Before their season- high 10- game winning streak, the Cardinal lost to USC and UCLA, the team' s only consecutive losses this season. She had never participated in a varsity sport without winning the section championship. Latta scored 17 of her 24 points in the first half and Little shut down Miami' s Tamara James to lift the Tar Heels( No 8 ESPN/ USA Today, No 9 AP) past the Hurricanes 83- 52. Providence shot 90 percent( 18- for- 20) from the free- throw line and was 9- for- 9 in the final 4: 11 Syracuse made only 61 8 percent( 21- for- 34) of its free- throw attempts Emily Cournoyer added 16 points for the Friars. It happens, but they capitalized and that' s what good teams are supposed to do " Stony Brook' s Jairius McCollum said " We felt like the entire game that we were in it- that we had a chance to win " Bogut started Utah' s run with a two- handed dunk and Bryant Markson scored five during the spurt, getting a dunk and hitting a 3- pointer that put the Utes up 58- 45.
COLLEGE PARK, Md( AP- Shay Doron regained her shooting touch at just the right time for No. H( AP- Steve Silva ran for two touchdowns and John O' Neil threw another to lead Holy Cross over Dartmouth 24- 0 Saturday. Jazmine Adair added six points and 12 rebounds for George Washington( 13- 3, 1- 0 Atlantic- 10. He said he did not know if all the original cities would remain in the league. Harrison added 19 points on 9- of- 11 shooting for the Owls( 5- 1 Brock Gillespie had 13, and Jason McKrieth scored 11. Associated PressNEW YORK( AP- Eugene Kotorovai and Kyle Johnson each scored 20 points to lead LIU to an 86- 62 victory over Hartford on Saturday. The loss was only the second for New York in nine games this season against St Louis, which stole six bases in the game.
Milwaukee 7, Detroit 0-When last seen in the majors, late in the 1985 season, Tom Filer was a relief pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays. HEMPSTEAD, N. Despite that gutty effort, the Wolfpack couldn' t protect a two- point lead in the final seconds of regulation " When you give everything and you lose, it hurts " NC State coach Kay Yow said " But after this moment passes, I think they should hold their heads high because I think this was a game that either team could have won " With the teams tied, Latta- who missed her first nine shots before hitting two key 3- pointers in a 10- 0 second- half run- drove to the basket and was fouled by Khadijah Whittington She calmly sank both free throws for the 74- 72 lead. Cougar sophomore Kate Benz recorded her third double- double of the season scoring 21 points and pulling down 15 rebounds. It was as generous as the Blue Devils' defense would get Wednesday night J J.
9 percent from the field in the second half, but had just eight fast- break points in the game " I was very proud of our guys' effort, focus and intensity level " Arkansas- Little Rock coach Steve Shields said " Our transition defense had to be as good as it' s ever been " After Davis left with his fourth foul and 3: 26 left, Matt Trannon had a key inside basket for Michigan State for a 64- 56 lead with 3: 08 to play. The Badgers twice got within three, but Little drove through traffic for a layup and was fouled. spokesman Glen Kirton told the Associated Press shortly before Wednesday's match. Zolman' s basket was Tennessee' s last field goal, but Vanderbilt couldn' t get any closer. Knepper, who will be 35 next week, always has been tough for the Cardinals. Zolman ran for 50 yards on 13 carries and was 3- for- 6 for 45 yards.
Bonell Colas finished with 11 points and seven rebounds for Florida. The Orange fell behind at the start when Kyle Chones hit a 3 from the left wing in the first minute of play to give Colgate a 3- 0 lead. The game was an exhibition for Montana Western( 14- 0, ranked No 4 in the NAIA. STORRS, Conn( AP- Eighth- ranked Connecticut narrowly avoided its first two- game losing streak in 12 seasons, beating South Florida 75- 65 Wednesday night with Barbara Turner getting eight of her 23 points in overtime. Then, after a missed 3- pointer from Ashley Ford, Comfort scored inside after an offensive rebound by Shenita Landry for the 60- 59 lead with 1: 40 to play Maddox pushed the lead to 62- 59 on two free throws with 56 8 seconds left. With Devendorf and Rautins leading the way, Syracuse went 9- for- 17 from long range in the first half and led 44- 28 at the break despite only two points from Nichols, the Big East' s leading scorer at 19 points per game. We just had to negotiate getting the ball in and making the free throws ".
Defensively, Texas clamped down on Baylor' s tough frontcourt duo of Young and Steffanie Blackmon, harassing them near the basket and rarely giving them easy entry passes. Rhoden, given a three-run cushion in the first inning, went five innings, giving up a run and five hits. Mel Thomas had 12 points, Ann Strother 11 and Charde Houston 10 for the Huskies( 7- 3, who have won 21 straight over the Red Storm Reserve Kati Kurtosi led St John' s( 11- 1) with eight points. Tennessee scored five of the first half' s last seven points to take a 32- 29 lead at halftime. The game is over before it even starts " Lowe said " It' s a matter of coming out and giving it everything you' ve got, and that' s what we did " Florida used a full- court press that forced most of Tennessee' s season- high 28 turnovers and further exposed the loss of point guard Alexis Hornbuckle.
Terrance Roberts joined him on the bench with 14: 24 remaining and Matt Gorman got his fourth with 8: 16 left. Although Lofrano's high school season ended two weeks ago in the semifinal round of the City Section 4-A Division playoffs, his enthusiasm for baseball remains at mid-season level. Curtis Withers led the 49ers with 25 points and 11 rebounds, teaming yet again with fellow forward Eddie Basden in a tandem act that has given Charlotte the appearance of a team poised for an NCAA Tournament run. Through the Caribbean you'll go, next to the Panama Canal and finally on to Acapulco-all in the company of Manager Cookie Rojas and a handful of players Some trip. Consistent starts from staff aces Jeff Beck and Lucio Chaidez secured the co-championship. This spring the South Coast Conference baseball race resembled a five-person fight for survival on a life raft built for three. The other two championship fights-Virgil Hill (21-0-Ramzi Hassan (25-3, for Hill's WBA light-heavyweight title Hill is a 3-1 favorite.
