Our timing was just miserable " The Sooners held the biggest lead of the first half when Erin Higgins hit a 3- pointer, Paris blocked a layup and Chelsi Welch ran up court to hit another 3 that made it 27- 18 But an 11- 4 Texas run quickly closed the gap. Redick had 17 of his 26 points in the first half and Shelden Williams finished with 15 points, 12 rebounds and six blocks for Duke( 17- 2, 7- 2 Atlantic Coast Conference, which had lost two of its previous three games. The fans went wild again when Appel sat down 1: 22 before halftime " I knew she would be ready " VanDerveer said " Jayne really delivered for us " Appel made her first four field- goal tries before missing, but grabbed her own rebound on that miss and made the putback 5: 59 into the game for a 14- 6 lead That gave her nine straight points for Stanford. Now they are in the NIT final for the second time in four seasons and will face Saint Joseph' s for the title on Thursday night. The Tide looked on its way to tying the game on its ensuing drive but Tennessee' s Jesse Mahelona sacked Pennington for a loss of 15 yards Alabama settled for the field goal Neither team seemed to be able to maintain momentum. Will Conroy had 11 points and seven assists, and Romar credited his leadership and defense for carrying Washington( No 16 ESPN/ USA Today; No.
Emily Florence had a career- high five steals, six rebounds, six points and three assists for the Huskies. There is that odd sprint to the mound, the strange little hop over the foul line, and the way he wipes his face precisely four times before every inning "You might have noticed" he says. The Jaguars barely avoided also tying the mark of fewest field goals( 10) in a tournament game when Ashley Blake banked in a 15- footer with 1: 09 left " We were so out of sync the whole game and their size and defensive pressure caused us problems " said Southern coach Sandy Pugh said. FAIRBANKS, Alaska( AP- DaShawn Walker scored 21 points and Denver defeated Kennesaw State 80- 66 Friday in the quarterfinals of the BP Top of the World Classic. Bobby Perry opened the second half with a 3 to give Kentucky its first lead " I didn' t really notice we were down 16 " Morris said " That' s pretty much how we think.
Siedah Williams added 14 and Takisha Granberry 12, but the Cavaliers shot 32 percent from the field. Pretty soon, the whole field was arriving by boat from the drawing boards and cottage industries of the mother country Indianapolis became a crown colony What was needed was another Boston Tea Party. How about Adam Schulhofer, who recorded a win in last year's championship game against Poly? Strike two. The Pistons went at him in the usual waves: Joe Dumars; Dennis Rodman, who was effective against him, even if he fouled out in the effort; even a little John Salley. The Bearcats had the ball once more before halftime, an 87- yard drive during which Guidugli had a pair of 20- yard completions before an 8- yard TD to Earnest Jackson with 18 seconds left. A senior who began his career as a walk- on, Hagen had six points in the final three minutes before intermission " It was kind of a heroic deal " Izzo said " He just sucked it up for the team " The announced crowd of 12, 200- more than 2, 000 short of a sellout- was the largest this season at Williams Arena. DeVario Hudson had 18 points to lead Duquesne( 1- 5, which has lost four in a row Kieron Achara added 15 points and 11 rebounds.
Whitley scored the go- ahead basket and Monique Currie added a 3- pointer, giving the Blue Devils a 54- 49 lead. Tanisha Wright paced Penn State( 4- 4) with 23 points, making 13 of 14 free throws. He will wrestle Mark Fuller of Pleasant Hill, Calif, who was a 10-3, 8-3 semifinal winner over Lew Dorranche of Triangle, Va. The Lady Vols came in having outscored opponents by an average of 26. Dials made two free throws on the next possession for the Buckeyes' first lead since 7- 6 early in the first half and Sullinger hit a jumper with 1 minute to play for a 50- 49 lead " I' m proud of the way our guys fought back and put ourselves in a position to win the game " Ohio State coach Thad Matta said. Sometimes, he listens and other times he just goes and does his own thing " Henry, who has only talked to the media twice in two seasons, was not available for comment.
and we had no place to go for easy baskets " DePaul coach Doug Bruno said. Point guard Alexis Hornbuckle was lost last month with a broken wrist. But the loudest ring of all was a figurative one, as Fullerton played the role of alarm clock in ending Hart's dream season with a stunning 12-7 upset in a second-round Southern Section 4-A playoff game. 6 percent in the first half en route to a 93- 84 win Wednesday over host Belmont.
After playing to a 40- 40 tie through the first half, there were 11 lead changes in the second half before Charlotte took the lead for good when Withers converted a three- point play to make it 79- 76 with 1: 04 left. "He kept it up, so I went over and dusted the plate and I said 'Another word and you're out' And you know what? He didn't say another word" It's not always so easy in the world of major league umpiring, a world of hotels and airplanes and balls and strikes, of boredom and screaming intensity, of anonymity and high profile scrutiny. Either way, it's the most popular distance in weekend road racing "It was a natural" Wood said "A 10K from Laguna to Corona del Mar Or vice versa. 18 AP) came back to beat DePaul 63- 55 Sunday in a Big East tournament quarterfinal. As Coach Ron Newman said, "Juli still has more magic than most of the players in this league" During the first four games of the Western Division final series between the Sockers and the Kansas City Comets, though, Veee's best act was the same one he pulled Tuesday morning-disappearing.
The Bulldogs( 15- 9) took the lead for good at 64- 62 on two free throws by Steve Newman with 3: 06 to play. They didn' t come close to doing that today " The Lady Razorbacks, who were 6- of- 30 from the field in the first half, ended a drought of more than nine scoreless minutes when Kristina Andjelkovic made a field goal with 5: 33 left in the half. "I was there when he was born" Before Tuesday's opener of the Eastern Conference semifinal playoffs between Jordan's Chicago Bulls and the Detroit Pistons, Jordan was casually lacing up a new pair of shoes when a young boy, part of the halftime tumbling show, shyly stepped forward. Paris came out fast and looked like she' d put this one away herself, easily getting to the basket and drawing two fouls on South Carolina star Iva Sliskovic in the first 38 seconds. Last year, Santana qualified for the final by beating Grossmont, and on Saturday, Newark helped the Sultans do it again He allowed just six hits, walked one and struck out four. Will Frisby had four points in a 36- second span to keep Miami within 70- 68, but the Musketeers- who were aided by four missed shots on one Miami possession alone- scored seven straight to pull away. Doing things nobody had ever done at that age" Or almost any age.
Regardless, the Rams surely righted a wrong from earlier in the week, when vandals broke into Hughes Stadium and painted a big " UW " on the middle of the field. Oregon' s Corrie Mizusawa, who is second in the nation in assists, had nine for the game, and Cal' s Kristen Iwanaga, the Pac- 10' s career leader in free- throw percentage, was one- for- one from the free- throw line. Although Dougan's Columbia never won a chance to defend the Cup, it did finish as runner-up to Intrepid in the 1967 trials. The Retrievers( 1- 0) won their sixth consecutive season opener and gave Randy Monroe, a UMBC assistant coach for 10 seasons, his first victory as a head coach. Texas Tech( 6- 3) outscored the Bulldogs 46- 3 from midway through the first half to midway through the second half, going up by as many as 45 during the run.
Crystal Langhorne added 13 points for the Terrapins( 3- 0, who had four players reach double figures in scoring. Why was Leonard, voted the most valuable player in last year's playoff series with the St. J( AP- After knocking off three Top 10 teams in eight days, Rutgers really impressed coach C. He made a layup with just over 2 minutes to play and swished the Orange' s final 3 with 1: 55 left and finished with seven points.
The Flyers took their biggest lead at 48- 31 on a basket by Roberts with 11: 45 remaining. Brian Roberts then hit one of two free throws to end the scoring. 22 Xavier the lead for good, in a 62- 59 win over Indiana on Sunday. San Diego, with 14 kills by Sweetwater High School's Carolyn Taeatafa, defeated the Orange County Volleyball Club last weekend, 15-10, 15-8, to win the Southern California regional title and secure the top berth The U. S. People said that he wouldn't go the extra step, but they were wrong". PISCATAWAY, N J( AP- Seton Hall wanted to show how far it had come Rutgers let the Pirates know they still have a ways to go.
