Kentucky, which trailed by as many as 14 points before halftime, took a 50- 47 lead on a three- point play by Azubuike with 11: 42 left to cap a 13- 0 run for its first lead since the opening minutes. James Madison( 3- 5) will play the Savannah State- Texas A& M- Corpus Christi winner in the tournament championship Friday. Public Links National Championships in Cincinnati, where he lost in the second round of match play He also qualified for the U S. The ball bounced right to Jonte Buhl, who scooped it up and dashed 98 yards for a touchdown and a 13- 6 Aggies lead at halftime. Everybody had a chance to be in contact with them " For the Sooners, the challenge is to go back home for a Sunday game against rival Oklahoma State and find a way to end a surprising two- game skid in the Big 12 " We' re not going to look at it as a slump " Sooners guard Erin Higgins said " That' s not the way we play ". Mission Bay (22-3-1) lost to Escondido in the semifinals, and Castle Park (23-4-1, lost to Clairemont in the quarterfinals.
Dolan batted a team-leading . 311 to lead Fountain Valley to the Sunset League championship She also had 10 RBIs. Smith knocked down all three attempts to cut the lead to one. Allyssa DeHaan, a 6- foot- 9 freshman, came alive in the second half and finished with 11 points, 11 rebounds and a school- record eight blocks. Freshman Kelly Mezo hit a grand slam in the sixth inning and Saddleback College advanced to to the state softball tournament with a 5-0 victory over Rio Hondo Sunday. We had a tremendous amount of respect for Utah " Saban said " I certainly misstated that. McCoughtry scored 17 points in the first half, 15 on 3- pointers, as the Cardinals led by as many as 14.
Kyle Anslinger scored 11 for the Purple Aces, who shot 27- of- 55( 49. Northridge has dominated the CCAA in most women's sports, winning three national volleyball titles and the past four softball crowns. He matched his point total of the first four games with two goals and two assists as the Sockers won, 7-1, and brought the series back to San Diego for Game 6 tonight at 7:35. And in the last 20 seconds of the 10th, he hit him with 12 unanswered punches. BYU worked the ball inside to take a 30- 25 halftime lead, which opened up the perimeter in the second half.
He scored a career- high 32 points, hitting 5- of- 7 3- pointers and adding 9- of- 11 from the free throw line while recording a game- best 10 rebounds. He's had some outstanding performances, but I'd say that's as good as he's done considering the level of competition" Johnson opened the season as a starter and pitched eight innings in a 5-1 win over defending national champion Stanford in Fullerton's second game. Wisconsin built a 42- 34 lead with 15: 34 to go and only had to contend with one Hoosiers' charge. 13 AP) to an 81- 67 victory over California in the Pac- 10 opener for both teams Friday " Will Conroy came up big in the intangible area " Romar said " He was a warrior down the stretch He got rebounds He defended extremely well.
The Tigers( 3- 0) were hampered by sloppiness as Jordan Jefferson again struggled to complete deep passes and instead threw his first interception of the season. David Brooks led Niagara( 17- 8) with 27 points, with Juan Mendez adding 16 and Alvin Cruz 13. Alfonse Dyer added 11 points for the Demons( 19- 11, 13- 3 Southland. Clemson and Spiller, its Heisman hopeful, couldn' t have asked for a better start with his opening score. Abrams for a 3- pointer and Tucker' s second steal led to an easy layup. Northridge did not get closer than 7 points in the rest of the game Montana shot 49 2 percent and Northridge 39 1 percent. They are missing three of their top players because of injuries " I think Wendy plays a tougher schedule than I do " said Summitt, whose team usually ranks No 1 in strength of schedule.
The Cowboys had a chance but Terrel Harris missed a 3- pointer before Mario Boggan got the rebound and stepped back to behind the arc but missed as time expired. Clark, in his debut as Penn State' s starting QB, was 11- of- 14 passing for 146 yards and the TD in limited action " When you first start, you want everything to go right " Clark said " I don' t think I got touched today " The offensive line dominated on the ground, too, paving the way for seven rushing TDs on the day. George, the 6- foot- 6 quarterback who is a 27- year- old fourth- year starter after first playing minor league baseball, was 16- of- 37 for 199 yards with a 62- yard TD to Alvin Canady, who was wide open out of the backfield because of an apparent busted coverage. Minnesota came out as if to put the game away early, using pressure defense to create turnovers and off- balance shots by North Dakota State. UConn, which was 9- of- 18 from the field during the run, opened a 43- 25 lead when Ketia Swanier made a pair of free throws and led 43- 27 at halftime. Villanova probably needs to win two of those games to feel good about making its first trip to the NCAA tournament since 1999 " We control it and it' s not in anybody else' s hands " Nardi said. Brett McDade added 12 points, and Jerome Jordan had 11 points and eight rebounds.
First baseman Dave Collins fielded the ball to the left of the pitcher's mound, wheeled and threw the ball into center field. The team made 9- of- 13 shots from the 3- point arc and shot 50 percent overall Malcolm Taylor led the Waves( 4- 6) with 13 points. Sprink made six 3- pointers and scored 18 points in the first half to help Navy( 6- 5) take a 42- 29 lead. Air Force had 15 offensive rebounds and the Lobos 18, and New Mexico had an overall 44- 27 edge on the boards. Which resulted in their failure to advance to the NCAA Division II softball championship game for the first time in seven years.
She obviously was not needed against the Greyhounds, now 0- 7 against Maryland since Nov. By the time Hairston ended the drought with a 3- pointer, the Ducks were down 15 with just 2: 53 remaining " We were right there and then they went on a run that we couldn' t stop " Leunen said " We played well up until that point. While many of us go through life searching through cluttered desk drawers for lost keys and missing checkbooks, Lofrano stands serenely to the side, unruffled by such vagaries. Then he capitalized after getting fouled beyond the 3- point line with 3 seconds left, hitting two free throws for a 39- 21 lead and reaching his season average of 14 points " He' ll make you pay " Snyder said " When there was a long offensive rebound he stuck a 3 He did it several times. Maryland limited the Wildcats to 31 percent shooting( 11- for- 35) in the first half and seemingly couldn' t miss from outside the arc " Shooting 89 percent on 3- pointers, that' s crazy " Frese said " They were doubling down low, and that led to a lot of kickouts and open shots " The Terrapins were 10- for- 14 over the first 12 minutes, but Arizona stayed close by forcing eight turnovers and getting 14 points from Jones.
Bradford was 18- of- 26 for 209 yards and now has an NCAA freshman record 34 touchdown passes. ASU cut the deficit to 48- 41 on a turnaround jumper by Amy Denson with 3: 36 left, but Judy Vogt banked in a shot for New Mexico and Mandi Moore hit five free throws over the final 2: 13 to keep the Lobos in control. Mayo' s driving basket with 15 seconds left was Southern Cal' s first field goal in 12: 38 and made it 61- 58. She was fighting off tears as Larkins made both free throws for a 75- 72 lead with nine seconds left. 13 Kansas State on Saturday night, throwing the whole national championship picture into chaos. 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. And by the seventh inning, when he had to pinch-hit for Noboa, Rojas was down to desperation moves-shifting outfielder Chico Walker to second base and moving first baseman Jim Eppard to the outfield "I've never seen anything like this in my life" Rojas said.
Ashley Barlow scored 13 of her 18 points in the first half, making all three of her 3- point attempts, to lead the Fighting Irish( No 25 ESPN/ USA Today, No. But Boise State' s defense answered every Oregon charge and knocked off the Ducks for the second consecutive season after last year' s contentious matchup in Eugene " Hats off to our defense tonight They made a ton of plays " Moore said. One possession after Gant fouled out in a tie game, Morenike Atunrase hit the tiebreaking free throw that gave Texas A& M( 21- 7, 9- 5 Big 12) a 56- 55 lead. Syracuse then put the game away on free throws by Paul Harris and Eric Devendorf. Branden Miller scored 22 points to lead the Bobcats, which lost its 15th straight game played in California Ja' Ron Jefferson had 17 points and Marvin Moss added 13. The fifth- seeded Lady Raiders( 15- 13) play fourth- seeded Missouri( 20- 8) in Wednesday' s second round.
All he needs is the star-spangled hat, a couple of dance steps and Apollo is back As for Daniels, he'll show up Tuesday Yo, Adrian. . Umpire Dave Pallone, involved in the altercation that caused Cincinnati Reds Manager Pete Rose to be suspended earlier in the month, was in another beef. When it comes to pitching, nobody has more of it than the Houston Astros. Current Griz assistant coach Shannon Cate Schweyen holds the career record after scoring 2, 172 points from 1988- 92. Jackson State will play the winner of the Southern- Grambling State game. After a timeout, the Tigers tried to regroup but Thomas' off- balance driving layup missed and the ball ended up going out of bounds off an Ohio State player with 36 seconds left. The Highlanders led 32- 23 after halftime after holding Liberty to just 24 percent shooting in the first half. 14 ESPN/ USA Today; No/ 15 AP) to a 77- 53 victory over the Gamecocks on Saturday.
