European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 6, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 22 stars and stripes thursday february 6, 1986 . Remains atop a poll despite loss by he associated press North Carolina which suffered its first defeat of the season last week remained atop the associated press College Basket Ball poll although the tar heels were not the Una Minous Choice for the first Lime in three weeks. After winning their first 21 games of the season the tar heels fell to Virginia 86-73, last thursday then beat Clemson 85-67 saturday. They received 58 first place votes Ana 1,235 Points from the nationwide panel of sportswriters and Broad casters. Georgia tech 17-2, which received three first place votes and 1,118 Points moved up one notch to second followed by Memphis stale like North Carolina unbeaten until last week. The tigers 20-1, lost on the Road at Virginia tech 76-72, on saturday and fell one spot in the voting with the Only other first place vote and 1,091 Points 29 More than no. 4 Duke 20-2. Oklahoma 20-1, moved from sixth to fifth followed by Kansas 20-3, which had been fourth but suffered a 77-74 loss at Iowa state last week. Michigan 19-2, jumped from ninth to seventh with 860 Points 41 More than Syracuse 17-2, which jumped from its i Ith place ranking last week with a 68-64 Victory Over St. John s. Nevada Las vegas 21-2, improved one place from last week while St. Johns 20 3 and seventh last week rounded out the top ten. Georgetown which Defeated Louisiana state 74-72, on National television Sun Day led the second ten followed by Ken Tucky Bradley notre Dame Virginia tech Louisville Texas Elpaso Indiana Western Kentucky and Alabama. Last week s second ten was Syracuse Georgetown Bradley notre Dame Indi Ana Virginia tech Louisiana state Louisville Texas Elpaso and Richmond. Western Kentucky 17-3 and the Leader in the Sun Belt conference and Alabama 15-4 and in second place behind Kentucky in the Southeastern conference Are Mak ing their first appearances in the top Twenty this season. Mure Girardelli negotiates the super a course at Grans Montana Switzerland for his first win of the season. Girardelli wins regains cup Lead warriors from Page 21 scored the Barons 12-2 to oust the Home team which finished at 2-2. I kept thinking when was the right time to Call a timeout said the warriors Jun say who sweated out Pitburg s hot Streak. I just got we came Back said Price but we spent so much Energy and desire doing it we ran out of Gas. But the Story is they were too Strong for us Tony Everett led Pitburg with 20 Points and eight rebounds. Ramstein 92, Alconbury 79 the rams stunned the 3-0 spartans running to a 39-21 Lead with 5 45 to go in the first half then the spartans reeled off 10 straight Points to get Buck into Conten again assumed command at 72-59 with 5 50 left and the spartans again came Back. Kevin Moore who total de eight three Point goals Sank two straight during an 11-Point run that Cut Alconbury s deficit to 72-70.but Ramstein never relinquished its Lead. Stewart gave the rams 30 Points that included 14 of 14 foul shots. He also grabbed 10 rebounds. Smith scored 19 Points and hauled Down 12 rebounds for the rams. Moore finished with 31 Points. Crans Montana Switzerland a defending Champion Marc Girar Delli of Luxembourg shot Back to the top of the world cup standings tuesday by win Ning a super Grace for his first Victory of the season. Girardelli covered the 7,349-foot course in 1 47.34, beating Markus Wasmaier of West Germany by 12 one hundredths of a second. Third was Swiss Peter Mueller who won the season s first super Grace just 24 hours earlier on the same Hill. He was three tenths of a second Back. Girardelli 22, flawlessly negotiated a drop of 1,987 feet that featured bumps and a Tricky series of bends just before the Fin known As a slalom specialist he had placed 20th in monday s race and said he was surprised by the Victory. I was tense in the first super a he told reporters today i Felt it was going. Better out i m still amazed. I would easily have settled for something like fifth place. It was a Reward for five weeks of hard training though i mainly practice slalom and giant Girardelli regained the Lead in the Overall world cup standings with 167 Points three ahead of Mueller who had moved to the top after monday s race. But i m still far away from winning the cup. We re Only Halfway through the sea son he told reporters. I Hope i la be As Good in the remaining Mueller remained the Leader in the super a specially standings with Wasmeier second. It was Girardelli s 19th Victory in seven world cup seasons and the third super a Triumph of his career. Tuesday s Brilliant Sunshine made the course slightly softer than on monday and . Coach Tho Nadig set 52 Gates on a run that was More challenging than Mon Day s and appeared to favor slalom specialists. Wasmaier 22, who finished third Mon Day said he might have won if he had t lost Speed at the top. Mueller who almost fell in the Middle part said i m glad i finished at Switzerland s Pirmin Zurbriggen remained below his Peak form on his 23rd birthday placing Lith. The men s circuit next moves to France with a downhill in Moraine set for Friday. Czech teacher Surprise Winner in special slalom Pia Cavallo Italy a with a Broad smile and an amazed expression Olga Charva Tova a 23-year-old czechoslovak gym teacher on tuesday celebrated her first Ever world cup Victory in a women s special slalom ski race in this North italian resort. I am to surprised she said after upset Ting the favorite French austrian and Swiss skiers Down the sauce course. Only 12th after the first run Charva Tova skied the fastest second heat for a winning aggregate Lime of 1 28.08 minutes. World slalom Champion Perrine Pelen of France who had been 0.84 seconds faster than Charva Tova in the first heat skied a too cautious second run and finished run Ner up three hundredths of a second be Hind. Brigitte Oertli was the top finisher of the powerful Swiss team in third place 0,11 seconds behind the Winner. Her Veteran teammate Erika Hess a heavy favorite in tuesday s race finished sixth dropping two places from the first heat. Charva Tova 23, from got Waldov had achieved her Best previous results in Down Hill and giant slalom races of the world cup. Swiss Ace Erika Hess finished sixth. Texas stays atop women s poll by the associated press unbeaten Texas once beaten Georgia and unbeaten Virginia continued As Pace setters in the weekly women s College basketball poll. Coach Jody Conradt s longhorns 19-0, who have held the top ranking All season remained the unanimous Choice of a nation wide panel of 60 coaches with 1,200 Points after victimizing two More Southwest con Ference opponents Texas tech and hous ton. The voting is compiled by Mel Greunberg of the Philadelphia inquirer and Points Are awarded on the basis of 20 for a first place vote 19 for second Etc. Georgia 19-1, whose Only loss has been at Southern California received 1,137 Points for the no. 2 position. Virginia 20-0, received 1,067 Points for third place after maintaining the nation s longest winning Streak Louisiana tech 18-2, moved up a spot to fourth with 998 Points while Western Ken Tucky 19-1, moved up one notch to its High est position Ever at fifth with "48 Points. Long Beach state 17-2, which kept its Home court spell alive Over Southern Cali fornia lost week and also added two Pacific coast conference victories at Hawaii moved up a spot to sixth with 904 Points. The loss dropped the women of Troy 18 3, from fourth to seventh with 879 Points. Mississippi 18-4, Defeated Sec rivals Alabama and Vanderbilt to jump a spot to eighth with 762 Points. Rutgers 18-2, swept past West Virginia and Massachusetts to hold its Atlantic 10 Lead and move up a spot to ninth with 705 Points. Tennessee 16-5, lost to Georgia but beat Sec rival Florida to move from Lith into the top 10 with 590 Points. Two narrow defeats to Sec rivals dropped Auburn 18-4, from eighth to uth. The tigers lost at Vanderbilt 60-59, and Kentucky 91-90, in 2 one fell out of the poll but no. 19 James Madison 17-2, and no. 20 St. Peters 19-0, the nation s Only other unbeaten team gained strength Over Las week s vote
