Kemp, a sophomore who missed all of last season with a knee injury, scored all 15 of his points in the second half. I( AP- Terrence Mack scored 17 points and pulled down 10 rebounds as Rhode Island upset Saint Joseph' s 65- 60 on Saturday, in the Hawks' first game without injured forward John Bryant. Mitch Henke scored 21 for Santa Clara and converted a late three- point play in just the team' s second home game, which was played before a smaller crowd at the Leavey Center minus the students who already headed home for the holidays. "We're interested in seeing whether our needs and his needs match" Buss said "But it is a possibility. Courtney Lavere scored 10 points for Notre Dame and Crystal Erwin finished with seven points and 11 rebounds Purdue increased its series lead to 14- 5. Associated PressEASTON, Pa- Davis Rodriguez kicked two field goals, including the game winner in overtime, to lead Lafayette to a 20- 17 win over Penn on Saturday night. Jeff Xavier added 20 points for the Friars( 5- 1, who seemed to have the game in The Hartford Hall of Fame Showcase at TD Banknorth Garden wrapped up with a 62- 38 lead with 15 minutes left in regulation.
Carrie Bonforte, Torrey Pines, Palomar League Many of her volleyball-playing friends play that sport year-round. BURLINGTON, Vt( AP- Seniors T J. But Southern Utah managed to keep it close, thanks to 13 Ute turnovers in the first half. Starter Kestahn Moore finished with 33 yards on seven carries " It feels good " Demps said " We have a little thing coach says' In practice, you put the money in the bank. But Arizona State kept coming, just as it did a week earlier in a victory over then- No 22 Southern California.
"It has taken our franchise a few years to get that attitude" Mitchell said before the series against the Sockers began. "He helped me regain my confidence and he taught me a lot about pitching He worked with me on my breaking pitch. Marquette kept pounding the ball inside for layups and close jumpers and Svetlana Kovalenko' s 3- point play made it 30- 7 with eight minutes left in the first half. Texas- Pan American, playing its season opener, had six turnovers and missed six shots in that nearly six- minute scoreless span to start the second half before Tamara Vaughn made a jumper. Hargrow, who had missed three straight games with a high ankle sprain he suffered against Maryland on Nov.
The Bears have won in the first round of this event in all 12 years of the tournament' s existence, winning the title seven times- most recently in 2002 over Louisiana- Lafayette. Atlanta is in last place in the NL West, 11 1/2 games behind Houston. Those completions set up a 14- yard touchdown pass to Nate Curry, who was open in the middle of the end zone on a slant pattern for a 7- 0 lead early in the first quarter. Middle Tennessees Tim Blue led all scorers with 12 points, while Kevin Kanaskie added 11 for the Blue Raiders. Weatherford would add a TD pass to Greg Carr with just over 2 minutes remaining, and Florida State got the ball back at the 1- minute mark behind by one score " I' ve never questioned the character on this team and the integrity of these guys " Weatherford said " We worked extremely hard in the ball game and we fought, but moral victories can only take you so far " Linebacker Micah Johnson appeared to come up with a clinching interception, but a fumble gave the Seminoles another chance.
Freshman Chris Smith, playing in his first game after sitting out the first semester, hit a 3- point shot to cap a 15- 3 run for Manhattan and propel the Jaspers to a 57- 47 lead with 12: 08 to go. Cade was hit and fumbled inside the 5, but the ball bounced right to wide receiver Ben Faires, who grabbed it at the goal line for a touchdown. Isiah Thomas said as much when it was over, and continues to say so. After someone shouted, "Go Dracula" Lendl yelled, "Shut up" Soccer noise also became a factor as fans watching Roma play Verona in the final match of the Italian league season at nearby Olympic stadium let loose with distracting cheers. Introduced to boos Saturday night at Gill Coliseum, Stoudamire had 25 points and Arizona erased a first- half deficit to beat Oregon State 92- 83 " Every game is just a game " said Stoudamire, who had 27 points in 74- 66 victory over Oregon on Thursday " Every game we try to get better " Channing Frye had 20 points and seven rebounds for Arizona( 16- 3, 6- 1, which outrebounded the Beavers 36- 22.
Jerry Smith scored 13 points to join Gulina in double figures for Samford Mike Robinson scored 15 points to lead Eastern Illinois. With the Wolfpack leading 49- 42, Latta finally drained a 3- pointer with 12: 35 to play. On the last play of the half, Ryan completed a 52- yard pass to Blackmon. Rivera' s bucket with 4: 50 left in the first half gave UTEP a 39- 15 lead. Two years ago, a college coach ordered a runner at third to take off for home as soon as the catcher returned the ball to the mound Abbott easily threw him out He hasn't seen much of that kind of thing since. The Gators also finished with a season- high 24 turnovers " We had to take care of the ball, and we didn' t do that tonight " said Florida guard Tishona Gregory, who had 12 points.
White hit a free throw to put Texas Southern ahead 65- 63 with 11 seconds left before Prairie View A& M won the game at the end. NASHVILLE, Tenn( AP- Shan Foster tied a career- high with 25 points and Alex Gordon had 16 points and a career- high 10 assists as Vanderbilt won its 26th straight non- conference home game with a 81- 60 victory over Furman on Sunday night. They also have an impressive team earned-run average of 2. 63. Despite the three quick baskets to open the game, the Buckeyes didn' t play well in the first half for the fourth time in their six conference games. PISCATAWAY, N J( AP- Victory No. Now that I'm straight I have an even better time without drugs or alcohol" Laker guard Magic Johnson, who has known Tarpley since college, said: "I was surprised when he went in for treatment But I think it showed maturity. He can still hurt them when they don't leave him alone, too" Saturday night, with his team facing elimination in Game 5, Veee summoned a little extra energy and hurt the Comets.
"They don't bunt on me any more than any other pitcher" Abbott said. Wayne Chism made a 3, and Chris Lofton let out a whoop after making a 23- footer over a screen for a 6- 0 lead That got Xavier' s attention. Rhoden, 2-5 with a 5. 03 earned-run average this season, went 2 for 3 against the St. Louis limited Long Beach to just 17 points in the first half. Walters started it with a free throw, Jessica Canady added a three- point play with 1: 25 to go, and the 5- foot- 2 Walters made a shot from her hip just before the shot- clock buzzer to send the Lady Monarchs' crowd into a frenzy " Once I got the ball, I just let it fly " Walters said of her third 3- pointer of the game " That play wasn' t set up for me to score, but it ended up that way " It got even louder when the 6- 2 Green met Lyndra Littles at the top of the key and blocked her shot. Associated PressFAYETTEVILLE, Ark- The Lady Razorbacks set all the wrong records Sunday in one of the worst offensive performances in school history in a 61- 34 loss to Vanderbilt( No 14 ESPN/ USA Today, No 15 AP.
Griffin, who still is about three weeks away from returning, might be fitted with a hard cast if swelling has subsided. Now, she' s taking aim at Lisa Leslie' s Pac- 10 record of 2, 414, now needing only 161 points to tie. 6 percent from the field, forced 20 turnovers and had a 34- 24 lead in rebounds against the shorter Tritons Vounang made 6 of 9 shots and Belser hit 4 of 5. This is a guy who slowly and lovingly shaped Garrido's team into his own.
Seconds later Coury stepped in front of a pass, leading to a 3- pointer by Crawford. "Since Bob Bondurant taught me how to drive on a road course, I feel confident on this kind of track" It was actually Wallace's third straight NASCAR road course success, as he also won at Watkins Glen, N. Y, last October. Fisher led Tennessee Tech with 17 points, Belton Rivers was 7- of- 7 from the free- throw line and finished with 13 points and Amadi McKenzie scored 10 Murray State outrebounded the Golden Eagles 45- 31 The Racers shot just 25 percent in the first half. He survived Greg Gagne's second-inning grand slam that gave the Twins a 4-0 lead and went eight innings, allowing six hits.
