ...... 38.8 30.3 8.4 14. Derrick Henry, Mercy ...... Jr 21 145 6.9 3. Matt Hopson, Oakland City ...... Jr 24 63 115 54.8 9. Northern St...... 452 599 75.5 9. St. Rose ...... 44.5 36.5 8.0 15. David Terrell, Albany St. (Ga.) ...... Jr 24 162 6.8 4. Marc Hostetter, Southern Ind...... Jr 2 45 83 54.2 10. UC Riverside ...... 355 476 74.6 10. Fairmont St...... 42.7 35.1 7.6 16. Rick Stafford, Alas. Anchorage ...... Jr 24 161 6.7 5. John Irby, Shaw ...... Jr 19 54 102 52.9 11. Mont. St.-Billings ...... 515 691 74.5 11. Presbyterian ...... 38.3 30.8 7.5 17. Mike Sheppard, Tampa ...... Jr 22 147 6.7 6. Jermaine Henderson, St. Rose ...... So 21 38 72 52.8 12. Denver ...... 473 638 74.1 12. Northern St...... 41.7 34.3 7.4 18. Rob Atene, Le Moyne ...... Jr 25 164 6.6 7. Russ Nichols, Mesa St...... So 22 50 95 52.6 13. Seattle Pacific ...... 38.4 31.4 7.0 18. Orlando Ranson, New Hamp. Col...... Fr 25 164 6.6 8. Paul Cluxton, Northern Ky...... Jr 23 68 134 50.7 3-POINT FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE 9. Chad Bultnck, Michigan Tech ...... So 24 48 96 50.0 (Min. 3.0 made per game) G FG FGA PCT 3-POINT MADE PER GAME STEALS 9. Michael Brooks, Indianapolis ...... Sr 23 55 110 50.0 1. Oakland City ...... 24 201 414 48.6 G NO AVG CL G NO AVG 9. Charles Ballmer, Ferris St...... Jr 22 49 98 50.0 2. Indianapolis ...... 23 151 326 46.3 1. Mont. St.-Billings ...... 24 256 10.7 1. David Clark, Bluefield St...... Sr 24 91 3.8 12. Roger Powers, St. Rose ...... Jr 24 77 156 49.4 3. St. Rose ...... 24 140 309 45.3 2. Western St...... 27 278 10.3 2. Bob Cunningham, New York Tech ...... Sr 22 81 3.7 4. Southern Ind...... 23 144 323 44.6 3. West Va. Tech ...... 23 234 10.2 3. Ray Carter, Rollins ...... Sr 24 77 3.2 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE PER GAME 5. Fort Hays St...... 24 213 498 42.8 4. Bellarmine ...... 24 242 10.1 4. Jimal Springfield, Cheyney ...... Jr 23 72 3.1 CL G NO AVG 6. IU/PU-Ft. Wayne ...... 23 174 408 42.6 5. Alas. Anchorage ...... 24 237 9.9 5. Craig Furgeson, Columbus ...... Sr 24 75 3.1 1. Daren Alix, Merrimack ...... Jr 25 108 4.3 7. New Hamp. Col...... 25 212 498 42.6 6. Lake Superior St...... 23 224 9.7 6. Oronn Brown, Clarion ...... Jr 23 71 3.1 2. Chris Brown, Tuskegee ...... Sr 20 86 4.3 8. Northern Mich...... 24 193 458 42.1 7. Eastern N.M...... 24 233 9.7 7. Mike Hancock, Neb.-Kearney ...... So 27 81 3.0 3. Kelly Dorenkamp, Southern Colo...... Sr 24 94 3.9 9. Western St...... 27 278 661 42.1 8. Bentley ...... 25 240 9.6 7. Johnny Estelle, Tex. A&M-Kingsville...... Sr 24 72 3.0 4. Shane Karlon, St. Andrews ...... Jr 23 85 3.7 10. St. Anselm ...... 25 225 537 41.9 9. North Dak. St...... 24 230 9.6 7. Terrance Gist, S.C.-Spartanburg ...... So 23 69 3.0 5. Wil Pierce, Western St...... Sr 27 95 3.5 11. Northern Ky...... 23 164 396 41.4 10. Alderson-Broaddus ...... 23 219 9.5 7. Brett Beeson, Moorhead St...... Sr 22 66 3.0 6. Geoff Eck, Fort Hays St...... Sr 24 83 3.5 12. Neb.-Kearney ...... 27 230 556 41.4 11. Oakland ...... 24 227 9.5 7. Derrick Henry, Mercy ...... Jr 21 63 3.0 7. Mike Shue, Lock Haven ...... Jr 20 69 3.5 13. Southern Colo...... 24 212 514 41.2 12. Wayne St. (Neb.) ...... 23 217 9.4 12. Paul Cannon, West Va. St...... Jr 21 60 2.9 8. William Burr, Clark Atlanta ...... Jr 24 82 3.4 14. West Tex. A&M ...... 24 161 393 41.0 13. Southwest St...... 24 223 9.3 13. Malcolm Turner, Sonoma St...... Sr 25 71 2.8 9. Travis Tuttle, North Dak...... Jr 21 71 3.4 15. Colorado Mines ...... 24 155 381 40.7 14. St. Anselm ...... 25 225 9.0 14. Dean Doss, Edinboro ...... Jr 24 68 2.8 10. Reece Gliko, Mont. St.-Billings ...... Jr 24 81 3.4 16. Shaw ...... 25 197 485 40.6 15. Fort Hays St...... 24 213 8.9 15. Jason Hall, East Tex. St...... Sr 24 67 2.8 11. Lafonte Moses, St. Augustine's ...... Fr 22 74 3.4 17. Millersville ...... 24 192 473 40.6 16. St. Andrews ...... 23 204 8.9 16. Tim Jones, Georgia Col...... Jr 23 64 2.8 12. Stephen Hamrick, Eastern N.M...... Sr 23 77 3.3 18. West Va. Tech ...... 23 234 577 40.6 17. Southern Colo...... 24 212 8.8

Division II women’s basketball leaders Team leaders Through February 18

SCORING REBOUNDING SCORING OFFENSE SCORING DEFENSE CL G TFG 3FG FT PTS AVG CL G NO AVG G W-L PTS AVG G W-L PTS AVG 1. Melissa Grider, Mo Southern St...... Sr 23 176 66 189 607 26.4 1. Kisha Conway, Francis Marion ...... Sr 24 368 15.3 1. Abilene Christian ...... 24 24-0 2220 92.5 1. UC Davis ...... 24 22-2 1259 52.5 2. Vanessa Edwards, Metropolitan St...... Sr 23 234 0 120 588 25.6 2. Olivia Hill, Miles ...... Sr 22 333 15.1 2. West Tex. A&M ...... 24 23-1 2124 88.5 2. Cal St. Dom. Hills ...... 25 20-5 1317 52.7 3. Melissa Upton, Paine ...... Jr 23 330 14.3 3. Oakland City ...... 21 17-4 1136 54.1 3. Lindy Jones, IU/PU-Ft. Wayne...... Sr 23 192 41 159 584 25.4 3. South Dak. St...... 24 22-2 2068 86.2 4. Christine Richardson, Lynn ...... Jr 24 341 14.2 4. Calif. (Pa.) ...... 23 17-6 1977 86.0 4. Cal St. Chico ...... 25 20-5 1360 54.4 4. Latina Bullock, Norfolk St...... Jr 25 215 25 172 627 25.1 5. Tiesha Grace, New Haven ...... Jr 25 324 13.0 5. Augustana (S.D.) ...... 24 13-11 2035 84.8 5. Minn.-Duluth ...... 22 18-4 1239 56.3 5. Teasha Murphy, Barton ...... Sr 22 223 3 94 543 24.7 6. Kendra Koneski, Adelphi ...... Sr 24 307 12.8 6. Fla. Southern ...... 24 21-3 2029 84.5 6. North Dak. St...... 24 22-2 1366 56.9 6. Elena Shandrina, Western N.M...... Sr 24 212 14 151 589 24.5 7. Carrolyn Burke, Queens (N.Y.) ...... Sr 21 267 12.7 7. IU/PU-Ft. Wayne ...... 23 20-3 1931 84.0 7. Shaw ...... 24 21-3 1370 57.1 7. Faye Hagan, Cal St. Dom. Hills...... Sr 25 229 6 145 609 24.4 8. Lachan Rodriquez, Savannah St...... So 24 304 12.7 8. Southern Ind...... 23 18-5 1907 82.9 8. Mississippi Col...... 21 12-9 1199 57.1 8. Charlotte Powell, Salem-Teikyo ...... Sr 22 186 58 101 531 24.1 9. Susie Hopson, Mars Hill ...... Sr 22 278 12.6 8. Pittsburg St...... 23 16-7 1907 82.9 9. Central Mo. St...... 24 21-3 1374 57.3 9. Jennifer Clarkson, Abilene Christian...... Sr 24 189 1 195 574 23.9 10. April Lindsey, Tampa ...... Jr 24 302 12.6 10. Edinboro ...... 24 13-11 1985 82.7 10. Francis Marion ...... 24 18-6 1383 57.6 10. Mona Gaffney, Clarion ...... Sr 25 216 2 146 580 23.2 11. Trecia Lewis, Virginia St...... Jr 20 251 12.6 11. Alas. Anchorage ...... 25 15-10 2055 82.2 11. Florida Tech ...... 24 16-8 1384 57.7 12. Marie Scott, Mo. Southern St...... Jr 23 287 12.5 12. Denver ...... 24 18-6 1391 58.0 11. Kristen Skoglund, St. Anselm...... Sr 25 205 10 141 561 22.4 12. Norfolk St...... 25 24-1 2052 82.1 13. Jann Thorpe, Sonoma St...... Fr 24 298 12.4 13. Charleston (W.Va.) ...... 22 12-10 1802 81.9 12. Denise Gallo, Pitt.-Johnstown ...... Sr 24 179 17 162 537 22.4 14. Lanora Ingram, Kentucky St...... Fr 22 272 12.4 WON-LOST PERCENTAGE 13. Stacy Johnson, Delta St...... Jr 22 204 0 84 492 22.4 15. Tisha Tyes, Mississippi Col...... Sr 20 240 12.0 W-L PCT. 14. Sarah McAllister, Kennesaw St...... Jr 24 213 2 103 531 22.1 SCORING MARGIN OFF DEF MAR 1. Abilene Christian ...... 24-0 1.000 15. Linnea Jarvits, Seattle Pacific ...... Jr 24 205 27 92 529 22.0 FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE 1. Abilene Christian ...... 92.5 58.6 33.9 2. Norfolk St...... 24-1 .960 16. Lawanna Monday, Augusta ...... So 24 189 9 139 526 21.9 (Min. 5 FG made per game) CL G FG FGA PCT 2. West Tex. A&M ...... 88.5 60.0 28.5 3. West Tex. A&M ...... 23-1 .958 1. Deidre Williams, Valdosta St...... Sr 24 200 256 78.1 4. UC Davis ...... 22-2 .917 17. Rhonda Wilson, Texas Woman’s...... Jr 24 204 21 95 524 21.8 3. Fla. Southern ...... 84.5 59.5 25.1 18. Sue Patchett, Stonehill ...... Jr 25 207 1 128 543 21.7 2. Angela Watson, Central Ark...... Sr 23 149 217 68.7 4. North Dak. St...... 22-2 .917 3. Mona Gaffney, Clarion ...... Sr 25 216 332 65.1 4. UC Davis ...... 77.3 52.5 24.8 4. South Dak. St...... 22-2 .917 19. Christine Richardson, Lycoming ...... Jr 24 223 5 67 518 21.6 4. Paulita Murrell, West Tex. A&M ...... Sr 24 134 207 64.7 5. North Dak. St...... 80.8 56.9 23.9 7. Bentley ...... 21-2 .913 20. Doris Moncrief, Virginia...... So 21 172 0 107 451 21.5 5. Jennifer Clarkson, Abilene Christian ...... Sr 24 189 293 64.5 6. South Dak. St...... 86.2 63.5 22.6 7. Mars Hill ...... 21-2 .913 6. Christa Vaughn, Armstrong St...... So 22 134 209 64.1 7. Norfolk St...... 82.1 60.2 21.9 9. Fort Valley St...... 20-2 .909 BLOCKED SHOTS 7. Kathy Kennedy, Valdosta St...... Jr 24 150 241 62.2 8. Fort Valley St...... 79.9 58.5 21.4 10. Central Mo. St...... 21-3 .875 CL G NO AVG 8. Stacy Johnson, Delta St...... Jr 22 204 330 61.8 9. Salem-Teikyo ...... 80.1 59.6 20.5 10. Fla. Southern ...... 21-3 .875 1. Lakeisha Phifer, St. Paul's ...... Fr 22 204 9.3 9. Tarra Blackwell, Fla. Southern ...... So 24 138 228 60.5 10. Central Mo. St...... 77.3 57.3 20.1 10. Phila. Textile ...... 21-3 .875 10. Rachel Gundinning, Colo. Christian ...... Jr 24 167 276 60.5 11. Bellarmine ...... 80.7 60.8 20.0 10. Shaw ...... 21-3 .875 2. A Steponaviciute, Abilene Christian...... Jr 24 83 3.5 12. Portland St...... 79.7 60.0 19.7 3. Natasha Harrell, LeMoyne-Owen ...... Jr 22 76 3.5 11. Stephanie Greer, Shaw ...... Sr 19 158 262 60.3 Current Winning Streak: Abilene Christian 24, UC Davis 20. 12. Susie Hopson, Mars Hill ...... Sr 22 195 324 60.2 4. Kristen Carlson, Seattle Pacific ...... Jr 24 82 3.4 13. Leanne Freeland, Southern Ind...... Jr 23 185 308 60.1 FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE DEFENSE 5. Iseth Cowan, Cal St. Chico ...... Sr 25 81 3.2 14. Jackie Jackson, Mississippi Col...... Sr 21 122 205 59.5 FG FGA PCT FG FGA PCT 6. Jenny Crouse, North Dak...... Fr 25 72 2.9 15. Jenny Crouse, North Dak...... Fr 25 179 301 59.5 1. Valdosta St...... 737 1422 51.8 1. Abilene Christian ...... 483 1493 32.4 7. Chrishawn McArthur, Southwest St...... Jr 24 69 2.9 2. Abilene Christian ...... 813 1622 50.1 2. Fort Valley St...... 457 1410 32.4 8. Krista Kandere, St. Rose ...... So 23 65 2.8 FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE 3. West Tex. A&M ...... 780 1562 49.9 3. Bowie St ...... 484 1467 33.0 9. Amber Burgess, Wingate ...... Sr 21 56 2.7 (Min. 2.5 FT made per game) CL G FT FTA PCT 4. Central Mo. St...... 701 1448 48.4 4. Morris Brown ...... 514 1554 33.1 10. D Anderson, Alderson-Broaddus ...... Jr 23 60 2.6 1. Katie Murphy, IU/PU-Indianapolis ...... Sr 22 80 86 93.0 5. Mississippi Col...... 576 1194 48.2 5. Virginia Union ...... 482 1440 33.5 11. Monique Pierce, St. Augustine's ...... So 22 56 2.5 2. Esther King, Stonehill ...... Sr 25 89 101 88.1 6. Washburn ...... 666 1389 47.9 6. Oakland City ...... 407 1209 33.7 3. Leah Sheets, IU/PU-Ft. Wayne ...... So 23 75 86 87.2 7. Southern Ind...... 697 1456 47.9 7. St. Rose ...... 514 1525 33.7 12. Laurie Perry, Dowling ...... Jr 23 57 2.5 4. Amy Loth, Nebraska-Omaha ...... Jr 23 60 69 87.0 8. Northern Mich...... 647 1358 47.6 8. Lynn ...... 556 1642 33.9 13. Michelle Riservato, Pace ...... Jr 24 59 2.5 5. Kim Cummings, Bentley ...... Sr 23 109 126 86.5 9. UC Davis ...... 730 1533 47.6 9. Cal St. Dom. Hills ...... 446 1314 33.9 14. Lyndsay Frank, West Liberty St...... Fr 25 60 2.4 6. Jan Robins, Southwest Baptist ...... Jr 24 76 88 86.4 10. Oakland City ...... 609 1280 47.6 10. Clark Atlanta ...... 560 1647 34.0 15. Christina Hollins, Fayetteville St...... Jr 23 55 2.4 7. Holly Logghe, Bemidji St...... Sr 24 67 78 85.9 11. South Dak. St...... 788 1661 47.4 11. Fayetteville St...... 523 1536 34.0 8. Denise Gallo, Pitt.-Johnstown ...... Sr 24 162 189 85.7 12. Minn.-Duluth ...... 598 1262 47.4 12. Miles ...... 494 1447 34.1 ASSISTS 9. Heather Sims, Northwood ...... Jr 23 86 101 85.1 13. Lynn ...... 817 1728 47.3 13. Salem-Teikyo ...... 473 1351 35.0 CL G NO AVG 10. Lindy Jones, IU/PU-Ft. Wayne ...... Sr 23 159 187 85.0 14. Norfolk St...... 548 1560 35.1 1. Joanna Bernabei, West Liberty St...... Jr 25 252 10.1 11. Sarah Wilfong, Bridgeport ...... Jr 23 61 72 84.7 FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE 12. Jenni Miller, Pittsburg St...... Jr 23 60 71 84.5 FT FTA PCT REBOUND MARGIN 2. Hayley Lystlund, Augusta ...... Sr 24 238 9.9 13. Jenny Gallagher, Northern Colo...... Jr 21 77 92 83.7 OFF DEF MAR 3. Dinah Jowers, Pace ...... Sr 23 226 9.8 1. IU/PU-Ft. Wayne ...... 527 685 76.9 14. Kari Sivesind, UC Davis ...... Sr 24 66 79 83.5 2. Pitt.-Johnstown ...... 384 504 76.2 1. Virginia Union ...... 60.5 44.5 15.9 4. Tina Epps, Clark Atlanta ...... Sr 20 170 8.5 15. Kristen Skoglund, St Anselm ...... Sr 25 141 169 83.4 3. Mo. Southern St...... 431 577 74.7 2. Abilene Christian ...... 50.4 35.3 15.1 5. Pam Cummings, Northwest Mo. St...... So 24 188 7.8 4. Clarion ...... 408 551 74.0 3. North Dak. St...... 49.1 34.5 14.5 6. Felicia Wright, Delta St...... Jr 22 165 7.5 3-POINT FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE 5. Portland St...... 382 519 73.6 4. Lake Superior St...... 50.7 39.9 10.8 6. Lorraine Lynch, Dist. Columbia ...... Sr 22 165 7.5 (Min. 1.5 FT made per game) CL G FG FGA PCT 6. Abilene Christian ...... 508 696 73.0 5. Metropolitan St...... 42.1 31.5 10.6 8. Lamonica Filer, Norfolk St...... Sr 25 186 7.4 1. Stephanie Williams, West Tex. A&M ...... Sr 24 41 80 51.3 7. Southwest St...... 347 476 72.9 6. Cal St. Chico ...... 44.4 33.8 10.6 9. Carla Gladden, St. Augustine's ...... Jr 23 166 7.2 2. Amy Winslow, Mont. St.-Billings ...... Fr 25 44 91 48.4 8. Ashland ...... 363 498 72.9 7. Valdosta St...... 42.0 31.4 10.6 3. Stacy Neal, Washburn ...... Sr 24 38 81 46.9 8. Salem-Teikyo ...... 51.8 41.5 10.4 9. Sydney Jackson, West Fla...... Sr 23 166 7.2 9. Shippensburg ...... 559 773 72.3 4. Jenny Doroga, Tarleton St...... Jr 24 49 105 46.7 10. South Dak. St...... 382 529 72.2 9. Kentucky St...... 53.6 43.4 10.2 11. Stephanie Hall, Charleston (W.Va.) ...... Sr 19 136 7.2 5. Amy Swanson, Mankato St...... Sr 23 48 103 46.6 10. Oakland ...... 45.5 35.4 10.1 12. Windi Blevins, Central Ark...... Jr 23 162 7.0 6. Gretchen Prince, West Ala...... Jr 22 52 112 46.4 11. Central Okla...... 328 455 72.1 11. Charleston (W.Va.) ...... 52.2 42.2 10.0 13. Wendy Wallace, Alabama A&M ...... Jr 23 159 6.9 7. Holly Logghe, Bemidji St...... Sr 24 61 132 46.2 12. Eckerd ...... 467 648 72.1 12. Delta St...... 47.0 37.5 9.5 8. Laurie Melum, Augustana (S.D.) ...... Jr 24 62 137 45.3 12. Gardner-Webb ...... 49.5 40.0 9.5 14. Mary Beth Feeney, Bryant ...... Jr 23 152 6.6 3-POINT FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE 15. Cassie Beckwith, Franklin Pierce ...... Sr 25 165 6.6 9. Bertha Paschal, Central Mo. St...... Jr 21 44 100 44.0 14. Paine ...... 53.2 43.9 9.3 10. Melissa Stahl, Grand Valley St...... Jr 23 40 91 44.0 (Min. 3.0 made per game) G FG FGA PCT 1. Bemidji St...... 24 158 388 40.7 STEALS 3-POINT FIELD GOAL MADE PER GAME 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE PER GAME 2. Portland St...... 26 123 312 39.4 G NO AVG CL G NO AVG CL G NO AVG 3. Mankato St...... 23 172 438 39.3 1. Oakland ...... 24 210 8.8 1. Doris Moncrief, Virginia St...... So 21 122 5.8 1. Sheila Leopold, Lincoln (Mo.) ...... Jr 23 92 4.0 4. Tarleton St...... 24 95 243 39.1 2. Clarion ...... 25 211 8.4 2. Lorraine Lynch, Dist. Columbia ...... Sr 22 123 5.6 2. Chiquita Wright, Albany St. (Ga.) ...... So 23 81 3.5 5. West Ala...... 22 150 384 39.1 3. Mercyhurst ...... 25 191 7.6 3. Tammy Walsh, LIU-Southampton ...... Jr 23 115 5.0 3. Jenni Miller, Pittsburg St...... Jr 23 76 3.3 6. Mo.-Rolla ...... 24 84 219 38.4 4. Mankato St...... 23 172 7.5 4. Tereska Watkins, Fort Valley St...... So 22 106 4.8 4. Deanna Richard, Oakland ...... Sr 24 79 3.3 7. Wingate ...... 21 115 301 38.2 5. N.M. Highlands ...... 25 176 7.0 5. Celia Mitchell, LIU-C.W. Post ...... So 23 110 4.8 5. Nichole Jonker, Calif. (Pa.) ...... Jr 23 75 3.3 8. South Dak. St...... 24 110 290 37.9 6. Mo. Western St...... 24 168 7.0 9. West Tex. A&M ...... 24 148 393 37.7 6. Michelle Harrison, N.C. Central ...... Jr 22 100 4.5 6. Lynne Roberts, Seattle Pacific ...... Jr 23 73 3.2 7. Northern Colo...... 22 149 6.8 10. Southern Colo...... 24 116 312 37.2 7. Michelle Sessoms, Norfolk St...... Jr 25 106 4.2 7. Melissa Grider, Mo. Southern St...... Sr 23 66 2.9 8. UC-Colo. Spgs...... 25 166 6.6 8. Kristen Breen, Southern Conn. St...... Fr 25 71 2.8 11. Mo. Western St...... 24 168 452 37.2 9. Bemidji St...... 24 158 6.6 8. Chiquita Wright, Albany St. (Ga.) ...... So 23 96 4.2 9. Bea Gallegos, N.M. Highlands ...... Sr 25 70 2.8 12. Seattle Pacific ...... 24 146 395 37.0 10. Augustana (S.D.) ...... 24 155 6.5 9. Kim Manifesto, Portland St...... Sr 25 100 4.0 10. Ann Iciek, Hillsdale ...... Jr 23 64 2.8 13. Augustana (S.D.) ...... 24 155 422 36.7 11. Sacred Heart ...... 25 161 6.4 10. Sandra Pinto, Cal St. Stanislaus ...... Sr 27 107 4.0 10. Deb Pope, Southern Ind...... Sr 23 64 2.8 14. Bridgeport ...... 26 84 229 36.7 12. Molloy ...... 23 148 6.4 11. Kristen Skoglund, St. Anselm ...... Sr 25 96 3.8 10. Chris Mitchum, Presbyterian ...... Sr 23 64 2.8 15. Eastern N.M...... 23 84 232 36.2 13. Bellarmine ...... 23 147 6.4 Page 16 The NCAA News February 26, 1996

Division III men’s basketball leaders Team leaders Through February 11

SCORING REBOUNDING SCORING OFFENSE SCORING DEFENSE CL G TFG 3FG FT PTS AVG CL G NO AVG G W-L PTS AVG G W-L PTS AVG 1. Ed Brands, Grinnell ...... Sr 19 202 117 94 615 32.4 1. Kevin Braaten, Baldwin-Wallace ...... Sr 22 297 13.5 1. Grinnell ...... 20 13-7 2084 104.2 1. Wis.-Platteville ...... 22 20-2 1240 56.4 2. Rick Hughes, Thomas More...... Sr 23 230 8 140 608 26.4 2. Craig Jones, Rochester Inst...... Jr 21 275 13.1 2. Salisbury St...... 22 14-8 2179 99.0 2. Frank. & Marsh...... 21 20-1 1219 58.0 3. Alex Butler, Rhode Island Col...... Jr 22 202 56 99 559 25.4 3. Mark Harris, Coast Guard ...... Sr 21 262 12.5 3. Babson ...... 22 17-5 2124 96.5 3. Wooster ...... 22 17-5 1286 58.5 4. Craig Jones, Rochester Inst...... Jr 21 206 0 121 533 25.4 4. Greg Belinfanti, New York U...... Sr 21 252 12.0 4. Simpson ...... 20 16-4 1902 95.1 4. Upper Iowa ...... 19 15-4 1119 58.9 5. David Stephens, Colby ...... Sr 22 182 32 162 558 25.4 5. Antoine Harden, Eastern ...... Sr 21 251 12.0 5. St. Joseph's (Me.) ...... 23 21-2 2143 93.2 5. Hanover ...... 22 18-4 1299 59.0 6. John Wassenbergh, St. Joseph’s (Me.)...Sr 23 212 6 151 581 25.3 6. Chris Kelly, Staten Island ...... Jr 22 261 11.9 6. Shenandoah ...... 22 15-7 2011 91.4 6. Wis.-Oshkosh ...... 21 18-3 1241 59.1 7. Antoine Harden, Eastern ...... Sr 21 211 13 92 527 25.1 7. Jason Turner, Wilkes ...... Sr 20 237 11.9 7. Rowan ...... 22 19-3 2010 91.4 7. Wittenberg ...... 23 19-4 1404 61.0 8. J.R. Shumate, Ohio Wesleyan ...... Sr 21 175 82 80 512 24.4 8. Justin Hackley, Salve Regina ...... Sr 19 223 11.7 8. Howard Payne ...... 21 10-11 1899 90.4 8. Gust. Adolphus ...... 22 19-3 1345 61.1 9. Jon D'orlando, Endicott ...... So 21 184 46 95 509 24.2 9. David Stephens, Colby ...... Sr 22 255 11.6 9. Colby-Sawyer ...... 21 16-5 1882 89.6 9. DePauw ...... 22 15-7 1348 61.3 10. Jim McGilvery, Colby-Sawyer...... Sr 20 172 33 94 471 23.5 10. Mike Nukk, Maritime (N.Y.) ...... Fr 21 242 11.5 10. Wilkes ...... 20 19-1 1780 89.0 10. Grove City ...... 22 14-8 1352 61.5 11. Purvis Presha, Stillman ...... Sr 20 165 39 100 469 23.5 11. Chris Beeler, Maine Maritime ...... So 17 194 11.4 11. Lycoming ...... 20 17-3 1773 88.7 11. Buffalo St...... 21 15-6 1291 61.5 12. Michael Kingsley, Babson ...... Jr 22 171 63 107 512 23.3 12. Akil Screen, Skidmore ...... Sr 20 225 11.3 12. Salem St...... 21 19-2 1857 88.4 12. Rose-Hulman ...... 22 15-7 1371 62.3 13. Mike Raimon, Fitchburg St...... Sr 21 166 67 87 486 23.1 13. Jim Naughton, Worcester Tech ...... Sr 19 210 11.1 13. Cabrini ...... 21 19-2 1848 88.0 13. Richard Stockton ...... 22 19-3 1383 62.9 14. Kevin Kozup, Bethany (W.Va.)...... Jr 23 170 88 101 529 23.0 14. Joe Mrozienski, Hamilton ...... Sr 20 219 10.9 14. Williams ...... 20 19-1 1759 87.9 14. Springfield ...... 21 18-3 1345 64.0 15. Henry Shannon, Maryville (Mo.)...... Fr 21 180 26 91 477 22.7 15. Mike Bockenstedt, Luther ...... Sr 20 218 10.9 15. Anna Maria ...... 22 18-4 1929 87.7 16. Daimen Hunter, Alvernia ...... So 21 171 37 97 476 22.7 WON-LOST PERCENTAGE 17. Ivo Moyano, Polytechnic (N.Y.)...... Jr 19 153 40 82 428 22.5 FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE SCORING MARGIN W-L PCT. 17. Keith Wolff, Trinity (Conn.)...... Sr 19 149 47 83 428 22.5 (Min. 5 FG made per game) CL G FG FGA PCT OFF. DEF. MAR. 1. Frank. & Marsh...... 20-1 .952 19. Craig Brunnemer, Anderson (Ind.)...... Sr 22 189 24 93 495 22.5 1. Jason Light, Emory & Henry ...... So 23 189 266 71.1 1. Williams ...... 87.9 64.6 23.4 1. Ill. Wesleyan ...... 20-1 .952 19. John Patraitis, Anna Maria...... So 22 204 0 87 495 22.5 2. James Christopher, Webster ...... Sr 21 106 150 70.7 2. Wilkes ...... 89.0 66.3 22.8 1. Wheaton (Ill.) ...... 20-1 .952 3. John Patraitis, Anna Maria ...... So 22 204 296 68.9 3. Rowan ...... 91.4 68.8 22.6 4. Wilkes ...... 19-1 .950 BLOCKED SHOTS 4. Kipp Christianson, St John’s (Minn.) ...... Jr 21 170 253 67.2 4. St. Joseph's (Me.) ...... 93.2 71.1 22.1 4. Williams ...... 19-1 .950 CL G NO AVG 5. Jim South, Augsburg ...... Sr 23 171 263 65.0 5. Cabrini ...... 88.0 66.0 22.0 6. St. Joseph's (Me.) ...... 21-2 .913 1. Antoine Hyman, Keuka ...... Jr 21 97 4.6 6. Jason Hayes, Marietta ...... Jr 22 143 223 64.1 6. Salem St...... 88.4 71.8 16.6 7. Wis.-Platteville ...... 20-2 .909 2. Damon Avinger, CCNY ...... Sr 21 88 4.2 7. Jason Jahrel, Potsdam St...... Sr 21 108 169 63.9 7. Hanover ...... 75.0 59.0 16.0 8. Cabrini ...... 19-2 .905 3. Mike Mientus, Allentown ...... Jr 18 75 4.2 8. Andy Rutherford, Lycoming ...... So 20 153 241 63.5 8. Alvernia ...... 81.5 65.9 15.6 8. Millsaps ...... 19-2 .905 4. Jason White, Westminster (Mo.) ...... Sr 21 76 3.6 9. Tim Schilling, St. Olaf ...... Jr 21 154 243 63.4 9. Frank. & Marsh...... 73.7 58.0 15.6 8. Rochester Inst...... 19-2 .905 5. Ken Laflamme, Emerson-MCA ...... Jr 21 70 3.3 10. Rick Hughes, Thomas More ...... Sr 23 230 365 63.0 10. Hope ...... 85.2 69.8 15.4 8. Salem St...... 19-2 .905 6. Mark Awantang, Washington (Md.) ...... Jr 20 65 3.3 11. Scott Macdonald, Menlo ...... Sr 22 191 304 62.8 11. Lycoming ...... 88.7 73.3 15.3 Current Winning Streak: St. Joseph’s (Me.) 15, Williams 13. 7. Scott Argabrite, Waynesburg ...... Jr 22 70 3.2 12. Derek Archer, Monmouth (Ill.) ...... Jr 18 99 158 62.7 12. St. John Fisher ...... 84.4 69.2 15.3 8. Aljumar Earl, Montclair St...... Jr 17 54 3.2 13. John Wassenbergh, St. Joseph's (Me) ...... Sr 23 212 343 61.8 13. Millsaps ...... 84.7 69.5 15.2 FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE DEFENSE 9. Terry Thomas, Chris. Newport ...... Sr 21 63 3.0 14. Greg Liebrecht, Bluffton ...... Sr 22 132 214 61.7 FG FGA PCT 10. John Garber, Millsaps ...... Jr 21 61 2.9 15. Jon Litwiller, Ill. Wesleyan ...... Sr 21 114 188 60.6 FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE 1. Bowdoin ...... 453 1199 37.8 11. Tyronne Bennett, Methodist ...... Jr 19 52 2.7 FG FGA PCT 2. Elmira ...... 496 1308 37.9 12. Jason Alexander, Catholic ...... So 21 57 2.7 FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE 1. Simpson ...... 732 1358 53.9 3. Upper Iowa ...... 407 1073 37.9 12. Jeremy Putman, Dubuque ...... Sr 21 57 2.7 (Min. 2.5 FT made per game) CL G FT FTA PCT 2. Ill. Wesleyan ...... 636 1205 52.8 4. Wooster ...... 461 1206 38.2 14. David Kline, Widener ...... Jr 21 56 2.7 1. Matt Labuda, Wilkes ...... Sr 20 51 55 92.7 3. Augustana (Ill.) ...... 646 1236 52.3 5. Maine Maritime ...... 469 1223 38.3 15. Rich Berry, Stevens Tech ...... Fr 20 52 2.6 2. Charlie Nanick, Scranton ...... Jr 22 77 84 91.7 4. St. Joseph's (Me.) ...... 805 1552 51.9 6. Waynesburg ...... 544 1415 38.4 3. Josh Murphy, Heidelberg ...... Jr 22 75 82 91.5 5. Neb. Wesleyan ...... 626 1216 51.5 7. Merchant Marine ...... 490 1251 39.2 ASSISTS 4. Ryan Odom, Hampden-Sydney ...... Sr 19 52 57 91.2 6. Hardin-Simmons ...... 626 1229 50.9 8. Manchester ...... 521 1327 39.3 CL G NO AVG 5. Chad Onofrio, Tufts ...... Sr 19 72 81 88.9 7. Hendrix ...... 699 1373 50.9 9. Wis.-Eau Claire ...... 475 1206 39.4 1. Phil Dixon, Shenandoah ...... Sr 22 212 9.6 6. Matt Grieser, Anderson (Ind.) ...... Sr 22 63 71 88.7 8. Hanover ...... 603 1185 50.9 10. Lakeland ...... 509 1292 39.4 2. Andre Bolton, Chris. Newport ...... Sr 21 202 9.6 7. Blake Hollander, Emory ...... So 20 52 59 88.1 9. Alvernia ...... 574 1136 50.5 11. Springfield ...... 498 1264 39.4 3. J. J. Siepierski, Washington (Mo.) ...... Jr 22 188 8.5 8. Kyle Werve, Aurora ...... So 21 96 109 88.1 10. Shenandoah ...... 767 1529 50.2 12. Williams ...... 481 1218 39.5 4. Zach Goring, St. Olaf ...... Fr 21 175 8.3 9. Keith Wolff, Trinity (Conn.) ...... Sr 19 83 95 87.4 11. Menlo ...... 611 1224 49.9 13. Gust. Adolphus ...... 468 1185 39.5 5. Adam Piandes, Bates ...... Sr 21 173 8.2 10. Rich Kuc, Utica ...... Jr 19 62 71 87.3 12. Babson ...... 782 1567 49.9 6. Matt Nadelhoffer, Wheaton (Ill.) ...... Jr 21 171 8.1 11. Jon D'orlando, Endicott ...... So 21 95 109 87.2 13. Bluffton ...... 593 1191 49.8 REBOUND MARGIN 7. Dax Kajiwara, Vassar ...... Sr 20 161 8.1 12. Kurt Axe, Randolph-Macon ...... Sr 23 94 108 87.0 OFF DEF MAR 8. Matt Grieser, Anderson (Ind.)...... Sr 22 168 7.6 12. J. J. Richardson, John Carroll ...... Jr 22 94 108 87.0 FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE 1. Hardin-Simmons ...... 45.9 32.9 13.0 9. Jamal Elliott, Haverford ...... Sr 21 158 7.5 FT FTA PCT 2. Wilkes ...... 46.3 33.5 12.8 10. Jeff Boyle, Grinnell ...... Sr 19 138 7.3 3-POINT FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE 1. Aurora ...... 341 434 78.6 3. Cabrini ...... 46.6 34.0 12.5 11. Greg Dean, Concordia-M'head ...... Jr 21 149 7.1 (Min. 1.5 FT made per game) CL G FG FGA PCT 2. Kalamazoo ...... 381 490 77.8 4. Rowan ...... 44.5 32.4 12.1 12. Joel Heckendorf, Martin Luther ...... Jr 15 104 6.9 1. Rick Michalak, Carroll (Wis.) ...... So 20 30 56 53.6 3. Hartwick ...... 245 318 77.0 5. Wooster ...... 40.7 30.6 10.1 13. Stefan Bergan, Gallaudet ...... So 21 141 6.7 2. Joey Bigler, John Carroll ...... Jr 22 45 85 52.9 4. Anderson (Ind.)...... 409 533 76.7 6. Waynesburg ...... 46.3 36.3 10.0 14. Kevin Alexander, Emory & Henry ...... Sr 22 146 6.6 3. Gary Birch, Rutgers-Newark ...... So 20 33 63 52.4 5. Wis.-Platteville ...... 430 564 76.2 7. Wittenberg ...... 39.1 29.8 9.3 15. Nathan Reeves, York (N.Y.) ...... Jr 23 151 6.6 4. Al Sollazzo, New Paltz St...... Jr 21 34 66 51.5 6. Trinity (Conn.) ...... 282 376 75.0 8. St. Joseph's (Me.) ...... 40.9 31.8 9.1 5. John Hebert, Colby ...... Jr 22 86 167 51.5 7. Hendrix ...... 384 516 74.4 9. Rochester Inst...... 42.9 34.1 8.8 STEALS 6. Brady Lory, Franklin ...... Sr 21 39 76 51.3 8. Nazareth ...... 320 432 74.1 10. Williams ...... 41.1 32.4 8.7 CL G NO AVG 7. Andy Bardeschewski, St. Lawrence ...... So 21 59 116 50.9 9. Rochester ...... 298 403 73.9 11. Hampden-Sydney ...... 42.2 33.6 8.6 1. Purvis Presha, Stillman ...... Sr 20 110 5.5 8. Tom Keane, Anna Maria ...... Sr 22 33 65 50.8 10. Hope ...... 417 564 73.9 12. Baruch ...... 43.0 34.6 8.4 2. Deron Black, Allegheny ...... Sr 22 106 4.8 9. Kevin Sensabaugh, Ohio Northern ...... Fr 22 38 76 50.0 11. Baldwin-Wallace ...... 359 486 73.9 13. Chapman ...... 42.1 33.8 8.3 3. Joel Heckendorf, Martin Luther ...... Jr 15 71 4.7 9. Paul Morrissey, Cortland St...... Sr 21 38 76 50.0 12. Heidelberg ...... 287 389 73.8 4. Ivo Moyano, Polytechnic (N.Y.) ...... Jr 19 81 4.3 9. Ryan Vickers, Oglethorpe ...... Sr 20 40 80 50.0 3-POINT FIELD GOAL MADE PER GAME 5. Scott Clarke, Utica ...... Sr 19 79 4.2 12. Kenny Stockhaus, Nichols ...... Jr 20 40 81 49.4 3-POINT FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE G NO AVG 6. Greg Dean, Concordia-M'head ...... Jr 21 82 3.9 (Min. 3.0 made per game) G FG FGA PCT 1. Grinnell ...... 20 319 15.9 7. John Gallogly, Salve Regina ...... So 19 71 3.7 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE PER GAME 1. Franklin ...... 21 132 296 44.6 2. UC San Diego ...... 22 247 11.2 8. Jamal Elliott, Haverford ...... Sr 21 73 3.5 CL G NO AVG 2. Wheaton (Ill.) ...... 21 150 344 43.6 3. Beloit ...... 20 186 9.3 8. Duke McCase, Maritime (N.Y.) ...... Fr 21 73 3.5 1. Ed Brands, Grinnell ...... Sr 19 117 6.2 3. Neb. Wesleyan ...... 21 139 320 43.4 4. Carroll (Wis.) ...... 20 182 9.1 10. Joel Depagter, Lawrence ...... So 19 66 3.5 2. Tommy Doyle, Salem St...... Sr 21 97 4.6 4. Babson ...... 22 170 393 43.3 5. Hamilton ...... 20 178 8.9 11. Keith Poopor, Amherst ...... Sr 20 69 3.5 3. Eric Burdette, Wis.-Whitewater ...... Jr 21 94 4.5 5. Hanover ...... 22 129 301 42.9 6. Stillman ...... 20 177 8.9 12. Michael Kingsley, Babson ...... Jr 22 73 3.3 4. Luke Madsen, Wis.-River Falls ...... Sr 18 79 4.4 6. John Carroll ...... 22 128 300 42.7 7. Fontbonne ...... 20 175 8.8 13. Lloyd Walker, John Jay ...... Jr 17 56 3.3 5. Chris Payne, Elmhurst ...... Sr 21 88 4.2 7. Goucher ...... 22 111 263 42.2 8. Anna Maria ...... 22 192 8.7 14. Nathan Reeves, York (N.Y.) ...... Jr 23 75 3.3 6. Greg Bonczkowski, Hartwick ...... Sr 21 87 4.1 8. Hardin-Simmons ...... 21 144 343 42.0 9. Wis.-Whitewater ...... 21 182 8.7 15. Lorenzo Johnson, Bethany (W.Va.) ...... Fr 23 73 3.2 7. Matt Garvey, Bates ...... Jr 21 85 4.0 9. Carroll (Wis.) ...... 20 182 434 41.9 10. Hartwick ...... 21 177 8.4 16. Shuron Woodyard, Villa Julie ...... Jr 19 59 3.1 8. Jamie Haver, Union (N.Y.) ...... Jr 21 84 4.0 10. Hartwick ...... 21 177 424 41.7 11. Claremont-M-S ...... 21 176 8.4 17. Marvin Patterson, Hunter ...... Sr 20 61 3.0 9. Brian Zimliki, Stevens Tech ...... Fr 19 75 3.9 11. Colby ...... 22 148 355 41.7 12. Tufts ...... 19 159 8.4 17. E.J. Harrison, Western Conn. St...... So 20 61 3.0 10. John Hebert, Colby ...... Jr 22 86 3.9 12. Richard Stockton ...... 22 155 373 41.6 13. Lawrence ...... 19 157 8.3 19. Nigel Hucey, Oneonta St...... So 21 64 3.0 11. J.R. Shumate, Ohio Wesleyan ...... Sr 21 82 3.9 13. Manchester ...... 23 137 330 41.5 14. Ferrum ...... 19 154 8.1 19. Antoine Harden, Eastern ...... Sr 21 64 3.0 12. Marty Keithline, King's (Pa.) ...... Sr 22 85 3.9 14. Lakeland ...... 21 118 286 41.3 15. Wilkes ...... 20 162 8.1

Division III women’s basketball leaders Team leaders Through February 11

SCORING REBOUNDING SCORING OFFENSE SCORING DEFENSE CL G TFG 3FG FT PTS AVG CL G NO AVG G W-L PTS AVG G W-L PTS AVG 1. Leslee Rogers, La Verne ...... Sr 21 199 94 125 617 29.4 1. Lara Messersmith, Bard ...... So 4 84 21.0 1. Defiance ...... 23 23-0 2001 87.0 1. Bard ...... 5 1-4 213 42.6 2. Meegan Garrity, Clark (Mass.) ...... Jr 22 201 70 130 602 27.4 2. Sayunara Lopez, Lehman ...... Fr 19 343 18.1 2. Howard Payne ...... 20 10-10 1697 84.8 2. New York U...... 20 20-0 913 45.7 3. Lara Messersmith, Bard ...... So 4 44 0 18 108 27.0 3. Nichole Johnson, New Rochelle ...... Jr 18 312 17.3 3. Millsaps ...... 21 19-2 1774 84.5 3. Wis.-Oshkosh ...... 22 22-0 1009 45.9 4. Annie Guzek, Dickinson ...... Sr 21 195 0 157 547 26.0 4. Maia Johnson, Eastern ...... Fr 17 274 16.1 4. Rowan ...... 22 22-0 1832 83.3 4. Binghamton ...... 21 16-5 990 47.1 5. Rebecca Morris, Wentworth Inst...... Jr 18 147 7 166 467 25.9 5. Julie Anderson, Johns Hopkins ...... So 22 324 14.7 5. St. Thomas (Minn.) ...... 20 18-2 1622 81.1 5. St. Joseph (Conn.) ...... 21 15-6 994 47.3 6. Katy Downs, Whittier ...... Jr 20 148 65 152 513 25.6 6. Kerry Ceurvels, Salve Regina ...... Sr 21 301 14.3 6. Randolph-Macon ...... 22 21-1 1768 80.4 6. Savannah A&D ...... 21 17-4 997 47.5 7. Peggie Sweeney, Pine Manor ...... Sr 20 143 3 195 484 24.2 7. Jen White, Neumann ...... Sr 21 299 14.2 7. Salem St...... 21 18-3 1678 79.9 7. CCNY ...... 23 12-11 1101 47.9 8. Kari Tufte, Luther ...... Sr 19 189 1 79 458 24.1 8. Karen Provinski, Rochester Inst...... Sr 21 293 14.0 8. Marymount (Va.) ...... 21 19-2 1673 79.7 8. Lakeland ...... 21 14-7 1006 47.9 9. Kim Huber, Allegheny ...... Sr 22 191 0 136 518 23.5 9. Denise Brace, Albertus Magnus ...... So 22 304 13.8 9. Ill. Wesleyan ...... 21 15-6 1667 79.4 9. Oneonta St...... 21 16-5 1013 48.2 10. Jennifer Nish, Scranton ...... Jr 23 225 7 75 532 23.1 10. Annie Guzek, Dickinson ...... Sr 21 289 13.8 10. Emmanuel ...... 20 16-4 1586 79.3 10. Middlebury ...... 20 17-3 976 48.8 11. Julie Roe, Millikin ...... Jr 21 176 0 126 478 22.8 11. Jocelyn Naple, Russell Sage ...... So 19 260 13.7 11. Roanoke ...... 22 18-4 1734 78.8 11. St. John Fisher ...... 24 21-3 1202 50.1 12. Brenna Werner, Whittier ...... Jr 20 141 96 70 448 22.4 12. Kamilah Byrd, Rutgers-Camden ...... Jr 21 284 13.5 12. Wis.-Stout ...... 21 15-6 1648 78.5 12. Westfield St...... 22 18-4 1106 50.3 13. Melanie Payne, Medgar Evers ...... Sr 18 116 51 110 393 21.8 13. Sara Whitefield, North Park ...... Fr 21 280 13.3 14. Lanett Stephan, Franklin...... Sr 20 158 1 114 431 21.5 14. Ayanna Parker, CCNY ...... Sr 18 239 13.3 SCORING MARGIN WON-LOST PERCENTAGE 15. Nicole Merchant, Wheaton (Ill.) ...... Jr 21 178 1 93 450 21.4 14. Rebecca Morris, Wentworth Inst...... Jr 18 239 13.3 OFF DEF MAR W-L PCT. 16. Annette Weller, Lycoming...... Sr 20 171 3 77 422 21.1 16. Suzette Henry, Hunter ...... Jr 19 244 12.8 1. Rowan ...... 83.3 52.4 30.9 1. Defiance ...... 23-0 1.000 16. Christy Williams, Howard Payne...... Jr 20 168 1 85 422 21.1 17. Wendy Gruenewald, N.J. Inst. of Tech...... Sr 15 192 12.8 2. Wis.-Oshkosh ...... 76.4 45.9 30.5 1. Rowan ...... 22-0 1.000 18. Jennifer Goodell, William Smith...... Jr 21 187 0 68 442 21.0 18. Elizabeth Schafer, Muskingum ...... So 22 279 12.7 3. New York U...... 74.4 45.7 28.8 1. Wis.-Oshkosh ...... 22-0 1.000 19. Jenny Eagan, Wilmington (Ohio) ...... Jr 21 155 19 110 439 20.9 19. Amy Hitz, Union (N.Y.) ...... Jr 21 261 12.4 4. Defiance ...... 87.0 59.7 27.3 1. New York U...... 20-0 1.000 20. Claudette Pirwitz, Haverford...... Sr 21 168 3 97 436 20.8 20. Shonnell Salters, Ramapo ...... Jr 20 244 12.2 5. Salem St...... 79.9 52.7 27.2 5. William Smith ...... 21-1 .955 21. Jamie Bruzzi, Mt. St. Mary (N.Y.) ...... Sr 24 214 0 62 490 20.4 6. St. Thomas (Minn.) ...... 81.1 55.5 25.6 5. Randolph-Macon ...... 21-1 .955 22. Laura Haynes, Guilford ...... So 20 155 0 98 408 20.4 FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE 7. Beloit ...... 74.3 51.3 23.0 7. Wheaton (Ill.) ...... 20-1 .952 23. Jarra Rusnock, Albright ...... So 21 136 0 156 428 20.4 (Min. 5 FG made per game) CL G FG FGA PCT 8. William Smith ...... 77.9 56.0 22.0 8. Cabrini ...... 20-2 .909 24. Erika Willig, Hiram ...... Sr 22 146 1 155 448 20.4 1. Kari Tufte, Luther ...... Sr 19 189 287 65.9 9. Westfield St...... 71.2 50.3 20.9 8. Southern Me...... 20-2 .909 25. Kia Williams, Ferrum ...... Sr 20 154 8 89 405 20.3 2. Rebecca Baker, Wilkes ...... So 19 137 214 64.0 10. Savannah A&D ...... 68.0 47.5 20.5 10. Marymount (Va.) ...... 19-2 .905 26. Elizabeth Schafer, Muskingum...... So 22 185 0 75 445 20.2 3. Marie Mullooly, Beloit ...... Jr 20 121 196 61.7 11. Wheaton (Ill.) ...... 77.6 57.2 20.3 10. Millsaps ...... 19-2 .905 27. Mandy Pile, Juniata ...... So 20 153 0 98 404 20.2 4. Lanett Stephan, Franklin ...... Sr 20 158 256 61.7 12. Millsaps ...... 84.5 64.4 20.1 12. Beloit ...... 18-2 .900 28. Jen White, Neumann ...... Sr 21 157 40 62 416 19.8 5. Jen Denby, Rowan ...... So 22 159 260 61.2 12. St. Thomas (Minn.) ...... 18-2 .900 29. Kirsten Vogt, Vassar ...... Sr 19 142 24 68 376 19.8 6. Teresa Breyfogle, Buena Vista ...... Jr 22 111 184 60.3 FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE Current Winning Streak: Defiance 23, Rowan 22. 30. Melissa Posse, Cabrini ...... Fr 22 190 0 49 430 19.5 7. Stephanie Lodermeier, Augsburg ...... So 21 158 266 59.4 FG FGA PCT 8. Sharon Laddey, Rowan ...... Sr 22 171 288 59.4 1. Simpson ...... 521 1070 48.7 FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE DEFENSE 9. Joanna Brown, Southern Me...... So 22 165 278 59.4 2. Rowan ...... 732 1523 48.1 FG FGA PCT 3. St. Thomas (Minn.) ...... 647 1348 48.0 1. St. Joseph (Conn.) ...... 337 1227 27.5 BLOCKED SHOTS 10. Dara Rosenberg, Salem St...... So 21 138 235 58.7 11. Chris Holland, Principia ...... Jr 19 119 203 58.6 4. Luther ...... 564 1179 47.8 2. New York U...... 306 1114 27.5 CL G NO AVG 5. Beloit ...... 588 1235 47.6 3. Albertus Magnus ...... 429 1460 29.4 1. Cori Carson, Marymount (Va.) ...... Jr 21 136 6.5 12. Erin Biehle, John Carroll ...... Fr 22 114 195 58.5 13. Sarah Hendricks, Beloit ...... Sr 20 122 210 58.1 6. Wis.-Oshkosh ...... 664 1401 47.4 4. Salem St...... 377 1203 31.3 2. Nichole Johnson, New Rochelle ...... Jr 18 93 5.2 7. Ill. Wesleyan ...... 649 1375 47.2 5. Binghamton ...... 353 1118 31.6 3. Kamilah Byrd, Rutgers-Camden ...... Jr 21 106 5.0 8. Millsaps ...... 642 1366 47.0 6. Emmanuel ...... 446 1390 32.1 4. Kim Kovar, Montclair St...... Sr 21 100 4.8 FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE (Min. 2.5 FT made per game) CL G FT FTA PCT 9. Wheaton (Ill.) ...... 620 1324 46.8 7. Wis.-Oshkosh ...... 364 1132 32.2 5. Amy Strand, North Adams St...... So 21 81 3.9 1. Julie James, Luther ...... Jr 19 50 56 89.3 10. Alma ...... 543 1164 46.6 8. Lakeland ...... 379 1178 32.2 6. Jen White, Neumann ...... Sr 21 79 3.8 2. Holly Maines, Westfield St...... Fr 22 61 70 87.1 11. Buena Vista ...... 669 1442 46.4 9. Neumann ...... 432 1341 32.2 7. Emilie Brondyke, Bryn Mawr ...... Jr 20 68 3.4 3. Jennifer Young, Bridgewater (Va.) ...... So 22 60 69 87.0 12. Baldwin-Wallace ...... 640 1394 45.9 10. Marymount (Va.) ...... 503 1554 32.4 8. Denise Brace, Albertus Magnus ...... So 22 71 3.2 4. Anika Egli, East. Mennonite ...... Fr 21 66 76 86.8 13. Hardin-Simmons ...... 501 1097 45.7 11. Amherst ...... 376 1158 32.5 9. Deb Vanschooten, Hamline ...... So 21 65 3.1 5. Melissa Vandamme, Alma ...... Jr 21 94 109 86.2 12. Montclair St...... 441 1346 32.8 10. Gwynette Hammond, Marietta ...... Sr 22 67 3.0 6. Sarah Clarke, Muhlenberg ...... Fr 22 84 98 85.7 FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE 11. Alexis Nelson, Jersey City St...... Fr 18 54 3.0 7. Marcee Hufton, Roanoke ...... Sr 22 71 83 85.5 FT FTA PCT REBOUND MARGIN 12. Deliah Pigott, New England Col...... Fr 18 51 2.8 8. Donna Masterson, Springfield ...... So 22 73 86 84.9 1. Alma ...... 299 394 75.9 OFF DEF MAR 9. Tracy Handrahan, Wis.-River Falls ...... Sr 20 50 59 84.7 2. Albion ...... 299 398 75.1 1. Marywood ...... 57.3 39.6 17.7 ASSISTS 10. Marne Boario, Wis.-Stevens Point ...... So 21 131 156 84.0 3. Western Md...... 389 527 73.8 2. Middlebury ...... 48.1 33.4 14.7 CL G NO AVG 11. Katie Stanton, Hartwick ...... Jr 21 97 116 83.6 4. Whittier ...... 344 469 73.3 3. Rowan ...... 48.6 34.6 14.0 1. Stefanie Teter, Mary Washington ...... Sr 18 152 8.4 12. Stephanie Gronau, Buena Vista ...... So 20 56 67 83.6 5. Wis.-Eau Claire ...... 363 495 73.3 4. Defiance ...... 49.2 35.4 13.8 2. Suzy Venet, Mount Union ...... So 22 168 7.6 6. Hendrix ...... 347 477 72.7 5. Johns Hopkins ...... 51.9 41.6 10.3 3. Leslie Baldwin, Centre ...... Jr 21 158 7.5 3-POINT FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE 7. Baldwin-Wallace ...... 337 464 72.6 6. Salem St...... 44.8 34.7 10.1 4. Diana Devlin, Bates ...... Sr 20 141 7.1 (Min. 1.5 FT made per game) CL G FG FGA PCT 8. Franklin ...... 373 515 72.4 7. Amherst ...... 49.3 39.6 9.7 5. Michelle Dailey, Daniel Webster ...... Fr 20 137 6.8 1. Sue Spielbauer, William Penn ...... Jr 20 43 76 56.6 9. Hartwick ...... 330 458 72.1 8. Concordia-M'head ...... 45.5 35.8 9.7 6. Nicole Albert, Cal Lutheran ...... Sr 21 143 6.8 2. Kathleen Higgins, Williams ...... Fr 17 28 51 54.9 10. Bridgewater (Va.) ...... 364 507 71.8 9. Eastern Conn. St...... 44.6 35.3 9.3 7. Kristie Silvius, Savannah A&D ...... Sr 21 135 6.4 3. Amy Macy, Hanover ...... Fr 22 46 94 48.9 11. Hardin-Simmons ...... 333 464 71.8 10. Washington (Mo.) ...... 46.2 37.0 9.2 8. Maggie Nelis, Elizabethtown ...... Fr 20 127 6.3 4. Mechelle Pothast, Wittenberg ...... Jr 21 72 149 48.3 12. Southern Me...... 295 412 71.6 11. Buffalo St...... 50.5 41.4 9.1 9. Ivette Correa, Salem St...... Sr 18 114 6.3 5. Heidi Schwichtenberg, St. Benedict...... Fr 20 34 71 47.9 12. St. Thomas (Minn.) ...... 44.6 35.7 8.9 10. Chris Webb, N.C. Wesleyan ...... Sr 20 126 6.3 6. Erin Collins, St. Olaf ...... Fr 20 31 65 47.7 3-POINT FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE 11. Alexis Mastronardi, Skidmore ...... Sr 22 138 6.3 7. Carla Webb, Millsaps ...... Jr 21 54 114 47.4 (Min. 3.0 made per game) G FG FGA PCT 3-POINT FIELD GOAL MADE PER GAME 12. Kelly Jackson, Neumann ...... Sr 21 128 6.1 8. Emily Case, Marymount (Va.) ...... Fr 20 47 105 44.8 1. Millsaps ...... 21 112 260 43.1 G NO AVG 9. Amy Still, Chicago ...... Fr 22 36 81 44.4 2. Wheaton (Ill.) ...... 21 104 246 42.3 1. Whittier ...... 20 188 9.4 STEALS 10. Lori Towle, Southern Me...... Sr 22 59 133 44.4 3. Wittenberg ...... 23 117 281 41.6 2. Manchester ...... 21 157 7.5 CL G NO AVG 11. Shelly Dietz, Wis.-Oshkosh ...... Sr 22 38 86 44.2 4. Ill. Wesleyan ...... 21 77 188 41.0 3. Howard Payne ...... 20 138 6.9 1. Enma Rivera, CCNY ...... So 18 141 7.8 12. Leslee Rogers, La Verne ...... Sr 21 94 213 44.1 5. La Verne ...... 21 138 345 40.0 4. La Verne ...... 21 138 6.6 2. Colleen McCrave, Bates ...... Fr 20 136 6.8 6. Buena Vista ...... 22 79 201 39.3 5. Hanover ...... 22 139 6.3 3. Shelly Ridgeway, Frostburg St...... So 20 118 5.9 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE PER GAME 7. Hardin-Simmons ...... 19 92 238 38.7 6. Fontbonne ...... 21 128 6.1 4. Nicole Albert, Cal Lutheran ...... Sr 21 117 5.6 CL G NO AVG 8. Alma ...... 21 116 302 38.4 7. Thomas More ...... 21 127 6.0 5. Jen Meisner, FDU-Madison ...... Sr 19 104 5.5 1. Brenna Werner, Whittier ...... Jr 20 96 4.8 9. St. Benedict ...... 20 108 282 38.3 8. William Penn ...... 20 120 6.0 6. Jen Denby, Rowan ...... So 22 114 5.2 2. Leslee Rogers, La Verne ...... Sr 21 94 4.5 10. Loras ...... 20 107 280 38.2 9. Cabrini ...... 22 131 6.0 7. Samantha Donaldson, John Jay ...... So 17 85 5.0 3. Melissa Wood, Cal Lutheran ...... Jr 21 77 3.7 11. Hanover ...... 22 139 370 37.6 10. Bluffton ...... 22 129 5.9 8. Sonya Tucker, Emerson-MCA ...... Sr 21 102 4.9 4. Kim Graf, Kenyon ...... Jr 22 78 3.5 12. UC San Diego ...... 21 76 205 37.1 11. Carthage ...... 21 123 5.9 9. Jasmine Sanchez, New Paltz St...... Fr 18 84 4.7 5. Mechelle Pothast, Wittenberg ...... Jr 21 72 3.4 13. Lawrence ...... 19 74 201 36.8 12. New York U...... 20 115 5.8 10. Judy Mendez, St. Elizabeth ...... So 14 64 4.6 6. Nicole Anderson, Loras ...... Jr 20 67 3.3 14. Marymount (Va.) ...... 21 119 324 36.7 13. Marymount (Va.) ...... 21 119 5.7 11. Etta Henderson, Emmanuel ...... Jr 18 81 4.5 7. Katy Downs, Whittier ...... Jr 20 65 3.3 15. New York U...... 20 115 314 36.6 14. Wm. Paterson ...... 22 122 5.5 12. Marla Stagliano, Utica/Rome ...... Jr 19 84 4.4 8. Meegan Garrity, Clark (Mass.) ...... Jr 22 70 3.2 16. Bowdoin ...... 19 60 166 36.1 15. Alma ...... 21 116 5.5 13. Carleen Rago, Endicott ...... Sr 20 87 4.3 8. Casey Collins, Hendrix ...... So 22 70 3.2 17. Wis.-River Falls ...... 20 73 203 36.0 16. Maryville (Mo.) ...... 21 114 5.4 14. Kelly Jackson, Neumann ...... Sr 21 91 4.3 10. Jasmine Obhrai, Bowdoin ...... So 19 59 3.1 18. Southern Me...... 22 99 278 35.6 17. St. Benedict ...... 20 108 5.4 Page 18 The NCAA News February 26, 1996 NCAA Record

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Calendar Christopher C. Dahl, interim president at Geneseo State, named president. Lawyer accepts football coaching position February 27 Special Committee to Study NCAA Kansas City, Missouri DIRECTORS OF ATHLETICS Marketing, Licensing and Tim Selgo chosen as athletics director at Attorney David A. Armstrong has taken the Promotional Activities Grand Valley State ... Framingham State reins of the football program at Thiel. He February 28-29 Academic Requirements Committee Kansas City, Missouri athletics director Lawrence P. Boyd an- replaced Charlie Giangrosso, who resigned ear- March 4 Special Committee on Graduation-Rates Washington, D.C. nounced he will retire in June. Boyd joined lier this year after compiling a five-year record Disclosure Requirements the college as a faculty member and AD in March 4 Committee on Athletics Certification Kansas City, Missouri 1976. of 8-39. Peer-Development Subcommittee ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Armstrong, who inherits a team that has not March 4-5 Special Degree-Completion Orlando, Florida OF ATHLETICS had a winning season since 1991, has been an Program Committee Marie Hibbard, coordinator of athletics assistant coach since 1989 at Mercyhurst, where March 7-10 Division I Men’s Basketball Committee Kansas City, Missouri and academic services at Montana for the he served as offensive coordinator, offensive line March 7-10 Division I Women’s Basketball Committee Kansas City, Missouri last four years, named associate athletics di- coach and offensive special-teams coordinator. March 11-12 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Chicago rector there. She succeeds Kathy Noble, March 12-14 Legislative Review Committee Kansas City, Missouri who was named assistant commissioner of He also served as an assistant at two Ohio high March 16-17 Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Minneapolis compliance at the Big Sky Conference last schools. Armstrong Committee fall. A GTE Academic All-America honoree and March 18-19 Committee on Review and Planning Kansas City, Missouri ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Rhodes Scholar candidate, Armstrong graduated from Mercyhurst in OF ATHLETICS 1986. He earned a law degree from Cleveland-Marshall College of Mike Vollmar hired as director of foot- Law in 1989, and has served as an assistant to the prosecutor in Moeller. Carr led the Wolverines to a 9-4 Cole, offensive coordinator; Kirk Heidel- ball operations and assistant athletics di- Lakewood, Ohio. season ... Mike Barthelmess resigned as berg, offensive line coach; and Willie Jones rector at Michigan State. head coach at Principia. Barthelmess was Jr., defensive line coach ... Dabo Swinney, COACHES named head coach in the fall of 1991 after a walk-on receiver for Alabama from 1989 Men’s basketball—Gannon named coach at Messiah at the end of the season Football—Michigan football coach serving for a year as offensive coordinator. to 1992, hired as wide receivers coach for Dick Fox interim men’s basketball coach af- ... Ralph Underhill, men’s basketball coach Lloyd Carr has agreed to a four-year con- Football assistants—Tennessee State ter dismissing head coach Bob Dukiet ... at Wright State, signed a two-year contract tract. Carr became interim head coach last appointed the following assistants: Jake Jack Cole announced he will resign as extension. May after the university dismissed Gary Cabell, defensive coordinator; Johnnie See NCAA Record, page 19 ➤ Polls

Division II Baseball Division III Men’s Basketball Lutheran, 11-10. Division II Men’s Ice Hockey Franklin & Marshall, 8. Trenton State, 9. Salisbury The Collegiate Baseball top 25 NCAA Division The top eight NCAA Division III men’s basket- Division II Men’s Golf The top five NCAA Division II men’s ice hock- State, 10. St. Elizabeth. II baseball teams through February 12, with ball teams in each region through February 12, The top 25 NCAA Division II men’s golf teams ey teams through February 13, with records in Northeast: 1. Williams, 2. Amherst, 3. Spring- records in parentheses and points: with records: through February 15 as listed by the Golf Coaches parentheses and points: field, 4. Middlebury, 5. Bowdoin, 6. MIT, 1. Central Mo. St. (0-0) ...... 472 Northeast: 1. Williams, 19-1; 2. Salem State, 20- Association of America: 1. Ala.-Huntsville (19-0-2)...... 30 7. Wellesley, 8. Bates, 9. Tufts, 10. Clark (Massa- 2. Valdosta St. (0-0) ...... 466 2; 3. Springfield, 18-4; 4. Babson, 17-5: 5. (tie) Anna 1. South Carolina-Aiken, 2. Columbus, 3. Cal 2. Bemidji St. (15-6-4) ...... 22 chusetts). 3. Kennesaw St. (0-0) ...... 442 Maria, 18-4, and Massachusetts-Dartmouth, 16-6; State Stanislaus, 4. North Florida, 5. (tie) Central 3. Mercyhurst (13-6-2) ...... 17 South: 1. Emory, 2. Mary Washington, 3. Wash- 3. North Fla. (4-0) ...... 442 7. Bowdoin, 15-5; 8. Plymouth State, 15-7. Oklahoma and Abilene Christian, 7. Florida 4. Mankato St. (16-8-2)...... 15 ington (Missouri), 4. Sewanee (University of the East: 1. Rochester Institute of Technology, 18-2; 5. St. Anselm (7-12) ...... 5 5. Columbus (2-0) ...... 414 Southern, 8. Northern Colorado, 9. Tampa, 10. South), 5. Washington and Lee, 6. Trinity (Texas), 6. St. Leo (1-0)...... 402 2. Hartwick, 16-5; 3. Rensselaer, 14-7; 4. Buffalo Division III Men’s Ice Hockey Grand Canyon, 11. Indiana (Pennsylvania), 12. 7. Marymount (Virginia), 8. Centre, 9. Mary Bald- 7. North Ala. (0-0) ...... 386 State, 15-6; 5. Hamilton, 12-8; 6. Geneseo State, 15- The top 10 NCAA Division III men’s ice hock- Rollins, 13. Massachusetts-Lowell, 14. Valdosta win, 10. Hendrix. 8. Fla. Southern (3-2) ...... 358 6; 7. St. John Fisher, 15-5; 8. St. Lawrence, 15-6. ey teams in each region through February 13, with State, 15. Bellarmine, 16. Presbyterian, 17. Cam- East: 1. Hamilton, 2. Union (New York), 3. Itha- 9. Mansfield (0-0) ...... 350 Middle Atlantic: 1. (tie) Franklin & Marshall, 20- records in parentheses and points: eron, 18. Longwood, 19. UC Davis, 20. Slippery ca, 4. Hartwick, 5. Geneseo State, 6. Binghamton, 10. St. Joseph’s (Ind.) (0-0) ...... 336 1, and Wilkes, 20-1; 3. Cabrini, 19-2; 4. Lycoming, Rock, 21. Missouri Western State, 22. Bryant, 23. West 7. Rochester, 8. William Smith, 9. New Paltz State, 11. Delta St. (2-0) ...... 326 17-4; 5. Gettysburg, 16-6; 6. Catholic, 16-6; 7. Catawba, 24. Portland State, 25. (tie) Georgia 1. Wis.-River Falls (20-4-1) ...... 40 10. St. Lawrence. 12. Mo.-St. Louis (0-0) ...... 304 Moravian, 15-7; 8. Haverford, 14-7. College and Belmont Abbey. 2. Wis.-Superior (16-7-2) ...... 36 West: 1. UC San Diego, 2. UC Santa Cruz, 3. 13. New Haven (0-0)...... 274 Atlantic: 1. Rowan, 19-3; 2. Richard Stockton, 19- Men’s Gymnastics 3. St. John’s (Minn.) (14-7-2)...... 32 3; 3. New York University, 16-5; 4. (tie) Jersey City Wisconsin-La Crosse, 4. St. Olaf, 5. Pomona-Pitzer, 14. Lewis (0-0) ...... 268 The top 20 NCAA men’s gymnastics teams 4. Gust. Adolphus (16-5)...... 28 State, 14-8, and Staten Island, 18-5; 6. York (New 5. St. Thomas (Minn.) (13-8-2)...... 21 6. St. Thomas (Minnesota), 7. Claremont-Mudd- 15. Fort Hays St. (0-0)...... 260 through February 12, based on the average of the 1 York), 16-8; 7. New Jersey Institute of Technology, 6. St. Mary’s (Minn.) (14-7-2) ...... 20 2 Scripps, 8. Gustavus Adolphus, 9. St. Benedict, 10. 16. Tampa (6-1-1)...... 244 teams’ two highest scores this season as reported / 1 13-9; 8. Trenton State, 11-9. 7. St. Norbert (10-11-3) ...... 17 2 17. Coker (2-0) ...... 230 by the College Gymnastics Association: / Colorado College. South: 1. Millsaps, 19-2; 2. Roanoke, 19-4; 3. 8. Wis.-Eau Claire (10-14-1)...... 13 18. Southern Colo. (4-0) ...... 196 1. Ohio St...... 226.2875 Great Lakes: 1. Kenyon, 2. Denison, 3. Kala- Christopher Newport, 17-4; 4. Randolph-Macon, 9. Wis.-Stevens Point (11-13-1) ...... 8 19. Wingate (0-0) ...... 188 2. Penn St...... 224.1000 mazoo, 4. Allegheny, 5. Hope, 6. Case Reserve, 7. 17-6; 5. (tie) Hendrix, 17-5, and Shenandoah, 15- 10. Lake Forest (6-16-2)...... 4 20. Armstrong St. (3-1)...... 170 3. Iowa...... 222.6625 Wooster, 8. Wittenberg, 9. John Carroll, 10. Mount 7; 7. Bridgewater (Virginia), 16-8; 8. Rhodes, 17-5. East 21. Adelphi (0-0) ...... 164 4. Nebraska ...... 221.8250 Union. Great Lakes: 1. Wittenberg, 19-4; 2. Hope, 18- 1. Middlebury (18-2) ...... 50 22. Barry (4-1-1) ...... 140 5. Massachusetts ...... 219.8000 Division III Men’s Indoor Track 4; 3. Ohio Northern, 16-6; 4. Capital, 16-6; 5. John 2. Rochester Inst. (18-4-1) ...... 45 23. Bloomsburg (0-0) ...... 134 The top 25 NCAA Division III men’s indoor Carroll, 16-6; 6. Wooster, 17-5; 7. (tie) Albion, 14- 6. Minnesota...... 219.5000 3. Colby (15-4) ...... 38 24. Saginaw Valley (0-0)...... 120 track teams through February 14 as determined by 7; Calvin, 14-8; and Kalamazoo, 13-9. 7. Brigham Young...... 219.2625 4. Babson (15-3-2)...... 36 25. St. Rose (0-0) ...... 86 the United States Track Coaches Association, with Midwest: 1. Illinois Wesleyan, 20-1; 2. Wheaton 8. Illinois ...... 218.8000 5. Bowdoin (14-4-1) ...... 31 Division II Men’s Basketball power ranking: (Illinois), 20-1; 3. Hanover, 18-4; 4. Washington 9. Syracuse...... 217.8250 6. Plattsburgh St. (17-6)...... 25 The top 20 NCAA Division II men’s basketball 10. Army ...... 217.1000 1. Wisconsin-La Crosse, 149.3; 2. Augustana (Il- teams through February 12, with records in paren- (Missouri), 17-5; 5. Ripon, 18-2; 6. Manchester, 17- 7. Potsdam St. (16-6)...... 20 6; 7. Augustana (Illinois), 16-5; 8. DePauw, 15-7. 11. Temple ...... 216.8250 8. Connecticut Col. (14-4-1) ...... 15 linois), 131.2; 3. Nebraska Wesleyan, 126.3; 4. theses and points: 12. Navy...... 215.3250 Fredonia State, 117.8; 5. St. Thomas (Minnesota), 1. Fort Hays St. (21-0) ...... 160 West: 1. Wisconsin-Platteville, 20-2; 2. Gustavus 9. Amherst (12-7) ...... 10 Adolphus, 19-3; 3. Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 18-3; 4. 13. Air Force ...... 214.1000 116.4; 6. Wisconsin-Platteville, 112.5; 7. Bingham- 2. St. Rose (21-1)...... 150 10. Elmira (11-11) ...... 4 Upper Iowa, 16-4; 5. Wisconsin-Whitewater, 16-5; 14. William & Mary...... 213.2250 ton, 101.8; 8. Cortland State, 100.9; 9. Rensselaer, 3. Fairmont St. (20-1) ...... 141 Division III Men’s 6. Simpson, 16-4; 7. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 14- 15. James Madison ...... 213.1500 98.6; 10. Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 95.7; 11. Hamline, 4. Virginia Union (19-1) ...... 140 Swimming and Diving 7; 8. (tie) Cal Lutheran, 16-5, and Concordia- 16. Michigan ...... 209.9750 94.7; 12. Ithaca, 94.5; 13. Concordia-Moorhead, 5. Alabama A&M (19-2)...... 129 The top 10 NCAA Division III men’s swimming Moorhead, 16-5. 17. San Jose St...... 209.3500 6. Southern Ind. (18-3) ...... 118 and diving teams in each region through February 93.4; 14. Carleton, 93.0; 15. Lynchburg, 92.9; 16. Division III Women’s Basketball 18. UC Santa Barb...... 207.6250 13 as listed by the College Swimming Coaches 7. Grand Canyon (20-2) ...... 114 Thiel, 92.2; 17. St. Lawrence, 91.5; 18. Alfred, 91.0; The top 10 NCAA Division III women’s basket- 19. Springfield ...... 207.0000 Association of America: 8. Northwest Mo. St. (17-4) ...... 104 19. Trenton State, 90.7; 20. Chicago, 89.5; 21. ball teams in each region through February 12, 20. MIT ...... 182.5250 9. St. Anselm (21-2) ...... 96 Midwest: 1. Wabash, 2. Illinois Wesleyan, 3. Swarthmore, 87.4; 22. St. Olaf, 79.5; 23. Rochester, with records: Women’s Gymnastics 10. Fla. Southern (19-3) ...... 84 Wheaton (Illinois), 4. Millikin, 5. DePauw, 6. Illi- 78.0; 24. Christopher Newport, 72.2; 25. St. John’s Northeast: 1. Southern Maine, 20-2; 2. Mid- The top 20 NCAA women’s gymnastics teams 11. Cal St. Bakersfield (19-3)...... 74 nois Benedictine, 7. Principia, 8. Lake Forest, 9. (Minnesota), 71.8. dlebury, 17-3; 3. Westfield State, 18-4; 4. Salem through February 13, based on the teams’ average 12. South Dak. St. (19-3) ...... 72 Lawrence, 10. Carleton. Division III Women’s Indoor Track State, 18-3; 5. Wheaton (Massachusetts), 15-6; 6. scores as reported by the National Association of 13. N.C. Central (18-2) ...... 70 Mid-Atlantic: 1. Johns Hopkins, 2. Gettysburg, Amherst, 15-6; 7. Worcester Polytechnic, 17-5; 8. Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women: The top 25 NCAA Division III women’s indoor 14. Tex. A&M-Kingsville (18-4) ...... 60 3. Rowan, 4. Lycoming, 5. Catholic, 6. Franklin & Emmanuel, 16-4; 9. Clark (Massachusetts), 14-8; 10. 1. Alabama...... 195.995 track teams through February 14 as determined by 15. Calif. (Pa.) (18-4) ...... 44 Marshall, 7. Trenton State, 8. Western Maryland, Bowdoin, 14-5. 2. Georgia...... 195.822 the United States Track Coaches Association, with 15. Northern St. (18-3) ...... 44 9. Salisbury State, 10. St. Elizabeth. East: 1. New York University, 20-0; 2. William 3. Utah...... 194.412 power ranking: 17. Franklin Pierce (20-4) ...... 24 Smith, 21-1; 3. Geneseo State, 19-2; 4. St. John Northeast: 1. Amherst, 2. Williams, 3. Tufts, 4. 1. Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 123.0; 2. Wisconsin-La 18. Seattle Pacific (19-3) ...... 22 4. Florida ...... 193.894 Fisher, 20-3; 5. Hartwick, 18-3; 6. Nazareth, 17-4; 7. Coast Guard, 5. Middlebury, 6. Babson, 7. MIT, 8. Crosse, 118.7; 3. Augustana (Illinois), 88.8; 4. 1 5. Oregon St...... 193.504 19. Bloomsburg (18-3) ...... 10 2 / Skidmore, 18-4; 8. Binghamton, 16-5; 9. Oneonta Springfield, 9. Bowdoin, 10. Bates. Trenton State, 85.9; 5. Rensselaer, 81.6; 6. St. 20. East Tex. St. (18-4) ...... 7 6. Michigan ...... 193.095 State, 16-5; 10. Elmira, 13-9. South: 1. Mary Washington, 2. Emory, 3. Wash- Lawrence, 81.4; 7. Nebraska Wesleyan, 80.6; 8. Division II Women’s Basketball 7. Brigham Young...... 193.075 Mid-Atlantic: 1. Rowan, 22-0; 2. Scranton, 20-3; ington (Missouri), 4. Trinity (Texas), 5. Sewanee Rochester, 79.4; 9. Cortland State, 76.8; 10. Con- The USA Today/Women’s Basketball Coaches 8. Arizona...... 192.410 3. Elizabethtown, 16-5; 4. Cabrini, 20-2; 5. Trenton 9. Michigan St...... 192.305 (University of the South), 6. Washington and Lee, cordia-Moorhead, 75.4; 11. Ithaca, 71.1; 12. Chi- Association top 25 NCAA Division II women’s bas- State, 16-5; 6. Johns Hopkins, 15-7; 7. Allentown, 7. Centre, 8. Austin, 9. Marymount (Virginia), 10. ketball teams through February 12, with records 10. UCLA ...... 192.194 cago, 68.4; 13. Dickinson, 60.5; 14. Binghamton, 15-4; 8. Alvernia, 18-4; 9. Messiah, 15-6; 10. Western 11. Nebraska ...... 192.155 Hendrix. 60.2; 15. Wisconsin-Platteville, 58.5; 16. Swarth- in parentheses and points: Maryland, 17-4. 12. Washington...... 192.056 East: 1. Hamilton, 2. Union (New York), 3. more, 46.7; 17. Hartwick, 46.5; 18. Thiel, 46.1; 19. 1. Abilene Christian (23-0) ...... 725 Atlantic: 1. Defiance, 23-0; 2. Capital, 17-4; 3. 13. Kentucky ...... 191.956 Ithaca, 4. Hartwick, 5. Binghamton, 6. Geneseo Christopher Newport, 41.9; 20. Roanoke, 38.4; 21. 2. North Dak. St. (20-2) ...... 692 Wittenberg, 18-5; 4. Mount Union, 16-6; 5. Mus- 14. Utah St...... 191.812 State, 7. Rensselaer, 8. New Paltz State, 9. Clarkson, Emory, 31.0; 22. Methodist, 15.1; 23. Mary Wash- 3. Bentley (21-1)...... 651 kingum, 18-4; 6. Baldwin-Wallace, 15-7; 7. Gouch- 15. Arizona St...... 191.633 10. Rochester. 4. South Dak. St. (20-2) ...... 647 er, 15-6; 8. Otterbein, 15-7; 9. Kenyon, 16-6; 10. ington, 14.1; 24. Alfred, 9.0; 25. Ramapo, 5.3. 16. Massachusetts ...... 191.142 West: 1. UC San Diego, 2. UC Santa Cruz, 3. 5. West Tex. A&M (21-1)...... 605 Bethany (West Virginia), 17-6. Men’s Volleyball 17. Cal St. Fullerton ...... 191.044 Wisconsin-La Crosse, 4. St. Olaf, 5. Gustavus 6. Norfolk St. (22-1)...... 509 South: 1. Randolph-Macon, 21-2; 2. Marymount The USA Today/American Volleyball Coaches 18. Towson St...... 190.950 Adolphus, 6. Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 7. Redlands, 8. 7. North Dak. (20-4) ...... 503 (Virginia), 19-2; 3. Maryville (Tennessee), 14-4; 4. Association top 15 NCAA men’s volleyball teams 19. Kent ...... 190.805 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 9. Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 8. Delta St. (17-3) ...... 502 Millsaps, 19-2; 5. Roanoke, 18-4; 6. Hendrix, 18-4; through February 13, with records in parentheses 20. Boise St...... 190.720 10. Colorado College. 9. Portland St. (20-4)...... 471 7. Emory, 15-6; 8. Trinity (Texas), 13-7; 9. Guilford, and points: Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Great Lakes: 1. Kenyon, 2. Denison, 3. Kala- 10. Fla. Southern (19-3)...... 443 15-5; 10. Savannah A&D, 16-5. 1. Hawaii (7-0) ...... 240 11. UC Davis (20-2) ...... 425 The USA Today/American Hockey Magazine mazoo, 4. Allegheny, 5. Hope, 6. Mount Union, 7. Great Lakes: 1. Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 22-0; 2. 2. Long Beach St. (7-0) ...... 216 12. Northern Mich. (18-2)...... 423 top 10 NCAA Division I men’s ice hockey teams Wooster, 8. Wittenberg, 9. John Carroll, 10. Case Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 18-3; 3. Calvin, 18-3; 4. 3. UC Santa Barb. (4-2) ...... 209 13. Stonehill (19-4) ...... 408 through February 12 as selected by the American Reserve. Alma, 17-4; 5. Beloit, 18-2; 6. DePauw, 16-5; 7. 4. UCLA (6-2) ...... 199 14. Central Mo. St. (20-2) ...... 327 Ripon, 16-4; 8. Wisconsin-Stout, 15-6; 9. Franklin, Hockey Coaches Association, with records in Division III Women’s 5. Stanford (5-1)...... 175 15. Mars Hill (19-2)...... 248 13-7; 10. Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 13-8. parentheses and points: Swimming and Diving 6. Cal St. Northridge (4-4) ...... 150 16. Bridgeport (20-3) ...... 239 Central: 1. Wheaton (Illinois), 20-1: 2. Millikin, 1. Colorado Col. (24-3-4)...... 95 The top 10 NCAA Division III women’s swim- 7. Pepperdine (6-3)...... 146 17. Oakland (17-4)...... 236 18-3; 3. Luther, 17-2; 4. Washington (Missouri), 17- 2. Boston U. (21-3-3)...... 93 ming and diving teams in each region through 18. Minn.-Duluth (16-4)...... 231 5; 5. Buena Vista, 16-6; 6. Illinois Wesleyan, 15-6; 3. Minnesota (24-6-2) ...... 70 February 13 as listed by the College Swimming 8. Ball St. (7-2)...... 122 19. Montevallo (17-0) ...... 225 7. Carthage, 14-7; 8. Wartburg, 14-5; 9. Loras, 13- 4. Michigan (23-5-2) ...... 67 Coaches Association of America: 9. Southern Cal (3-5) ...... 97 20. Bellarmine (17-3) ...... 220 7; 10. Simpson, 12-6. 5. Michigan St. (25-7) ...... 60 Midwest: 1. Wheaton (Illinois), 2. Augustana 10. Brigham Young (4-2)...... 93 21. IU/PU-Ft. Wayne (19-3) ...... 188 West: 1. St. Thomas (Minnesota), 18-2; 2. Bethel 6. Western Mich. (23-7-3) ...... 40 (Illinois), 3. Lake Forest, 4. Principia, 5. DePauw, 11. Lewis (8-0) ...... 68 22. Shippensburg (18-5) ...... 105 (Minnesota), 15-4; 3. Concordia-Moorhead, 16-4; 7. Lake Superior St. (21-5-2) ...... 32 6. Carleton, 7. Lawrence, 8. Chicago, 9. Grinnell, 12. Penn St. (5-4) ...... 62 23. Fort Valley St. (17-2)...... 100 4. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 16-5; 5. St. Benedict, 8. Maine (20-6-4) ...... 24 10. North Central. 13. UC Irvine (5-5)...... 53 24. Western N.M. (19-4) ...... 91 16-5; 6. UC San Diego, 15-6; 7. La Verne, 13-8; 8. 9. Mass.-Lowell (19-6-4)...... 21 Mid-Atlantic: 1. Johns Hopkins, 2. Gettysburg, 14. Pacific (Cal.) (5-2) ...... 45 25. Northern Colo. (13-7) ...... 35 Chapman, 12-8; 9. Pomona-Pitzer, 14-7; 10. Cal 10. Denver (21-9-2) ...... 19 3. Rowan, 4. Lycoming, 5. Catholic, 6. Goucher, 7. 15. Ohio St. (8-2) ...... 26 February 26, 1996 The NCAA News Page 19 NCAA Record

➤ Continued from page 18 Men’s lacrosse—Chris Sawyer appoint- coach. Strength and conditioning coordina- phens, nicknamed “The Colonel,” was ap- ed head men’s lacrosse coach at St. Mi- Women’s softball assistant—Daphne tor—Mark Leitgeb resigned as strength pointed associate AD in 1976. He began his the Crimson Tide. For the past two years, chael’s. He replaced Kyle Hopkins, who Bartee, a 1995 Stephen F. Austin graduate, and conditioning coordinator at Southern Irish career in 1968 as an assistant to for- Swinney has served as a graduate assistant compiled an 11-12 mark over two seasons. hired as assistant softball coach at Texas Methodist. David Williams was named in- mer athletics directors Edward “Moose” working with the offense there ... Mike Men’s soccer—Andy Kelly, who was Woman’s University. terim coordinator. Krause and Gene Corrigan. He maintained Vollmar hired as director of football oper- named head men’s soccer coach at Coker Women’s tennis assistant—Amy Ables, CONFERENCES an office at Notre Dame until a few months ations and assistant athletics director at last July, resigned for personal reasons. a 1994 graduate of Charleston (West Vir- Mike Pereira named coordinator of foot- ago. Michigan State ... Jim Heacock chosen as Kelly also served as director of intramurals ginia), chosen as assistant tennis coach at ball officials at the Western Athletic Con- Thomas C. Nolan, former basketball and ference. He replaced longtime coordinator defensive line coach at Ohio State ... Villa- at Coker. Assistant coach Mike Kinnally will Texas Woman’s University. baseball coach at Georgetown, died Jan- John Adams, who is retiring after holding nova appointed Stanley Drayton as an as- serve as acting head coach ... Tom Rafferty Women’s volleyball—Debbi Fore, soft- uary 30 in Chevy Chase, Maryland. He was the position since 1968. Pereira has been a sistant ... Jerry McManus named running hired at Bloomfield ... Carlos Villarreal ball and volleyball coach at Francis Marion, 82. collegiate official for 14 years, working in backs coach at East Carolina ... Bentley pro- named at Le Moyne. resigned. Rendy Yates, Fore’s assistant, has Bob Brodhead, former director of ath- the Big West Conference from 1982 to 1990 moted John Papas, assistant football coach, Women’s soccer—Sue Shinafelt ap- been named interim head coach ... Kevin letics at LSU, died February 11 at age 59. and in the WAC since 1991. to associate head coach ... Dale Pehrson pointed head women’s soccer coach at Pa- Aoki named head coach at Pacific Lutheran. Charlie Conerly, a tailback at Mississippi named assistant coach at Navy ... Drew Fa- cific Lutheran. She succeeds Colleen Hack- He replaced Jerry Weydert, who resigned. who became a professional standout as a bianich appointed as defensive coordinator er, who retired from coaching but will con- STAFF Etc. quarterback for the New York Giants, died at Northeast Louisiana ...Western Carolina tinue to teach at the school ... Rich Mar- Communications associate—Dave February 13. He was 74. Conerly was an appointed two assistants. Steve Ryan, who shall, head men’s basketball coach and wo- Johnson, assistant sports information di- CORRECTION Ole Miss tailback in 1942 and again after served as defensive secondary coach sev- men’s tennis coach at Thiel, also will coach rector/director of broadcast relations at The identity of an individual who was World War II, in 1946 and 1947. In 1947, he en years ago, returned to the position after the newly formed women’s soccer team at Illinois, appointed associate director of quoted in the Opinions section of the led Mississippi to the first of its six South- a stint at Northeast Louisiana, and Dick the school. Thiel will add women’s soccer communications. Johnson assumes re- February 12 issue of The NCAA News was eastern Conference titles. Conerly also O’Brien, former Tennessee assistant, was as a varsity sport this fall. sponsibility for management of the sports reported incorrectly. David Barrow is a stu- passed as a tailback and still holds the Ole named running backs and special teams Women’s soccer assistant—John Ya- information office and will serve as pri- dent at Georgia Institute of Technology but Miss single-season record with 18 touch- coach ... William and Mary announced two rabeck, vice-president of student life at mary sports information contact for foot- is not a member of the men’s varsity bas- downs. Conerly played with the Giants for appointments: Bob Solderitch, a four-year Thiel, appointed assistant women’s soccer ball and several other sports, while coor- ketball team. football letterman at William and Mary and coach at the school. dinating programming, management and 14 years and was the NFL rookie of the year most recently an assistant at Virginia Milita- Women’s softball—Debbi Fore, softball affiliate relations for the Illini Sports Net- Deaths in 1948. He was selected as an All-Pro three ry, named defensive line coach, and Russ and volleyball coach at Francis Marion, re- work. times. In 1965, Conerly was named to the Huesman, defensive backfield coach at signed. Rendy Yates, Fore’s assistant, has Sports media relations director— John Joseph Stephens, who retired from College Football Hall of Fame. William and Mary, promoted to defensive been named interim head coach ... Messiah John Balkam named director of sports me- Notre Dame in 1982 as associate athletics coordinator. named Cindee Trapp women’s softball dia relations at Lehman. director, died February 15. He was 83. Ste- — Compiled by Lisa Stalcup State legislation

➤ Continued from page 6 ing interscholastic athletics. A nonpublic school stu- Status: 1/4/96 introduced. 1/31/96 reported by lation of the provisions of the act that occurred dur- dent who wishes to participate in interscholastic Legislative Committee on Banking, Commerce and ing the student-athlete’s period of eligibility. recommitted to the Senate Rules Committee. athletics must reside within the attendance bound- Insurance. Status: 2/1/96 H. 3119: Introduced. 2/2/96 S. *Hawaii H. 3175/S. 2619 (Authors: Morihara/ aries of the public school. *New Mexico S. 262 (Author: Howes) 3109: Introduced. 2/6/96 to Senate Committee on Chumbley) Status: 1/23/96 introduced. 1/24/96 to House Allows a home-school student to participate in State and Local Government. Require the state department of education to Committee on Education. interscholastic extracurricular activities, including *Tennessee H. 3181/S. 3182 (Author: Kisber/ adopt rules relating to the mandatory testing of Michigan S. 769 (Author: Rogers) athletics, at the public school that the student would McNally) high-school student-athletes for the abuse of con- Prohibits a delinquent payer of child support normally attend. Exempt from sales tax any part or piece of any trolled substances. Prohibit a student from partici- from participating in extracurricular high-school Status: 1/27/96 introduced. To Senate Committee building, structure or sports facility of a state col- pating in a high-school athletics event unless the activities, including athletics. on Education. To Senate Committee on Public Af- lege or university sold as a souvenir or memento student has been tested for the abuse of controlled Status: 11/28/95 introduced. 2/7/96 passed fairs. during the period of 11/1/93 through 6/94. substances. Require a student who tests positive for Senate. To House Committee on Judiciary and Civil New York A. 5739 (Author: Colman) Status: 2/1/96 H. 3181: Introduced. 2/2/96 S. the first time to be referred for counseling. Rights. Provides that higher education institutions and 3182: Introduced. 2/2/96 S.3182: To Senate Com- Status: 1/22/96 S. 2619: Introduced. 1/24/96 H. Minnesota H. 2042 (Author: Kahn) nonprofit education associations shall not dis- mittee on Education. 3175: Introduced. To House Committee on Edu- Amends the Human Rights Act to permit the criminate on the basis of gender in providing access Tennessee S. 1947 (Author: Womack) cation. To House Committee on Health. To House restriction of membership on an athletics team (pro- (including admission) to their facilities. An excep- Creates a felony offense for an athlete agent, or gram or event) to participants of one sex whose tion is granted for single-sex institutions. any person acting on behalf of an agent, who know- Committee on Judiciary. 2/6/96 S. 2619: To Senate overall athletics opportunities previously have been Status: 3/7/96 introduced. 6/15/96 passed ingly offers, gives or loans anything of value to a stu- Committee on Education. To Senate Committee on limited. If two teams (programs or events) are pro- Assembly. To Senate. 1/3/96 returned to Assembly. dent-athlete with remaining eligibility for the pur- Judiciary. To Senate Committee on Ways and Means. vided in the same sport, one may be restricted to 2/5/96 to Assembly Committee on Governmental pose of inducing the student-athlete to enter into an *Hawaii H. 3638/S. 2992 (Authors: Souki/Mizuguchi) members of the underrepresented sex. Members Operations. agent or professional-sports services contract. Establishes petty misdemeanor offense, punish- of either sex shall be permitted to try out for the oth- South Dakota H. 1348 (Author: Committee on State Status: 1/10/96 introduced. 1/22/96 passed Sen- able by a fine not exceeding $500, for violation of er team (program or event). Affairs) ate. To House. any stadium authority rule regulating conduct, park- Status: 1/16/96 introduced. 2/5/96 passed Establishes residency criteria for the purpose of *Tennessee S. 2922 (Author: Jordan) ing and traffic on stadium premises. House. 2/7/96 to Senate Committee on Judiciary. attending a postsecondary institution. Allows for a state university or community college, Status: 1/25/96 S. 2992: Introduced. To Senate *Mississippi H. 1454 (Author: Green) 1/22/96 introduced. 2/1/96 passed as amended which enters into an agreement with the Tennessee Committee on Tourism and Recreation. To Senate Provides that all students participating in athlet- by House. 2/2/96 to Senate Committee on State Af- state school bond authority to finance the construc- Committee on Judiciary. 1/30/96 S. 2619: Intro- ics activities at the elementary, secondary and col- fairs. tion or renovation of a stadium, to receive an amount duced. To House Committee on Water and Land lege level must be covered by accident and health, *Tennessee H. 2591/ S. 2777 (Author: Dunn/Mc- equal to the state sales tax revenue derived from Use Planning. To House Committee on Judiciary. disability, and life insurance. Nally) admission charges, parking, and retail sales of food *Idaho S. 1407 (Author: Committee on Education) Status: 1/26/96 introduced. To House Committee Allow a home-school student to participate in and sports paraphernalia to help repay such oblig- Requires state board of education to prepare on Universities and Colleges. Additionally referred interscholastic activities, including athletics, at a ations related to the building project. guidelines for the development and implementa- to House Committee on Appropriations. school within student’s local school district. The Status: 1/25/96 introduced. 2/2/96 to Senate tion by all school districts of written policies pro- Nebraska L. 927 (Author: Brashear) home-school student must reside within the atten- Committee on Finance, Ways and Means. hibiting sex discrimination in the provision of stu- Requires athlete agents to register with Nebraska dance boundaries of the school for which the stu- *Utah S. 74 (Author: Stephenson) dent services, student access to course offerings and Department of Justice and allows institutions of dent participates. Requires that each student take the Graduate student athletics activities. higher education to request copies of athlete-agent Status: 1/25/96 S. 2777: Introduced. 1/26/96 S. Record Examination (GRE) before receiving a Status: 2/1/96 introduced. To Senate Committee disclosure statements. Regulates athlete-agent activ- 2777: To Senate Committee on Education. 1/30/96 bachelor’s degree. Results of the examination shall on Education. ities. Imposes Class I misdemeanor penalties against H. 2591: Introduced. 2/2/96 H. 2591: To House be reported by each school or college within each *Illinois H. 3617 (Author: Zickus) athlete agents in violation of certain provisions of Committee on Education. institution and submitted for distribution to the leg- Provides that any person who distributes a non- the act. Athlete agents subject to a civil suit brought *Tennessee H. 2753/S. 2211 (Author: Rhinehart/ islature and the governor. prescribed drug to a person under the age of 18 for by an institution or student-athlete for damages McNally) Status: 1/15/96 introduced. 1/24/96 to Senate the purpose of a quick weight gain or loss in connec- incurred by an athlete agent’s actions or omissions. Redefine “anabolic steroids” to exclude use ad- Committee on Education. tion with participation in athletics is guilty of the Status: 1/3/96 introduced. 1/30/96 reported as ministered in conjunction with estrogen for hor- *West Virginia S. 305 (Author: Whitlow) offense of drug-induced infliction of aggravated bat- amended by Legislative Committee on Judiciary. mone-deficient women for Schedule III controlled Permits all military retirees who have at least 20 tery of a child athlete, a Class A misdemeanor. Nebraska L. 1012 (Author: Will) substances under the Drug Control Act of 1989. years of combined or continuous service in the U.S. Status: 2/9/96 introduced. To House Committee Regulates athlete agent activities. Requires ath- Status: 2/2/96 H. 2753 and S. 2211: Introduced. armed forces or any state national guard unit, and on Rules. lete-agent registration with the secretary of state. *Tennessee H. 3119/S. 3109 (Author: Gilbert/ who were honorably discharged, to receive a free *Kentucky H. 352 (Author: Coleman) Both the student-athlete and the athlete agent must Sharp) pass to any high-school, college or university ath- Allows for a nonpublic school student (one provide institution with written notification after Require athlete agents to register with and obtain letics event. A request for the free pass must be whose instruction is primarily provided by a private signing an agent or professional-services contract a permit from the Secretary of State. Imposes crim- made in advance to the school principal or uni- school, parochial school, church day school or pri- or be subject to criminal penalties. Failure to pro- inal penalties and provides for permit revocation versity athletics director. vate home-based instructional program) to enroll vide institution with written notification also may or suspension for violations of law. Athlete agent Status: 2/5/96 introduced. To Senate Committee part-time in a public school to participate in acad- subject student-athlete or athlete agent to civil dam- and student-athlete are jointly and severably liable on Military. Additionally referred to Senate Commit- emic or nonacademic classes and activities, includ- ages. for any damages awarded to an institution for a vio- tee on Finance.

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