Canyon, 15-6, 15-6, 15-4-The Cowboys, in their first year of interscholastic competition, were dominated throughout the first-round 3-A Division match at Glendale. Then, with 14: 13 to play, Smith gave the Hawkeyes a 45- 44 lead and brought the crowd of mostly Iowa fans to their feet with another layup and a free throw. But the Mustangs( 3- 4) rebounded in the second half, improving from 38 percent to 49 percent field goal shooting and taking a 10- point lead with eight minutes remaining Jon Killen added 14 points for SMU and Papa Dia had 12. Va( AP- West Virginia' s group of quality rushers has the Mountaineers one win away from their first Bowl Championship Series berth. I know we' ve got good guys, we' ve got good guys coming in, it' s more for these kids " Wright said.
Only some sloppy ballhandling by the Cardinals allowed the Hilltoppers to keep it competitive. I think she's a great pitcher" Which pretty much ends all those Boyd-despises-Granger rumors This isn't to say Boyd is conceding To the contrary. And, unlike the previous game when he offset 10 points with a career- high seven assists, he didn' t have any this time " It was a great advantage having three 7- footers who can run the floor, defend and block shots " said Alleyne, who blocked the first shot Bogut tried against him and appeared to bother Bogut the most with his massive wingspan " I' m 7- 3. Associated PressBOWLING GREEN, Ky- Amber Holt scored 24 points, Chrissy Givens had 22 points and 12 rebounds, and Middle Tennessee State( No 18 ESPN/ USA Today; No. 2 Weber State will play the highest remaining seed on Friday, followed by Montana' s game against the lowest remaining seed. The Indians( 8- 5, 1- 0) blew open a close game in the second half by hitting 10- of- 12 field goal attempts at one point.
Kansas got off to a 2- for- 9 start and finished 14- for- 25, while the Waves were 6- for- 12. The Bears lost by only four points on the road to both Connecticut and Miami, but were no match for Maryland, which was seeking to bounce back from a surprising loss to Virginia Commonwealth. Barlow led Notre Dame with 15 points, Charel Allen added 11, Schrader added 10 points and six assists and Devereaux Peters had 10 points and 12 rebounds. Reynolds scored a career- high 32 points and made sure coach Pete Gillen' s coaching tenure at Virginia would last at least one more game, leading the Cavaliers to a 66- 65 victory over Miami on Thursday night in the first round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. A Safi Mojidi 3- pointer pulled Rhode Island within 53- 45 at the 9: 56 mark of the second, but George Washington responded with an 18- 4 run during which Cole scored nine points.
It started with Zavecz, who found she could drive on the bigger- but slower- Beavers. The Gators nearly blew a 26- point lead, but held on for a 33- 28 win over the 11th- ranked Razorbacks on Saturday when Arkansas safety Tony Bua went for Chris Leak' s head on a sack attempt with a minute left. Young stood looking around while Buhl raced for the end zone and Brown grimaced on the sideline Then things got really weird. Greene' s three- point play on a putback started it and 3- pointers by Montgomery and Thomas put UConn up 42- 37. Like the sequel to a B-movie, there was little doubt what was going to happen next. So around midnight Tuesday, after the Padres' second consecutive victory over the San Francisco Giants, Templeton, 32, dug out tapes from his days as a . 300 hitter with the St Louis Cardinals.
Trevino showed the Astros just how grateful he is for another chance Sunday at St Louis. Isaiah Hunter and Brian Henderson each had 11 for the Monarchs Old Dominion outrebounded DePaul 43- 31. With Pitt rushing for only 46 yards in the final three quarters after outgaining the Falcons 137- 6 in the first quarter, Kenny Lewis caused Cedric McGee' s fumble that Lewis scooped up for an apparent 67- yard scoring return with 13: 30 remaining. "This is probably the best schedule Cal has played in many years" Coach Lou Campanelli said after it was announced Thursday After playing in the Nov.
While the Rebels never trailed in the second half, the Tigers were close several times and cut the deficit to three in the final minute with a pair of 3- pointers. And what is the second measure? "Should the players find a new commissioner? No comment. Gates, Bush and Shelton had shared carries this season " I expected them to be real confident just from the way they played last week " Shelton said of the Tar Heels " So I knew that the offense would have to bring its A- game " The Cardinals opened the game with a 77- yard scoring drive that took 6{ minutes off the clock, ending with Shelton' s 1- yard TD run. He also ran 12 times for 47 yards, including a 16- yarder " He just flat out outran us a few times " Hokies coach Frank Beamer said.
A& M answered with a 17- play drive, capped by Johnson' s 7- yard touchdown pass to Fuller. Joe Chapman missed a hurried 3- pointer just before the shot clock went off and Ellis Myles grabbed the rebound for Louisville with 13 seconds left. Tulane( 1- 4) shot 48 percent and had three players in double figures. BOONE, N. The Sun Devils had first- and- goal at the Arizona 1 in the second and failed to score a TD, and couldn' t punch the ball in on first- and- goal from the Wildcats 3 in the third. The Jayhawks gambled with their backup, going for it on fourth- and- 4 from the Northwestern 29. Minnesota made it 3-0 in the fifth, when a two-out triple by Greg Gagne scored Steve Lombardozzi and Gladden.
Davis shot 8- of- 14 from the floor and Brooks connected on four shots from long range overall for the Lady Gators( 13- 1, 1- 0, who shot 30 percent( 9- of- 30) in the first half, leading to a 28- 19 deficit at the break. Mississippi State's Lorenzo Daniel took charge of the 200-meter race on the turn, came out with at least a one-meter lead and went on to win in 19. 87 seconds, the sixth fastest performance of all time. Omar Thomas, one of the great stories of the Tournament after overcoming a childhood in which his father and two brothers were imprisoned for murder, scored 24 in his final collegiate game, many of the points coming in drives around the slower Bogut " I take everybody like that pretty much " Thomas said " I knew he wasn' t that fast going side to side so I tried to go around him " Rivera added 11 points for the Miners( 27- 8. Duke also finished with 23 turnovers that led to several transition chances for the Tar Heels, with the 5- foot- 6 Latta leading the way. Mulkey was the starting point guard on that team, and Blair was an assistant.
Erin Higgins made four 3- pointers on the way to 14 points and had four assists for the Sooners, who will play for the title Saturday night at the University of San Francisco against the winner of Friday' s late game between Rider and host USF The game marked a homecoming for the Paris twins. Four other players were in double figures for the Golden Bears( 11- 2, 2- 0. The contest featured remarkable free throw- shooting, as the teams combined to make all 34 attempts after a miss by Andrei Capusan. Ballplayers have tried every hype known to society to get themselves up for games. The Cougars' girls team had 77, and Rio Mesa was second with 40.
The players seemed giddier than their coach about the significance of the victory " This is a confidence- builder here " said La Toya Micheaux, who had 10 points and seven rebounds " We came in having the mentality that' We can do this. The competition qualifies individuals for the CIF Masters Meet the following week. We started to get that running game going and settle in " The results came quickly- a 12- play, 91- yard drive for a touchdown followed by a 10- play, 68- yard drive for a 14- 7 lead before halftime Those two long marches included a total of four passes. "Jim notices friends and family when they walk into his room" said Mancino, who visits him regularly with their son, Justin, 8. They were outrebounded 52- 29 " We told our kids it' s an honor and a privilege to play in this environment " Nicholls State coach J P. It's a perpetual roadtrip broken only by a two-week vacation. BOSTON — EDITOR'S NOTE-A major league umpire tries to be the unnoticed man on the field.
