Snow's sudden switch to a similar position at Cal State Long Beach certainly caught everyone at Loyola by surprise, from administrators to players. The action was taken, said Beman, after exhaustive, expensive technical tests of equipment, surveys of professional players, and various studies of statistical information by the University of Delaware and the University of Texas. But we knew we could turn it around " Curry said it' s too late in the season to be getting off to poor starts, especially with the conference title on the line. Howell had 10 straight points for the Rockets, including a three- pointer as the shot clock was winding down to 58 seconds to give Toledo a 77- 70 lead. McLendon made it through the entire game but was held to 50 yards on 18 carries The Wolfpack certainly had their chances.
He scored 10 points in the first half, all during a 20- 6 run that pushed the Blue Devils to a 30- 23 lead. Fields scored the final five points of the first half to get the Panthers within 37- 34. TAMPA, Fla( AP- Terrence Leather scored 23 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead South Florida past East Carolina 60- 50 Saturday night. 24 against Creighton in the Oahu Classic " We were hearing before the game that Packer was not going to play because of her knee " Cornhuskers coach Connie Yori said " Then she comes in and gets 23 against us. SAN ANGELO, Tex. Stanford made 11 of its first 24 field- goal tries, but missed its next seven shots and struggled to move the ball against USC' s pressure man defense.
And why is California playing Oklahoma, of all states, in an all-star series? California, it turns out, can thank Texas for the opportunity. They had that bad snap and it worked out in our favor " The Buckeyes led 10- 3 at the half on Jenkins' 54- yard punt return. Powell' s lay- in made it 63- 56 at the 6: 13 mark, and Fitch hit a straightway 3 with 3: 21 remaining that put the game out of reach. "I felt the best I've ever felt at the end of a season" said Gretzky, who credited his well-being to a lighter workload during the regular season, when he missed 16 games with knee and eye injuries. After watching his team, Dean in particular, struggle in a loss at Kentucky on Saturday, Pitino decided to give the steady Gianiny his first career start. Andrew George caught a 5- yard touchdown pass with 1: 25 left in the first half that tied it at 7 Jacobson caught four passes for 69 yards. "It's tough to face the other team when you're having trouble with yourself" The facts are that McDowell is still only 22 years old and has the Milwaukee performance to prove that he can be a dominant pitcher "Hopefully it will always be like this" he said. .
After throwing for only 60 yards in the first half, Palmer had 252 yards through the air in the second half. After Anderson scored on a putback and Nikola Knezevic made a free throw to open the second half, Delaware State made its best run of the night and scored eight straight points to pull within 48- 40. Louisville coach Tom Collen said the Cardinals lost their composure " I think the second half we failed to execute " he said " They turned us over They brought the crowd in the game. And the more I played, the more determined I became to remain in the game when I retired" In the press box at Anaheim Stadium, the Angel beat writers say that losing has seemed to strain Rojas' normal affability and accessibility to the point that he recently described those writers as negative and now responds with terse answers. Davenport and Ashley Allen each scored 17 points and Ohio State went 13- of- 20 from 3- point range " I think that' s what happens when you try to take away one part of our offense " Davenport said.
BYU( 7- 14, 1- 5) led by a point at halftime, but couldn' t stop Bogut or any of his teammates in the second half " They adjusted well on offense We tried doubling Bogut We tried not doubling Bogut. On the final possession, Latta let some time run off the clock before she blasted toward the basket, used a pick from Camille Little to get some space and finished the Boilermakers off. BC led 41- 17 at halftime after holding Colgate to 21 percent shooting( 7- of- 33. Duke appeared to pull within two when Williams grabbed the rebound off Redick' s missed 3- pointer and went up for a two- handed dunk over Davis.
He's got some pretty good genes working for him"Jon Leach won the Southern Section individual tennis tournament singles title with a 7-5, 6-1 victory over Rob Grant of Corona High School Saturday at the Fountain Valley Racquet Club Leach appeared to be in control throughout the match His serve and passing shots were perfectly placed He was patient and poised at all times And to think he's only a freshman. "He laid it over the plate" Wynne said, "and I got a hold of it It was a thrill for myself and the ballclub. 1 points a game, was held to eight points on 2- of- 12 shooting. But Cal thwarted the Trojans when Harrison Smith intercepted Leinart' s tipped pass in the end zone. It was the fourth time this season two coaches with at least 700 wins met. Ron Gant's RBI single that scored the third run of the inning, tying the game at 5-5, was what sent Jones to his earliest exit of the season. Courtney Paris only took five shots " We moved her so we could at least have the basket as an option " Coale said.
Carlin Hughes added 15 points for the Gaels, Lucas Walker had 12, Patrick Mills and Yusef Smith had 11 each and Omar Samhan added 10. But the Hurricanes responded with a 9- 2 run in the next 4: 31 Clemente keyed the run with a field goal and 3- pointer Miami opened to a 15- 7 lead in the in the first 6: 24. Santa Ana scored two runs in the second, three in the third, four in the fifth and three in the sixth. Alison Bales and Wanisha Smith added 14 apiece for the Blue Devils( 14- 1, who have won 12 straight since a loss at Notre Dame in the Preseason WNIT.
He handled that extremely well at the end " Jackson finished with 31 points and helped Knight avoid matching the worst losing streak in his career. Dawn Chriss had 21 points, and fellow senior Carrie Mason scored key second- half baskets as the Hokies pulled away to a first- round victory. BATON ROUGE, La( AP- No. Thomas Shewmake had 13 points and 16 rebounds for his first double- double of the season, fifth of his career.
Austin Peay led early on, jumping out to an early 17- 11 lead and extended its first half lead to as much as seven with 4: 13 left in the half. Remember Bob Kipper? Chuck Finley and Fraser are suffering through similar growing pains now. Doug Martin scored on a 34- yard run down the right sideline two minutes later and then Young scored 18 second after that. Nelson, though, followed with a steal and was fouled on a fastbreak layup, then made the free throw for the three- point play.
Essence Carson had 16 points and 10 rebounds and Matee Ajavon added 15 points for the Scarlet Knights( 7- 5, 2- 1 Big East. Memphis( 19- 15) had been the only team to beat the Cardinals in the 19- game stretch, and the Tigers' best hope of playing in the NCAA Tournament was winning the conference' s automatic bid by winning the tourney. Associated PressBOONE, N C( AP- D J. Raivio made five 3- pointers and scored 17 points to lead Gonzaga to an 82- 75 victory over Pepperdine on Thursday night " He' s a fearless shooter " Gonzaga coach Mark Few said " He' s got a confidence in that shot that carries over to all of us " Ronny Turiaf scored 20 points, and Adam Morrison added 19 to help the Bulldogs( 18- 4, 8- 2) take sole possession of first place in the West Coast Conference, a half- game ahead of Saint Mary' s. Rick Leach is the only other quarterback to start as a freshman for the Wolverines Leach led Michigan to a victory on Sept 13, 1975, at Wisconsin Henne, wearing the same No. The Tigers pulled within 63- 51 on a 3- pointer Alyssa Hollins with 8: 01 left, but never seriously threatened Texas' grip on the game.
The winning streak is the longest for Arizona State( 12- 1, 3- 0 Pac- 10) in 10 years under coach Charlie Turner Thorne. Briody and Abbie Letz made four straight free throws, and New Mexico quickly trimmed the deficit to 65- 60 with more than eight minutes to play " I told them in the timeout after the technical' Let me get on the officials; it' s my job " Mulkey- Robertson said " Coach always tells us to keep a cool head in a hot game " Young said That' s what Young did. Rodriguez, though, didn' t have much sympathy " You think they would' ve felt bad for us " Rodriguez asked " Charlie is a good football coach and he' s got a good football team They' re going to win a lot of games The quarterback is an NFL guy. Andy Martin, who earned the victory, was 3 for 4 with a single, a double and a triple Mike Luna (5-9) took the loss for Oceanside (8-17, 3-11. Curry, the son of former NBA 3- point specialist Dell Curry, picked up his second offensive foul with 8: 39 left in the first half. 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.
Smith' s running came in handy for the Cougars after quarterback Matt Kegel left the game after a hard hit late in the first quarter and was replaced by freshman Josh Swogger. Alyssa Nelson led the Bobcats with 15 points while Jenny Heringer and Scotta Morton had 13 each. Jarvis Varnado hit two mid- range jumpers during the 10- 2 spurt that gave the Bulldogs a 37- 19 lead with 3: 51 left. Duquesne' s leading scorer, Robert Mitchell, was limited to three points on 1- for- 8 shooting. "I was still doing it, every day, until I signed my first contract when I was 20-something I was 20-years old, dreaming like a 12-year-old kid. Ryne Hamblet led Bowling Green with 24 points, while Nate Miller scored 20 points with 10 rebounds and Martin Samarco had 17 points. Davis also gave up the ball as he was sacked by Kareem Brown late in the first half, and Brown returned it all the way to the N C State 18.
