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Show A Ptwje 10 Monday January 20, 1986 The Thundcrbird iMm frfl Ladies extend win streak Denise Muir fired in 18 points and Angela Levi ripped down 12 rebounds as the Lady Birds ran away from in Colorado Mines Saturday. SUSC, conference play, downed the Lady Orediggers the Lady Birds rattled Trailing off 11 straight points and never looked back. They led at the half. Muir scored from the outside and Rene Ramsey dominated the inside offense first half run. Levi during the boards the to prevent the Lady swept Orediggers from getting more than one shot to catch up. Darla Hunt added 12 points while, Kim Free chipped in 10 and Ramsey snagged 10 rebounds and put in eight points. Coach Boyd Adams said his teams performance wasnt spectacular, but explained, Any time you play a team 4-- 0 73-5- 11-1- 30-2- 3 like the Mines after a road trip (Adams State and Fort Lewis) like we had its hard to get up for the game. I played different kids until I got a combination that would work. Karine Berry led the Orediggers with points, while Kathy Finkl added 14 and Kelly Hadley had 11. Adams said he was pleased with Hunts defensive job on Hadley, Mines leading scorer. She was held to five first half points. A key game statistic was turnovers. The Lady Birds lost the ball 1 1 times but received charity from Mines 19 times. Weve cut down our turnovers. Thats important and thats what Free has done for us, Adams said. The Lady Birds committed only three turnovers 17 in the first half. The Ladies meet the University of Southern Colorado tonight. 1 I t I ) Varlin Law and Russell Otis go after the ball against Colorado Mines. Otis scored 23 and Law 16 as they led the win. in the 78-6- 1 Otis, Law lead Bird win BY TODD ROBINSON the opening period but outrebounded Mines In the second half the Birds played with more intensity and team togetherness as they dominated from the floor and on the boards. We played with intensity when we had to, Coach Bob Schermerhorn said. Led by Laws hot hand and 10 second half points the team tallied 44 points and 25 rebounds in the last 20 minutes of play to down the Orediggers by 17. SUSC captured its second conference victory and even in Rocky Mountain its record at Athletic Conference play. The Orediggers were led by Russ Pulling with 22 points and starting guards Mike Miks and Steve Gruber who had 14 and 11 respectivelv. The in the Orediggers to dropped overall. conference and The Thunderbirds will square off in the Centrum tonight at 7:30 p.m. against the Indians of Southern Colorado. Southern Colorado is off to a fast start in the RMAC with a 0 record. 23-1- After dropping two close games on the road last week the cagers returned to the Centrum Saturday to down Colorado Mines SUSC, at home, were led by Russell Otis and Varlin Law in the home win. Otis led the again tallying 23 points, while Law, in his first home start added 16 points and led the home team with eight rebounds. Brad Farmer, Trent Scarlett and Vince Rosedahl each added eight points and combined for 18 bench rebounds in the win. The added 19 points and 13 rebounds while the Mines bench players added only six points and two rebounds. 7-- 1 78-6- d The 17 point victory may be misleading, suggesting that the win was easy. The Orediggers stayed with SUSC throughout the first half and even led briefly in the took a five point battle. The lead into the locker room at the half. SUSC hit 40 percent from the floor in see-sa- 2 0-- 4 5-- Angela Levi fires a shot against Colorado Mines while Rebecca Wilkins looks on. Levi led SUSC with 12 rebounds on the way to the rout. 73-5- 4 Gymnasts take fourth place Most of the SUSC gymnasts improved their scores, and Cindy Peterson captured third place in the vault in a weekend tournament e hosted by Northridge. Cal-Stat- The SUSC gymnastics team tallied and placed fourth behind host Northridge, Luis Obispo, 165.50, Cal Poly-Sa- n 164.10, and Cornell, 163.10. It was a good meet, said Coach Kathryn Berg. We had some good 147.7 points Cal-Sta- te competition and Im proud of the gymnasts. Theyre improving. Since the holiday break, the have added more d.fficult routines and Berg said they show progress. Highlights of the meet included Petersons third-plac- e win in the vault and Jennifer Walkes improved score. score went up Jennifers a point, Berg said. Walke finished with 29.35 points. |