Connecticut Tops Virginia Tech in Big East Women's Tourney
No. 4 Connecticut defeated Virginia Tech 48 to 34 as part of the Big East Women's Tournament. West Virginia upset No. 23 Villanova 58 to 47 in a separate game.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 2004
Page
9
No. 4 Connecticut defeated Virginia Tech 48 to 34 as part of the Big East Women's Tournament. West Virginia upset No. 23 Villanova 58 to 47 in a separate game.
Yolanda Paige led with 16 points and Michelle Carter added 15 with 12 rebounds as West Virginia beat No. 23 Villanova 58-47 in Hartford. The Mountaineers, seeded sixth, outplayed the Wildcats to advance to a semifinal against Rutgers after Villanova faltered 23 percent in the second half. Betsy McManus scored 14 for Villanova as the Wildcats endured a cold stretch late in the game.
Defending champion Matt Kenseth led the field at Las Vegas Motor Speedway to win the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, surpassing his 2003 victory total in just the season's third race. He praised his team and car after a dominant performance.
Kenseth beat rookie Kasey Kahne by inches at Rockingham in a 267 lap Cup race. Kenseth moved past Kevin Harvick on lap 230 to regain the lead for the fourth and final time. Kahne finished second after Harvick ran out of gas five laps from the end. Harvick ended 21st. Kahne started from the pole and finished 3.426 seconds behind.
Barbara Turner scored 14 and Jessica Moore 11 as No. 4 Connecticut held off Virginia Tech 48 34. Taurasi sat out final seven minutes after four fouls as UConn shot 32 percent and VT 26 percent. Hokies top scorer Carrie Mason had 13 points, Hokies missed 11 three pointers.
Terry Brown, longtime Bluefield State College athletic director and former head coach, was honored at halftime of a Charleston semfinal by the Lions Club for his 25 years of service to the WVIAC and Bluefield State. He led the Bluefield State men to a 1996 WVIAC tournament title and logged over 300 wins in more than 600 games.
South Charleston star Alexis Hornbuckle claimed his third consecutive R.A. Thom Player of the Year in 1979 era reporting, following Mary Ostrowski’s record. Hornbuckle will play college basketball for Tennessee, home of six national titles, as analysts highlight his drives passes and shots.
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