I got criticism for having Gene when he was playing at Georgetown. Toliver' s pregame introduction was greeted with a loud cheer, which did not go unnoticed by Dukes players " I saw fire in their eyes, because they' re very proud kids " said James Madison coach Kenny Brooks, who has known Toliver for most of her life and remains close to her. Holtz dove into the pile as peacemaker, trying to peel much bigger bodies from the situation " Hey, he' s our daddy " guard Jonathan Alston said " If he was our father, we' d all get beatings " for the fight. It was after that game that Donaldson publicly acknowledged that the Mavericks simply weren't as good as the Lakers and couldn't beat them. She took shots that she wanted to get, and that' s a good sign " With the score tied 8- 8 midway through the first half, LeBlanc put LSU ahead to stay with two free throws that started a 9- 0 run. Craig has moaned all season about the Giants' failure to score runs It seems they always have a couple of hitters in a slump It may be that Will Clark has finally come out of his slump.
With two out, Albert Torres, who batted a school-record . 514 this season, singled and stole second. 15 Baylor over Howard 83- 31 on Friday night in the round robin- style Travelers Tip- Off Tournament. 3, during the Labor Day weekend, as Sail America says, or Sept. "I can't say we would have done anything different" Coach Jim Ozella said, "except to give Joey more vitamins at the start of the season" Hungry like the Wolves: Another long season ends today for Van Nuys, as the Wolves enter their Mid-Valley League finale at Granada Hills with a 1-13 mark in league play Last season, the Wolves were 1-14. CATONSVILLE, Md( AP- Jerrell Dinkins scored a career- high 22 points and Maryland- Baltimore County defeated William& Mary 64- 40 on Saturday. Davenport had scored 24 points and grabbed 11 rebounds when the Buckeyes edged the Hawkeyes 73- 67 on Dec 31 in Iowa City. Daven Harmeling had 10 points off the bench for Washington State " We came out in the second half flat " Harmeling said " I don' t know why we do that, it takes the other team kicking out butt to get us going " The night' s loudest ovation from the crowd of 5, 834 came when spectator Ken Simonton, the former Oregon State tailback, was recognized by the public address announcer^.
Clarkson was 19- for- 31 for 240 yards as Hofstra stayed perfect in the series between Long Island rivals. Morehead State 22- of- 40 from the field, and made 12 of 17 3- point attempts. She managed just five points on 2- for- 11 shooting " They defended me the same way all the other teams have. Hawaii appeared to have gone ahead 70- 69 on Ahmet Gueye' s desperation basket from 10 feet with 5. 1 ranking for consecutive weeks for the first time in school history. They made their first shot of the game with a 3- pointer by DuRocher, then missed eight straight field- goal tries before another 3 by DuRocher more than 6 minutes later. Branch broke away in the last three minutes of the fourth quarter for a 45- yard touchdown run that gave Colgate the insurance score they needed before Dartmouth( 0- 1) mounted a 77- yard drive that ended on a touchdown with no time left on the clock.
Gray- Lawson scored 16 of her season- high 25 points in the first half and No. Rider dominated the first half, taking a 35- 24 halftime lead. But that kicked off a scoring binge in a game that started as a defensive slugfest. GRAMBLING, La( AP- Brion Rush scored a career- high 33 points to lead Grambling State to a 75- 67 win over Mississippi Valley State Monday night. And Bruno' s Blue Demons( 26- 6) now advance to a Monday game against Tulsa in the San Antonio Regional " We just know everything he meant to DePaul' s program and this school as a whole " DePaul guard Allie Quigley said of Meyer " We just know what he would' ve wanted us to do, we thought about that also. BATON ROUGE, La( AP- The Marist winning streak is intact thanks to Rachele Fitz and Julianne Viani. Chicago 5, Cincinnati 1-If there was any doubt that rookie Mark Grace was ready for the majors, he has dispelled it.
Logan and Nesbit, the second- highest scoring tandem in Division I women' s basketball, combined for 33 points, but four other Colonials also reached double figures in an 86- 75 victory over Long Island University that gave Robert Morris its second consecutive Northeast Conference tournament championship " They were really trying to key on us, so we just tried to open it up and let everybody else score " Logan said " For my teammates to get open and make the shots was very important " The win was the 17th in a row for the Robert Morris( 23- 9, which earned the conference' s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament Three of those 17 wins came against Long Island( 24- 8. The Dolphins are led in singles by brothers Ben and Chris Stevens Ben Stevens plays at the No 1 spot and Chris plays at No 3 Estaban Saba is No 2 Tim Potter and Neel Grover play at No 1 doubles. "It's either the Junior French Open or the Italian, I forget" Walton said "He's really mature for a 15-year-old He's played all over the world Europe and Australia. Louis this season, hit a two-run homer in the first inning and a solo shot in the fourth for his 15th homer. Cyclones coach Wayne Morgan called a timeout but, at that point, it was futile " They seemed exhausted " Felton said " We just keeping running them and running them and running them. Basanez was just 5- of- 18 for 34 yards in the first half and the Wildcats fell behind 24- 0 before finally finding their rhythm " They' re like any other Big Ten team They reload " Wildcats right tackle Zach Strief said. The Golden Eagles won without guard Travis Diener, the second- leading scorer in Conference USA with a 20 2- point average Diener has missed the last two games with an ankle injury.
2 and I thought' I can' t believe I' m in this situation " It' s the best experience I' ve ever had I can' t explain it " he said. Same setup goes this time-except that the Pistons take heart in how close they came in 1987, and stick to the belief they were the better team in that series. On offense, the Bruins were just as good, especially early. Fluker' s two foul shots with 1: 07 left in the half gave the Lady Vols a 47- 17 lead Tennessee opened the second half with a 13- 2 run. Young' s fastbreak dunk with 1: 17 left capped Pitt' s 7- 0 run for a 30- 23 lead. Jasmine Smith hit a jumper with 16 seconds left to give Louisville an 82- 50 lead before Melanie Drangmeister' s jumper with 7 seconds to go made it 82- 52. She hit two 3- pointers and had some no- look passes that jazzed up Tennessee' s offense.
They didn' t have a player on the all- CAA team and were shut out of the conference' s postseason awards Never mind. The team looked disjointed at times with teammates exchanging looks of frustration after failing to connect on plays Down 35- 34 at halftime, St. The Crusaders took the lead for good in the second half when Ron Howard broke a 46- 46 tie with the game' s next eight points as their lead went to 60- 50, the largest of the game. 14 Maryland to a 93- 68 victory over Xavier in its home opener on Sunday. California missed its first nine shots from the field and didn' t score until Devin Hardin' s short one- handed jumper with 15: 55 left in the first half.
They had to go retrieve it " Baylor, 7- 0 in the Big 12 for the first time, plays Saturday at Kansas State( 15- 5, 7- 0) in a matchup of the Big 12 leaders The Wildcats( No 21 ESPN/ USA Today, No 18 AP) have won 10 straight games Wilson added 11 points and Jessica Morrow 10 for Baylor Ashley Lindsey led Texas with 20 points and 10 rebounds Carla Cortijo scored 16 points. We'll just put this thing behind us, they said, and move on to Thursday's Game 5 here at Madison Square Silverdome We'll kiss and make up Won't we? "I'll offer to kiss him" Isiah said "If he doesn't want it, he doesn't want it. But what took place on a cool night was an exercise in Astro domination The Astros stole a season-high six bases. Bonner also got into foul trouble, only playing 24 minutes. In that contest, Mulkey and Lady Tiger coach Pokey Chatman engaged in spirited pre- and post- game comments. The Mets opened their first trip West by losing three games at San Francisco. Wynne, who was used as little more than a pinch-hitter and defensive replacement under Bowa, not only has emerged as the leadoff hitter the Padres desire, he has become a slugger as well.
Ross scored 22 points and Devonne Giles added 20 for the Red Raiders. The Sun Devils had good field position most of the way due to good defense- a fumble caused by Jamar Williams and recovered by Josh Barrett ended a UTEP drive in the third, and Mike Davis Jr. Marshall ran it in from 5 yards out to give the Herd a 24- 13 advantage to start the fourth. Her fifth 3- pointer highlighted an 8- 0 run, helping the Musketeers lead 28- 24 at halftime " We were fortunate to just be down four " Walz said " If it' s a 15- point game, we probably are going have to change our strategy.
1 Duke' s perfect season on Saturday, giving the Hall of Fame coach a second signature post- comeback victory with a 70- 65 win over the Blue Devils in the semifinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament " This emotion lifts me up " Yow said " I feel stronger with this We' ve got to keep going. LSU opened the game with a 16- 8 run and pushed the lead to double digits, 28- 17, with 8: 14 remaining in the first half. 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. "They had been practicing twice a day getting ready for these games "Then I came out in the first game It was really frustrating We were playing the Marines I scored 13 points, and I didn't play very well. RICHMOND, Ky( AP- Matt Witt scored 19 points to lead Eastern Kentucky to an 83- 69 victory over Morehead State Tuesday night. Hank Aaron, who made the home run trot more often than anyone, recalled those days. Stephen Verwers and Dwight Boatner later scored with 3: 45 remaining to extended Colorado State' s lead to 74- 54.
