Charlotte went 1- for- 12 from behind the arc, while the Bulldogs went 8- for- 25. The UConn center scored 16 second- half points and finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds as the 11th- ranked Huskies( 7- 1) beat Sacred Heart 73- 55 Tuesday night after trailing by three at halftime " Yeah, coach was upset and rightfully so " Boone said " That may have been the worst half we' ve played all year " It was Boone' s sixth double- double in eight games this year and the third consecutive game that he has scored his career high Sacred Heart( 1- 8) lost its seventh game in a row Luke Granato led the Pioneers with 19 points. DURHAM, N. Marlon Smith added 14 points, Aaron Johnson 13, Ben Luber 11 and Geary Claxton 10 for the Nittany Lions Johnson also had 24 rebounds. WACO, Texas( AP- Bernice Mosby approaches every game as if it might be her last. EDMONTON, Canada — When the fog lifted and light again shone on the Stanley Cup championship series, Wayne Gretzky and the Edmonton Oilers again stood head and shoulders above the rest of the National Hockey League.
It's that close" However, that didn't stop anyone from having an opinion. McFarland only had one basket at halftime, however " We did a great job on her in the first half, I think that set the tone for the whole game " said Cowgirls forward Shaunte Smith, who had 21 points and 13 rebounds to complement Andrea Riley' s 30 points which led Oklahoma State( 17- 3, 5- 2 Big 12 " I think we had a lot of post players come out to guard her so we wouldn' t have tired teammates out there. Wiggins, the Pac- 10 Freshman of the Year and Player of the Year last season, moved into 20th place on Stanford' s all- time scoring list with 1, 198 points. By the end of April they were 1-7, through May they were 8-26 and 17 1/2 games out of first. McClinton scored 25 points for the Saints, who have lost 10 of their last 11 games Gary Holle added 14 points and Tay Fisher 11.
After all, she knows it' ll take Oklahoma' s outside shooters to win a national title " I like to touch the ball and I like to be an active player " Paris said. Maryland returned the favor a few weeks later by beating the Tar Heels in the Final Four en route to the school' s first national title " Obviously, we know all the teams in the league by now, having seen each other so many times " Frese said " They love to press, they' re going to be active and be on the glass " Kristi Toliver added 12 points for the Terrapins, who held a 46- 21 rebounding advantage and put the Yellow Jackets away with a strong spurt just before halftime. Greg Pirkl, a senior at Los Alamitos High School, signed a contract with the Seattle Mariners Monday and will report Sunday to the Mariners' Rookie League team in Billingham, Wash. Bobby Bonilla also homered for the Pirates, his 15th of the year, matching his career high. We' d kind of liked to do better, but I think they( Valparaiso) played well " he said. 20 to open conference play when Stanford also was minus Wiggins because of the same hamstring injury.
Gray was 5- for- 5 to start the game, and Bookout couldn' t miss either " They went to their bread and butter " McFarlin said " They really got to it right away, and we were kind of in a bind " The Cowboys eventually figured out the plan and were able to keep the ball from Oklahoma' s two big men. After an Arizona basket, O' Neill made a decisive 3- pointer for a 64- 51 lead with 2: 32 left. The Wildcats( 8- 9, 2- 1) connected on just 9 of 23 shots in the half, and six of the misses were airballs Second half, it was all Tennessee. The sophomore had 22 points and 14 rebounds Sunday, but she struggled to get touches.
The Wildcats closed to within no more than 20 the remainder of the game while the Eagles led by as much as 32, at 80- 48 with 5: 29 to go. Holder Brandon Fields fumbled the snap, and Kelvin Hayden recovered for the Illini, returning it for a 2- point conversion. Marist won its first season opener since 2002, when it also beat Sacred Heart, and won a season opener on the road for the first time since 1993. Drew Burleson and Everett Spencer scored 10 points apiece for Wright State. The schedule gets no easier next week for Jacksonville State, as the FCS school visits Florida State. The Mustangs have the nation' s second longest losing streak, one behind Army. "And one time, I got a couple of basketball players to help us out.
Fowzi Abdelsamad led UC Davis( 10- 17) with 19 points, and Thomas Juillerat added 12. He was second in the conference in strikeouts with 88 and had 43 walks. The Hilltoppers took a 67- 66 lead on Antonio Haynes' basket with 2: 21 and stayed ahead for good. "I'm a football player" The all-CIF quarterback figures to face his stiffest competition next week from Washington High's Bryan Bridgewater, the L A City champion in the 100 (10. 65) and 200 (20. 89. Ajavon, who sustained a stress fracture in the summer, has been used as a reserve " In that role, I' m supposed to supply a spark " said Ajavon. The Blackjack fished Catalina Island and returned with 185 bonito, 42 barracuda, 65 sand bass and 2 halibut. Ocean fishermen can look forward to action for the three-day Memorial Day weekend.
The loss also put Kansas State' s goal of a 12th straight bowl appearance in jeopardy and dropped the Big 12 North Division to 3- 13 against the South, with all three wins coming against Baylor. Penn State gained 594 yards, its highest total since getting 661 yards against Rutgers in 1995. The competition qualifies individuals for the CIF Masters Meet the following week. Rider cut the lead to 35- 30 at the half by picking up its defense and getting Fairfield in foul trouble.
But with Pacific- a 79- 71 winner over Pittsburgh- up next in the second round Saturday, the Huskies will need to find more consistency to move onto Albuquerque next weekend " Usually, we try to take advantage early and I think that' s what we did " Simmons said " Then we kind of played it cool after that, kind of turned the switch on and off " Montana( 18- 13) won the Big Sky Conference to get into the NCAA Tournament, but beating the Pac- 10 champion was probably a little too much to ask. The Sooners shot just 36 percent- about right for the worst shooting team in the Big 12- yet still found a way to win against a team that mostly plays with a lineup featuring no player taller than 6- foot- 8 " We didn' t shoot the ball well, but I thought we played well " Sampson said " We' ve been changing some things up and sliding players around to find out what works best for us " The change to the zone defense, though, gave Kansas State the most trouble. The Dukes opened the second half on a 6- 0 run to go up 47- 31. Hatalsky blew a four-shot lead in the final 11 holes but pulled out the victory with a 4-foot par putt on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff to beat Tom Kite "I didn't enjoy today at all" Hatalsky said. Dinkins added a leaning jumper, and Mike Housman capped the run with a three- point play. Known as a conservative coach, Cutcliffe said he figured the unusual strategy was worth the risk after his Rebels struggled to beat Arkansas State last week " When you' re not playing any better than we are, not too many decisions are difficult " Cutcliffe said.
As the officials stood on the court during the ensuing timeout, a fan threw a fluorescent green football at the referee who called the technical. The Tar Heels also got key contributions from Deon Thompson( 11 points, eight rebounds, career- high five blocks) and redshirt freshman Will Graves, who ended the spurt with a 3- pointer followed by a jumper from the left corner to make it 64- 39 with 8: 57 to play. Fast Facts# 8226& nbsp; Arizona grabbed its first bowl win since the 1998 Holiday Bowl vs. Based on its survey of stress among drivers, the RTD developed a training program for drivers in 1981 and reported a sharp drop in accidents and personnel problems, such as absenteeism.
