The coaches' teams: FIRST TEAM Pitchers Greg Hansell Kennedy Marc Lung Garden Grove Mike Marquez La Quinta Mike Wilson La Quinta Catcher Gary Arneson La Quinta Infielders Kevin Ashworth Pacifica Mark Dion La Quinta Shelby Hart Pacifica John Park La Quinta Mike Willey Rancho Alamitos Outfielders Steve Larson Santiago Jerry Maldonado Bolsa Grande Chris Shockley Pacifica Utility Carlos Leon Santiago SECOND TEAM Pitchers-Todd Long (Pacifica) and Peter Montera (Kennedy; Infielders-Steve Alfaro (Santiago, Bob Heyl (La Quinta, Rod McCall (Rancho Alamitos) and Steve Rath (Kennedy; Outfielders-Andy Baturevich (Los Amigos, Chris Colbert (Rancho Alamitos) and Bill Huse (Kennedy; Utility-Eric Schreifels (Bolsa Grande; Catcher-Mark Ralston (La Quinta. . This year, it was the Maryland players who had to adjust to the time change with a game that started just after 7 p m PDT. 9 seconds to play Thursday night, rallying West Virginia to a wild 63- 61 first- round NCAA Tournament win " That' s one I' m going to have to think about for seven or eight months " a dejected Funk said in a teary locker room. The Cardinals never trailed and led by as many as 23 points, and their stifling 2- 3 zone limited last year' s NCAA title runner- ups to less than 38 percent shooting.
In this game at New York, Kevin McReynolds delivered a two-run single in the first inning when the Mets jumped in front, 3-0, and the Giants never caught up. Hansbrough followed a few possessions later with a thunderous dunk in the open court for a 24- point lead " There' s a little pressure playing in front of your family and friends, but you get over it " said Ellington, who scored 13 points. The Jaguars( 6- 3) scored their first point less than a minute into the game and never let the Golden Eagles( 3- 3) take the lead South Alabama led by as many as 10 points Merritt was the game high scorer. He had to keep everyone motivated and focused- at first when things seemed too easy, then later when the Gators lost three of four toward the end of the regular season. "If I was going to get the no-hitter, I wanted to get their best hitter out" Browning said.
In the second half, John Henry Jackson threw a 9- yard touchdown pass to Kenny Davis and the Bison capped the scoring with Peter Kaufman' s 4- yard run with 2: 40 to go. The Lobos' defense snapped Utah forward Kim Smith' s streak of double- figure scoring. Shields said it came down to Rutgers making the plays in the final minutes " I think our composure was supreme today " Shields said " We knew where we wanted to get the ball. But that didn't keep Musburger from saying, "The Boston Celtics will win this series" adding that the goaltending call "sealed the fate of the Atlanta Hawks"Somebody, please, put a muzzle on Brent Musburger. The Blue Devils also had 29 assists, one short of tying the tournament record.
The victory ended nearly a year of frustration for Zerman, a senior who will attend the University of Arizona next fall. Parker appeared to hurt her knee in the first half when she was fouled and fell, but she was on the bench for only a short time. The Hawthorne coach estimates the girls team can earn 68 points and outdistance Muir, which he has penciled in with 43. It shows a lot about the respect women' s basketball is getting ". Matt Bohnet was 24- of- 47 passing for 365 yards and a touchdown for the Eagles( 3- 5, 3- 2, who ran for only 45 yards on 27 carries. Quinn made a jump shot and 1- of- 2 free throws, and Lisa Willis made two free throws.
"That put us out of contention for the championship" McKeon said. Beth Silverman threw a three-hitter and also tripled and scored on Jenny Fleming's fly to center in the second. Downing lives in a very nice house in Yorba Linda, with a very nice back yard-a pretty swimming pool and fish pond, lots of lush shrubs and grass and palm trees. It was from there that Gwynn, a career . 422 hitter entering the game against Browning, asked Browning if the pitch he hit was a strike. It was a great strategy against a team like the Tar Heels, who came in averaging 89 9 points.
Goestenkors couldn' t have asked for anything more- even in practice " Being focused is one of the things we pride ourselves on " Bales said " We were focused in the Purdue game and we were focused tonight ". She was 12- of- 18 from the field, 8- of- 12 from the line, grabbed 10 rebounds, had five assists and although Davenport finished with no blocks, she repeatedly changed the Lady Lions' shots. Plaisted had the ball at the baseline and bounced a backward pass to Cummard for an easy layup " Not too shabby, but not nearly as good as the one he had to me " Plaisted said. Said San Pasqual Coach Will Wester: "We'll just play it by ear and see how he feels after the 1,600. ATLANTA( AP- Kevin Thomas scored 20 points to help Georgia State post a 92- 68 victory over Campbell on Saturday. Pete dome definitely won't be ready, thanks to a recent slash in state funding. Now Conover is $50,000 richer, has a contract and an agent and is besieged by new friends and reporters who want to talk to the U. S Olympic men's marathon trials winner.
Antwan Harrison led Coppin State with eight points and five rebounds. This wasn' t the first time Coale has noticed her team playing less than its best for long stretches " For whatever reason, we seem like we' re waiting for a reason to play " Coale said " And the reason to play is because there' s a game. Swanier spent the rest of the game on the sideline, with an ice pack covering the bruise, and the Huskies clearly missed her down the stretch " I really thought their quickness and athletic ability, and some of their aggressiveness inside, I thought we were going to have a little trouble " Auriemma said " It' s not an easy place to put young players in " UConn led 59- 55 after a jumper by Nicole Wolff with about 4# 189; minutes left, taking advantage of two quick turnovers by the Tar Heels. Kentucky took the lead for good one possession earlier on a three- point play by Derrick Jasper. Oklahoma' s advantage eventually expanded to as much as 26 points before Kansas started whittling away late " It seems like we' re in this thing where it' s feast or famine " Coale said " We' re either going to not turn it over a lot, we' re going to make all our free throws and not make 3s at all or we' ll make 3s and we' ll turn it over a lot " The Sooners went 5- for- 14 from 3- point range, a modest 36 percent but still an improvement following a 4- for- 30 stretch over their previous three games. It was very, very slippery and if that wasn't enough, there were pieces of paper blowing all over the track.
Tennessee was deadly in the early going as Shannon Bobbitt, Angie Bjorklund, Sydney Smallbone and Alexis Hornbuckle hit two 3s each to lead the Lady Vols to a 29- point halftime lead. We kept attacking and they fed off my energy and everyone was just riled up " said Campbell, who finished with three blocks, including one that ended up in the fifth row of seats " She' s showing a lot of her athleticism out there " said Minnesota coach Pam Borton " I' m glad she' s on our team " However, Borton was not happy about the first half offense when the undisciplined Gophers made numerous bad plays in transition and hurried shots. Utah has smothered the potent Laker offense, subduing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson and James Worthy. South Carolina led 41- 29 at the break and stretched that advantage to 53- 35 when the Gamecocks scored consecutive layups 13 seconds apart less than 3 minutes into the second half. A 3- pointer by McKinney with 4: 37 left trimmed Southwest Missouri' s lead to 62- 58 with 4: 37 left. "When Marvell hit that homer, I knew we were going to win' The play of Wynne has been one of the biggest changes under McKeon and confirms McKeon's faith in the trade he made just before the start of the 1986 season that brought Wynne from the Pirates in exchange for Bob Patterson.
Bill Lennox among its fatigues- wearing, face- painted fans, Parker' s dazzling performance likely only enhanced their debut in the tournament, which had already sparked a frenzy at the academy " This isn' t something that' s going to go away " first- year coach Maggie Dixon said, referring to both the positives of making it and the bummer of the blowout finish " They' re going to remember it for the future, and use it as motivation " Eventually, the dunks might even become a nice memory, Cara Enright said " You can' t sit and watch. Last season, the Tigers( 6- 4) finished with a 21- 2 run and won by five on the road. Jenna Plumley added eight points, including a tiebreaking 3- pointer, and five steals " We felt that could be a strength coming in " Sooners coach Sherri Coale said " Danielle can guard just about anybody in America Jenna flies around all over the place And Amanda has great instincts. The Lady Vols also overcame the loss of starting post players Nicky Anosike and Fluker, both of whom fouled out with nearly six minutes left. John Griffin' s 3- pointer and a jumper by John Clark sparked an 8- 0 run that put Bucknell up 49- 30 with 11: 36 left. FAIRFAX, Va( AP- Tony Skinn scored 18 points, and George Mason' s bench combined for 35 to lead the Patriots to a 94- 78 win over Hofstra on Wednesday night. After Brandon Freeman' s jumper pulled the Trojans within 5- 2, the Yellow Jackets scored 18 in a row.
