Clemens, who leads the majors with 93 strikeouts in 76 innings, has struck out 10 or more six times in his nine starts. Peete was 7- for- 9 from the floor and 5- for- 5 from the free throw line. Betts' first turnover led to points midway through the second quarter. Georgia led 29- 26 at halftime and remained close through the first 10 minutes of the second half, when there were four ties. Young scored 35 in the quarterfinals, one shy of the tournament record.
But the Commodores were blown out by Florida in the second half, overwhelmed by a team that was ranked No 1 in December but has endured an up- and- down season Maybe the Gators are peaking at the right time. It was the first Atlantic 10 win of the season for La Salle( 4- 8, 1- 1) and the team' s first win in Olean since the 1996- 1997 season. That made her attractive to Bob Kersee, UCLA women's track coach and husband of Jackie Joyner-Kersee. The rest of the batters she faced either popped up or grounded out. Finally, Henry applied for a position with the Long Beach Fire Department and was subsequently hired in October of 1983.
The Panthers' three- guard offense repeatedly made open shots on the perimeter as they led by as many as 14 in the first half. That is second on the NCAA list to 309 by Purdue' s Taylor Stubblefield, who can increase his total in the Sun Bowl on Dec 31. After going 10-9 with a 4. 31 earned-run average last season split between double and triple A, he was 5-2 with a 2. 24 earned-run average this season. Associated PressAUSTIN, Texas- Defense and Kevin Durant. After hitting four 3- pointers in the first half, she had missed her first three attempts in the second and seemed to get a little wild with her shot selection. The Commodores made 15- of- 24 shots in the first half, but hit only 10- for- 27 in the second half. The Wildcats( 1- 3, 0- 1) opened the scoring with Brian Huffman' s 29- yard field goal But the lead didn' t last long.
The owner of Feisty's Sky, on the advice of his trainer, decided not to bring the Arizona- bred to Baltimore. We just came out and did the things we needed to do" Rancho Santiago (39-9) had defeated Sacramento City, 15-5, Saturday but Sacramento City defeated Cerritos, 8-4, Saturday night to advance to Sunday's championship. He is living exactly where he wants to live and doing exactly what he wants to do-and he has had choices. AUBURN, Ala( AP- Carla Thomas had 32 points and nine rebounds to lead Vanderbilt( No 15 ESPN/ USA Today, No. Collins hit a one-out single to right, stole second and advanced to third when Padre catcher Benito Santiago's throw skipped into center field for an error Show then walked Daniels. Wudi Alford added 10 points, and Stacy Shepard had eight points and 13 boards.
We just decided that if they wanted to drive, drive, because we weren' t going to give away any 3s " Williams and Paul each scored 13 points for the Demon Deacons, and Justin Gray added 11 " They didn' t have a great night shooting the ball, but found a way to win " Miami coach Frank Haith said " That shows they' re a top- notch team. He faked a handoff and lofted a perfect pass to Reggie Brown, who beat cornerback Bill Alford in the left corner of the end zone. Connecticut needed every stop it could muster, plus some clutch shooting from Taurasi, to beat feisty UC Santa Barbara 63- 55 and advance to the East Regional final against top- seeded Penn State on Monday night " I thought both teams were tremendous on defense " UConn coach Geno Auriemma said " That was as hard as anybody has played against us and as well And I thought we were just as good That' s probably why we' re both here. Doug Williams led the Black Knights( 13- 13, 3- 8) with 13 points and 11 rebounds, both career highs and his first career double- double. Creason ended up with the ball and banked it in to get the Rams within 62- 55 That was as close as it got. C( AP- Ingle Martin threw two touchdowns and was 17- for- 28 for 213 yards as Furman beat The Citadel 33- 14 on Saturday.
He' s slowly getting himself back game- ready " Mensah- Bonsu was everywhere, drawing a charge, collecting three steals, and contesting shots. Providence( 9- 7, 0- 3) fell to 0- 3 against ranked teams and lost its third straight since the start of conference play despite leading No. But the Aggies closed out the half with a 17- 4 run to reclaim the lead. Reserve Justin Hare added 16 points for Belmont, and had nine rebounds to tie for the team lead with Matthew Dotson. He' s a legitimate Heisman Trophy candidate, no doubt about that " Still, Elson said, that the Wildcats didn' t have to pull Sproles early was a credit to Western Kentucky " For them to have to give the ball to him 42 times, that tells you that they knew they were in a game and they had to keep feeding their horse " he said " I thought our kids stepped up and responded well " Dylan Meier, a sophomore making his first start at quarterback as Roberson' s replacement, threw for 183 yards and ran for 60 yards and one score.
After a pair of free throws from Moragne, Maclies' tip- in brought the score within eight at 47- 39 in the opening minutes of the second half. UConn led 52- 48 when Strother made a pair of free throws and a pair of 3- pointers to give the Huskies a 60- 51 lead. Whether it' s an at- large bid to the NCAA Tournament or an invite to the WNIT, it' s something to look forward to " Morgan Hatten scored seven points for UMBC, including their last basket, a 3- pointer from the left corner that gave UMBC a 48- 39 lead with just over six minutes remaining. 30 in hopes of rolling into January and the Big East season at 11- 0 " That' s what this game is all about, getting ourselves ready for the next three games and then head on into our league games " Calhoun said This one was over early UConn' s size, speed and depth made sure of that.
After Thompson was short on a 17- footer with about 1: 15 to go, Todd made 1- of- 2 free throws after being fouled by Jerry Johnson. "We sent a message to the Lakers tonight, and we've got to continue to send them a message" Aguirre, who scored a team-high 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, said Tarpley was the key to the game "Roy is an incredible player for us" Aguirre said. 5 AP) to a 77- 36 victory over Furman on Sunday " No one except me knew how good this one was going to be " Hatchell said " I knew she was underrated without a doubt. He now has 10 multiple touchdown games and 16 games of at least 100- yard rushing his 26 career contests. Ronnell Wooten added 26 points for the Owls, hitting 6 of 7 shots from 3- point range. They're so powerful, they hit harder than any team we've seen this year" Newport Harbor's longest run of the match came at the start of the final game, when the Sailors scored three straight points.
Boston College( 11- 3) won 11 games for the first time since 1940 " It was big to get to 11 wins " Jagodzinski said " To get to double- digit wins is hard to do in any league. Andrew Feeley scored 12 points to lead UMBC( 1- 1, which shot just 32 percent in the opening 20 minutes and committed six turnovers to fall into a 25- point halftime deficit. Associated PressBUFFALO, N. They didn't lose again in California, beating San Diego four times and the Dodgers three times. "If they don't build up a big lead early in the race, they're going to be in a world of trouble" That's because Hannah again has the fastest 400 time in the state at 46. 6, and he's known for his blazing finishes. North Carolina put a harsh end to Duke' s run at ACC history, getting 26 points from Ivory Latta in an 88- 67 victory in the tournament championship game.
Ernest Hassell' s jumper finally got Jackson State on the board at the 15: 37 mark. Garcia' s previous high was 28 points against Cincinnati on March 11 during the Conference USA tournament. Catcher Ruth Chatwin's pickoff throw was dropped by Kremer, covering third, allowing Luce to take second. BINGHAMTON, N. Paris' final basket, with 2: 02 left, raised her career point total to 2, 189 in 103 games at Oklahoma, eclipsing Phylesha Whaley' s 2, 187 points from 1996- 2000 in Coale' s first four seasons with the Sooners. Following two singles, Latoya Williams doubled home a run before Ellis tripled Roopenian (15-2) struck out eight. Yale senior wide receiver Ralph Plumb caught three passes for 69 yards to break Eric Johnson' s career receptions record Plumb has 184.
Va( AP- Mark Dorris scored 18 points and had a key defensive play to lead Marshall to a 69- 64 victory over Rice on Wednesday evening. Despite the overwhelming defeat, experts still believe the Sooners( 12- 1) will wind up in New Orleans on Jan 4 once the BCS standings are released Sunday. Appleby, who averaged 19 points per game and buried 17 shots from 3- point range in his first three games back from a broken thumb, left late in the first half with back spasms, but returned to start the second half. Day and trainer Woody Stephens knew that they could not permit Winning Colors to take an uncontested early lead as she did in the Kentucky Derby. It banked high off the glass but hit the iron on its way down and bounced away as the Lobos sprinted to center court to celebrate.
