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Contact: Tracy Orillo Donovan. 956-7520	Air Date: March 24, 1998

Scoring big on and off the court pt. 1   Twenty-five black and white pictures encircle Vince Goo's second story office at the UHM athletic complex. Among them are former all-conference players, members of three Big West championship teams and four NCAA tournament teams. Yet for all the accolades, each player has fulfilled the lone requirement for a spot on his office wall - graduation. So far, every Wahine hoopster who has completed her playing eligibility under Goo's 10 year coaching stint has left the Manoa campus with a degree. It's a string not likely to end any time soon. Last semester, 12 of the team's 14 members had grade point averages of 3.0 or higher. Two years ago, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association started its Academic Top 25, recognizing the nation's highest NCAA team GPAs. Last season, the Wahine ranked 11th with a cumulative 3.32 team GPA. I'll tell you more on tomorrow's University Report, I'm Tracy Orillo Donovan reminding you to tune in tomorrow the UH Today segment on NBC Hawaii News8.

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