The Eagles shot 52 percent in the first half and held the Fighting Irish to 35 percent. Despite 12 victories in 26 starts and earnings of $2,384,881, he had never won at more than a mile; The Californian was run at 1 1/8 miles. Six players scored during the spurt, and Foley capped it with one of her three 3- pointers " I finally made some shots " she said. Jessica Dukes scored 16 points for the Eagles( 2- 11, who were so overwhelmed by the Tar Heels' aggressive defense that coach Bud Childers said his team could have best prepared by scrimmaging the Winthrop men' s team " They' re so long out there that it makes it hard to do the things that any team wants to do " Childers said " They look like they' ve certainly got the material here to compete for it all in March and April " North Carolina was coming off a 79- 55 win over Old Dominion, a game that likely did more to prepare North Carolina for conference play than this one. We didn' t care how highly touted these kids were or what programs or high schools they came from " Heather Zurich was the lone regular in Rutgers' starting lineup until Stringer put the remainder in with 13: 31 remaining and Princeton holding an 8- 4 lead. We were just standing around waiting for something to happen.
When you' re a 5- 10 post player, you' re not soft " Texas A& M led 13- 4 in the game' s first five minutes thanks to an early 10- 0 flurry. Florida eventually got things going and put together a 20- 0 run that made it 26- 8 late in the first half. Perkins scored 23 points, had 11 rebounds and blocked 3 shots, and the Mavericks eliminated the Nuggets, 4 games to 2. Jackson was shocked that Texas A& M wasn' t " all in his face " at the end " I was very surprised because I thought they were going to double team me when I got past half court " he said " But they stayed in man- to- man so I just thought I would take advantage of it " He was hot all night and that' s how you cap it off- with the game winner " Law said.
Because if we had done everything we did and lost, we wouldn' t be feeling like we feel right now " Antonio Wardlow sealed Tennessee' s first 10- win season in three years when he intercepted Tyler Donovan' s deep throw intended for Paul Hubbard in the end zone in the final minute. Minnesota 6, Detroit 3-Doyle Alexander (4-4) threw a pitch close to Kirby Puckett in the first inning at Minneapolis and it was the worst of several mistakes he made. Its destination was not known, but sources said Cypriot authorities would deny it permission to dock at Cyprus. Seitzer hit his second home run of the season in the ninth off Dewayne Vaughn, and that proved to be the decisive run because Texas scored 4 times in the bottom of the ninth. But the Sun Devils struggled to find offensive rhythm in their first full game without guard Dymond Simon, who is out for the season with a knee injury Simon averaged 9.
Seton Hall shot just 35 percent, including 3- of- 19 from 3- point range " It' s a tough place to play They always play us tough here " Strother said. Both players had a chance to win in regulation, but Kite missed a 30-foot putt for par and Hatalsky was short on a 9-footer Both scrambled for pars on the first extra hole. So why can't he get a job at Caltech and leave the Angels alone so they can play some baseball? It's obvious this team can't win with Mauch as manager He's got the players wound tighter than a fishing reel Whattaya mean the Angels can't fire Mauch? They have to. Montana still led 43- 38 on a three- point play by Morales with 13: 23 remaining. Auriemma complemented the rowdy Marquette fans- sort of, anyway. Brandon McGee intercepted Blum' s underthrown pass and returned it 11 yards to the Bengals 40 to set up the only touchdown scored by ASU' s first- team offense. A possible successor? Lou Piniella, also being rumored as possible successor to John McNamara with the Boston Red Sox.
UConn scored the next eight points, the last on a free throw by Hasheem Thabeet after Watkins picked up his fifth foul with 3: 42 remaining. Greenwalt hit 7- of- 18 from the field and 5- of- 8 from the free- throw line for the Lady Raiders( 1- 0 Alesha Robertson added 18 points for Texas Tech. A 16- 2 run by Vanderbilt halted the Lady Topper' s comeback attempt " This was a very disappointing loss to a team that coming in. It's ancient history now" Current events would suggest that life has grown kinder to Eaton. Glen Sather, the Oilers' coach and general manager, had been fond of the defense-minded center since the spring night seven years ago when the upstart Oilers completed a three-game sweep of a playoff series against the Montreal Canadiens, whose roster included a rookie named Keith Acton.
(Piniella) had some ideas about our club and I had some ideas about his" said Port following the Angels' loss in front of 51,006 at Yankee Stadium. South Bay Catches: Nick Lorbeck of Torrance, fishing for sand bass aboard the Matt Walsh, caught the whopper of the week, a 30-pound halibut. Erin Higgins sandwiched a pair of 3s around one by Starks to get Oklahoma to 53- 51 with 55. Strawberry hit two home runs and had three runs batted in to lead the Mets to a 6-4 victory over the Cardinals-their sixth straight loss The Mets, who entered the series against St. 6, but the Blue Demons dominated almost every phase of the rematch to win their fourth straight game and eighth of nine. Mercedes Walker added 15 points and 15 rebounds for the Panthers( 11- 0.
Malcolm Manier scored 22 points and Kevin Thomas added 10 for Georgia State Marcus Brown had 11 points and grabbed nine rebounds. Into Gentleman Jim's esoteric theories, Flanagan would stick a respectful sardonic pin, like John Belushi critiquing Martin Mull. Marist( 29- 2) has won its last 19 games, with the last seven by 10 points or more It will face Manhattan in the semifinals on Saturday. Allen gained just 39 yards after riddling the Cavaliers for a career- best 257 last season " Two picks Forced a fumble. The Bruins forced 20 turnovers, scoring 32 points off of them and had 12 steals while Murray State( 5- 6) forced only eight turnovers, for only 9 points.
TCU( 6- 4) was 1- for- 11 from the field with four turnovers and five missed free throws as Vanderbilt swarmed all over the Horned Frogs' defensively. Brice Vounang scored 26 points to lead the Toreros( 10- 10, 2- 5, which lost their third straight. The Red Foxes came out cold, shooting 9- for- 23 to start, but stayed close despite the Buckeyes making 11 of their first 15 shots because Marist forced 12 first- half turnovers and only committed five " They played a terrific game- a lot of intensity, a lot of heart " Ohio State coach Jim Foster said " They showed a lot of character " The teams' combined 55 wins entering the game were the most of any first- round women' s matchup. 7 percent shooting performance( 6- for- 29) from the field in the first half. Besides setting up teammates Breona Gray and Allen for open shots, Duffy hit 8- of- 15 shots including 3- of- 6 from 3- point ranged and rallied the Irish from a 51- 47 deficit with 10: 42 remaining " We wanted to keep the ball in her hands " McGraw said " We wanted Megan to get the first look and then run our offense.
The Owls added three scores in the next 97 seconds to take a 49- 20 lead. Ely scored with 2: 04 left to make it 56- 54, and Tennessee went to its stingy full- court defense " In the first half, they shared the basketball " Summitt said of Stanford " Then they went to Nicole in the second and everybody expected her to step up and make plays. Rittenberg: Cal Believing Cal proved Saturday it can win a road game, something the Golden Bears had done just five times in their last 16 trips away from Strawberry Canyon, writes Adam Rittenberg. Ewing was the first choice in the 1985 draft, and Robinson was the first player selected in last year's draft, but he is serving a Navy commitment. The spurt was highlighted by a pair of 3- pointers by Kotorobai and Kyle Johnson St.
Shaun Green and Luke Nevill added 15 each for the Utes, who came into the game as the nation' s fourth- best shooting team at 51 percent. CLEMSON, S C( AP- How excited was Georgia Tech to have B J. Taylor hit a three to give Iowa State its biggest lead, 52- 36, with 12: 05 left. PSU hit 4- of- 6 from the foul line in the final minutes and held a 57- 56 lead with 1: 09 left.
