For Horner, who was voted the tournament MVP, the performance offered relief from his shooting woes so far this season " I feel pretty good actually " said Horner, who was 9- of- 12 from the free throw line " I' ve been struggling so bad shooting that I' ve had to find other things to do for this team, trying to take charges, get big steals and stuff like that. The Golden Eagles were led by Joel Tesis' 10 points and seven rebounds. You' ve got to understand, I' m somebody who from third grade on went to his basketball camp " J R. Bonaventure 63- 53 on Thursday night, extending the Owls' school- record winning streak to 18 games. Accomplishing the first could well go a long way toward accomplishing the second. STORRS, Conn( AP- Chevon Troutman scored 25 of his career- high 29 points in the second half and Pittsburgh erased a 17- point deficit to upset Connecticut 76- 66 Saturday night. Aaron Fitzgerald added 13 points and a career- best 11 assists, and Adam Metelski scored a career- high 12 points for the Anteaters( 8- 6, 3- 4 Big West Conference.
Before beating Stanford, the Bruins had lost two in a row, both to ranked teams. Tennessee went 10- of- 19 from 3- point range- Spencer made five and Zolman four " When you give up 10 3- pointers in this environment this late in the year, it' s going to be a struggle " Chatman said. Pasadena's Kevin Dallas, the top-seeded entrant, led the race through the first 100 meters, but Hale took off after the fifth hurdle and beat second-place finisher Tom Richards of San Marcos (38. 44) by almost a second. Kaleaph Carter of Edison High School won both the shotput and the discus to highlight many outstanding Orange County performances Friday night at the Southern Section Masters track and field meet at Cerritos College in Norwalk. Reynaud caught a 3- yard pass from Pat White, then caught the Bulldogs off guard on a 13- yard reverse that left all but a couple of defenders running the wrong way But Georgia didn' t fold.
Both teams showed off their defensive intensity from the start, with George Washington forcing seven turnovers early. tournament at the Los Angeles Tennis Center on the UCLA campus-although she missed Thursday's matches because of a groin pull-Tami Whitlinger is the No. Montana State started pulling away after Miller and Casey Durham hit consecutive jumpers to give the Bobcats a 48- 43 edge with 13: 42 remaining to play. Associated PressLUBBOCK, Texas- Jenna Plumley scored a career- high 22 points to lead Oklahoma( No 11 ESPN/ USA Today; No 14 AP) past Texas Tech 70- 67 on Saturday.
But after Yale' s Stephanie Marciano missed a pair of free throws, teammate Ashley Carter grabbed the offensive rebound and made her pair after being fouled with 23 8 seconds left. 15 Stanford beat Washington 100- 69 on Thursday night and clinch a share of its record sixth straight title " I couldn' t move( Wednesday " Wiggins said " I just lay there trying to get hydrated and stuff I was kind of worried. She was on her way to softball tryouts when she noticed the track at Serra High. The four, elected by the student body to their positions, meet every day as part of the school's student body council under the supervision of Keith Sims, El Toro's activities director. Kansas trailed 30- 29 at the break and didn' t take control until the midpoint of the second half. Johnson scored 14 of his second- half points during a 28- 12 run that buried Cal Poly. Under those circumstances, Jenkins can't understand the advantage to being seeded fourth in the 32-team 4-A tournament "Sending us 200 miles north after we've been the No 1 team all year is kind of a joke" he said "I'm not upset about the team we're playing.
We' re not a basketball team that counts on one guy " GW coach Karl Hobbs said " Obviously we miss him tremendously We' re not as good a team without him. Johnson' s touchdowns went for 7 yards to Brent Casteel, 18 yards to Bradon Godfrey and 28 yards to David Reed. The Utes, with Joh- Teena Filipe, Shona Thorburn and Julie Larsen taking up the scoring load, beat Boston College 57- 54 Saturday night in the semifinals of the Albuquerque Regional to advance to their first NCAA tournament regional final " We felt like we could win games " said Utah coach Elaine Elliott of the Utes' still rolling run in the tournament " That' s probably what got us through the end. Pioneers' freshman guard Xander McNally hails from San Francisco, and has appeared in all 11 games. Second-seeded LSU defeated Michigan, 5-4, and top-seeded Stanford beat USC, 5-3, in semifinal matches at the University of georgia's Henry Feild Stadium. Rutgers coach Viv Stringer doesn' t know what it is about the islands that does her team good " Maybe I need to ask my athletic director if we could come back " said Stringer, who thinks the bonding that occurs on these trips is invaluable " We walk out of here a little stronger than we were " That showed.
Picked it clean, in fact, with a career- high five steals and seven rebounds. The Trojans entered the game averaging a conference- leading 7 61 3- point baskets against all opponents. You have to prepare for what is going to happen when it's over" Which is why her new job is so important "I enjoy my work at NBC" she said. Grothe, the Big East' s career leader in total offense, completed 11 of 14 passes for 149 yards and two touchdowns, including a 50- yard strike to Carlton Mitchell. The remarkable achievement of the Penske team was aided by the collapse of Andretti, who had battled Mears all week long to see which was the dominant car here-Mears' Penske or Andretti's Lola.
Then reserve Jessica Elway, the daughter of former NFL star John Elway, broke her right hand in practice Friday " I think we' re ready to leave Washington as soon as possible " Kimyacioglu said( The injuries) really do hurt us emotionally ". She also scored the first five points in an 11- 2 run when Tennessee finally pulled away in the second half. The Leopards lead the all- time series in college football' s most- played rivalry 73- 62- 5. He hasn' t been nearly as good at the free- throw line, however, and he missed all three free throws he took Wednesday and is just 12- of- 43 overall.
It humbles you so much, remembering what that moment was like. CHICAGO( AP- Allie Quigley matched her season high with 23 points to help DePaul( No 16 ESPN/ USA Today, No 13 AP) beat Northern Illinois 89- 46 on Monday night. Quarterback Ben Mauk pitched to wide receiver Nate Morton, who tossed a pass to Chris Davis He ran it in for a 53- yard touchdown. Ryan Hart' s 29- yard touchdown pass to Tres Moses kept it close at 45- 40 with 2 mintues to go, but Zach Miller recovered the onside kick and the Sun Devils ran out the clock to win consecutive bowl games for the first time since 1987 " That " Arizona State coach Dirk Koetter said " was a fun game to be a part of " Hart, in his final game for Rutgers, completed 24- of- 38 for 374 yards and three scores " It was a tough loss but I had so much fun tonight " Hart said " Me throwing my last college pass for a touchdown, I' ll never forget that " Burgess had 103 yards in 16 carries. Valenzuela does not always tell Lasorda or the trainers when he is not completely fit. The Scarlet Knights have won 12 straight games at the Rutgers Athletic Center.
The closest the Broncs could get the rest of the way was 66- 57 with 2: 41 to play " We' re the type of team that needs to get transition points, so that helped us and defensively we played pretty solid " Stubblefield said " The guys played well and had some fun. In the first half alone, the teams combined for 25 turnovers and five assists. "I'm just going to try to move upward, with a different way of motivating the guys. 17 AP) wiped out a 12- point deficit on the way to a 68- 63 victory over Saint Mary' s on Thursday night. Texas forward Ashley Lindsey had 11 points and five rebounds for the Longhorns( 14- 5, 2- 3 Big 12. Calhoun said Brown somehow found his confidence after going 3- for- 18 in practice Wednesday " I' ve been really getting down on myself about the way I was playing " Brown said " It' s a different day for me " The Huskies have won eight straight over the Hoyas. Friday was the final day of the three-day Major League Baseball free-agent draft. Steve Marden, it appears, is a man of his written word-but to a fault.
WINSTON- SALEM, N. The Leathernecks cut the Utah Valley lead to 42- 33 early in the second half. That still did not put Iowa into the bonus, so the Wildcats were forced to foul again on the inbounds play and Horner hit two more free throws with 25 2 seconds left to make it 64- 61. The Hoosiers went up 66- 54 with a pair of free throws by Shaw with 3 minutes left, and the Gophers came no closer than nine points the rest of the way A J Ratliff added 10 points for the Hoosiers.
San Diego State played its first game this season without forward Marcus Slaughter, their leading scorer and rebounder, who was sidelined with a sprained left knee. Manager Billy Martin's number was penciled in, suggesting that it could easily be erased" Add Yankees: From Tommy John, the man with the bionic arm: "People forget that even before my operation, I had been a sinker, ground-ball pitcher with the White Sox. Whiten, who sat out Thursday' s loss to Long Beach State with an ankle injury, was 9- for- 13 from the floor and 8- for- 11 from 3- point range. When he took over as manager this spring, Zimmer made a decision. We are nowhere that good and they are nowhere that bad " Texas Tech really struggled putting the ball in the basket. Smith found the going difficult in the second half and finished with an average of 3 4 yards per carry after rushing for 188. Both teams finish 9- 4- ESPN research " We were three downs and out way too much " Riley said " We put a terrific burden on our defense and we put a lot of burden on the punt team They came through That' s the game we were in and we played that game.
