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Braves Win Eleventh Straight
By Mike Kerlin
Sports Editor
There was not a bigger smile in
Alabama than that of basketball
Coach Roger Kaiser on Monday
night as he coached the Braves to
their eleventh straight win,
defeating arch-rival Jacksonville
State 89-69 on the road.
The win over the gamecocks im
proved the Braves overall record
to 13-1 and gave West Georgia a 3-0
conference record. Coach Kaiser
said after the game that he was
happy the Braves had won their
first two games on their gruelling
road trip, yet he was still concern
ed about playing U-T Martin,
North Alabama, and Valdosta St
on the road next week.
The Braves basketball season
began November 21 when they fac
ed Albany State. Anthony Barge
led the scoring for West Georgia,
sinking 21 points to help in the
101-85 victory. Barge continued to
play well, surmounting 46 points
against Shorter in a 101-89
triumph.
The Braves then traveled to
Kentucky Wesleyan to compete in
the Executive RiVermont Classic.
West Georgia suffered their only
loss this year to the NCAA Division
II fifth ranked Wesleyan team in a
tough 94-81 decision. The score was
not the only detrimental conse
quence of the game as the Braves
top scorer, Anthony Barge, sprain
ed the same ankle that he had
broken while playing for the
University of Southern Alabama
two years ago. He would sit out the
next three games.
“We played Kentucky hard and
we were only down by five points
at the half,” said Barge. “But,
they had the height advantage and
were able to dominate us on the
boards. We played Kentucky
before Travis Benton and Tim
Wyatt joined the team...we
weren’t ready...l believe that we
Lady Braves have vastly improved
By Mark Griggs
Asst. Sports Editor
For the third straight game the
Lady Braves basketball team
made a strong second half com
eback, but this time they came up
short, losing to the Livingston
University Lady Tigers by a score
of 91-85 last Thursday night at the
HPE building.
“We’re disappointed we didn’t
win,” said head coach Barbara
Brown. “We ran out of gas at the
end.”
Livingston led the entire first
half and the halftime score was
56-32, their favor.
The Lady Braves, however,
came out roaring in the second
half, outscoring the Lady Tigers
35-12 to eventually pull within one
at 67-68. Livingston temporarily
staved them off with a 7-4 run to
lead 75-71, but then West Geogia
came back to finally tie at 75 on a
Janice Wilkerson steal and score.
The Lady Braves took their only
lead of the night when Wilkerson
was fouled by a Livingston player
and hit two free throws to make
the score 79-78. The official had
called a flagrant foul, which gave
the ball back to West Georgia, but
Livingston stole the ball and
scored to regain the lead, 80-79.
The Lady Tigers built an 88-81
margin and West Georgia called a
time out with 37 seconds left.
After the time out, Lady Braves
sharp shooter Lisa Blackmon hit a
three pointer to close it to 88-84 and
West Georgia put on the press.
Dawn Smith committed her fourth
foul, sending Livingston to the line.
The first free throw was good, but
the second one missed and West
Georgia got the rebound, but then
had the ball stolen and Smith foul
ed out, sending Livingston to the
line again.
Both free throws were good and
the score was 91-84. Lisa
Blackmon was then fouled and
went to the line. She hit the first
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The Braves managed to finish
third in the Executive Rivermont
Classic with a decisive 95-76 win
over Bresica College. Junior
Guard, Mike Summers sank 21
points against Wesleyan and 19
against Brescia College and was
named to the all-tournament team.
With Barge injured and on the
bench, the braves managed to rout
Allen University 104-63 and
squeeze by a tough Eckerd College
team in a 91-70 win. Junior Guard
Rodney Roberts scored 43 points in
the two games and Mike Summers
had an impressive 28 points with 16
rebounds.
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free throw, then missed the next
one and Livingston got the re
bound, but their player fell and
was called for walking. West
Georgia’s last second shot bounced
off the rim and the Lady Tigers
had a 91-85 victory.
“We waited too long to come and
play basketball,” said Brown. “We
outscored them in the second half
but were too far behind. LaShun
(White) played an excellent game
and Janice Wilkerson played a
good game. We’ve got to play in
the first half, that’s the bottom
line.”
The loss dropped the Lady
Braves to 8-3 overall and 1-1 in the
Gulf South Conference. This is,
however, a big improvement over
their disappointing record of 4-6
and 0-1 at this point last year.
On January 5 the Lady Braves
Ass. Coach Billy Gamble sends in some advice
the Braves squeaked by Albany
State in a double overtime 94-93
decision. 6-4 Junior forward Tim
Wyatt and 6-1 Junior Travis Ben
ton joined the team before the
game.
Wyatt’s debut was impressive as
he scored 29 points, including five
3-point bombs. Barge also return
ed to play against Albany and
gained 11 points before fouling out.
Two nights later the Braves
traveled to Rome Georgia to an
nihilate Shorter College 112-75.
West Georgia’s next victory
would come against a previously
unbeaten and second ranked NAIA
Cumberland College team as they
edged them 81-79 at the Bank of
Williamsburg Classic.
came back from six points down at
half-time to defeat Alabama-
Huntsville 91-78. Dawn Smith had
29 points and LaShun White scored
22.
In their GSC opener on January
3 against Troy State, the Lady
Braves trailed 11-0 early but came
back to win 92-78. White was the
leading scorer with 23 and she pull
ed down 13 rebounds.
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Barge scored 51 points in the
tournament, including a 36 point
game in the 88-74 win over Georgia
Southwestern. Barge was named
the tournament Most Valuable
Player (MVP).
The Braves picked up their first
GSC victory on January 3 as they
defeated Troy State 106-88.
Last week the Braves took
another GSC victory as they
dismantled Livingston University
at home 117-94. Barge scored 29
points and Wyatt had 21 against
Livingston.
The Braves began a five game
road trip anainst Morris Brown on
Saturday with a 96-85 victory to br
ing their winning streak to ten in a
row.
“I have been pleased and, frank
ly, a little surprised with how well
we have played,” said Brown.
“But the games with Troy and
Huntsville were tough in the first
half. We just got started slowly,
but I have to admire the way we
came back in both games. A year
ago I don’t think we would have
done that.”
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New NCAA rules
for Div. II sports
By Jody Jackson
Asst. Sports Editor
Three new rules were passed invoving atheletes from Division I and II
schools on the third day of the NCAA’s annual convention, according to
Friday’s Atlanta Constitution.
Division II Schools adopted bylaw 5-l-(j) (of a division I ruling) which
sets higher initial eligibility requirements. A prospect must have a 7(H)
SAT score, college preparatory core courses, and a 2.0 GPA in these
courses to be eligible to compete as a Freshman.
High school students who do not meet these standards may still enroll in
a Division I or II school on schoolship, but they would not be able to play
or practice during their freshman year; however, this student may play
for a Division 111 school, a junior college, or a NAIA school.
Delegates from the NCAA Division II Schools debated this issue for
nearly two hours Thursday before voting. Finally, the rule passed by a
93—70 vote, but there is an amendment which will keep the rule from be
ing effective until 1989.
“If a student doesn’t score at least 700 on his SAT,” said Valdosta State
president Hugh Bailey, “he will have problems academically at most in
stitutions.” Bailey, as well as representatives from West Georgia College
and Columbus College voted postively for this legislation.
Representives from the four predominantly black division II schools in
Georgia Fort Valley State, Savannah State, Morris Brown and Albany
State voted against adopting the new rule. Many black educators feel
that the SAT is racially discriminatory.
Delegates, which are mostly athletic directors from various schools
across the nation, voted in Division I to reduce the number of Football
Scholarships a school can grant in a year from 30 to 25. Also, they voted to
reduce the total number of basketball players a school can have under
scholarship from 15 to 13. The reductions will take effect August Ist, 1988.
The primary reason for the reduction in football scholarships is to put
more pressure on recruiters, so they will be more careful in finding
atheletes who can pass college academics and stay in school.
Currently, division I schools are allowed to sign 30 players per year and
have a maximum of 95 players on scholarship at any given time. This
means that a player who flunked out of school may be replaced by a
scholarship of anew player. Under the new rule, 25 scholarships are
allowed annually with an overall limit of 95. This means there is very little
room for academic failure.
The delegates also voted to bar schools “athletic representatives” or
boosters from having anything to do with recruiting athletes. This was
unanimously passed. This rule essentially means that supporters of a col
lege team cannot write or telephone a high school prospect. All recruiting
must be done by members of the schools athletic staff.
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