| Charleston defeats ASU at Holmes
Center |
Josh Dernosek
Sports Major Beat |
Peter Larkins | The Appalachian Appalachian gets defeated for
the first time at home this year. The last home game is Saturday
at the Holmes Center.
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College of Charleston did
something Saturday afternoon in Boone that no other team has been
able to all season. They outscored Appalachian State University
at the George M. Holmes Convocation Center.
The Cougar’s offensive barrage shot 52.4 percent from the field
on their way to the 108-96 victory over Appalachian.
“I wasn’t sure that we would be able to go punch for punch
with them. They are a really explosive team, and I didn’t think
with them getting 96 we would be able to win,” Charleston head
coach Tom Herrion said.
The Mountaineers’ top-ranked offense did what fans have become
accustomed to see out of them every game this season: a lot of points.
Charleston was up to the challenge and beat Appalachian at their
own game.
“We beat a terrific Appalachian State team today,” Herrion
said.
“We are fortunate and thrilled with the victory. That was as
complete and total a team that I have been a part of in a long time.”
“They shot the lots out because we weren’t guarding them,”
senior Nate Carson said.
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| Appalachian ranked number one in
offense |
Josh Dernosek
Sports Major Beat |
Whoever thought
the Appalachian State University men’s basketball team would
be ranked above Duke University, Kansas University or even Arizona
University in anything?
The Mountaineers, surprising as it may be, own
the nation’s No. 1 ranked offense, scoring 86.2 points per
game on average. Duke is a close second with 85.8, Kansas is third
with 85.5 and Arizona fourth with 85.0.
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| ASU finishes second,
fifth at annual meet |
Allie Woods
Sports Minor Beat |
The
George M. Holmes Convocation Center played host to over 10 schools
for the Valentine Indoor Track Meet. The event featured only track
events.
The only athlete to finish on top of her event for the Mountaineers
was Alexis Hoover, who won the women’s 200-meter dash with
a time of 26.38 seconds. Teammate Stephanie Hall finished fourth
with a time of 28.28 seconds.
The men’s 200-meter dash also featured Mountaineers running
well, finishing second, third and fourth. Eugene Jones recorded
a time of 22.86 seconds to finish second with teammates Willie Jones
and Will Gillespie finishing third and fourth.
Gillespie also finished second in the 400-meter dash with a time
of 50.2 seconds. In the 1,000-meter race, Dale Slaughter finished
second with a time of 2:36.73.
The Mountaineer women finished fifth and eighth in the 55-meter
dash.
Jennifer Claud recorded a time of 7.8 seconds for fifth and Portia
Taylor finished eighth.
The Mountaineers will travel to Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
State University this weekend for the final meet of the season before
the Southern Conference championships.
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| Mountaineers take lone
victory over ECU |
Allie Woods
Sports Minor Beat |
In
the spring opener for the Appalachian State University women’s
tennis team the East Carolina University Pirates posted straight
set victories in all but one match. The lone victory for the Mountaineers
came from Elena Berger, who defeated Paulina Sierpinski 5-7, 6-3
(10-6).
The victory moved the Pirates to 4-2 in dual match play this
spring. Sophomore Cristina Meilicke from Asoncion, Paraguay moved
her record to 8-1 with a victory over Donna Altenburger, 6-3, 6-0.
The men’s tennis team also suffered a loss to the Universtiy
of Kentucky 5-1.
The lone victory for the Mountaineers came from Doug Ormsby,
who defeated Matt Emery 6-4, 6-7, 7-6. |
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| Club seeks to score high at Radford |
Brad
Norman
Club/ Intramural Sports Beat |
Despite
only having club status, the club swim team at Appalachian State
University competed against various varsity swim clubs during the
fall semester and will do the same in their next meet.
The upcoming meet in Radford, Va., will take place on Feb. 21, 22
and 23 and will consist of other regional teams.
Appalachian will join Georgia Institute of Technology as the only
club team and will compete against varsity swimming teams from Washington
and Lee University, Greensboro College and the University of North
Carolina at Greensboro, among others.
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