FAYETTEVILLE, Ark( AP- Kristin Peoples hit a three- point shot with 42 seconds left and three late free throws preserved Arkansas' 53- 50 victory over Indiana on Wednesday. Todd was 9- for- 18 for 70 yards with an interception and a 3- yard touchdown pass to Chris Slaughter in the fourth. Will Allen returned a tipped pass 100 yards for a touchdown for one of the few highlights as No. It was also the Anteaters first nonconference road win since beating Saint Mary' s on Dec 22, 2002 Ross Schraeder also scored 14. Fast Facts# 8226& nbsp; Maryland celebrated its fourth bowl win in the last five years while Nevada lost its third straight bowl game# 8226& nbsp; Da' Rel Scott came off the bench in the second half, running for 174 yards and two TDs in 14 carries. This was Mahar' s first game as a head coach " I' ve been in his shoes and know what he went through " Izzo said " They did a good job in the first half ". The Broncs( 8- 4) appeared to be in command before the Scarlet Knights( 7- 5) went on a 12- 2 run to tie the game at 57- 57 with 2: 02 left to play.
The role as backup is a new experience for Rock, 24, who started most of her collegiate career at San Diego State and did the same when she moved on to the national team. Using a twist first-serve designed for consistency rather than power, Wilander missed exactly one first serve-out of 73-in the match. Litte hit a 3- pointer with 7: 47 to put North Carolina ahead 24- 9, its biggest lead of the half. The Crusaders( 4- 3) got 19 points from Johnnie Grant, and 18 points and six assists from Joey Gunter. Kia Vaughn followed with two free throws for Rutgers with 44 seconds left. He did the same when North Carolina clinched its first outright Atlantic Coast Conference regular- season title since 1993, choosing to ignore any criticism for celebrating before the NCAA Tournament.
This season, he is again 8-1 with a 1. 79 earned-run average and has five straight victories, leading the Indians to the Freeway League championship. Pitching comes easy to Rene Arias. Purdue( 16- 8, 5- 5 Big Ten) forced 21 turnovers in the game and held the Spartans to 25 percent shooting in the second half. South Carolina was held to zero yards rushing on 14 attempts in the first two quarters. Wyoming receiver David Leonard, who had seven catches for 87 yards, said he had a " great time " with the up- tempo offense " I think it wore down the defense quite a bit " he said. Bobby Thigpen relieved and intentionally walked pinch-hitter Tommy Herr to load the bases. Greg Louganis, America's best diver, withdrew because of a sore wrist. .
I have to get on him sometimes about taking shots " he said. Stetson( 4- 6, 2- 1) was coming off a four- point win at Georgia on New Year' s Eve and was playing its sixth consecutive road game. The Lady Vols( 8- 0) dressed only nine players after freshman center Kelley Cain underwent season- ending knee surgery on Tuesday. The Cardinal( 21- 4, 13- 1 Pac- 10) beat the Huskies for the third straight time and 10th time in 12 meetings overall. USC became the first team to repeat as AP national champions since Nebraska in 1994- 95 and joined Florida State in 1999 as the only teams to go wire- to- wire- from preseason to post bowls- as No.
That earned the Tigers' leading scorer a trip to the bench, where he toweled off before sitting out the final 6: 39 " I just wanted to take it over " Douglas- Roberts said " Sometimes it' s a ticky- tack game, and my teammates just want me to take it over. On that night, pitching like the great Fernando of old, Valenzuela spun a six-hitter. She pitched nine no-hitters-including three perfect games-adding to her national career record (36 no-hitters She gave up just one earned run for a career ERA of 0. 10. Warrick, a 6- foot- 8 senior, had six points in Syracuse' s 11- 0 run to open the second half and the Orange stayed about that far in front the rest of the way " I think once we all got going it was really us " Warrick said " That' s what got me going " Gerry McNamara missed his first six 3- point attempts before hitting two around a dunk by Warrick on his alley- oop pass to give the Orange a 56- 43 lead with 9: 18 to play. SWAC player of the year Rolanda Monroe shot 2- for- 7 and scored five, but Pugh said Monroe wasn' t feeling well and her illness hurt the Jaguars. The Flames( 0- 1) have won at least 20 games the last three seasons, and they' ve made the NCAA Tournament out of the Horizon Conference two of the last three years. 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.
The game was even hard on official scorer Michelle Lilienthal. Iowa( 9- 1) led by only seven after a sloppy first half against a team that had lost its four previous games to power conference opponents by an average of 20 points. Stan Hill threw three touchdown passes before leaving the game at the beginning of the fourth quarter with a sprained left knee. Syracuse closed to 17- 13 on a 39- yard field goal by Collin Barber with 10 minutes left and drove to the Florida State 30 in the final minute. That' s very uncharacteristic of Richard " Cal dominated the first meeting with stifling zone defense. Clark, who entered having played four minutes all season, started as part of Senior Night festivities and hit all three of his shots.
The Pirates( 5- 9, 0- 2) had an 18- 12 lead with 11: 54 remaining in the first half, then Charlotte scored six straight to tie the game and built a 39- 26 halftime lead " We had chances to put them away, and we didn' t and they kept fighting " said Charlotte coach Bobby Lutz " Fortunately we rallied back and made some big plays ". Miami, which won the national championship in 1982 and 1985 and has been in the World Series 9 of the past 11 years, will play Fresno State in an elimination game Monday. The three-game sweep over Newport Harbor for the 4-A crown last Saturday was Coach Roger Yano's fifth championship in six years with the Cubs, and even moving them up provided only an occasional challenge. 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. The Toreadors, with a win today over visiting Canoga Park, will qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 1980 But the clincher has been elusive. 4 points a game " We got beat by a team we didn' t respond to very well " LSU coach John Brady said " I am disappointed considering what we have done recently " Tennessee built its lead in the first half and continued to extend it as Bass and Davis picked up their fourth fouls early in the second. Troy, a unanimous choice for last place in the Sunbelt Conference preseason media poll, had lost three of four heading into the tournament.
On the next drive, Moevao was intercepted again and McNally took it back 34 yards for a score that made it 36- 20. SALT LAKE CITY( AP- Morgan Warburton scored 24 points and Leilani Mitchell had 16 points and 12 assists to lead No. TCU attempted just eight free throws, compared to 32 for Charlotte. Louisville held Chicago State( 1- 6) to 30 percent shooting and outrebounded the Cougars 42- 22. And that should be reason enough for any competitor " The Sooners opened the second half with a 14- 4 burst, looking smoother on offense and smothering the Cardinals on defense. On second down, Crane pitched to Smith, who turned the left corner and was barely touched while racing in to make it 14- 0.
Maryland, North Carolina, Duke and Connecticut are the other four Providence improved to 11- 4( 2- 0 Big East. Three receivers- Taylor Stubblefield, Kyle Ingraham and Dorien Bryant- all topped 100 yards in the first half Indiana( 3- 8, 1- 7) was simply overmatched. The offense rolled up 461 total yards and scored the first six times it touched the football. This time, they faced a veteran instate rival that had knocked off Virginia Tech and West Virginia last season on the way to the Conference USA championship. A defender knocked her headband askew on the play and she missed, then screamed out in anger as she ran down the court " She was a little frustrated " Ajavon said " It was just a defensive effort. The win over Georgetown didn' t start much better than Sunday' s loss to Rutgers, when the Huskies fell behind 12- 0.
8 George Washington 57- 55 in the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 conference tournament. Wilhoit missed an extra- point kick against Florida that would have tied the game and then made a 50- yard field goal with 6 seconds left. Dennis Cope of the UCLA Medical Center, said, "We have no evidence of. Santa Clara attempted 33 3- pointers, third most ever by the Broncos. Garcia uncorked a wild pitch in the process of walking the next batter, Jamie Carrillo, to give the Warriors a 1-0 lead. The San Jose Mercury News reported Friday that Lockridge was being investigated for inappropriately addressing his team Lockridge denied the allegations.
Ole Miss had no chance the way Shelton was shooting " He just made shots " said Rebels coach Rod Barnes, who got a four- year contract extension just before the tournament " He made shots over us He had a great day. Moore scored 13 of Davis' first 14 points of the second half and the pesky Aggies kept it close until Pacific pulled away in the final two minutes. HAMPTON, Va( AP- Calvin Baker scored a career- high 21 points to lead William& Mary to a 70- 60 win over Hampton Tuesday night. "I really thought it would be more than that" His Celtic teammates, including Larry Bird, told Lohaus to expect a fine of $5,000. . Ricky Woods, who got two fouls in the first 1: 12 of the game, finished with 14 points and a game- high 13 rebounds Quennell Green and Chris Lee added 12 points each.
Notre Dame is tied with Pittsburgh in fourth place in the conference and is aiming to get one of the first- round byes in the Big East tournament. GREENVILLE, N. After the walk- on kicker missed his first extra point, then had a 25- yard field goal blocked in the first overtime, LoCoco made a 47- yarder in the second overtime Thursday night to give the Horned Frogs a 48- 45 win over Northwestern " It started out a little rough with my first collegiate kick hitting the upright " said LoCoco, who took over after record- setting kicker Nick Browne graduated " After that first one, all my teammates were still behind me and patted me on the back " A game that featured 1, 152 total yards and 12 touchdowns came down to the kickers. Shaun Davis led all scorers with 21 points for New Mexico State( 3- 6 David Fisher had 14 points and 10 rebounds. It didn' t look like Syracuse would have any chance at the 20th win when Rutgers led 54- 36 after closing the first half with a 21- 3 run " We could have been very discouraged and very down but we weren' t We were mad " Boeheim said And the coach didn' t get on his team.
That meant making the transition to scoring away from the basket with pull- up jumpers to go with his tenacious work under the rim. Purdue never led in the second half " We felt like if we cold grab the lead, we could hang on to it. Although Dougan's Columbia never won a chance to defend the Cup, it did finish as runner-up to Intrepid in the 1967 trials. 21 Vanderbilt to a 57- 41 victory over Northern Arizona on Thursday night Alyssa Wahl scored 16 points to lead Northern Arizona( 5- 2. The takeaways led to 17 Kansas points, including Aqib Talib' s 60- yard return for the game' s first score.
On Owens' spectacular return, he caught the ball at the Hawaii 41, broke a tackle near midfield and streaked down the left sideline for a touchdown. Southern Section track titles never come easily, especially for Angela Burnham. Rappahahn, sixth in the nation in 3- point shooting at 52 percent entering the night, made her third and fourth 3- point baskets of the game during the spurt She finished with 18 points on 6- for- 12 shooting on 3s. But when I was with the Clippers, I held my own against (Utah's) Karl Malone, and I think that pretty much says it all.
ROSEMONT, Ill( AP- Juan Palacios scored 21 points and Louisville pulled away from DePaul on Saturday afternoon for a 59- 50 victory, their second road win in a row. "I took a slight cut in starting pay with the fire department, and then in six months I was making more money than I did as a teacher with seven years of experience. In two games, they averaged 112 points and shot 61 percent. Winning Colors and Stevens were knocked around at least eight times in the Pimlico race by the Stephens-trained Forty Niner, with the 3-year-old filly settling for third place behind Risen Star and Brian's Time. LSU won the SEC title in 2001 with an upset of Tennessee, denying the Vols from playing for the national title. Jessica Kielpinski led New Mexico( 12- 10, 4- 5) with a career- high 13 points.
