Pepperdine led only once when Kennedy buried a 3- pointer 39 seconds into the game The Waves then promptly missed their next 14 shots While the Waves struggled, Colorado went on a 19- 1 run. Curious teammates circled like bystanders at the scene of a crime The substance found on the ball was blood. Maybe the Hokies should push for an extension of Tobacco Road. Tamara James had 13 points and 14 rebounds for the ninth- seeded Hurricanes( 13- 16, who led by as many as 10 points in the first half and held a three- point edge with 2# 189; minutes to play.
They do a great job of executing and pretty much picked us apart " Wildcats coach Joan Bonvicini said " Pedersen is really good She is smart. We were really making them run in transition " Mississippi State used a 15- 4 run midway through the half to take the lead for good and then scored 21 straight points bridging the halftime to push its lead permanently into double figures. But, of course, they didn't, which is essentially why Marshall is here today, richer and a Redskin. The 29-year-old right-hander allowed just four hits in pitching his first nine-inning shutout and giving the Twins only their fourth road win in 15 games Straker is often the Twin starter of last resort. Lindsay Bowen led Michigan State( 4- 1) with 33 points, including six 3- pointers.
The Cowboys tied the game 39- 39 on a 13- 3 run that included three 3- pointers- two by Dion Sherrell and one by Straight. 6 points, scored all seven of Oklahoma' s points in the first overtime. In the fourth quarter, Chester Johnson scored on a 1- yard run for Louisiana- Lafayette to make it 20- 17 with 13: 12 left in the game. The Lakers' leading scorer off the bench during the regular season, Thompson has shot . 143 against the Pistons, missing 6 of 7 shots, and is averaging just 3 points and 3. 5 rebounds in the series. This will be a game people will take notice of " DePaul( 10- 1) had been one of four undefeated teams, along with No 1 Connecticut, No 7 Georgia and Arkansas. Amber Harris added 15 points and eight rebounds, and Jerri Taylor scored 10 points for the third- seeded Musketeers( 23- 8, who won their third straight. DEANNA MAYES KENNEDY FIRST BASEMAN Mayes, a senior first baseman, led the 3-A champions in hitting with a . 333 average, although she missed the last three playoff games with a severely bruised thigh.
Associated PressSTILLWATER, Okla- With many of their offensive options taken away, Acie Law IV and Donald Sloan improvised to lead Texas A& M to victory. On the bench in a blue long- sleeved shirt instead of a uniform, Bryant supplied the inspiration as the Hawks beat George Washington 71- 56 Tuesday night to win Atlantic 10 title outright. C( AP- Chris Brown scored 19 points- 12 in the final 5: 13- to lift Chattanooga past Elon 73- 67 in a Southern Conference matchup on Monday. Wirth scored five points in a 10- 0 run that made it 61- 46 with 10 minutes left, and then worked inside after Alabama' s Harriett Barnes and Navonda Moore got in foul trouble to push the lead to 76- 50.
Kent State didn' t pick up a yard the next time it had the ball, and once again BC started near midfield. BOISE, Idaho( AP- Nate Lofton scored 15 points and Jonathan Patton added 12 to lead Southeastern Louisiana to a 63- 54 victory over Idaho Saturday in the Boise State Invitational tournament. Barbosa hit five of the Retrievers' 13 3- point shots, while Hodges and Greene had three each. That's why I think (the Southern Section) will take care of us in other ways. The Mountaineers led 31- 28 at the break and got 26 points off 18 turnovers by The Citadel Appalachian State got 37 points off the bench for the night. Angela Clark had 16 points and six rebounds to lead the eighth- seeded Red Storm, who closed out their most successful season since 1987- 88 when they went 22- 10. Drafts completed 25 of 45 passes for 243 yards with one interception Barnes carried 30 times with a long of 32 yards Gado had a 23- yard run in 20 carries.
Dave Clements, Kansas City coach, makes it more enjoyable, Wallace said "He's made it simple" Wallace said. Washington State led 38- 34 with five minutes remaining, but was forced to punt with 3: 25 to go, setting up Oregon' s 60- yard, seven- play go- ahead drive. Associated PressPORTLAND, Ore- Drew Hubel passed for 370 yards and four touchdowns as Portland State overpowered Southern Oregon for a 34- 10 victory on Saturday. If he's not pitching in the majors at the end of the summer, I'll be surprised" "I think I answered some questions against Arizona State, and that was very nice of Mr Brock to say" Benes said Wednesday. Savage threw a 49- yard pass to Brown on his second snap to set up Te' s 24- yard field goal. Greg Cadaret pitched 1 innings of one-hit relief, Eric Plunk recorded one out and Dennis Eckersley worked the ninth for his 14th save.
He made the first free throw, missed the second and Eddy ran down the rebound. Cynthia Jordan and Candice Dupree had 14 points apiece for Temple( 1- 1. It had to be one of the most impressive defensive displays of the day- and Middle Tennessee is on to the second round of the Dayton Regional on Monday night against 13th- seeded Marist, a 67- 63 upset winner over Ohio State in the late game. New Mexico led by as much as 19 in the second half as the Lobos limited the Rams' shooting from behind the arc.
New Mexico came right back with a touchdown less than a minute later, helped by a personal foul on BYU and a 47- yard pass from McKamey to Baskett that set up Marcus Smith' s 15- yard touchdown run. Rembert added another when the ball deflected off the hands and then the heel of receiver DeMarco Sampson and straight into Rembert' s arms. The men's field will be without Scott Molina, last year's champion. Hayes went 6- of- 8 from the field in the first half, while the rest of the Wildcats went a combined 6- of- 20 " They get you to play unorganized pickup ball " Georgia State coach Michael Perry said " I thought( Hayes) was personally responsible for that He was very creative and crafty We wanted to make his shots perimeter shots We needed to get more bodies on him.
And the replay showed no extra touches " If it was touched, they' d have waved it off right away " Oklahoma coach Kelvin Sampson said " I was glad to see Kevin didn' t tip it No controversy " Not at that end of the court, anyway. "She's the best I've ever coached at the high school level" said Steven Butcher, Santana gymnastics coach "She's the best gymnast mentally. We had to sustain ours a little longer, and we did " Purdue took an 18- 2 lead before the Badgers went on an 11- 0 run. Smith scored just about every which way against USC, hitting pull- up jumpers, dunks and fastbreak layups Wherever Smith was on the floor, he found a way to score. He had just played 45 minutes of racehorse basketball-no Piston played more-and for the second night in a row had led his team in scoring and assists. The Hornets jumped out with an 8- 0 run to start the game before the Warriors came back to take the lead twice, the second time making the score 16- 15 on a 3- point shot by Seikowsky. His 12- yard trick pass to Riley Weber in the first quarter was the Cougars' only score until the fourth quarter, when they were already down 21- 7 and running out of time " Matt Payne' s a good kicker It just wasn' t his day " Crowton said.
