Augusta, Ga. - Two Jaguars finished with double-doubles and top-seeded Augusta State pulled away from eighth-seeded Brevard in a 91-73 victory over the Tornados in the quarterfinals of the 2010 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Southeast Regional at Christenberry Fieldhouse.
Augusta State is now 27-3 on the 2009-10 season. Brevard concludes one of its best seasons in school history with a 21-10 record.
Roper was the star for the Tornados in their first ever tournament appearance with the guard scoring a game-high 27 points. Roper shot 50 percent from the field and he was a perfect 8-for-8 from the charity stripe.
Brevard's Whitson was the final player in double figures. He had 15 points in total to finish out his career as Brevard College's leading scorer with 2,028 points and finishes as the Tornados all-time leading rebounder.
CHARLOTTE, N.C.- Number 8 seed Western Carolina womens basketball (7-23) ended its season on Thursday, with a 57-55 loss to No. 9 seed UNC Greensboro (10-19) Thursday in the first round of the Southern Conference Tournament in Bojangles Coliseum.
Trailing by two with eight seconds remaining, senior Jessica Jackson launched a three-pointer for the win, but it went wide and the Spartans ripped down the rebound.
Western Carolina tied the game, 1:13 left, when sophomore guard KailaShea Menendez drove in for a lay-up and was fouled. Down by one point, 55-54, Menendez drained the free throw to tie the game at 55. UNC Greenboro missed a bucket and Western Carolina had a chance to take the lead, with less then 20 seconds, but Caitlin Hollifield missed a field goal and on the ensuing rebound attempt she fouled the Spartan Lakiah Hyson. With 18 seconds remaing, Hyson connected on both free throws to give UNCG the 57-55 lead and eventual win.
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) -- Kierre Greenwood led five Coastal Carolina players in double figures Chanticleers defeated North Carolina-Asheville 92-73 on Thursday night in the semifinals of the Big South Conference tournament. Top-seeded Coastal Carolina (28-5), which moves into the championship game for the first time since the 2005-06 season, will face No. 3 seed Winthrop on Saturday.
Coastal Carolina won its seventh straight game and completed a three-game sweep of UNC-Asheville. Joseph Harris added 16 points and 11 rebounds for his 16th double-double of year, while Chad Gray had 16 points for the Chanticleers, Mario Edwards had 13 and Logan Johnson 10.
The fourth-seeded Bulldogs (15-16), who had won five of their last six games, were led by J.P. Primm with 16 points and Sean Smith with 15. Coastal Carolina led 46-25 at halftime and by as many as 30 before a 17-1 UNC-Asheville run.
Fourteen mountain prep basketball teams in sectional championship games Friday night. Here is the schedule.
2A Boys
Newton-Conover at Smoky Mountain. Pisgah at West Caldwell
1A Boys
Mitchell at Nantahala. Hendersonville at North Wilkes
4A Girls
McDowell at Hopewell. Reynolds at Lake Norman
3A Girls
RS Central at Erwin
2A Girls
Bandys at Pisgah
1A Girls
Avery at Robbinsville. Mitchell at East Wilkes
Here is the schedule for mountain teams for the second round of the prep basketball playoffs which start on Wednesday.
4A Girls
Watuaga at McDowell. Reynolds at South Caldwell
3A Girls
RS Central at Franklin. St. Stephens at Erwin. North Buncombe at Freedom
2A Girls
Pisgah at Owen.Mountain Heritage at North Surry.
1A Girls
Murphy at Mitchell. Alleghany at Robbinsville. Cherokee at East Wilkes. Avery County at Hiwassee Dam.
3A Boys
Enka at Freedom. Hibriten at North Buncombe. Burns at Tuscola.
2A Boys
Smoky Mountain at Mountain Heritage.Brevard at West Caldwell. PIsgah at West Stokes. Polk County at Newton-Conover. Salisbury at East Rutherford.
1A Boys
Robbinsville at Hendersonville. Mitchell at Murphy. Avery County at Nantahala.
1A BOYS
Hiwasse Dam vs Hayesville
Hendersonville vs Andrews
Robbinsville vs Highlands
Nantahala vs Swain
Avery vs West Wilkes
Murphy vs Cherokee
Elkin vs Mitchell
2A BOYS
Forbush vs Brevard
Madison vs Pisgah
Ashe vs Polk County
Mountain Heritage vs Wilkes Central
Smoky Mountain vs Bandys
3A BOYS
Hunter Huss vs RS Central
Hickory vs Asheville
Enka vs West Henderson
North Buncombe vs East Henderson
Tuscola vs South Point
4A BOYS
AC Reynolds vs Garinger
McDowell vs Lake Norman
1A GIRLS
Highlands vs Cherokee
Mitchell vs Swain
Murphy vs Nantahala
Hiwassee Dam vs Rosman
Robbinsville vs Hayesville
Alleghany vs Hendersonville
2A GIRLS
Wilkes County vs Brevard
Mountain Heritage vs North Henderson
Ashe vs Madison
Owen vs Starmount
Pisgah vs East Burke
3A GIRLS
Hickory vs Asheville
North Buncombe vs Tuscola
Erwin vs West Henderson
Franklin vs Hunter Huss
RS Central vs Fred T. Foard
4A GIRLS
South Caldwell vs TC Roberson
AC Reynolds vs West Mecklenburg
McDowell vs Mallard Creek
