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Thursday, April 4, 2002
Islanders Evans, Hamilton net All-Independent honors

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Texas A&M-CC basketball players named to Division I team
   Texas A&M-Corpus Christi's Brian Evans and Brian Hamilton represented the Islanders on the All-Independent basketball teams announced Wednesday.
   The awards were voted on by the basketball coaches and sports information directors at the nine NCAA Division I independent schools.
   The Islanders' leading scorer as a sophomore, Evans was honored with first-team accolades, while Hamilton, the squad's top rebounder and second-leading scorer, grabbed second-team honors.
   Evans averaged 13.5 points, 3.3 assists, 4.5 assists and 1.2 steals per game. Evans had 19 games of double-figure scoring, including a career-best 31-point effort against Pan Am.
   Hamilton finished his second season averaging 12.2 points, 6.9 rebounds and a team-best 2.1 steals per game.
   INDEPENDENT MEN'S AWARDS
   PLAYER OF THE YEAR: MIRE CHATMAN, UT-PAN AMERICAN
   DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: MIRE CHATMAN, UT-PAN AMERICAN
   Newcomer of the Year: Andrew Wisniewski, Centenary
   Co-Freshman of the Year: Jeff Dancy, Lipscomb; Otis Daniels, Gardner-Webb; Jakob Sigurdarson, Birmingham Southern
   Coach of the Year: Bob Hoffman, UT-Pan American
   First team
   Mire Chatman, Pan Am; Brian Evans, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi; Bruce Fields, Gardner-Webb; Marcus Quinn, Pan Am; Andrew Wisniewski, Centenary
   Second team
   Kevin Atamah, Centenary; Jeff Dancy, Lipscomb; Brian Hamilton, A&M-Corpus Christi; Kevin Mitchell, Pan Am; T.R. Reed, Birmingham Southern; Nick Wise, IUPU-Fort Wayne
   Islanders softball earns split with Texas Tech
   LUBBOCK - Maggie Ayers went the distance on a five-hitter as Texas Tech defeated Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 2-0 in the second game of a doubleheader, Wednesday. The Islanders blasted Texas Tech 8-2 in the opener.
   The Red Raiders, which upped their record to 11-27, got all it would need in the second inning on a sacrifice fly by Tiffany Harrington.
   A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI 8, TEXAS TECH 2
   TAMUCC 310 202 0-8 10 1
   Tech 101 000 0-2 7 4
   TAMUCC: Damel, Pauly (2) and Goss. Tech: Blair, Vaught (3), Stines (6) and Ready. WP: Pauly (20-7). LP: Blair (5-8). 2B: TAMUCC - Evans, Cortez. Tech - Robles, Harshman.
   TEXAS TECH 2, A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI 0
   TAMUCC 000 000 0-0 5 1
   Tech 010 010 X-2 4 0
   TAMUCC: Burton, Pauly (3) and Goss. Tech: Ayers and Baker. WP: Ayers (2-4). LP: Burton (1-5). 2B: Tech - Grindell, Harshman. 3B: TAMUCC - Meitner.
   G-P sweeps 30-4A tourney
   PLEASANTON - Led by individual medalist Shannon Cahill's two-stroke victory, Gregory-Portland cruised to a 41-shot win for the District 30-4A girls golf championship on Wednesday.
   G-P's boys slipped past Pleasanton by two strokes for the team title.
   Wynkel medals at ski event
   Corpus Christi's Bryce Wynnkel won a gold medal at the 2002 NASTAR Ski Racing National Championships on Saturday in Park City (Utah) Mountain Resort.
   Wynnkel, who competed in the male 65-69 age bracket, raced four times in two days, finishing with the top time out of the 10 skiers in his age group.

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