European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 18, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday March 18, 1992 the stars and stripes Page 251992 division i women a basketball championship 1st round March 18 2nd round March 21 or 22 East 1�?~ Virginia 29-1 regional March 26 amp 28 semifinals april 4 8 g. Wash. 24-6 9 Vermont 29-0 4 w. Virginia 25-3 5 Clemson 20-9 12 . \ 18-11 semifinals april 4 regional March 26 amp 28 2nd round 1st round March 21 or 22 March 18 Midwest 1 Iowa 25-3 8_sw to state 2/-2 a 9 Kansas t25 5 4 Texas 21 9 c 3 Vanderbilt 20-8 at Charlottesville. A. At Boudoi Colo 6 Connecticut 22-10 11 St. Peter s 24-6 10 old Dominion 20-10 7 n. Carolina f 21-8 2 Miami Fla. 29-1 i. C 3 Penn state _ 23 6 5 Ucol a 19-9 121 notre Dame 14 16 6jan/ona St 20-8 championship i am 11 do Paul 20 9 2 Mississippi 27 2 10 s. Illinois _ West 1 Stanford 25-3 Quot 22-7 7 Colorado 122-8 Mideast 1 Tennessee 27 2 8 Houston 22-7 it 9 us Santa Barbara 26-4 Texas Jech 2g 4 5 California 20-8 12 s. Clara 20-9 6 Wise. 20-8 11 Montana it 3 Southern Cal at Seattle 21-7 4 w Kentucky 23 7 at West Lafayette. Ind. I 3 Purdue 22-6 8 Rutgers i 10 9 it miss 21 9 5 Alabama 22 612 Terv Lech 21-8 22-6 2 Stephen f. Austin 27-2 2 Maryland 23-5 10 Long Beach St. 21-9 6 Louisiana Lech i 26 9 a a 1 11 n. Illinois 17-13 10 Toledo 25 5 7 Creighton 27-3 1 7 Providence 21-8 see Cavaliers lady vols top final ratings by the associated press Virginia and defending Mcaa Champion Tennessee favored to meet again in this years National title game finished 12 in the final associated press women a basketball poll of the season. It was the first no. 1 finish for Virginia. A we did no to put a lot of emphasis into the regular season but the kids just kept working at getting better a Virginia coach Debbie Ryan said. A now its the postseason and they re the Cavaliers 29-1 received 65 first place votes and 1,745 Points from a a a women s poll Tio wide panel of 70 women a coaches while Tennessee 27-2 got the remaining five first place votes and 1,685 Points. The next eight teams were the same As last week. Stanford 25-3the top seed in the West Region in the Mcaa Tournai Penn state 23-6 and Southwest Missouri state 27-2. Four new teams came into the final poll on the strength of their Mcaa tournament participation. Southern califor Nia 21-7 moved in at no. 23 Colorado 22-8which upset Kansas to win the big eight was 24th, and Cal Santa Barbara 26-4which won its first big West title earned its first ranking by tying unbeaten Vermont 29-0which returned after a weeks absence for 25th. Hawaii Georgia and Wisconsin fell out. Virginia and Tennessee the Early season no. 1 team were the Only teams to stay in the top five the entire year with Virginia never being lower than second. Stanford and Iowa were in the top 10 All season. Penn state was in the first 10 for All but one week when the Lions fell to 11th. A record number of 45 teams were ranked during the season. Miami which shares the nations longest win Streak with Vermont at 29, Rose from a preseason also ran to sixth while Mississippi which briefly fell from the rankings Rose As High As third during the season. Maryland made its first Ever trip to the top of the poll from mid january to mid february. In a year of transition 10 teams in the preseason poll were not in the final poll. Additionally 14 teams from last years final poll were not in this years final poll. Impresses cardinals skipper exhibition games cuban Pitcher by the associated press cuban Pitcher Rene Arocha made a favourable impression on manager Joe Torre in his exhibition debut for the St. Louis cardinals. Arocha 26, pitched three innings and gave up three hits and a run in the cardinals 4-2 loss to the Detroit tigers on monday at St. Petersburg Fla. Torre said he has a Chance to make the team. A a he a be a Good swing Man for us or he could be a legitimate Long Man. We re going to keep him around a Torre said. Arocha defected to the United states last july. The cardinals won his rights in a lottery and signed him to a minor league contract in the fall. He pitched on three world Amateur championship teams for Cuba. Cecil fielder who hit a three run Homer for the tigers impressed left hander Donovan Osborne a first round draft pick for the cardinals in 1990. In the first inning Osborne struck out fielder on a fastball. But in the third with two men on base Osborne threw fielder a change up. It went 400 feet off the left Center Field scoreboard. A it was a change up outside 6 or 8 inches off the plate a Osborne said. A the was standing off the plate out he just came in and nailed it. it was the second Home run for fielder who last week hit one that appeared to go Over a 110-foot Light Tower at Plant City. A when he hits them All the Parks Are Small a Torre said. Walt Terrell allowed four hits in five innings struck out three and walked one. At fort Lauderdale Mike Mussina continued his Spring dominance with four witless innings to lift Baltimore Over the new York Yankees. Mussina struck out four and extended his witless and scoreless innings streaks to nine. Mike Deve Reaux doubled in two runs for the orioles. Barry Bonds returned to action for the Pittsburgh pirates. After missing nine games with a strained left hamstring Bonds started in left Field in the pirates 2-1 loss to a Cincinnati reds split squad at Plant City Fla. He was 0-for-4 and came out after the seventh inning. A a it a still sore a Bonds said. A a in a not 100 in other exhibitions monday it was Chicago White sox is 8, Atlanta 4 los Angeles 7, Boston is 0 Cincinnati is 9, Kansas City is 0 Montreal 3, Houston 1 . Mets 2, Kansas City is 1 Texas 6, Minnesota 5, in 10 innings Toronto 5, Philadelphia 0 Boston is 7, Chicago White sox is 2 Chicago cubs 7, Cleveland 0 san Francisco 7, California 6 san Diego 7, Seattle 4 and Oakland 5, Milwaukee 4
