Feb. 3, 2004 Online Since 1996 Vol 78 No. 30

The Appalachian | Sports
Mountaineers defeat Spartans, 73-68
Jacque Lenz | Chief Photographer
ASU's women basketball took a 73-68 victory over UNC-Greensboro.
by Brad Norman
Senior Staff Writer

For a few minutes late in the second half it looked like Appalachian State University would blow another lead and lose another heartbreaker.

But Kiki Conyers hit a long jump shot and Jocelyn Wyatt made two clutch free throws in the final minute of play to give ASU a 73-68 victory of University of North Carolina at Greensboro, their first win over the Spartans in Boone since 1998.

“We’re extremely excited about the win,” head coach Adrienne Shuler said. “We needed a win in the worst way possible and it couldn’t have come at a better time.”

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Appalachian takes several top honors
Matthew Brown | The Appalachian
Senior Suzanne Makinson curls around a pole during last weekend's indoor track & field. The men and women took several top spots. They wll go to the University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill on Friday.
by Hugh Kellenberger
Staff Writer

There was not a wealth of first-place finishes for Appalachian State University indoor track & field at this weekend’s Appalachian Invitational, held at the Holmes Convocation Center. However, ASU athletes did dot the second and third place landscape in almost every event and dominated several events.

The only first-place finisher for the women’s team was Marvi Mercado with a blistering time of 5:18.60 in the one mile run. Katie Poole of Furman University finished second at 5:20.40.

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Davis, Thompson motivate each other
by Brad Norman
Senior Staff Writer

Perhaps one of the biggest question marks for Houston Fancher’s team entering the season was the lack of experience at the point guard position.

Twenty games into the season, that question mark has become an exclamation point as junior Corwin Davis and freshman D.J. Thompson have combined to give Appalachian State University a true one-two punch at arguably the most important position on the team.

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One New York minute equals five Furman minutes

by Hugh Kellenberger
Staff Writer
One New York minute equals five Furman minutes.

Appalachian State University Men’s Basketball found this to be true, watching everything change in just five minutes Saturday at Furman University, losing 85-74.

The Paladins put together a 17-point run from 12 minutes left to 6 minutes in the first half. They extended their lead to 32-8, until Corwin Davis hit a 3-pointer to end the drought.

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