Smith came in needing 247 yards along with 45 yards receiving from Charles Clay, who reached the milestone with several catches midway through the fourth quarter and finished with 11 for 69 yards " They told me a couple of numbers on the sidelines, but I don' t think they wanted me thinking about it that much " said Smith, the seventh Division I passer to reach 5, 000 yards in a season " But we know how special that is. Kiera Hardy added eight points but shot just 3- for- 14 from the field field. Winners of their last six games, they came in as the conference' s No 3 team in scoring at 69. UWM had stunned Alabama and Boston College with a suffocating, fullcourt press, and it gave the Illini some fits, too. Cleanliness was next to Godliness on a race track, too. Indy was Penske's Alley He won the pole and the race with irritating regularity If you wanted to win the race, you had to get past Penske You also had to go to England to find out how This race used to be as American as a hot fudge sundae.
The undulating greens got dry and hard and it was real tough. For the game, SLU hit 21 of its 57 shots and Lipscomb made 23 of its 51 shots. I don't like to go too long without a home run" Guerrero said after a 9-2 win over the phast-phading Philadelphia Phillies "I wasn't hitting the ball in the air lately" That's true "I was just getting hits" he added Also true. But Texas State scored less than a minute into the second half when Domino Giametta recovered a fumble and ran it back 17 yards for a touchdown. Bucknell also began the season 9- 1 in 1956- 57 and hasn' t won 10 of its first 11 games since 1926- 27.
The 49ers out- rebounded Cal State Northridge 45- 41 and limited the Matadors to two 3- pointers( 2- of- 13) in the second half. Baker had 14 points in the first half, missing two of her eight shots, while Humphrey scored 10 as Georgia went up 43- 17. Speedway officials said it was the first time in the track's 72-year history that a single owner had the front row to himself. Buhler said that when Valenzuela is talkative and clowning, he is fine When he is quiet, he is hurting. Associated PressFRESNO, Calif- Jeremy Avery and Titus Young made sure Boise State had the answers to every big play Fresno State delivered. Hall' s driving shot and Young' s 3- pointer capped a 10- 0 run that made it 28- 10, and the Bulldogs led 35- 12 when Brent Heemskerk scored inside. They like hangin' around the water (with) a lot of green vegetation around 'em.
He is one of more than a dozen Oregon players from the Bay Area and had 75 supporters in the stands. The teams traded the lead nine times and were tied six times. John' s would come no closer than five the rest of the game. Gabe Pruitt made a short jumper and a breakaway dunk then assisted Gibson on a three- point play as USC took a 10- point lead 37- 27 with 1: 05 remaining in the half.
Jadee Jones scored 13 of his points during a three- minute span with three 3- pointers, a layup and a pair of free throws that pushed Furman' s lead to 73- 36. In eight seasons, he has never missed a start and has averaged 257 innings a season. 20 AP) to a school- record 17th straight win, an 82- 58 victory over Denver on Wednesday night. Perkins scored 23 points, had 11 rebounds and blocked 3 shots, and the Mavericks eliminated the Nuggets, 4 games to 2. 1 team in the country without a doubt " Leinart said " No doubt " Even better, there' s no one they have to share it with The much- anticipated battle of unbeatens, No 1 vs No. 2 " I think this team has a chance to get a lot better in the next week " Summitt said " I think every week we' ve improved, so hopefully we' ll be better when we play next Sunday( against Notre Dame " The Lady Mocs( 1- 1, who have won four straight Southern Conference championships, weren' t much of a threat- except for challenging Tennessee with a zone defense. The Blue Devils countered with a 9- 0 burst, sealing the outcome by holding Temple scoreless for six minutes " They were doing a good job getting the ball inside to Comfort and taking those 15- foot pull- ups " said Harding, the ACC' s two- time defensive player of the year " We wanted to limit that, and I think at that point we were doing a good job.
Casey Nash had 21 points and six rebounds and Mercedes Fox- Griffin and Jasmine Smith added 13 points apiece for Oregon State( 3- 1 Nash had 15 of her 21 points in the second half. Kyman's mother called him at the hospital with updates after each game. Against Tech, they had 17 " Turnovers always hurt you " Barnes said " It' s the unforced ones we allowed that hurt us " You go back through the whole game, you can pick out a play here or a play there. Even though the NCAA decided at its convention in Nashville not to enact a playoff system for Division I-A football-the only sport that does not decide its champion in postseason play-the consensus at the meeting was that a playoff was coming. Anthony Drejaj and Luke Meyer each added 10 points for Saint Louis( 6- 16, 4- 6 Conference USA, which was without leading scorer Reggie Bryant( 13 8 points, who had the flu. Here we are 3- 0 and we' ve won in three completely different ways, so I think that bodes well for our future and for our versatility " Neither Coale nor Paris claimed to have noticed as Arizona State( 2- 1) held Paris without a shot or a point for the first 15 minutes and 50 seconds. Davenport' s 26 points were one below her career best, set last year against Purdue " Once she gets the ball in the low block area, it' s over " Yori said.
The more appropriate reference for this Bearcat team is the 1983- 84 squad that finished 3- 25 That was the last Cincinnati team to lose eight in a row. Fox- Griffin added 13 points and teammate Judie Lomax had 12 points and six assists for Oregon State( 7- 8, 2- 4 Pac- 10, which never trailed. "I'm very surprised" said Campbell, who batted . 370 this season "I wasn't expecting anything like this I just wanted to come out here and do my best I'm just so proud to be here. Estimates on his return range from two to three weeks or longer, depending on his response to treatment. Green made five free throws in the final 2: 38 to keep Baylor at bay.
The fourth- seeded Commodores( 25- 8) advanced to the regional semifinals in Spokane, Wash, where next weekend they' ll meet the winner of Tuesday' s game between Nebraska and Maryland " We' re already anxious and ready to play Saturday " Mooney said " We' ve practiced so well lately and we had a good shoot- around today. WASHINGTON( AP- J R. In fact, he was trailing, 2-1, when Alan Ashby came out of a deep slump to deliver a two-run single in the sixth. Harris scored on a 36- yard screen pass on the Mountaineers' first offensive series. Louisville started 5- for- 15 from the floor, but three of the baskets were 3- pointers.
7 AP) 90- 65 win over Prairie View A& M in the Colonial Classic. Sanni added 13, but played much of the game in foul trouble She also committed a team- high five turnovers. Each time Parker received the ball in the low post, she was immediately surrounded by two or three Mississippi State players " It has to be a team effort. But as they have throughout the playoffs, the Oilers showed in the first game of the series Wednesday night that they can adapt to whatever style is needed on any particular night. Some teams won't bother double-checking someone if they think they have no chance to get him. The Gamecocks( 5- 2, 3- 2 Southeastern Conference) fell to Mississippi last Saturday. Both started their careers with successful tenures at Army, where Krzyzewski played under Knight " I really thought about coach Knight and Tom Butters " Krzyzewski said " There' s a reason why somebody' s in a place they are all the time.
Kareem, for example, was able to remain permanently stalled at age 35 because of the Magic. CHARLESTON, S. There was no doubt Kentucky knew the answer " We really got our hands on the ball and understood what we needed to do " Smith said " We are very pleased with our effort today, especially in the second half ". Larry Cunningham had 18 points to lead UC Riverside, which lost starting center Klaus Schille to his fifth foul with 15: 49 left after getting eight points and five rebounds. Jeremy Pargo added 20 points for the Zags " Our guys' effort was phenomenal to get back into that thing " Few said " They' re not used to losing here " None of us are " Few declined to blame the loss on Heytvelt' s absence " I thought we had opportunities tonight " Few said Gonzaga' s winning streak began Feb 22, 2003, with a 69- 60 win over Tulsa. Pat Valenzuela, who was licensed to ride in New Mexico because of a technicality, won a small quarter horse stake at the Downs at Albuquerque recently. Pasqualoni has been under fire for those losses and others in games his team was heavily favored to win.
