The NCAA News

Division I women’s basketball
Virginia contends again, but newcomers gain attention
Event: 1992 Division I Women’s Basketball Champion-
ship.
Overview: Vlrgima, with only one loss, has been ranked
first most of the season. Three relative newcomers to the
top 25 poll are Southwest Missouri State, George Washing-
ton and Vermont.
Field: The Division I Women’s Basketball Championship
provides for a field of48 teams. Automatic qualification has
been granted to 23 conferences. The remaining 25 teams
will be selected at large from the East, Mideast, Midwest
and West regions.
Dates and sites: First-round games will he played at on-
campus sites March 18. Second-round action is March 21-
22 on the campuses of competing schools. Regional games
will hc played March 26 and 2X at prcdctermined sites. The
semifinals and final will be played April 4 and 5 at the Los
Angeles Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California.
Results: Scores and pairings from first- and second-
round games will appear in the March 25 issue of The
NC-AA News. Reglonal scores will he published April I.
Championship results will appear in the April 8 issue of the
News.
Television coverage: NCAA Productions will broadcast
four regional semifinal games (double-hcadcrs m the East
and West regions). ESPN will carry all four regional
champlonship games. The semifinals and final will he
t&vised live by CBS Sports. The starting time for the
semifinal games is 1230 p.m. l:astcrn time. The final begins
at 4 p.m. Eastern.
Championship notes: Last year’s 70-67 overtime win by
Tennessee was the tournament’s first overtime championship
final.
Division I women’s swimminq
Dominance of ‘Big Three’ threatened
Event: 1992 Division I Women’s Swim-
ming and Diving Championships.
Overview: Texas, Stanford and Florida
have dominated the meet since its inception
IO years ago, claiming the top three spots
at each of the past nine meets. That could
change. A greatly improved field. led by
Arlrona, Southern Methodist and Cali-
fornia, are capable of ending the trio’s
dominance. Texas vies for its eighth title in
nine years.
Field: The maximum number of partic-
ipants allowed is 230. All qualifiers who
have met the “A” time standard in an
individual event will be admitted into the
meet; those who have met the “B” time
standard in an individual event will be
considered until the event is filled. No
team shall hc allowed more than I8 actual
competitors (Note: An entrant who swims
counts as WC competitor; an entrant who
swims and dives counts as one competitor,
and an entrant who dives only will be
counted as one-half a competitor in the
total team limit).
Dates and sites: The championships
will be March 19-21 at Austin, TKX~S.
Results: Championship results will ap-
pear in The NCAA NKWS March 25.
Championships notes: Texas has
hosted two previous meets (1988 and
1990). Both times, the Longhorns claimed
the title .The Big Three have won 168 of
the 210 individual titles awarded. Florida
leads the way with 66 titles.
Cheryl Burnett, head coach
Southwest Missouri State
“I,ast year WC had a t&t-round game at home, then wc
went to the University of Tennessee. I think it just proved to
our team that we could play with some of the top teams in
the country. It didn’t change our work hahits, but it
changed our mentality. We hecamc a little more focused as
to where WC were in the national picture.”
Joe McKeown, head coach
George Washington
“I,ast year in the tournament, WC won the first game
against Kichmond and then lost to North Carolina State. I
think that was great inccntivc for our players to want
more not only to get hack to the tournament but to
advance. What will help us is that WC played a national
schedule in the nonconfcrcncc season.”
Cathy Inglese, head coach
Vermont
“We’re kind of new at this as far as having a winning
record. I.ast year was the first tirnc in a long time that
Vermont has had a team above SOO. We’ve taken a lot of
people by surprise. What pcoplc need to understand is that
the kids have always worked hard here, but WC just hadn’t
been winning. A lot of people have been talking to us,
saving -pi -~-cc thev ~~2 (the I NCAA Division I Women’s Baskethall
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Tanya Baucom (No. 43) of Southwest MissoutiState
Committee) have to let us in (the tournament). WK realize and her teammates have found a place in the
we’re new, and it takes time to get there.” national picture
Richard Quick, head coach
Stanford
“It’s a littlc hard to figure bccausc WC
arc just now cntcring the meet. Quite a few
of our swirnmcrs arc on the huhhlc. I feel
real good about the top I2 or I3 swimmers
on our squad. But I am conccrncd about
the remaining spots. We had three
swimmers qualily for the Olympics
(Summer Sanders, Jenny Thompson and
LK;~ LOVK~KSS). Along with Jancll Jor-
gKnsKI1. Lori Hrisick UId dlVKr hlKKII
Richetclli, they will provide the strength
lor our team.”
Mitch Ivey, head coach
Florida
“I think (the Olympic year) throws the
meet open to a lot of new faces and a lot of
letdown-type performances. It’s tough to
survive the season, go to (Olympic) trials
and perform at NCAAs. It will definitely
hc interesting.”
Steve Collins, head coach
Southern Methodist
“Our goal is to try to improve on last
year’s performance (the Mustangs finished
sixth). Obviously, we’d like to challenge
for a spot in the top five. As for the top
three, I really don’t KXpeCt a change. It’s
going to be awfully tough for anybody to
unseat any of those teams.”
Dorsey Tierney of Texas will try to become the first swimmer to win
consecutive titles in the ZOO-yard breaststroke
pivision III men’s swimming
Kenyon favored
for 13th straight
Event: 1992 Division III Mm’s Swim-
ming and Diving (‘hampionships.
Overview: A year ago, coach .Jim
StKen’S Kenyon I.ords crushed the field,
lrcgistel~ing a 3 131/T-point triumph over
runner-up Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in
earning their 12th consecutive team title.
I his yca~-‘s championship may not pravc
so lopsided, hut all indications are that the
I .ords should have little trouble in claiming
tltlt. No. 13. IUC‘ San Diego, Dcnison and
Hope are solid contcndcrs for a top-five
llnlshes.
Field: ‘l‘hc maxnnum number 01 partic-
Ipants allowed is 239. All qualifiers who
have met the “A” time standard will be
admitted; those who have met the “B”
time standard will be considered for the
field. No team shall he allowed more than
IX competitors (an entrant who swims
counts as one competitor; an entrant who
swims and dives counts as one competitor,
and an entrant who dives only will be
counted as one-third of a competitor in
the total team limit).
Dates and sites: March 19-21 at Buf-
falo, New York.
Results: Championships results will
appear in The NCAA News March 25.
Championships notes: Kenyon has
claimed 12 ot a possible 17 team cham-
pionships .Johns Hopkins (three titles),
St. Lawrence (one) and Cal State Chico
(one) are the only institutions aside from
Kenyon to win a Division Ill men’s tl-
tie .