The last few games we' ve been able to break it open the last five minutes of the game " Boyle wants her players to stop forcing it and be more patient on offense, using up time on the shot clock to create open looks Cal is still making adjustments, too. Northeastern used a balanced attack in its home opener with six players scoring in double figures. Carter' s 2- yard run capped a 90- yard scoring drive and tied the game at 42 after Kilian' s pass to Hathaway. The Broncos meet the winner of a later game between Morgan State and Niagara in Saturday' s championship game. They would have had him on the floor, reading him his rights, with a . 45-caliber at his neck" Add Pistons: Vinnie Johnson, on why he wears No 15: "I was a big fan of Earl Monroe He made those great one-on-one moves and got open shots.
The Governors coughed up turnovers on two of their next three possessions and the Cardinals converted both miscues into layups " We played hard, just not very well " said Austin Peay coach Dave Loos " I can' t fault our effort " Anthony Davis' rebound basket with 5: 49 left ended a six- minute field goal drought for Austin Peay. John Gilchrist then made successive 3- pointers to begin an 8- 0 Maryland run, but Simmons scored five straight points and Atsur hit a 3- pointer to boost the margin up to 27. Pruitt scored 15 points, Lodrick Stewart 14, and O' Neil and Nick Young had 13 apiece to lead USC( 6- 3. "For a long time it wasn't right for women or girls to be super energetic and athletic" she said. "I was trying to figure out how he threw the ball with just three fingers"By jamming the ball between the ring and middle fingers, Trice made it act like a screwball.
Patterson said she and her team were not aware that the song was playing " Obviously it was an emotional victory for us and our senior class " Patterson said " I want to publicly apologize sincerely for any offense that coach Sharp and her staff may have taken ". So she stepped up tonight " Notre Dame( 8- 1) was trying to bounce back from a 82- 73 overtime loss to Michigan State that snapped a 25- game home winning streak and put the first blemish on the Irish' s record this season " They were ready to get that last loss out of their system " McGraw said " When you lose, you just really want to play again quickly So the week off was hard. Most of those fans Thursday were wearing Oklahoma colors " It' s a huge advantage, obviously " Coale said " It' s convenient that we' re here( in Oklahoma City) but I think they would have followed us anywhere " Oklahoma' s three previous wins against Baylor had come by double digits, and early on, it looked like another potential blowout. Texas State' s 16- play drive started after an interception, was extended with a fake punt and aided by a pass interference penalty in the end zone.
SOUTH BEND, Ind( AP- Notre Dame stopped Maya Moore after she scored the first 15 points for Connecticut. Neville started the scoring spree with his kickoff return, Vachon ran for a 52- yard score and Morrison hit Oscar Alvarez on a 12- yard touchdown with 11 second left, giving the Skyhawks a 35- 28 lead at the break. You really don't act properly in this job without, at one time or another, alienating everybody"You don't miss your water 'til the well runs dry. It took them three years to get where they are now, and if our fans expect anything before that, they're kidding themselves. Royal's Kelly Kocur, who swam the fastest qualifying time in the girls' 100 butterfly at 58. 39, was even faster in the final at 57. 97-but so were three others Kocur finished fourth.
"There was a point this year, after our quadrangular meet in Texas, when we were in line to do what we did two years ago" Oregon Coach Bill Dellinger said. Petralli followed with a drive down the right-field line that bounced once and hit the foul pole. She ended up 4- of- 6 from 3- point range and led the Rams with 18 points. Kansas State maintained its double- digit lead the rest of the way, using a 15- 3 run midway through the second half to push its lead to 58- 35 lead.
3 percent from the field in the first half " When you get those kind of looks, you' ve got to put some of them down " Nikitta Gartrell scored 19 points for N C. Old Dominion dominated the offensive glass but too often came up empty on second and third shots " We were 5- for- 21 at the rim " Old Dominion coach Wendy Larry said " That' s the game. C- based school of 1, 400, didn' t have top running back Eric Breitenstein because of a knee injury and couldn' t provide the same challenge in its first game in school history against a Big Ten opponent. The Hoyas went 6: 19 without a basket and had several turnovers during the game- changing run " I thought we played hard in the first half, we just didn' t play well " Odom said Things changed in the second half, though.
Shelton Sampson got into the end zone on an 8- yard run and Doyle caught his second TD pass- a 30- yarder- to make it 38- 7 for the Demons at halftime. Joe not only played hard minutes defensively, he hit some big, big shots" Dumars, who had struggled in the series, had his best game, scoring 19 points. The previous mark of 30, 681 also was set at the Carrier Dome in 2000. Kennett scored again for Portland State on a 1- yard plunge to seal the win. CHAPEL HILL, N. "I've got Cerritos doped with 50 points, Hawthorne with 43 and Poly with 36" Courtney looks for a win in the boys 1,600 relay as well as big efforts from Curtis Conway and Leroy Thomas in the 100, Conway in the 200 and Travis Hannah and Chris Alexander in the 400 He said Anthony Smith should improve in the long jump. For everybody who counted us out, we are still here " West Virginia knocked off fifth- seeded Louisville 54- 45 on Saturday then beat fourth- seeded St John' s 55- 49 on Sunday Bulger was averaging 19.
As the lead soared past 30, Louisville coach Rick Pitino was happy his team maintained its level of play " It' s a tribute to our guys No mental or physical letdown at all " he said. Cupito threw a career- high four TD passes for the Gophers, who jumped out to a 14- 0 lead. 7 first- half percentage, Air Force never looked back, maintaining a double- digit lead through the remainder of the contest. The Wolfpack got no closer than six points in the final minute. C- With every whistle, foul and trip to the free- throw line- and there were plenty- Alison Bales gave Duke some extra time to daydream about its biggest rival. Freeman finished with a season- high 15 points and Wright had a season- high 14 for the Hoyas, who shot a season- best 59 percent and made 11 3- pointers to improve to 7- 0 for the first time since the 2003- 04 season " More so than any team since I' ve been here, we have depth and quality at the guard spot " Thompson said " We' re going to try to take advantage of that depth, and so we' re going to try to push it a little bit " The Dolphins( 3- 6, who have lost six straight since opening the season 3- 0, trailed 39- 21 at halftime and never had much of a chance to pull the kind of upset registered by Atlantic Sun brethren Gardner- Webb( over Kentucky) and Mercer( over Southern California) earlier this season.
1 percent for the game, including 11- for- 20 from 3- point range. Ray has committed five errors but Davis, shockingly, has surpassed him with six. Ashby' s two free throws with 8: 40 left gave Colorado a 47- 44 lead, then DeVon Hardin answered with a three- point play to tie it. Missouri State soon cut the lead to 41- 35 on a lay- up by Chris Cooks, and trailed 44- 37 following a three- pointer by Utah' s Tyler Kepkay and a putback by Mitchell. The Razorbacks shot a dismal 1- of- 4 or 25 percent from the foul line in the first period, but improved to 12- of- 17 for 70 6 percent in the second.
BU trailed only once, 2- 0, before taking a nine- point lead at the break. After that, the Sooners had little to celebrate- except for Coale' s birthday. Unga scored on runs of 1, 7 and 3 yards, and caught an 8- yard TD pass from Max Hall as the Cougars( 10- 2, 8- 0 Mountain West) completed the regular season with their ninth straight win. His 37- yarder down the left sideline to Otho Graves, who broke a tackle inside the 10- yard line, put Southern Miss ahead 7- 0. Beck missed a running jumper from just inside the 3- point line. An amateur umpire in his hometown of Kalamazoo, Mich, Welke went to umpire school hoping the players and coaches would stop yelling "I used to hate to be yelled at" he says.
BATON ROUGE, La( AP- At 6- foot- 9, 310 pounds, Glen Davis doesn' t expect to do a lot of shot blocking. The Gauchos won the rebound battle 39- 28 behind Josh Davis, who had nine. The Cardinals outrebounded the Musketeers 60- 45, while Xavier shot 83 percent from the free throw line to Louisville' s 70 percent. Monday night, hell's Angels lost again to the Kansas City Royals, 5-3, before 23,111 at Anaheim Stadium. Randy Foye had 22 points for the fourth- seeded Wildcats( 22- 7, who had their eight- game winning streak snapped. Still, Penn State out- rebounded Cornell 49- 33, including the 6- foot- 5 Claxton' s game- high 13 boards and nine from Cornley off the bench The Nittany Lions won their first season opener since 2000. The Spiders( 6- 18, 2- 9 Atlantic 10) were up by as many as 12 in the second half and hadn' t trailed until Duquesne' s Gary Tucker made a 3- point play with 1: 26 remaining Kieron Achara' s free throw with 47.
The veteran of 30 seasons with the Wolfpack also missed practices Tuesday and Wednesday Associate coach Stephanie Glance took Yow' s place. McManus hit a 3 and Jackie Adamshick' s runner with 13: 27 left got the Wildcats within seven. Helix (25-2) and Santana (23-7) will meet for the championship Thursday at the University of San Diego. Francis hosted a ranked opponent since Pittsburgh came in at No 13 on Dec 1, 1990. Jointer shot 8- of- 16 from the field, including 4- of- 11 from 3- point range, and 4- of- 6 free throws for the Jaguars( 6- 13, 3- 5 Sun Belt Conference Law added 16 points and Daniel Northern had 10. Essence Carson had 13 points, Mariota Theodoris added eight rebounds and Kia Vaughn made five blocked shots.
