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Tuesday, February 27, 2001
Javelinas women's basketball team to face NE Oklahoma in opening game of LSC playoffs

From staff and correspondent reports
KINGSVILLE - New year, same opponent.
   For the second consecutive year, the Texas A&M-Kingsville women's basketball team will host Northeastern Oklahoma tonight in a first-round game of the Lone Star Conference playoffs.
   The game will be at 7 p.m. at the Steinke Physical Education Center.
   A&M-Kingsville (24-5), the top seed from the LSC South Division, will advance into the semifinals. The top seed from the North will host the semifinal and final rounds; Midwestern State (20-6) holds the top seed from the North going into the playoffs.
   Angelo State (19-7), which tied the Javelinas for the LSC South Division title, is the South's No. 2 seed. The Rambelles, who lost twice to A&M-Kingsville during conference play, will host Cameron (15-11), the No. 3 seed from the North.
   Northeastern Oklahoma, the Javelinas' first-round opponent, is 17-9 and seeded fourth in the North.
   In semifinal games Friday, the winner of the A&M-Kingsville and Northeastern State game will take on the winner of the Southeastern Oklahoma and West Texas A&M contest, while the winner of the Angelo State-Cameron game will go against the Midwestern and Texas A&M-Commerce matchup.
   Center Precious Thibodeaux leads the Javelinas in scoring (16.6 points a game) and rebounding (9.6). Forward Pat Lewandowski of Ray High School averages 16 points a game and guard Lorie Martinez of Incarnate Word Academy has 14.2.
   The Javelinas are averaging 78.4 points a game to the opponents' 63.4. And the Javs have out-rebounded their opponents, 41.0 to 39.3. The Lady Reds are led in scoring by Melissa Fullmer, 6-0 senior center who has a 12.4 average, and Lawanna Allen, 5-8 junior guard who hits 10.8 a game.
   Javs' men's basketball team
  faces NEO in playoff opener
   KINGSVILLE - The A&M-Kingsville men's basketball team will face Northeastern Oklahoma, the top-seeded team from the Lone Star Conference North Division, tonight. The Javelinas are seeded fourth for the 7 p.m. game in Tahlequah, Okla.
   Northeastern defeated the Javelinas 85-66 in last year's opening round game.
   Northeastern (22-4) is the No. 2 team in the NCAA Division II South Central Region. The Javelinas (11-13) have won six of their last seven games.
   A&M-K faces Texas Wesleyan
  in softball doubleheader
   KINGSVILLE - The Texas A&M-Kingsville softball team will meet Texas Wesleyan in a doubleheader today in San Antonio. The games will be on the Incarnate Word field.
   This will be the first meeting of the Javelinas (6-2) and Texas Wesleyan.
   Three A&M-Kingsville players are hitting above .400: pitcher Amanda Reed (.455), outfielder Lesley Zambrano (.444) and infielder Amanda Sustaita (.417). Zambrano has three home runs. As a team, the Javelinas are hitting .317.
   After today's game in San Antonio, the Javelinas will take part in the NCAA Division II Classic Friday, Saturday and Sunday in Irving.
   Javs' baseball team closes
  home stint vs. Incarnate Word
   KINGSVILLE - The Texas A&M-Kingsville baseball team closes out its long home stand today when it hosts Incarnate Word in a doubleheader at Nolan Ryan Field at 3 p.m.
   With the two games, the Javelinas will have hosted 17 of their first 18 games of the season.
   The Javelinas will be trying to reach .500, entering the series with an 8-9 record. Incarnate Word is 7-6 after dropping a doubleheader to Dallas Baptist Saturday in San Antonio. Two of the Crusaders' victories came in a twinbill sweep of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi earlier in San Antonio.
   Shortstop B.J. Griffith continues to lead the Javelinas in hitting with a .472 average. Designated hitter Roland Canchola has a .353 batting average and outfielder John Dean is hitting .349. Mike Adams, 3-1 for the spring, has the best earned run average at 2.97.
   After today's home game, the Javelinas will be in Portales, N.M., Friday and Saturday for three Lone Star Conference South Division games with Eastern New Mexico.
   The squad returns home next week, hosting Texas-San Antonio on Tuesday and West Texas A&M on March 9-10 in LSC South Division matchups.
   LSC, Rocky Mountain league
  consider postseason bowl
   KINGSVILLE - Officials from the Lone Star Conference and Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference are negotiating to establish a postseason bowl game between teams from the two leagues, league officials said.
   The annual event would be held at Wichita State University in Wichita, Kan., and would pit the top team from each of the leagues not qualifying for the NCAA Division II postseason playoffs. The game would be sponsored by the Wichita Sports Commission.
   Negotiations also are underway to have the game telecast nationally, officials said. The first game would be Dec. 1, and would be held on a similar date each season.

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