Oregon was also hurt by an earlier injury to Spencer Williams, a long and triple jumper. Cliff Hammonds added 16 points for the Tigers, who were 15- 0 after defeating Florida State on Jan 3, but had lost five of their next eight before this one Al Thornton had 21 points, 13 of them after halftime. The Citadel' s only points came on a 28- yard field goal with 6: 01 left by Blake Vandiver, set up by Ern Hill' s 79- yard kickoff return from his own end zone " They really worked hard to do what they are coached to do, and I am proud of them " Bulldogs coach John Zerhelt said " I thought that they never quit, and they played hard " The Bulldogs' starting quarterback, Justin Hardin, finished 3- of- 8 for 16 yards. "For myself" Zerman's declaration was more for his ears than anyone in the gallery at the La Jolla Country Club's ninth hole. Ryan Killeen missed a 23- yard field goal on the Trojans' next drive with 11: 10 to play, but Bush' s 33- yard punt return set up a short drive culminating in White' s TD dive.
The previous mark was 22 in a 1998 first- round game against Michigan State Ohio State will face No 15 Minnesota in Sunday' s semifinals. The Golden Flashes( 9- 4, 2- 1 Mid- American) led 52- 35 with 15: 27 remaining in the game, but Eastern Michigan( 8- 4, 2- 1) responded with a 9- 0 run. Augie Johnston had a game- high 31 points for Cal State Monterey Bay( 1- 7) in the Otters' only game this season against a Division I opponent Johnston finished 7 of 11 from 3- point range. Holy Cross( 22- 5) won its 16th consecutive game and meets Bucknell on Friday afternoon for the Patriot League championship. HAMILTON, N. After Matee Ajavon missed a layup on the other end, Alexis Hornbuckle grabbed the rebound, setting up another 3- pointer by Bjorklund to put the Lady Vols up by 1.
Coach Steve Alford chose to applaud the play at the other end Alford saluted his team' s defense after No. Why should I burn myself out? I just kick back and take second and go to state anyway But as the two come out of the turn, something snapped. Dilvory Edgecomb scored on a 1- yard run in the first quarter for the Owls, but LeFevour answered in the second with a short touchdown pass to Poblah. As a 14-year-old, he co-starred with future Monroe teammate Brian Eldridge on the Mission Hills all-star team.
Richmond' s defense held Hofstra( 2- 1, 0- 1) to 8 yards rushing in the half. Nnamaka had 10 points by halftime but hit just 1- of- 7 shots in the second half. I threw everything hard" Snow said: "This year he's come along. Associated PressFRESNO, Calif- For the first time since spraining his ankle last month, Nick Fazekas told his coach that he really felt healthy. The Tigers previously held the top spot for six weeks before an overtime loss to Rutgers on Jan 5. The Terriers( 4- 2) shot 54 percent and overcame a 15- point deficit in the first half to claim their first win over a Southeastern Conference team in 21 meetings since moving up to Division I for the 1995- 96 season.
The Mastodons countered with Simon, who almost single- handedly kept them in the game with strong play inside. Still, coach Mike Krzyzewski acknowledged that another ACC crown would have been nice " Our program gives everything it can to this championship " he said " We were proud to be the champions for the last five years and we would have been proud to be the sixth " Maryland had tournament MVP John Gilchrist to thank for ending Duke' s run. Sac final-game losses to determine the conference winner and playoff qualifiers Mt. USF overcame a slow start, snapping a 7- 7 tie on Grothe' s touchdown pass to Theo Wilson and adding a safety to make it 16- 7 before halftime. Jason Gaines stole the ball to force a fast- break but time expired, forcing overtime. Sean Weatherspoon bailed out a leaky defense with two late takeaways and Jeremy Maclin had a 99- yard kickoff return and 45- yard punt return before leaving in the fourth quarter with a sprained left ankle in No 6 Missouri' s 52- 42 victory over No 20 Illinois on Saturday night. Unlike a day earlier, when she missed nine of her first 10 shots, she swished a jumper on her first attempt in this one and never slowed down " I just tried to focus on whatever coach Hatchell wanted me to do " Latta said " I can get the ball down inside to my post players, and if they can score, I don' t need to score.
Jeff Wald, Channel 5 news director, said: "Any such talk about Keith is premature We haven't even started negotiating with him yet. "It was a blow to us not getting in the show yesterday, to the whole team, but to me personally because I had that golf date" said Rahal, who has become a golfing fanatic since moving into a home adjacent to Jack Nicklaus' Muirfield course in Dublin, Ohio. Geoff McArthur broke the Cal record for career yards receiving with his 11- yard TD reception 11 seconds before halftime. USU quickly gained a 14- 3 first- quarter edge as quarterback Borel was 4- of- 4 with a touchdown pass to Smith. 7 Michigan on Saturday " I' m pretty much at a loss for words " said Smith, the quarterback who didn' t play in three of the first five Ohio State games after being beaten out for the starting job in preseason " It' s unbelievable. C- Kay Yow left the North Carolina State team to fight cancer She came back for moments like these The Wolfpack( No 25 ESPN/ USA Today; No 24 AP) spoiled No.
The outfielder, who broke a school record for batting average when he hit . 471 last season, missed this baseball season with an injury. He again ignored Brooks after the game when the teams were shaking hands in line " He didn' t want to shake my hand, that' s on him " Brooks said " I can' t dwell on that. Charde Houston scored on a driving layup to give Connecticut a 12- 4 lead at 14: 26 and the Huskies seemed ready to put the game away quickly " I thought we could get away with not playing Ann " Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma said " I thought we were in pretty good shape at 12- 4. Colorado coach Ricardo Patton said a team can' t spot an opponent 20 points and expect to win in the Big 12 " We played a good second half " he said " Unfortunately there' s two halves " Tech had five players in double figures, the second straight game they had least four in double figures. "Given the right deal, I don't consider anybody on our club untouchable" Port said.
He later scored what eventually was the winning run on Hatcher's single. There were doubts about whether he could become West Virginia' s ninth straight 1, 000- yard rusher. Chaney made three field goals, including one 3- pointer, for seven points. I thought that hurt us " Michigan State, which started the game with a Big Ten- best 22 sacks, had six sacks against the Hoosiers Greg Taplin doubled his season total with three sacks The Spartans had just 19 sacks last season. Strawberry had a pair of baskets during a decisive second- half spurt Wednesday night to lead the Terrapins( unranked ESPN/ USA Today, No 24 AP) past No. Did that fourth-quarter Kareem Abdul-Jabbar skyhook hit the rim or did it merely hit the sky? Round up witnesses, totally nonpartisan, of course.
He admits that all the attention once bothered him but that he has reached the point where he hopes his achievements will help others. Jim Abbott was born without a right hand, but the Angels selected him in the first round of Wednesday's free-agent draft because of the way he throws a baseball with his left arm And that's exactly how Abbott always imagined it would be. Could Anderson be next? "He's an aggressive player" Evans said "I like his style Someday, he's going to be a real fine ballplayer. Hird scored eight of his team' s first 17 points as the Colonels jumped out to a 17- 4 lead with eight minutes left in the first half. Meanwhile, Wake Forest' s players had trouble keeping possession; when they did, their shots stopped falling. Reduced to tears over her 0- for- 7 shooting from behind the arc against Michigan State, Schonrock was all smiles against the Boilermakers. Associated Press CLEVELAND- Up the ladder she climbed, and when Pat Summitt was within arm' s length of the rim, she clipped the final strand of the net.
Bowling Green had 12 offensive rebounds, leading to 19 second- chance points. It hurt us a lot " UAB started the second half with an 80- yard drive that ended with a Hackney' s 4- yard TD pass to White, his 12th touchdown this season. Now she and Tennessee are just two games away from ending the Lady Vols' nine- year drought. Vanderbilt( 5- 1) trailed 7- 4 less than three minutes in and then went on a 29- 0 run, capped by a basket by Cherish Stringfield with 4: 17 left in the first half. Horne and Mann scored 19 points apiece for Bowling Green( No 22 ESPN/ USA Today) en route to a 71- 46 triumph over St Bonaventure. Mission Viejo's boys outscored second-place Capistrano Valley, 173-129, by improving their times from the preliminaries It was the Diablos' 13th straight 4-A championship.
