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i uyi 4,1 iijji. ii niufi iiyi mny nim" pny "pr 60- COURIER-POST, Friday, March 1993 St. Joe's scores season low in loss to Massachusetts -7V Associated Press AMHERST, Mass. Louis Roe scored 12 points and No. 23 Massachusetts ran off 21 straight points in the second half to whip St.

Joseph's 61-43 Thursday night in the final game of the regular season. Massachusetts, which has not lost in Amherst in more than two seasons, will be the top seed in the playoffs starting Sunday at the Palestra. The automatic NCAA bid goes to the playoff winner, but Massachusetts is considered a tourney lock because of its overall record. St. Joseph's fell to 17-9 overall and 8-6 in the conference, but will be the No.

2 seed in the playoffs in a four-way tie-breaker with Tem- By Courier-Post Getting ready: Gloucester County College ing season with catcher Tony Luca (right) while pitcher John Broome (left) discusses the upcom- Danny Mercado (center) looks on. Gloucester County College set to defend Division III title 38 halftime lead, then shot 64 percent in the second half to main-tian the 15-point lead. Indiana tops Northwestern BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Cal-bert Cheaney set a Big Ten career scoring record, scoring 35 points as No. 2 Indiana clinched at least a share of the Big Ten title by routing Northwestern 98-69.

Florida St. prevails ATLANTA Eleventh-ranked Florida State blew a 15-point lead, then rallied in the final 10 minutes and edged Georgia Tech 83-82 behind Bob Sura's 22-point performance. The victory snapped a two-game losing streak for FSU, which finished the regular season 22-8 and clinched second place in the Atlantic Coast Conference regular season race at 12-4. Oklahoma St. rolls STILLWATER, Okla.

-Bryant Reeves, Brooks Thompson and Fred Burley all had career nights as No. 19 Oklahoma State finally shook off Oral Roberts 114-85 in the final game for ORU coach Ken Trickey. Tulane falls in OT NEW ORLEANS Sherron Mills had 19 points and 19 rebounds in leading Virginia Commonwealth to a 77-65 overtime victory over No. 20 Tulane in a Metro Conference game. Louisville tops Va.

Tech LOUISVILLE, Ky. Greg Minor had 17 points and 10 rebounds as No. 22 Louisville defeated Virginia Tech 82-61 Thursday night, giving the Cardinals their first Metro Conference championship since 1990. College Basketball pie, Rhode Island and George Washington. Massachusetts (20-5 overall, 11-3 Atlantic-10) clinched the conference championship on Monday against St.

Bonaventure, 86-62. It is the third straight year that coach John Calipari's team has hit the 20-victory plateau. Massachusetts was on top, 24-21, at intermission, but St. Joseph's cut the edge to one at 29-28 with 15:27 to play. The Minutemen scored eight in a row before a St.

Joseph's timeout and returned to the court to score 13 more before the Hawks ended the drought on a jumper by Kevin Connor. The Minutemen, No. 1 in the conference in defense, limited the Hawks to a season-low in points. Meanwhile, Bernard Blunt, who has averaged 18 points per game, hit on only three of 15 shots as he led the Hawks with 10 points. Harper Williams and Jerome Malloy each added 11 for Massachusetts.

Stockton keeps rolling WASHINGTON Chris Mitchell deposited a game-high 28 points and Jermaine Clay added 25 to lead Stockton State to a 106-91 win over Catholic University in the second round of the NCAA Division III tournament. The victory ensures for Stockton a third meeting against second-ranked Rowan College. The two teams will square off Saturday at Rowan at 6 p.m. Rowan won the first two meetings between the teams. Stockton took a commading 53- DEPTFORD Coach Barry Davis' Gloucester County College baseball team opens defense of its 1992 Division III National Championship at home against the Trenton State College junior varsity squad on Monday.

By the end of the month, Davis should have a clear picture of his team's chances of repeating last year's success. The Roadrunners will play 23 games in March, in three different states, against teams from six different states. "We've got 25 hard-working guys, and a team with more versatility than I've had in my four years at GCC," Davis said. The team's run to the national title has already paid dividends. The 25 varsity squad members hail from 23 different high schools, and, according to Davis, could all play at four-year schools.

This year's Roadrunners can't match the raw power or team speed of last season, but have great depth and promise in the pitching corps, according to Davis. "Pitching and team defense are two ingredients that any winning team must have," Davis said. "Bats can go hot and cold, but if we're strong on the mound and in the field, we have a good chance of matching or bettering last year's College Baseball 35-12 record." Gone from the squad are National Tournament Most Valuable Player Blake Gallo, Team MVP Boyd Wisdom, St. Louis farm team member Duane Stanton and catchers John Huntsinger and Bert Zimmerman. But a solid nucleus of seven returns, led by leadoff man Joe Scopio, a Maple Shade High School graduate, championship game-winning pitcher John Broome, (Highland) and shortstop Tom Handzus (Archbishop Carroll of Transfers Keith Conway (Vil-lanova), Karl Tomaszewski (Upsala), Bob Metzger, Jr.

(Monmouth) and Tony Luca (Essex Community College of Maryland), along with some good-looking freshman prospects will, Davis thinks, fill any holes left after last season's departures. With Scopio, a 21st-round draft pick of the Phillies last year, in centerfield, and Handzus in right, the outfield should be solid. Scopio batted .326 and drove in 49 runs in '92. Handzus hit .322 last season. Conway, who could be the team's No.

2 starting pitcher, will be the regular leftfielder when he's Late results Lakewood tops Wash. Twp. in final seconds Armand Allen banked a layup with 8 seconds left to give Lakewood High School a 49-47 victory over Washington Township in a South Jersey Group 4 quarterfinal round game in late boys' basketball action Thursday night. The Minutemen, 21-5, had an opportunity to tie the game but Antony Jordan missed two free throws with no time left on the clock. The game had been tied at 45 and 47 before Allen scored his decisive basket.

Allen led Lakewood, which will play at Atlantic City in a semifinal round game on Saturday at 7 p.m., with 22 points. Andy Thies had 20 for Township, finishing his career with 1,708 points. "We didn't shoot very well," said Washington Township coach Steve Selby. "Our defense didn't let us down as much as our offense. Lakewood is a very athletic, but we've played better teams." Group 2 Sterling raced out to a 34-21 halftime lead and then withstood rallying Woodstown for a 62-58 triumph and a berth in the semifinal round against Moorestown on Saturday night.

Jay Brook led the Silver Knights, 19-6, with 18 points, including 6-for-7 from the foul line in the fourth period when the Woo-dies rallied within one point with 2 minutes left. Scott Power scored a game-high 27 points for Woodstown, 15-9. 31 CHERRY HILL MOTORCARS OldsVWStenng Porsche-Audi-Ranger Rover Rt. 70. W.

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Jason Amoroso, of Oakcrest, will start at first Vineland'a Ken Bouillon at second and Brian DuBois of Millville will start at shortstop. Adding depth and versatility to Davis' infield are Gateway grads Hemphill and Sean Garrison, Delsea's Steve Hawk and Metzger. The right-handed Broome, who was 10-1 last year, will be Davis' No. 1 starter. Conway, a lefty, Tim Shaw, of St.

Joe's of Hammonton, Ray Sutton (St. Augustine) and Bo Donaldson of Philadelphia's Simon Gratz should all get starting assignments. The team's top pitching prospect could tum out to be Woodrow Wilson's Noel Morales. Morales will start the season as the team's closer, but may have the best "stuff of the staff according to Davis. Glassboro's John Bowers, a .455 hitter last year, leads a strong group at catcher.

Luca, Dan Mercado and Dominick Raio will spell Bowers behind the plate. stopped Andrei Kovalenko's 12-footer, but the puck went behind the net to Joe Sakic, who sent it in front to Kamensky. The tie boosted Chicago's Norris Division lead to six points over idle Detroit and Toronto. North Stars move delayed DALLAS Negotiations for the proposed move of the Minnesota North Stars to Dallas will not be completed until at least next Tuesday, a spokeswoman for team owner Norman Green said Thursday. Eye (8 (Work) Wide Racing Photo) fall to Mitchell Women's Basketball forward Becky Cook.

Cook, who averaged 23 points a game this season, underwent arthroscopic surgery on her left knee after aggravating an injury on Saturday. Sophomore Nikki Racobaldo of Pennsauken High School led Camden County with 12 points, six assists and two steals. Marty Coleman, Willingboro, added 10 points and five rebounds. Curry passes milestone PHILADELPHIA Katie Curry became the 26th player in the nation to reach 200 career 3-point field goals as St. Joseph's University turned back West Virginia 77-61 at the St.

Joe's Oates shakes the flu, scores hat trick in Bruins victory Hockey Nords, Blackhawks tie CHICAGO Valeri Kamensky knocked in a seven-footer from in front with 1:25 left in regulation, enabling the Quebec Nordiques to escape with a 3-3 tie against the Chicago Blackhawks. The Nordiques, who ended a six-game losing streak to the Blackhawks, stopped all eight Chicago power plays. The tying goal came as Quebec was short-handed. Ed Belfour filTNaTgnriMY I SONS CMC 73. Palmyra.

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Oates, who had 95 points at the All-Star break, collected just eight in his previous nine games. He had been suffering from the flu. It was the third three-goal game this season for Oates, who moved past Mario Lemieux into second place in the league with 107 points. Pat LaFontaine of Buffalo leads with 116 points. Pittsburgh's Lemieux, who returned from treatment for Hodgkin's disease on Tuesday, has 106 points.

Blues' streak at four ST. LOUIS Jeff Brown's shorthanded goal broke a second-period tie, and the St. Louis Blues continued a late-season surge by beating the Calgary Flames 2-1 for their fourth straight victory. Brett Hull had his 46th goal and 27th in 31 games for St. Louis, which has allowed only four goals during the winning streak.

Curtis Joseph has averaged 30 saves in that span, including 25 against the Flames. Cameo women WESTCHESTER, N.Y. The Camden County College women's basketball team finally met its match Thursday night when former Wildwood High School standout Teresa Polini carried Mitchell Junior College to a 95-63 victory in a qualifying game for the Women's NCAA Division II National Championships. Polini scored a game-high 28 points as Mitchell, 29-0, advanced to the Division II Championships, which will be held March 18-20 in Hagerstown, Md. "They are very fast, physical and strong," said Camden County Coach Joe Koch, whose club finished with a 24-6 record and a Region 19 title.

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