European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 20, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday March 20, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 25 Over by Tracy Tanner ind Tim boiv1n Slot writers Baum older Germany \ army s women advanced in i hair traditional armed forces basketball Champi -. On ship fashion thursday. V they pulled off a 72-61 Victory Over the air Force and earned a Day s rest while awaiting the finals saturday army s Competition for All the glory was Tobe decided in Friday s air Force Navy contests at 11 . At Tilburg army has won this tourney five straight times it has beaten both teams and Nas mixed reeling As to which it would like to meet in this double elimination tourney. Coach Arthur Jenkins believes both teams have different Strong Points. The players feel it does t matter they re going to beat them anyway. Angela Armstrong he player whose 11 assists and 20 Points led army to its Sec Ond straight Victory is kind of hoping to play air Force again. Of course there s the old army air Force rivalry but she also looks Forward to meeting some of the women she played while on the North car Olina slate team. Namely Sherry dumper the air Foite s 5-11 Center realizing the air Force has height the 5-5 Armstrong does t seem phased. We have a running game and it s harder far those big Girts to keep up she said. Armstrong was listed in the program As 5-8, but she Cook it lightly. I Don t think i play Tike a 5-5 player the Wijdi Lerleen Germany Soldier said. I think i play like 5-8, that must be where they got  Jenkins seconds the motion or  Strong s All around playing abilities. Ill need her to shoot she scores. If i need her to play teamwork she docs that Loo he said. She s a straight do  army led air Force 36-33 at halftime. Back from the locker room Deidre Bailey Sank a Field goal to tire army ahead 38oj. The air Force hit three buckets a Row to tic it 38-38. Grumpier who had gotten into foul trouble with three in the first half Man aged her fourth two minutes into the Sec Ond half and headed for the Bench. Women s tourney without Crumpler s Long  under the Basket for the rebounds the Blue and White suffered managing Only 18 to the army s 32 in he second 20 minutes. Coaching the Blue and White Thomas Burkill Felt his women became a Little flustered. They were Loo out or control on their shooting he said. They should have been More poised at that Point. Bui 1 think they be Learned that they be got to keep that poise if they want to win. Adding to army1 victorious Effort Flecha Holmes and Celestine King Tal lied ii each. King also grabbed 13 re Bounds. Katherine Middleton a favorite with her Home base crowd scored 10 and had 12 rebounds. Diane Brown was the air farce s Leader with 14 Points Phyllis hogans Brown followed with 12. In thursday s Early game nry10s, of bit buro a Germany whew everyone can tale a breath now Fol lowing the finish of the Navy Marine women s game in the lower bracket. The Navy won the overtime thriller to slay in the running for die championship will Amark. The marines were ousted from title consideration with an 0-2 Mark. They do get to play in the Consolation final to determine third place Al 7 . Saturday. Guard Mattie Wells gave Navy a five Point Lead with 1 34 left in overtime. But it Ain t Over till it s Over and after All these were marines. They weren t going to up and quit. Navy watched Marcia Fuller score four straight Points to bring the marines within 105-104 with 38 seconds left. Wells then missed another jumper with 11 seconds left. The marines out of timeouts Force marched the Boll Down through the land mine defense Navy Laid out across the court before the bait was knocked out of Bounds with one second left. The marines went to Fuller again on the Baseline. Her hurried jump shot through two Navy defenders was seriously close before in bounced Oft the Iron. Carrolla Moore 10 of the marines fires Vit the Mary s Lyn Jones who Drew a foul. That miss put Navy into the lower bracket semifinal against the loser of the air Force army game played Laic thurs Day. This was the kind of a game a Marine would love Rock pm sock pm. Down in the trenches body slam basketball at in Best. They even had the element of the hopeless cause Uphill fights thai marines Are known for. Navy led from the 9 45 Mark in the first half and thrice was up by As much As 10. But Carlotta Moon came alive for the marines hitting five of 10 shots from the held in the second half and seven of 11 free throws to Pace the marines comeback. The marines finally tied it Al 91 Wajih 40 seconds left in regulation on a Shin by Moore from the Lane before Navy s Jean Matthews put in a rebound with 33 seconds left for a 93-91 Lead and was fouled by Cassandra White. With a Chance to Seal the garni.1. My thews missed the free throw and Moore Sank two free throws 10 seconds Laier i Send the game into overtime. By Nelcy finished with 21 Points far Navy Wells had 16 and manners added 15. The marines got 15 Points from Fisler. After the game. Pillman. When was 11 of 15, was tuckered oui from the hand to hand combat i m 25." she said bul no body Feck like it s 95.". Navy beats army to reach title game by Tim Boivin and Tracy Tanner suit Wrt Teni b1tburg a Germany Navy rid ing the Waves of a 27-Poim performance by Odell Hosteller and clutch outside shoot ing from in Gray overcame a pitiful performance at the free throw line to Down army 100-95 thursday. The Victory gained the Good ship Navy 2-0, a berth in saturday s final of the armed forces basketball Toum Mem. Army was to Duel air Force at ii . Friday in Baum older to determine Navy s opponent in the final. Army and air Force Are la both having lost to Navy and beaten the marines in this double elimination format. In thursday s game. Navy watched army whittle away a 14-Poim deficit inthe second half. Navy led 71-57 on the in Rel of five straight Points from mostel ice before army started dominating the boards and hitting free throws. Army led 82-81 when Ray Wingard the sex nor deutschland Forward hit a 16-foot jump shot with 7 43 left. The men s tourney army stretched that to four when Hanau s Robert Estes hit a three Pointer off the fast break with 6 39 to go. But Navy came right Back when Cray hit a three Pointer with 5 51 left then pulled up on the break to can a jumper for an 85-84 advantage. Tony craves then threw in a jumper from 16 feet out on the Baseline before Gray snatched the Ball in the Lane from army and hit a Lay in ahead of the stragglers for a 90-85 advantage. Despite eight Points from esies in the last 2 is. Army got no closer than Ihrck the rest of the Way. Gray added 19 Points for Navy. Cen Ter Ray uus Nuin foul trouble most of the second half tallied 17 before fouling Outwith 1 28 left. Lettsome picked up his fourth foul with 8 45 left but Navy coach Bill Carey left him in. Let same responded with 10 second half Points and forced army to alter Many of in shots in the Lane in the Laic going. Army posted me up and instead of trying up front the Guy 1 backed off a Little. 1 just stuck my hands up and they missed a couple lettsome said. T was the second straight game thai Gray the 5-fool-s spark plug ignited Navy. Wednesday he used his deceptive Speed but against army he did it by launching bombs. Gray and Mosttler both hit three Ihrck Pointere. They were giving me the i rec Point shot All Niht but i did t feel Comfort Able shooting it. If i m shooting from outside. I want in to he Worth three Point. So i m conscious of Ibe line. We worked the bit around the perimeter until 1 Felt comfortable and then i let it go Gray said. Despite the Victory. Gray was concerned that Navy let army Back in the game. That was due to ii-of-24 free throw shooting on Navy s part while army made up nine Points by converting 21 of 24 from the Charity Stripe. Waller Golden led army with 24 poin i followed by Wingard with 14 and Estes with 17. In thursday s Early game air in str 94, Murlph s is Baum older. Germany Charles High lower led air Force with a to record the air Force is Mill in the Battle for the Crown in relinquished Law year Afir a three year reign. The marines bowed Oul it 0-2. Hightower a 6-5 Florida native went ii for 19 from the Field Hii Wen of eight free throws and gam.1 his Leani the advantage of 15 rebounds Leigh timer did All Ili in and earn out  3 near perffi1 foul stun1 with Only one. When High lower was t snoring Lea male Charles Caf Deli. Another h-5 Forward. We. He tallied 21 i turd the air Force cause and Iii Chi d nine re-1 sounds. Shark s Bailey was Llie marines  ing scorer with 14. Mutiny Wiluin added 13. Booker Johnson scored 11 and Robert James and Raher Prisc 10 oath. 1 Rke also grabbed 11 rebound