CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U S. that usually meant we were a year or two away from winning " Auriemma said " So now, I don' t think we' re a year or two away from winning, I think we can win the whole thing right now " Mel Thomas also scored 21, including five 3- pointers for the Huskies, who have won their last 199 home games against unranked teams. Fowles, who has led LSU to three straight Final Four appearances, did not make the trip to Murfreesboro " I thought when Sylvia got hurt, it would be a blessing in disguise " LSU coach Van Chancellor said " But it doesn' t matter. J- Essence Carson scored 18 points to lead five players in double figures and help Rutgers( No 25 ESPN/ USA Today; No 23 AP) rout Cincinnati 85- 43 on Saturday. "How can anyone have pride in the team he's playing for when he's wearing those colors" he said.
Snyder (2-1, 1 save) and Brian Snoddy (1-0, 2 saves) are the right-handed relievers, and Steve Watson (1-1, 2 saves) is the left-hander. She is 100- 92 with the Sun Devils " This team didn' t get to be 20- 3 by happenstance They have tremendous character, tremendous toughness. CHAMPAIGN, Ill( AP- Luther Head took over for Illinois almost as soon as the game started. See if the Pistons had stuffed him into a closet, or the trunk of a car. Navy, which led the nation in rushing last season, gained 301 yards on the ground and had 430 yards of total offense " It is always good to get a win, especially with how we played in the first half " Polanco said " We had some trouble holding on to the ball, but once we did, we settled down " Polanco' s scoring pass to Tomlinson with 12 seconds left in the first half tied the game at 6.
Louisiana- Monroe took the lead for the first time thanks to a Tulsa miscue. The idea is not to get yourself blown up, to self-destruct before the real action starts. We suddenly see a variety of handshakes at home plate the High-Five, the Low-Five, the Double High-Five, and the Bash. To that point, Anderson was 5- for- 7 from the field and his teammates were a combined 0- for- 16. 19 AP) to a 76- 51 victory over Princeton on Saturday night.
That's when I know they're ready, when they're saying things like that. COLLEGE PARK, Md( AP- Laura Harper quit thinking and started playing. Towson( 5- 21, 2- 14) only cut the lead to single digits twice thereafter. Beilein confronted Ewing, sending both benches into a storm of protest. In basketball, Loyola won the conference, followed by Santa Clara and Pepperdine. Its late-season slump notwithstanding, Loyola Marymount was never really in danger of being passed over by the NCAA for the 48-team baseball regionals, as evidenced by the Lions' third seeding in the Midwest regional at Oklahoma State. His father joined a country club there and Junior began playing golf about six years ago. Part of it is simply trying to keep track of where he is on the map of America as he fast-forwards through 32 cities in 42 days, headlining an exhibition skating tour.
Mike Green scored 23 to lead the Tigers, who got just two points from their bench. He opened one drive with runs of 24 and 51 yards, setting up Bell' s 6- yard TD, and had 120 yards rushing by halftime. How bad is Musburger on basketball? Well, in Sunday's Game 7 of the Boston-Atlanta series, he may have reached a low in shilling for his network in the third quarter. We didn' t have a very good presence against their zone pressure " Providence coach Tim Welsh said " We just telegraphed our passes and didn' t get Ryan enough touches.
Without Stukes, Georgia( 7- 9, 1- 5) was clearly overmatched- especially with just six scholarship players dressed for the game. Bookout also grabbed 10 rebounds and had two assists, while Lavender had four assists for the Sooners. Amanda Adamson and Tracy Harbut each scored 13 points for Syracuse, and Chineze Nwagbo added 11 points and seven rebounds " In the first half UConn' s pressure and athleticism really took us out of some things we were trying to do " Syracuse coach Keith Cieplicki said " It' s difficult when you get behind a team that' s as good as this " The Huskies led 45- 27 at the break and opened the second half with a 15- 2 run. We' ll use it as fuel for the fire " UCLA began the second half with an 8- 0 spurt, getting back- to- back 3- pointers from Willis to pull within 28- 27. Brantley came on in relief of Tebow and led Florida to a late touchdown, but by then the focus of the game had turned from the action on the field to Tebow' s health Tebow finished with 123 yards rushing and two touchdowns. Santa Ana (13-7-1) and Savanna (14-11) will also play Wednesday in a wild-card game with the winner traveling to Culver City. Spiller on third down, but Matt O' Hanlon knocked the ball out of Spiller' s hands in the end zone " I thought I had it " Spiller said " He just came over the top and knocked it out I make that play in my sleep We' ve run that play so many times.
Not many people get to say they' re actually living their dream " Kevin Love scored 17 points and left the game with a leading nine rebounds, one short of the sixth double- double of his freshman season Josh Shipp added 16 points for the Bruins( 9- 1 Love had three exams during his first finals week. It was the first time Azusa had not won the women's title since competition began in 1982 Johansson said she was in peak form, and it showed. Baylor had won its opening game of the tournament in each of Mulkey' s seven seasons at the helm and looked in prime position to advance to the semifinals again when the Bears led 40- 24 at halftime. The Ducks, who began their centennial season with a 9- 1 record, have to beat UCLA on Saturday at Pauley Pavilion in their regular- season finale to qualify for a return trip to Los Angeles- where eight teams will vie for an automatic NCAA berth " Our destiny is in L. Daniel Ewing missed badly on a 3- pointer, and Garrison started a parade at the line for the Terps. Thomas Harris had 10 catches for 224 yards and two touchdowns for Alabama A& M( 2- 0.
10 AP) to a 77- 44 win over Michigan on Sunday in a game played in front of 12, 088, the second- largest crowd for a women' s game in Breslin Center and the sixth- largest in the nation this year. Williams went 9- for- 11 from the field and 3- for- 4 from behind the 3- point line. I finally got it and I hit it " When Stanford' s Kelley Suminski missed a 3- point shot, Bowen was there for the rebound, producing a fast- break layup by Kelli Roehrig. WORCESTER, Mass( AP- Keith Simmons scored 18 points as Holy Cross raced to a 22- point halftime lead for a 66- 49 win over Army in its regular- season finale on Saturday. It was Glennon' s best game of the season and completed a yearlong turnaround.
20, looking for their third 12- 0 start in five seasons " I' d say we' re back down to earth " said Pitt' s Keith Benjamin " I feel like we' re a very humble team, so we' re not going to dwell on it " Dayton' s Chris Wright, a freshman forward who had been averaging 12 5 points, finished with four. Wiggins had 24 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals in the first meeting against Utah, which hasn' t been to the regional semifinals since 2001. Montana had 18 assists against seven turnovers " We haven' t been getting a lot of assists because we haven' t made that many shots " said Selvig " But we' re moving the ball much better and we' re shooting better " The Lady Griz have averaged 97 5 points over the past two games. And that' s OK with Coach K " It' s so important to him for us to do well, I think he doesn' t have full focus on the free throw " the Duke coach said " He' s thinking like a leader. The fact we didn' t do a good job on Carney was the difference in the game. With Claudell Washington driving home three runs and Tommy John scattering six hits over 7 innings, the Yankees didn't need much managing from interim manager Mike Ferraro at Baltimore. Quarterback Zach MacDowell did a good job early stepping up in the pocket to escape pressure, and there were audible gasps in sold- out Beaver Stadium when he found Trent Usher open on a crossing pattern for a 33- yard touchdown pass to get the Chanticleers within 14- 7 with 13: 38 left in the second quarter.
