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Basketball Splits a Pair

Women Win First while Men Lose at EMU

For More Information Contact: Scott Musa 540.665.5417

Women’s Basketball

WINCHESTER , Va. – After dropping their first three games of the season, the women’s basketball team earned its first victory of the 2001-02 campaign with a convincing 84-71 non-league win over Mary Baldwin College .

Once again, SU (1-3) struggled in the early going. After allowing Mary Baldwin (0-3) to open up an 11 point lead with just under five minutes to play in the first half, Coach Kathy Orsini’s women were able to cut the halftime deficit to just two at 33-31.

Shenandoah then came alive in the second half behind a combination of tenacious full court pressure and an offensive outburst from senior guard Rosaline Fisher ( Greencastle , Pa. /Hagerstown CC). Fisher netted 23 of her game high 34 points after the break to key the comeback victory. Fisher made nine of her 13 second half shots while classmate Wendy Legge (Stephens City, Va./Sherando) chipped in with 17 points and eight rebounds and freshman Jenny Gray (Sumerduck, Va./ Liberty ) 12 points.

A complete box score and play by play be found on the SU web page at

http://www.su.edu/athletics/wb/200102/112001.htm

The women are now off until hosting Hood College on Wednesday, December 5 for a 7:00 contest.

Men’s Basketball

HARRISONBURG , Va. – The men’s basketball team was not as fortunate as their female counterparts Tuesday evening; SU fell back to the .500 mark on the year as Eastern Mennonite took a 73-68 victory at EMU’s University Commons.

Shenandoah (2-2) led 36-29 at the break but saw the Royals (1-2) shoot15 for 26 (57.7 percent) from the field in the second half to seize the win. After holding the lead for virtually the entire contest, SU saw the hosts get back into the contest on a 12-6 run to start the second half.

After EMU got to within one at 42-41 with 16:29 to play, the two teams traded the lead three times and were tied on four other occasions the rest of the way. Neither team led by more than three points until the Hornets were forced to foul in the waning moments of the contest.

Senior Jacob Bates (Berryville, Va./Clarke County) led Shenandoah with a career high 21 points while sophomore Chad Brashears ( Hagerstown , Md. / St. Maria Goretti) added 10.

A complete box score and play by play can be found at http://www.su.edu/athletics/mb/200102/112001.htm

The men are now off until next Friday when they travel to Buena Vista , Va. to take on Southern Virginia .

Shenandoah University offers 16 intercollegiate sports, eight for men and eight for women. For further information, please contact the Office of Athletic Communications at 540-665-5417 or visit our web site at http://www.su.edu/athletics. For Dixie Conference Information, please visit the Dixie Conference home page: http://www.dixieconference.com.

Shenandoah University is a comprehensive Level V private university with an enrollment of approximately 2,500 students in five schools: School of Arts & Sciences, Harry F. Byrd Jr. School of Business, Shenandoah Conservatory, Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy and the School of Health Professions (Athletic Training, Nursing, Respiratory Care, Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant). The University offers more than 60 programs of study at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels

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