They gained 73 yards on 27 carries " We couldn' t get in synch, we couldn' t get things moving the way we would' ve liked to do them " Kentucky coach Rich Brooks said " They were pretty dominant up front, their run defense as well as their pass defense. But Blackwood hit three free throws with 1: 45 left to give Central Connecticut a four- point lead. Things looked bleak for Xavier five minutes in, when starting guards Finn and Stanley Burrell went down in a pileup, stayed on the floor for several minutes and headed for the bench. The Sooners outrebounded the Cyclones 49- 34 but couldn' t do much with the extra chances, finishing the game with their second- worst shooting performance of the season " We weren' t very good at getting the ball inside " Oklahoma Coach Sherri Coale said after watching her team shoot 29 percent " Iowa State runs a zone and sometimes what they give you is the 3 and we didn' t take advantage of that " When Megan Ronhovde' s 3- pointer found its mark just 1: 53 into Saturday' s game, the Cyclones shared a collective sigh of relief " It was like a weight was lifted off our shoulders " Fox said " We couldn' t buy a basket against Kansas State " Iowa State( 16- 2, 6- 1) lived up to its reputation as the best 3- point shooting team in the conference, hitting 13- of- 27 shots from behind the arc. 4 points but was limited to five and shot 2- of- 12 from the floor " We knew he was their best all- around player " Tatum said " We wanted to give him a hard time ". I guess we've already run them all over" Also near extinction was Case's golf game.
Maryland gained 61 yards and made four first downs on its first possession, but had 53 yards in total offense and remained stuck on four first downs by the time coach Ralph Friedgen called upon Steffy with the Terrapins trailing 13- 0. Miles capped it with a field goal at 7: 16 to make the score 71- 48. Julio Vargas had 2 doubles, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs for Santa Ana. 13 seeds to make it to the third round since the tournament expanded to 64 teams were Texas A& M in 1994 and Liberty in 2005 " Absolutely incredible " coach Brian Giorgis said " These kids never stop ceasing to amaze me. Romero, now director of promotions at Ascot Park, won one of his greatest races there in 1973 on a Triumph, edging Gene Scott by an eyelash. Clayton already holds the school records with 2, 652 receiving yards and 25 touchdown catches " When I got here, I would just learn from the guys that were already here " Clayton said " They would tell me what I was messing up and what I needed to do it right. MORGANTOWN, W.
Terrence Murphy caught eight passes for 116 yards and became A& M' s all- time leader in receptions, passing Bethel Johnson' s mark of 117 Murphy has 124 career receptions. Pariseau made the first of his two straight 3s at 1: 41 and finished 5- for- 7 from long range. They face Rice on Monday before Saturday' s matchup with LSU and the start of Big 12 play against Colorado on Jan 12. Liberty came no closer than 18 points after that, and the Wildcats stretched their lead to as many as 34 points. Cal did not make a 3- pointer( 0- for- 5 " They' re a great team and they' re playing their best basketball ever " Cal coach Joanne Boyle said " I' m very pleased with my team' s effort In the first half we executed the game plan to a T.
Lamar( 2- 4) turned the ball over on its first five second- half possessions and Paris scored twice inside, then converted a three- point play to push the Sooners' lead to 22 " In the first half, we forgot to just go out and play " Paris said " We thought about way too much, instead of just going out and playing basketball " Quiana N' Joku scored in the lane with 12: 22 left, Lamar' s first field goal in the second half. The Indians cut it to 60- 46 on Hamilton' s basket with 8: 57 to go, capping a 13- 4 run But Arkansas State could get no closer The Cowboys used a 10- 2 run in the first half to pull away. Marquette' s Efueko Osagie- Landry was helped off the court with 3: 45 after taking a hard foul from Myia McCurdy on a layup attempt. Niki Finelli paced the Crimson( 0- 5) with 17 points and Lindsay Hallion scored 16.
Asked how fast UCLA could run if its athletes didn't go through four days of qualifying heats and finals, Bruin sprint coach John Smith paused and said, "I think we could run as well as the World Championship team, about 2:56"EUGENE, Ore. Stoudamire didn' t start but entered with 14: 49 to play in the first half and scored 11 points in the next seven minutes. Price had 15 each for Connecticut, and Robinson added 13 rebounds " We couldn' t get back and they' re a good team in transition " Robinson said " I just give them all the credit. Memphis officials, who estimated the crowd at 2, 500, invited all the fans to sit in the lower level of the arena. Gaines plans to swim the 50-meter freestyle Saturday and the 100-meter freestyle Sunday He also is considering the 200 today. "I know for sure I wouldn't have played here if she was still the coach" said Freitas, who plays first base and pitches for the Pirates Oreb, a shortstop, agrees with her friend of nine years "We were seriously going to quit" she said. Lamar outscored Texas- San Antonio 51- 34 in the second half.
Then we'll kick back and see what happens" Conway did his part on Friday. Santa Clara led 28- 24 at halftime but fell behind when San Jose State opened the second half with an 8- 2 run. Nebraska outscored the Aggies 25- 4 from the free- throw line The four free throws matched A& M' s season low. Rachele Fitz, Marist' s leading scorer and rebounder averaging 15 points and 6. The Beavers haven' t beaten Stanford on any court since winning 81- 65 on Jan 11, 2001, in Corvallis, Ore. Don Mosebar, coming off back surgery, couldn't dress, although he's supposed to be ready for camp in July No.
Ueberroth inherited baseball's predominantly white front offices, which the Al Campanis flap made patent In a sense, Ueberroth was delighted "We caused that" he says, cheerfully "We honored Jackie (Robinson. Mike Thomas had 13, Kadrian Bryant 11 and Stanford Speech 10 for Mississippi Valley State. Nick Santa Cruz hit a single to right and the ball rolled under Kendall Simmons to the wall, allowing both runners to score The fight started in the sixth inning. Northridge closed the first half with a 12- 2 to take a 13- point lead into the break. He will be one of the favorites Saturday, along with Balboa's Derek May, 32, who is from South Africa. Nine years ago, Jim Wood, a Newport Beach runner and real estate broker, learned that the distance between Corona del Mar and Laguna Beach was 6. 2 miles-or 10 kilometers. We' ll have our doubters and now we' ll have to go out and prove we' re good " For a while, at least, they were against Navy. Now comes news of another breed, of Woodbridge High School's Tiffany Boyd, a real softball player.
Nevada then made a 15- 2 run spanning halftime, taking the lead on Fazekas' free throws with 11: 18 to play- but the Wolf Pack never led by more than five points until the final seconds. I knew I wanted the option, though, because if the engine was going to be successful, I wanted an opportunity to market it. They were looking to open the season with 13 wins for the first time since 2002- 03- the last time Connecticut had no seniors. Hall' s fast- break basket closed the gap to 50- 39 with 11: 12 remaining " Those guys have no quit BYU just really competes " Sendek said. Without any seniors on the roster, the entire team stood at halfcourt with disgusted looks on their faces after the game as the public address announcer read a postgame announcement that every player would return next year. The Panthers didn' t relent in the second half, scoring 55 points and limiting Wartburg to just 19. GREENVILLE, S.
Bridgewater bested Conway in both events earlier this year at the Arcadia Invitational. Carrie Buckner and Kristen Kovesdy each added 10 points for the Sun Devils, who have won five of their last six games. Gilbertson refused to second- guess himself about going to Stanback with his team ahead with Paus at quarterback " We were going to give him a series anyway and we were 6- for- 22 at the time when we made the change " he said " I don' t know if it would have been possible to do any worse than that " The Huskies announced Monday that Gilbertson will resign as the coach at the end of the season; his team played an inspired first half. We knew we had to make something happen " Simon said " We just ran out of time " The Sun Devils, who had their five- game winning streak snapped, were trying to reach the tournament title game for the second straight year. Associated PressHUNTINGTON, W.
Many remember them, none better than Ray Miller, their pitching coach in Baltimore's better days They were all the Rabbit's kids. Dabbs made it 20- 4 with a jumper in the lane 7# 189; minutes in, and Tech continued to pull away " We started out the game real good and that helps you all the time " Dabbs said. The newest participant in the series, Anthony McClain, scored a career- high 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds. The secret is out " Cappie Poindexter had 13 of her 16 points in the second half to lead Rutgers( 8- 1.
Whittington hit a turn- around jumper with 2 seconds left in the half to give NC State a 40- 13 advantage In the second half, the lead grew to as much as 46 points. But the Wildcats didn' t score again for five minutes, letting Kansas back into the game. 16 Syracuse held off Cornell 67- 62 on Wednesday night in the second round of the 2K Sports College Hoops Classic. When she plays well they aren' t going to lose " Headen hit a jumper a minute later to end a 6- minute drought without a field goal. Aaron Bruce scored 14, including two from 3- point range, and Curtis Jerrells added 10. Portland( 12- 6, 1- 2 West Coast Conference) trailed only once in the game, at 3- 2, and led by as many as 15.
The reason? He was ribbed by teammates for getting tackled from behind " They told me' Hey, you got run down " Johnson recalled " But I broke the second run today, so I was able to talk trash back at them " The Rams took their first lead at 33- 28 when Farris threw a 69- yard TD to Rashaun Greer with seven minutes left. Latta has no doubt why she plays so well on the Grand Strand " Oh man, it' s like coming home " Latta said, smiling. Curiously, and fortunately, the second fence, which kept spectators from crowding close to the cement wall, was put in place only last Wednesday. RIVERSIDE — Just when Rusty Wallace got the hang of racing on the road course at Riverside International Raceway, the place is closing. A basket and a 3- pointer by Lindsey Harding launched a 16- 2 run by the Blue Devils that the Hokies could not overcome " It was a long, dry stretch when they went on that run " Tech coach Beth Dunkenberger said " Their pressure defense really made us extend " Duke forced more than 20 turnovers for the 18th time in 22 games. The Crusaders( 12- 11, 8- 3 Mid- Continent) led 33- 27 at intermission after a half that saw 10 lead changes and survived a second half where the teams combined to score 85 points. Back- to- back steals by freshman guard Brett McDade led to four points and put TU( 2- 7, 0- 1) ahead 47- 46 with 4: 20 remaining.
