Mentally, we have to be ready every game " Janese Marshall scored 15 points, and Rebecca Rowsey and Ashley Houts had 11 apiece for the Lady Bulldogs. Pittsburgh( 18- 6, 8- 3) was held to a season- low 20 percent shooting( 12- of- 59) from the field and its lowest scoring output in seven seasons West Virginia overcame a cold start while Pitt couldn' t. The College World Series opens today at Rosenblatt Stadium, where it has been held the past 38 years. The senior was one of three Crusaders( 1- 0) in double figures. Brandon Worthy had 12 points to lead the Lions, which has lost six of seven LMU' s leading scorer Matthew Knight, who averages 19. After a cold- shooting first half, when they hit just 33 percent from the field( 10 of 30, the Huskies drained 14 of 19 during the second half, and did not miss a shot during the final seven minutes. This time, they had a lot of help from their surrounding cast.
"It's really sad, but at the same time, you've done everything you wanted to do in skating, it's time to go on. Stetson led by as many as 13 points in the first half and had a 33- 24 advantage at halftime Jese Snyder led Belmont with 20 points and Hare added 14. Williams ran a tactical race, leading the pack through 800 meters in 2:06 before outsprinting the field to the finish with 150 meters to go. That' s the best thing to see " Lemon said of the open spaces cleared by his linemen " I wish we could be undefeated right now.
Cole Holmstrom, who finished with 19 points, was the only player in double figures for Indiana State( 12- 13, 5- 10 The Sycamores shot 24- of- 55( 43 6 percent) overall. "I know for sure that they're going to be at their best Monday, because they want to steal one in our place. Kelly Page passed for 101 yards and one touchdown and ran for another to lead the Cardinals( 0- 4. It got exposed at home today in that post " Mississippi State pulled to 70- 65 when Ontario Harper' s basket capped a 12- 3 run with 3: 18 to play. La' Tangela Atkinson collected 13 points, Nikita Bell 12 and Erlana Larkins 10 for North Carolina, which opened a commanding 49- 21 lead at the half The Tar Heels shot 54. Wolverine guard John Andrews picked up the loose ball, was fouled, and hit both free throws to put Michigan up 65- 62 with 25 9 seconds to go.
And the best Cutlass Reality could do was to place his name alongside those of Swaps, Cougar II, Ancient Title and Affirmed. But an even more sobering thought is this: Take away a fluke here and a minor miracle there and the Angels' 4-5 record could have been-should have been-an Oriolesque 0-9. Arizona State had a 20- 0 advantage in fast- break points in a win over Oregon State on Thursday. May hit all 10 of his shots in the second half, and scored 12 points in a decisive run that put the Tar Heels ahead 81- 68 with about four minutes left. In my head I had already planned to make( Kansas) miss " Then, with 11 seconds to go, he connected with Tony Jeffery for the winning TD, denying Kansas what would have been its biggest win in almost a decade " Vince threw a great pass " said Jeffery " It was the biggest catch I have had this year " The Longhorns got the ball for their final drive after a controversial offensive pass interference call on Kansas that left Jayhawks coach Mark Mangino fuming. It proved to be short- lived " I feel very badly for Virginia Tech " Coach K said " They gave a winning effort They never quit and they were certainly deserving to win I' m not sure we were ".
Y( AP- The Wisconsin Badgers waited for their shots to start falling, waited for something to work on defense. Nick Dissly and Marvin Moss had 10 each for the Bobcats, who are 0- 4 on the road. The Tigers used a 14- 2 run in a five- minute span to take a 16- 4 lead with 13: 18 left in the half. All will be in Penske PC-17s, the latest in British-built equipment, powered by Ilmor-Chevy engines, another British-built product with an American sounding name.
Saint Joseph' s had won its last two games on Xavier' s court, including a 10- point victory last season that spoiled the Musketeers' senior night celebration. But with 7: 34 remaining, Butler took the lead for good on a 3- pointer by Bruce Horan, who finished with 11 points. SEATTLE( AP- Marverly Nettles scored 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds as Alabama defeated Washington 76- 56 Saturday afternoon to win the Seattle Times Husky Classic. In the fourth inning, he gave up a leadoff single to Pete O'Brien and then got a pitch out over the plate where Pete Incaviglia could handle it Well, manhandle might be a better word Incaviglia hit a towering home run to left-center. Trailing 14- 13 with less than eight minutes left in the first half, LSU went on a 13- 6 spurt with Augustus scoring eight points and setting a great back screen that led to a layup by Willis.
Sumlin' s first score capped a 10- play, 70- yard drive on the Bulldogs' opening possession. Crenshaw, the second-round leader and Sluman's playing partner, bogeyed three of the last five holes and had a 70. We' ve got to get back tomorrow and get to work " North Carolina has not played since defeating North Carolina State, 86- 65, this past Sunday. Katreem Palmer scored six points in the first eight minutes after halftime as the Hornets closed to 32- 30. Texas coach Rick Barnes said he didn' t know the nature of the injury.
8 seconds left and missed the front end of a one- and- one, giving the Beavers a final chance. The Miners( 11- 2, 1- 0) shot 53 percent from the field, including 13 of 22 from 3- point range to compile the most points against Boise State in a regulation game since 1982 The previous high was 89 points by Montana State in 1995. Kelly Gruber hit a three-run homer off Lee Smith, and Sil Campusano lined a three-run double off Zach Crouch in the ninth to insure the Blue Jay victory. Jeter, 33, had pondered retirement but decided to give it one more year "I still love to play football" he said "I talked to (Coach) John (Robinson) about it. The Red Raiders shot just 29 percent( nine of 31) after halftime, after making 13 of 27 shots before then They finished with 17 turnovers. Fitch' s two free throws with 21 seconds left and Brown' s 3- point miss sealed the win for the Wildcats The Spartans shot 43.
Midgley sank his first six 3- point attempts of the game, five coming in the first half including a buzzer- beater just before halftime that gave the Bears a 40- 27 lead. HARTFORD, Conn- It had been six years since Connecticut won both the Big East regular- season and tournament titles. Draelon Burns scored 17 points, Karron Clarke had 11 points and 11 rebounds, and Wesley Green added 10 points for DePaul( 2- 6. The Spartans went on to extend their lead to 15 points in the first 10 minutes of the second half. In that game, Illinois shot 56 percent, hit 11 3- pointers and led by as many as 32 points in the second half.
Hopefully, I'll get to play every day in Milwaukee-wherever that is. The pressure, naturally, has increased, but Mayne remains rather undistracted by his feat. GREELEY, Colo( AP- Marvin Moss scored 16 points and Branden Miller and Ja' Ron Jefferson added 15 points each as Montana State rallied past Northern Colorado 83- 69 Thursday night. Gonzaga was 14- of- 20 from the line, while Pepperdine was 13- of- 22 " If we make our free throws and get our rebounds, we win that game " Diawara said.
I just wish that we had played better " Self said " But it' s the best scenario when you have to win when your team really doesn' t play well and you have guys grind it out " The Jayhawks( 26- 4, 13- 2 Big 12) committed 12 second- half turnovers against Oklahoma' s pressing defense, but rebounded with a late 11- 4 run to win their seventh straight game. Hackney threw a 59- yard touchdown pass to Roddy White on UAB' s second play. Guerrero will spend much of the next three to five days in traction at a local hospital and at least 15 days on the disabled list, retroactive to June 5, in hopes of alleviating his acute neck soreness. Texas Tech led at halftime only 14- 7 despite amassing 278 total yards to just 100 for the Wildcats. USU closed within 33- 28 on a jumper by Lindsey Freeze, but the Bobcats responded with a 9- 4 run to take a 46- 37 lead with 9: 55 remaining The Aggies could get no closer. Glendale just had a little more depth and experience than we did" Glendale won all three mixed doubles matches The Dynamiters' No.
"He was by no means exceptional, but he did a great job of keeping us off balance He did what he had to do" Cochell praised his pitcher "I thought he was outstanding. I over-swung, and it (his back) started to hurt" Surico recalled recently. The Delta Devils led 10- 7 in the first quarter when John Pierre Marshall blocked a Jim Hall punt at the Southeastern 38 and Jermayel Brown recovered it in the end zone. David Thomas and the defense shut down a potent UTEP offense and even scored once, too And another GMAC Bowl resulted in a big MAC victory. But LSU was prepared for the Christian evangelical school, getting tapes of the Lady Flames before their upsets over Penn State and DePaul. The Boilermakers( 7- 2) led by 10 at halftime, then opened the second half with a 13- 2 run to break the game open and win their third straight. Associated PressHAMPTON, Va( AP- Greg Roberts scored 16 points as North Carolina A& T fought off a second- half comeback by Hampton to win 79- 76 Monday night.
The tournament is played in a high school gym with metal bleachers on both sides, and most of the people on those silver rows of seating when the game began were players from USC or Virginia Tech- who played the previous game. The Wildcats played without Megan Mahoney, a senior guard who ruptured her left Achilles' tendon in the Big 12 title loss to Baylor. Pittsburgh had won 43 of its first 44 games in the 3- year- old Petersen Events Center before losing its last two there, 69- 66 to Bucknell and by the same score to Georgetown. ShaRon Harrison had 11 points and 11 rebounds for the Blue Hens( 4- 15, 3- 4, who had their two- game winning streak snapped Kyle DeHaven, Delaware' s leading scorer at 11. You get a good look after the double on( Pierce) and it' s frustrating not to hit it " Clayton Hanson added 12 points for Wisconsin, all on 3- pointers, and Mike Wilkinson had 12 points and nine rebounds. San Jose State quickly erased that lead with a 16- 4 run, eventually building a lead of as many as 11 points. The Hawks shot 20 percent in the first half and 31 percent for the game^.
TCU cut the gap to 53- 50 when Butler- Rayford hit a 3- pointer followed by Knight making a layup and a free throw with 5: 18 left Reado then hit a basket for the Aggies. He was right there and then the offense did what it had to do to get control " Ole Miss( 2- 3) built on the momentum as linebacker Patrick Willis came up with a bad snap fumble at the Indians' 20- yard line. The Red Foxes wiped out a 31- 24 halftime deficit with the run and went ahead 38- 33 with 16: 28 to play on a 3- pointer by David Devezin. He was out of danger in the last half-minute, and at the bell he swatted Ortega on the butt and said: "Good round" Then he wobbled back to his corner. Marsh was 7- of- 11 from the field and 5- of- 5 from the foul line She also had five rebounds and five assists. TRIPLE CROWN RATINGS Career Horse S 1 2 3 Earnings 1. Winning Colors 8 6 1 1 $1,116,350 2. Risen Star 10 7 2 1 726,125 3. Brian's Time 10 3 2 1 461,619 4. Forty Niner 13 7 4 0 1,021,880 5. Private Terms 9 7 0 0 759,828 6. Digress 7 3 1 3 247,013 7. Once Wild 6 4 1 0 146,118 8. Dynaformer 10 3 3 1 149,430 9. Proper Reality 7 5 0 0 429,820 10. Granacus 14 3 2 1 296,724. Stanford is picked to win its eighth straight Pac- 10 title.
MIAMI( AP- The high- scoring Kansas Jayhawks brought their usual assortment of tricks to the Orange Bowl They split their tackles wide alongside the receivers They threw wrong- handed shovel passes They pulled off a fake punt The biggest surprise: They won with defense. Courtney Paris' streak of 89 consecutive games with a double- double came dangerously close to being broken on Thursday night when she had 27 points and 11 rebounds. Jackson State went 3- for- 12, committed nine turnovers and had four shots blocked in the opening 7½ minutes. Associated PressSTATE COLLEGE, Pa( AP- Amanda Brown scored 27 points and Kam Gissendanner added 16 to lead Penn State to a 69- 58 victory over Michigan State( No 21 ESPN/ USA Today, No 23 AP) on Thursday night. The victory allowed South Florida to avoid the first four- game losing streak in the school' s eight- year football history UAB has allowed 104 points in losing its last two games Corey White ran for 83 yards and three touchdowns for UAB Roddy White caught seven passes for 110 yards for UAB. Five of those points came from Chesley Dabbs, held scoreless in the first half Three came when Greenwalt got her third three- point play She had two late in the first half. LEWISBURG, Pa( AP- Chris McNaughteon scored 16 points and Chris Niesz hit a 3- pointer as time expired to lift Bucknell to a 60- 59 victory over Colgate on Saturday.
What we couldn' t get going was enough offense to put us in good position ". "It helped a lot, got me going" Wolfe seems to handle everything as easily as a two-hopper off the grass. That's the ballgame" Meanwhile, Arias (9-1) showed no effects of coming back so soon. 6 Vulcans( 13- 1, who led 21- 7 in the third quarter, ended the regular season undefeated for the first time since going 8- 0 in 1958.
