Erin Dohrmann led Drake with a career- high 25 points, Lindsay Whorton scored 14 and Linda Sayavongchanh 13. But Triplett chased down Jonathan Warzeka on a stretch play to stop him inches short. She' ll want to[ play, I know that " VanDerveer said " But we' ve had to play without Candice before " Wiggins added 17 points for the Cardinal, but the story was Stanford' s domination on the interior. Both teams had shooting problems in the first 20 minutes, with the Knights shooting 38 5 percent from the floor, or 10- for- 26, and the Rams 37 5 percent( 9- for- 24. CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo( AP- Issian Redding scored 14 points to lead Murray State to a 61- 57 win over Southeast Missouri State on Thursday night. And don' t think the Tar Heels aren' t aware of what' s at stake, even as they remained focused enough to beat the Wolfpack( 13- 7, 2- 3 " It' s going to be an emotional game " said Latta, who cracked the 2, 000- point mark for her career against N C. The Cardinal jumped to a 22- 2 lead with only 7 minutes gone in the first half.
5 percent from the field " If you hold somebody to 37 percent from the floor you can win a lot of games " Lipscomb coach Scott Sanderson said. Evans, the team's second-round draft choice in 1987, said he is down to 241 pounds and is very hungry He also announced that he was recently married. . She converted three free throws with 16: 40 left to pull the Utes to 39- 35 and then made a 3- pointer the next time down the floor to make it 41- 38. The Wildcats have won seven straight since falling out of the polls following their losing streak. BLOOMINGTON, Ind( AP- Indiana' s Bracey Wright played his best game of the season, finishing with 25 points, eight rebounds and five assists to lead the Hoosiers past Furman 68- 52 on Sunday.
Fullerton played three scrimmages against local teams as it waited for the NCAA tournament to begin In two of those, he got at least one hit But in one, he went 0 for 5 "Just my luck" Mayne said, with more humor than sarcasm It was a chance to relax, but just a bit "I tried to put the same intensity into it" he said. Ohio State' s 37- 21 victory over Michigan earlier in the day raised the stakes for the 80th meeting between the Badgers and Hawkeyes, putting the conference title on the line for both teams and a Rose Bowl berth in Wisconsin' s grasp. The Minneapolis Lakers were led by George Mikan and Jim Pollard, but the Globetrotters won, 61-59. Georgia plays Mississippi State on Thursday in the first round of the SEC Tournament in Atlanta Tennessee plays Arkansas Thursday in the first round. Now, her concentration has become one of her strong points" In today's semifinals at noon, top-seeded Ronni Reis of Miami will meet No 4 Stafford, and Green will play No 3 Halle Cioffi of Florida. The Dolphins had only four turnovers in the second half, and for the second game in a row, had more assists than turnovers.
Kyle Feuerbach went 4- for- 4 from the 3- point range and scored 12 points, while DeJuan Stevens added 16 points and a season- high seven assists for the Lumberjacks Ruben Boykin, Jr scored 13 points and grabbed a game- high seven rebounds Henry Greeley led Willamette with 12 points. Kindyll Dorsey had 18 points and Queenan finished with 17 for BC( 19- 9, 6- 7, which had won five straight at home N C. Duke' s smothering defense dominated a Maryland offense which entered with the nation' s best field- goal percentage at 53 8 percent The Terrapins were held to 37. Even when you get an open shot, you have a guy running at you with a hand in your face.
Rice broke open a 9- 0 lead in the opening six minutes, slapping on a stifling full court press and holding Pennsylvania to 28 percent from the field in the first 20 minutes. The Bulldogs( 10- 13, 5- 8 Horizon League) trailed briefly in the first half before a 3- pointer by Horan gave Butler the lead for good only about four minutes into the game. Ian Crosswhite recorded 11 points and a game- high nine rebounds, leading the Ducks to a 44- 20 advantage on the boards. After starting slowly this season, Raines is starting to sting the ball.
Jenni Dant added 11 points and Jenna Rubino had nine to help the Blue Demons( 19- 3, 8- 1 Conference USA) to their longest winning streak since 10 in a row last season. Stetson also got 15 points from junior forward Eric Diaz, who tied the game at 52 with a 3- pointer with 6: 02 left. FORT WORTH, Texas( AP- Marcus Shropshire scored 19 points as TCU snapped a four- game losing streak with a 71- 59 win over East Carolina on Saturday. C( AP- Jack Leasure scored 24 points, including five 3- pointers, to lead Coastal Carolina over Winthrop 76- 68 on Wednesday night to open Big South Conference play.
It was also the sixth time the Huskies have had a punt blocked this season. Coach Dan Monson had predicted a win " Coach Monson told us before the game and at halftime that we would win this game regardless of what happened " Boone said after scoring 28 points in Minnesota' s 85- 79 overtime victory over the previously unbeaten Sun Devils on Monday night " I mean, if we didn' t hit a free throw, if we didn' t make a shot, we would find a way defensively, rebound and we would make the last play " Boone scored 11 points in the extra period to match his career scoring high, starting with a go- ahead 3- pointer for a 69- 68 lead 1: 08 in. After hitting a double to set up the first run in the second inning, he jarred the ball loose from Cardinal catcher Tony Pena to score the winning run in the ninth inning of the Astros' 2-1 victory over the Cardinals. Harassed and harried by the Spiders, Dean had his shot blocked by Steenberge three times and missed 10 of 14 shots " I think our defense threw them for a loop " Steenberge said " I think they were a little surprised to see me on Taquan Dean. Which is part of what we' d like for him to do " The Bears of the Big Sky Conference, who won only once last year and are struggling to transition to Division I, put up more fight than most in the big crowd expected.
Guidugli, who connected on 30 of 36 attempts, tossed a 49- yard touchdown pass to Bill Poland with 1: 25 left in the second quarter to propel Cincinnati to a 24- 17 halftime lead. Kerho, a junior at Mission Viejo, began hurdling at age 10 with the Mission Viejo-based Time Machine track club. The Cowgirls held Air Force scoreless for more than 10 minutes in the first half as they built a 17- 4 lead. At that moment, Penders knew it was going to be a long night for his team, which is 3- 4 since upsetting Louisville on Jan 5. 3 percent for Texas A& M, but the Aggies had 11 more attempts because of the Duke turnovers.
The Seawolves shot just 31 percent from the floor and made 5- of- 11 free throws " You see our guys, they play hard " Pikiell said " We struggle from the foul line, we miss a lot of layups, but they try. Zakee Wadood, the league' s player of the year, had a three- point play to restore things for East Tennessee State. Steffes' first run, from 10 yards out, was the first of two North Dakota State touchdowns that came off of Nicholls turnovers as the Bison( 4- 1) took a 14- 0 lead. DETROIT( AP- Brandon Cotton made two free throws with 3. The game was delayed several times as the players skated in circles in an attempt to clear the fog, which was particularly heavy in the corners. Stanford started 0- for- 4 and missed five of its first six shots- two by Wiggins before she hit a 3 at 17: 01. There, several police and fire departments finally freed him using two sets of the "Jaws of Life" tools, which pry metal apart.
Arkansas played much better after halftime, and Summitt was displeased that the Lady Vols lost focus on defense " After the game, I asked our players what they did well. TOWSON, Md( AP- Arnaud Dahi had 20 points and eight rebounds, and Old Dominion went on a 9- 0 run to close out a 65- 56 victory over Towson on Wednesday. Georgia Tech transfer Steven Threet, who came in former walk- on Nick Sheridan at quarterback, perfectly lofted a 33- yard pass to Junior Hemingway and Sam McGuffie ran for a score on the next drive to pull Michigan within two points midway through the fourth. They could have had more, but after reaching the Northwestern State 4 on second down early in the fourth quarter, coach Art Briles had his team take a knee on three straight plays, and they punted for the only time with less than two minutes left. Chaney happily obliged and knocked the Seminoles right out of the NCAA Tournament. Associated PressCONWAY, Ark( AP- Nathan Brown threw for 367 yards- including three passes for scores- to lead Central Arkansas to a 38- 14 victory Thursday night over Division II Henderson State. The Cardinal shot 16 percent( 3- of- 18) from beyond the arc and 60 percent( 9- of- 15) from the free- throw line.
5 seconds to go, setting the stage for a frenetic finish " It came down to execution " James said " Coach was trying to get a timeout called on the sideline, but couldn' t get it done. Out went reliever Ray Krawczyk, in came Corbett last Wednesday. In the seventh, Pete Incaviglia hit a 414-foot home run off Bert Blyleven (3-3, his 10th home run of the season. The Gaels( 7- 2) closed within 29- 18 on Ricky Soliver' s 3- pointer with 4: 44 to go in the half. Patricia Edwards and Henderson scored 12 of Tech' s 14 final points of the half as the Lady Raiders took a 38- 22 lead into the break.
The Baylor coach got similar treatment after a 59- 56 win against Texas A& M last week, which Tisdale won with a late 3- pointer. Most players who sign will be assigned to such minor leagues There are four. The lead was 32 before Wolfpack coach Herb Sendek pulled most of his starters. After two short disruptions with the shot clock, Purnell snapped after the officials declined to call a pair of fouls on the Yellow Jackets " I apologized to our team for leaving them out there alone, but yet at the same time, enough is enough " Purnell said " We had errors at Duke, an obvious no- call and walk that cost us the game against Virginia and now this game.
They gave us the ball a number of times and we didn' t do anything with it I didn' t see this coming at all. Kris Anderson, the women's tennis team leader for three seasons, and Mark Armstrong, a four-year starter and unsung hero of the record-setting basketball team, have been named Loyola Marymount female and male athletes of the year Anderson, a junior and the Lions' No 1 singles player and part of the No. Bernard, third baseman Jesse Esphorst of Miraleste and outfielders Rodney Garcia of San Pedro, Aman Hicks of Gardena and Henry Schelb of Redondo. I' m obviously not doing a good enough job of getting our players to play smart " The Mountaineers also had discipline problems. The Bengals( 3- 7, 2- 5 Big Sky) trailed 17- 0 in the second quarter, when Beverly picked off an off balance throw from quarterback Jason Murrietta and raced down the sidelines untouched for a score.
