She became the first freshman in UConn history to open the season with nine straight games in double figures " We can' t continue for the rest of the season for[ Greene] to be a loss " Montgomery said " We have to make things better after a while " Connecticut used its size advantage inside with the 6- foot- 3 Hunter and 6- 4 Tina Charles to score 42 points in the paint. Running away from first base, pitcher Rawley picked it up and tossed it behind him to third baseman Mike Schmidt, who threw it to first The Oklahoma football team couldn't have done it any better Unfortunately for posterity, Mack beat the throw by a step. Hazouri drilled seven of 13 three- pointers and scored 19 of his 29 points in the first half. It was Baker' s defense that sparked a 11- 0 run that turned a 68- 67 lead into a double- figure margin and sealed the game. Bret Johnson of El Toro, who finished second in the ratings, threw for 1,369 yards and 15 touchdowns with 3 interceptions. The Owls, who trailed by 11 early in the second half, got within 48- 45 on a 3- pointer by Ashley Morris with 7: 33 left.
This time, NC State controlled most of the second half, three times pushing its lead into double figures. Melendez is hitting . 569 (37 for 65) and Clayton carries a . 529 average (36 for 68 As a team, the Vikings are hitting a lofty . 375 "That's unbelievable" Yarnall said. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark( AP- Ruby Vaden scored 18 points as Arkansas used 41 turnovers and a school- record 28 steals to defeat Centenary 86- 52 on Sunday. The dunk was set up when Brad Gianiny threaded the Tennessee State defense with a perfect bounce pass " We started off a little slow " Garcia said " That' s when I know I have to be a leader and step up. The Tigers came out in the second half with a little more fire but still trailed until Anthony Rice' s 3- pointer with 13: 20 remaining gave Memphis its first lead. Illinois coach Bruce Weber shouted " Zone buster! Zone buster! Move it " and the Illini would make four or five crisp and uncontested passes around the perimeter before sinking a long- range shot They were usually on target.
It was the 24th career victory for Mears, who jumped past Andretti and Boesel into the CART-PPG Indy-car point lead. Loyola Athletic Director Brian Quinn, who found out Tuesday night when Snow's phone call awakened him, said he is "always prepared for" the departure of a coach, but admitted he was surprised "in the sense. Stacy Booker scored 14 points and Tolliver had nine points and nine rebounds for South Carolina. Levi Dyer shot 9- for- 12 and led Illinois State with 22 points.
Creighton' s Johnny Mathies, the Missouri Valley tournament' s MVP, made all of his five shots in the first half and had 14 points. The Lady Monarchs shot 52 percent( 15- for- 29) while UNC- Wilmington struggled, as it missed 18 of 23 shots( 22 percent. The senior had vowed earlier in the week to atone for his poor performance last year at Iowa, in which he was 9 of 23 passing for 86 yards and one interception. Chappell scored 12 of his points in the first half, as Wisconsin built a 33- 23 lead. In his absence, Wake Forest rolled out to a nine- point lead following four straight free throws from Eric Williams before DeMarcus Nelson hit a 3 for Duke to cut the Deacons' halftime lead to 45- 39 " They reacted better than us after the scuffle " Redick said " And Daniel picked up the foul That' s it ". Leading 68- 66 with 1: 54 left in the game, Scott Vandermeer finished a break with a dunk for Illinois- Chicago( 14- 17) and Mayo hit four consecutive free throws, giving the Flames a 74- 66 lead with 47 7 seconds remaining Paige Paulsen hit a 3- pointer with 24. Whitney Jones worked free for a layup, giving Arkansas a tie with No 7 LSU with 10: 35 remaining " I was so pleased at 49- 49.
The Terps showed why they were ranked in the top five throughout the season while racing to a 32- 17 lead, and even after the Cornhuskers pulled even at 45, an 8- 0 Maryland run appeared to restore order But Nebraska never stopped coming. Will Whittington scored 18 points and Jared Jordan added 17 for Marist( 2- 3, 0- 1. Alcorn State answered with an 8- yard touchdown from Timothy Buckley to Antonio Dejarnett, cutting the lead to seven points with 4: 13 left in the fourth quarter. Pinnock each had 14 points for George Washington, while Pops Mensah- Bonsu and Carl Elliot each added 11. The sweep of Pomona eight days ago concluded on a high note a season of frustration for the Matadors and Coach Terry Craven, who resigned his position at season's end. The Bobcats were only able to get a field goal out of the drive, though. Playing in his last regular season home game, Battle had assists on four of the Bulls' five field goals during the span.
Please exit the stadium seating area and find cover " said a message on the end- zone scoreboard. Graves believes it is too late for Miraleste to be absorbed by either of the new eight-team leagues. Those in attendance included former Boston Celtics coach Red Auerbach, Baltimore Ravens coach Brian Billick and former Orioles infielder Cal Ripken. The Gators( 6- 2) fhad a strong performance from posts Bernice Mosby and Brittany Davis, who combined for 26 first half points and helped Florida to a 37- 32 halfrime lead. After Dayton took a 50- 49 lead with 9 minutes remaining, Old Dominion went on a 21- 8 run to close the game Old Dominion will face No 13 Texas on Monday. Tyler McKinney scored to pull Creighton( 13- 8, 5- 5) within 46- 43 with 12: 47 left. "We worked out some details, and we got started with it" The series seemed blessed from the start.
The Bulldogs have known for weeks that their season would end next week at rival Mississippi in the Battle for the Golden Egg. But Sanders lost the top job to Adams when the federation ruled that no former Olympic team head coach or assistant coach could work a second Olympics. Bubba Shobert, a transplanted Texan living in Carmel Valley, and Jim Filice, a fourth-generation San Jose resident, will be the sentimental favorites. Coach Mike Davis started four freshmen against the Illini " What better growing up pill to give them than to play them on the road against the No. Utah's Mark Eaton, supposedly a defensive specialist, is outshooting Abdul-Jabbar, 40. 9% (9 of 22) to 31. 7% (13 of 41) in this series.
Detroit( 9- 16, 5- 8) twice cut the lead to three points in the final minute, but Illinois- Chicago went 7- for- 8 from the free- throw line during that stretch to stay in front. Our offense led to a lot of their baskets " Memphis had played then- No 24 Southern California on Dec 4 in New York. The Preakness has never been a favorite race for Stephens, mainly because of the track's hardness and bias. 2 North Carolina was as strong ever, remaining undefeated with its 13th straight win, an 87- 43 victory over St. That was the start of a burst which saw the Buckeyes go on a 16- 2 run. 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.
At Rome, the second-seeded Wilander lost the first set quickly and fell behind, 5-2, in the second set. That' s not surprising considering he came to Houston after spending three years as an assistant at Texas Tech and 12 years at Stephenville. He added a 1- yard TD plunge in the third " I love seeing that green. DePaul cut the lead to two several times, the last at 19- 17, but UConn went on a 9- 2 run and kept pulling away. He took him out of the rotation and stuck him in the bullpen, in hopes that would help It didn't. Last summer, he tried out for what was supposed to become the International Basketball Assn and was selected for an All-Star team that toured Asia. The Tigers had the final shot of the second half, but James Mays inside shot never hit the rim.
The Bearkats( 9- 0) are unbeaten this late in the season for the first time since 1973, when they started 28- 0 before losing in the second round of the NAIA tournament. Knoop scored on Joanna Carr's infield hit for the Indians' final run. They had more turnovers than field goals( 22 to 15) and shot just 27 percent( 15 of 55. Coirey Claitt added 16 points for the Dolphins( 15- 13, 11- 7 Atlantic Sun) and Ben Smith had 11 points and a team- high six assists Colbert and Marcus Allen led with 11 rebounds.
Oklahoma State' s Doug Gottlieb held the previous record with 793 from 1998 to 2000 " It' s a good accomplishment " said Miles, who had eight rebounds " but I have to give the credit to my teammates over the years for making the shots. But after IPFW used a 16- 11 run to close to 30- 18 at halftime, Notre Dame pulled away after the break. We made history " Courtney Paris had 30 points and 20 rebounds for Oklahoma( 21- 8, 11- 6 Big 12, which was going for its third straight conference tournament title Ashley Paris added 12 points and 23 rebounds. "I've won (some open national age-group tournaments) that were probably bigger, but this was better because the guys are all older" Leach said. 21 AP) on Sunday in the fifth- place game of the Rainbow Wahine Classic.
The victory for Whitson (3-2) was his first since April 23 against Houston He pitched 7 innings, allowing 3 hits, 2 runs and 1 walk. Mike Christensen, the Wildcats leading scorer, finished with 18 points, including four three pointers. Antwayne Robinson had 11 points and Mardy Collins added 10 for the Owls. Parent tagged Rivera, but the ball was not in his glove; it was stuck between his legs"It was a great throw, but it took a short hop when it hit the dirt in front of the plate" Parent said. Northwestern ran 100 plays for 637 yards " That will keep me upset for about six months " said TCU coach Gary Patterson, the team' s former defensive coordinator.
