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Tuesday, January 30, 2001
Boozer's mom hit by bottle, suffers concussion
Associated Press
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- University of Maryland officials
apologized to a Duke player's mother, who suffered a concussion
after being hit by bottles allegedly thrown by a Terps fan.
Renee Boozer, mother of Duke center Carlos Boozer, was hit in
the head with a glass-and-plastic bottle following Duke's 98-96
overtime win Saturday.
Maryland President C.D. Mote Jr. described it as a case of
"hooliganism" in a statement Monday. He and athletic director
Deborah Yow both released letters apologizing to Duke and Mrs.
Boozer.
Mote attributed the barrage of water bottles, cups and other
debris thrown at the Duke bench to Maryland students. He said it
was not an isolated incident.
"When visitors cannot come to our athletic events without fear
of assault, or actually experiencing assault, something is very
wrong," he said.
Mote called for an immediate review of security at Cole Field
House. University police were going through security video tapes
from the game to identify the offenders.
Carlos Boozer said his mother had some severe headaches from the
incident but was recovering.
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