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Thursday, February 15, 1996-Page-18 SPORTS Terror women's basketball produces star freshman shots and free throws as they fight for a playoff berth By CAROLYN BARNES continuing with soccer and la- Miller also had strong en- SpOrl.lEdilor crosse, Miller kept shining on couragement from her parents " I naturally love basketball. the basketball court. By the as to playing in college, "My I could not name one thing that time she was a senior, she was dad played basketball in college r dislike about it if I had to," not only captain for her school's and really enjoyed it," she says. enthused Kristin Miller, fresh- basketball team, she was also He played at Belmont Abbey Col- man standout shooting guard captain for cross-country which lege in North Carolina. Miller also from Dunkirk, Maryland. she began her junior year. She has two older sisters, but they did Currently, Miller is leading was named Most Valuable not choose to follow in her father's the team in three pointers with Player for both sports her senior footsteps. a 38.5 successful shot percent- year, along with receiving nu- Adjusting from high school ball age, and free throws with a merous other awards for her to collegiate level ball was difficult 79,7 successful shot percent- for Miller at first. "In college, the age. She also ranks third in as- "Everyone gets game is definitely played at a much sists with 17, and fourth in faster pace and higher competition overall scoring with 118 points, along ..there are no level, and in high school we played Also, in the February 10 selfish players. " quarters instead of halves, and that game against Gettysburg, was hard to get used to," states Miller set a new school record achievements in basketball. Miller. Although to the spectators for most free throws made con- Aside from high school, Kris- eye, no one would ever have secutively, with II. tin also competed in an AAU thought it was hard for Kristin to College is not the first place league forthe Chesapeake Bay adjust, considering her outstanding where Miller has been admired Hurricanes her senior year. performance in her first season. on the court, though. She has As to Western Maryland, As to Miller's future goals in been playing basketball since basketball was her main draw. life, as well as college, she will third grade. When she pro- "The coach impressed me right definitely continue playing basket- gressed from elementary school away," says Miller, adding that ball, and she has also decided to to middle school, she stuck with the campus also had a part in pia)' wome~'s lacrosse in the the spar! and played for the her decision to come to school spnng. Waves from grade six through here, Currently, she is undecided on seven. But is Kristin g-rad that she her major and her future career Upon entering high school at chose WMC? Without a doubt> ~ but she remarks that her S\. Mary's in Annapolis Mary- "The people here are great, es- land, Miller joined the high pecially the basketball team. ~:~I'?co~~~~;u~:~y~::~e~~ school team, along with the soc- Everyone gets along; there are ball, and hop~fully 2Ontm~ng cer and lacrosse teams her no selfish players," she e x- a major contribution to the team ro- freshman year. Although not pressed, my next three seasons." Successful women's basketball on the road. to playoffs »< Continued from page 20 ing the playoffs, and a chance (results 'unavadabte-ur press --- points and eight assists. Miller also at winning the Division Cham- ttmer wtfl also be a big game as FORcDETAILS went 11-11 from the free throw pionship. the Terror looks to receive an line to set a new WMC record Last Monday night's game invitation to the NCAA Divi- for most free throws in a game a~ainst Elizabet.htbwn at hoi'ne sian 111 Tournament. without a miss. The game marked the 13th tirn e that J E. MAIN ST. ' '~, '1 EMERdENCY IN DOWNTOWN WESTMINSTER REPAIRS Snyder has had a double-double this season. "" Gettysburg's Ann Hymes scored 37 points to set a new record for most points scored by a man or woman in the Gill ' Physical Education Center. However, her teammates failed to get her the ball for long stretches in the second half af- -er she scored 2 I points in the irst half. ,(OSE 20 PQUN'oS , INTWOWEEKS "They surprise me " , 1,;,' "'_', . in every game. Famous U.S. Women"s Alpine Ski Team Qiet When one person is During the' non-snow off season Jhe U.S. Women's Alpine Ski Tear:' members used the 'Ski Team' diet to lose 20 pounds .intw? weeks ..That s struggling someone else steps up." =~~~~~d~~~se~~s~~ g:~~ar:~sb~\~r~~~~~~:i~I~~~:~~~~~ , the U,S, Ski Team, Normal energy is maintained (very important!) whIle reducing .. you keep 1ulr,~ ,99. starvatf?n - !?Scau.se ~.e_di~1 is.designed , With the win, the Green Ter- that way. It's a diet thai is easy to follow whether you work. travel or stay or assured themselves of con- at hO~f~ is, honestlY,'a fao!:;tStically ~!JOG~ssfuIQi_et. )1 it w~ren,'~'jth"e U,S, rolling their own destiny as to Women's Alpine SItOJ~s~ ~ pounds I~ two weeks. ':~~~~.rto:day,~.:ear ~IS out rtayofts. and WMC is currently n third, behind Johns Hopkins send";only :Se'.9S L ($9.60 in Calif.)-add .50 cents RUSI4 service to; .nd Dickinson. However, a win Junior Edn Murphey 7i~'air) drives the lane against Gettysburg a's Kathi ~~~~~o~~g:~~~rE~n~:~n y~~e::p~~~~~~!:;oa'~~~~~~I~_'~ ast night against Hopkins Snyder (23), Michelle Jarman (44,) and the Bullets Ann Hy'mes (22) [ight weeks! Becauselhat's what the Ski Team\Oiet will~o. '~1' '. C19'9-'5 I vould assure the Terror of mak-. ,forposition. -, ,;',.' ,(Ii~,,: '!".~j ,I,"