| Mountaineers face second homecourt
upset |
Josh Dernosek
Sports Major Beat |
Foster Hunt| The Appalachian Nate Carson (0) goes up for a
two pointer. The Mountaineers came back from a 22-point margin
in the second half.
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The Appalachian State University
men’s basketball team lost for just the second time in Boone
this season as Davidson College crawled up the mountain to seal
their regular season sweep over the Mountaineers Saturday 94-81.
On a day honoring the six seniors affiliated with
the basketball program, Appalachian just could not provide enough
firepower to contend with the Wildcats strong offensive outing.
Davidson was at the helm the entire game, extending
the lead to 22 points with 13 minutes to go in the second half.
Appalachian’s hopes of winning were looking out of reach.
The game was anything but in Appalachian’s
control when the incredible heart and drive of the Mountaineers
began to shine brighter than ever.
As the Mountaineers began to chip away at a 22-point
deficit, senior leaders began to show why the Mountaineers are at
the top of the division this season and not at the bottom as predicted
in pre-season polls.
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| Mocs dominate Mountaineers Saturday |
Brad Norman
Sports Beat |
Foster Hunt| The Appalachian Tiffani Johnson (24) blocks Moc
Nneka Irons (21). After the defeat the women are sixth in the
SoCon with two games left.
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A feisty Appalachian State
University women’s basketball defensive scheme held the University
of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s leading scorer Jennifer Wilson
to only four points, out of 2-of-7 shooting, but could not find
a way to contain Tiffani Roberson.
Roberson shot over 68 percent from the floor and
came off the bench to score 25 points in 27 minutes, leading the
Mocs to a 87-73 victory over Appalachian at the George M. Holmes
Convocation Center Saturday. Roberson, whose previous career high
was 17 points, also collected nine rebounds.
Eight of Roberson’s points came off
of offensive rebounds, as Roberson’s big frame and physical
play could not be contained by a Mountaineer squad containing an
abundance of guards.
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Still hope for one of
two byes
ASU is one of three teams tied in North Division
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James
Nix
Associate Editor |
The
Appalachian State University men’s basketball team is still
in the running for the top spot in the Southern Conference’s
North Division.
The Mountaineers suffered their second loss to
Davidson College Saturday but still have a chance to earn one of
the two byes in the first round of the SoCon Tournament.
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| Mountaineers finish second in Georgia
Invitational |
Allie
Woods
Sports Minor Beat |
The Appalachian State University women’s softball team went
2-3 losing to the University of Georgia twice to win second place
in the Georgia Invitational.
The Mountaineers picked up victories over the
University of Connecticut and Winthrop University to advance to
the title game.
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| ASU sweeps indoor championship
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Allie
Woods
Sports Minor Beat |
Appalachian State University
continued its quest for the triple-crown as the Mountaineers won
the 2003 Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championships
in Johnson City, Tenn.
The victory gave ASU a conference record 13
men’s and 10 women’s indoor team titles.
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