Texas players know they may have to win the Big 12 tournament to get invited. Wendy Stewart went 2 for 3 with an RBI and Shani Heinz went 2 for 3 with a run scored to lead the Tritons (20-6. Western Carolina opened the game by taking an 11- point lead midway through the first half. Casey Hughes had 14 points and Dominick Martin chipped in 13 for the Bulldogs.
I thought that was a great bonding time for them " The eighth- seeded Mountaineers( 19- 9) will play top- seeded and seventh- ranked Boston College( 24- 3) on Thursday in the quarterfinals at Madison Square Garden " They are one of the better teams in the country and there' s no bigger challenge than that " West Virginia guard Tyrone Sally said of the Eagles " They already beat us twice and we' ve got a chip on our shoulder from that " The win over Providence may have sealed an NCAA at- large berth for West Virginia, which had won seven of nine, a stretch that included two victories over Pittsburgh " I feel better right now that' s for sure " Beilein said " There' s a lot of teams deserving out there and I think we made a major statement that we' re one of those teams right now that needs to be up front " It was West Virginia' s second win in the Big East tournament and gave it a 2- 8 record all- time, with the lone win over Seton Hall in the first round in 1997. Both teams are in the mix for several of the same bowls, including the Alamo and Independence " I think if you' re asking did we prove we should be regarded ahead of them on the field, I think we did " Leach said " But there are a lot of variables involved ". Florida State also ended Duke' s record 51- game winning streak against league opponents last year in Tallahassee, Fla. Stanislaus pulled within one on a 3- pointer by Jones with 14: 22 to go in the first half but saw that gap stretch to 20 just 12 minutes later. Cleveland tied the score four times, the last on Craig Allen's goal with 1:59 remaining to send it into overtime. He finished with five points and three assists in 22 minutes. They are winning by an average of 16 points a game in the postseason " We' re playing our best basketball all year and we' re a really tough team " said Al Horford, one of four sophomores in the starting lineup " You can' t stop us " Humphrey, a junior, is largely overshadowed by his younger teammates.
She hobbled toward the Tennessee bench, and was met by a trainer who helped her to the locker room " Parker is Parker and we did as well as we could " Blair said " And I thought she showed a lot of effort playing with that shoulder of hers because I know she was in a lot of pain. Gonzaga' s new 6, 000- seat arena replaced the tiny Martin Centre, where the Bulldogs posted a 161- 15 record from 1991 through 2004. BOWLING GREEN, Ohio( AP- Omar Jacobs passed for 285 yards and four touchdowns Saturday night to lead Bowling Green past Southeast Missouri State 49- 10. Walker shot 5- of- 8 from behind the arc, scoring a career- high after taking over for Ben Luber, who left the game with an arm injury in the second half. 2, and Burroughs, whose time of 21. 10 is 57/100ths of a second off Bridgewater's mark and 43/100ths slower than Watts' 1988 best.
Zerman and Dupree finished the first round at two-over 74, one shot ahead of Mickelson and Rudolph. Mike Higgins (6-3) got the victory; Jerry Aschoff got the loss for Villa Park Both pitchers went seven innings. Loren spent nearly a decade chasing a racing career-mostly chasing the leader on the track-before hanging up his helmet in 1982. Nick Dissly added 14 points and picked up three steals, and Carlos Taylor put up 14 points for the Bobcats. Texas A& M has won 24 of its last 26 home openers, though it lost to Arkansas State in Sherman' s debut in 2008.
It also provided spiritual help, said Dale Hardy, a chaplain at the mission. The Owls continued to dominate after the break, extending their lead to 38- 18 four minutes into the half, allowing Staley to rest her starters. But Larkins bulled her way down low for two baskets and a layup by La' Tangela Atkinson gave North Carolina a 68- 64 lead with 1: 35 left. Eric Ferguson made a pair of free throws with 19 seconds remaining to pull the Razorbacks within one at 64- 63. Lewis completed 17- of- 28 passes for 141 yards with touchdowns covering 7 and 20 yards to Riley for the Blue Devils, who shook off a pregame weather delay and scored on four straight possessions to secure their first season- opening victory since beating East Carolina in 2002.
For those who expected the College of the Canyons baseball team to break out the bats Friday night and take hitting practice in the lobby of the Best Western Motel, forget it. The track was muddy Thursday after a second day of rain; there is more rain forecast for today and a chance of continued showers Saturday. Brandon Martin, who led Greenville with 14 points, went 6- of- 17 from the floor and 2- of- 2 from the free- throw line. 1 AP) capitalized on Kentucky' s 25 fouls and beat the Wildcats 86- 77 on Saturday, their fourth straight win in the annual matchup between college basketball' s winningest programs " I' ve never coached a player who takes as much physical abuse as he does " North Carolina coach Roy Williams said of his star " He' s a bull in the china shop, and all those pieces of china like to hit back " The Tar Heels are off to a 7- 0 start for the first time under Williams and the first time since the 1998- 99 squad began the season 8- 0 Kentucky is now 4- 2 under new coach Billy Gillispie. Cal responded by pounding the ball inside to Hampton and Walker and finally drawing fouls to get to the foul line. Hicks, who was 7- of- 15 with nine rebounds and six assists, has scored in double figures in 10 of 11 games.
After Ohio State' s Marscilla Packer missed her second 3- pointer in as many possessions, the Spartans fed DeHaan who hit a short turnaround with 47 seconds left. Comfort added 15 points, while Kamesha Hairston shook off a bad first half and finished with 12. Louisville answered the challenge in the second half, forcing two shot clock violations and giving up just nine points over the first 13 minutes of the half " We did a good job of helping each other " Padgett said " Our whole defense is predicated on that. We just weren' t tough enough " The Spartans came in 5- 0 on the road, including wins over Connecticut and Notre Dame. 16 and have dropped all 11 Northeast Conference games since winning their conference opener Dec 7 Robert Morris( 14- 7, 6- 6) took a 25- 9 lead before St. AUSTIN, Texas( AP- The big fella had to like what he saw.
He also made four 3- pointers as Creighton collectively was 11- for- 26 from beyond the arc. LSUS had earlier exhibition victories over McNeese State and Centenary, Division I rivals of Northwestern. Tony Muser had 3 hits and scored 3 runs and pitched a complete game with 14 strikeouts for Los Alamitos Muser is 4-1. Kansas State had never beaten Louisiana Tech in six tries, but back- to- back 3- pointers from McIntyre- two of her five on the night- gave Kansas State an early lead. The guys were telling me to go for it"Johnson said he gave the ball up because Abdul-Jabbar had established good position. Bryan McCullough scored 18 points off the bench to lead the Bulldogs( 3- 11, 0- 3 Steven Rush added 14 points off the bench. The rest of the game I did exactly what she told me and it worked " Currie and Abby Waner hit consecutive 3s to get Duke on a 17- 7 run.
Sacred Heart turned the ball over three times, including two interceptions by Dale Fink. "He didn't have anything today, I don't think" Saunders said. I think with confidence those things will go away and I think our team gained a little confidence ". And they were proud of it, regardless of the opponent or the circumstances "This is a big win for us" outfielder Mickey Hatcher said "We didn't give up We kept battling You always try to forget the wrong things you did We're going to make mistakes We know that. Love blocked an extra- point attempt in overtime as Massachusetts slipped past Maine 35- 34 on Saturday The teams were tied at 28 at the end of regulation. Since April 26, when last season's rookie of the year was hitting . 315 with 2 homers and 7 RBIs, Santiago has gone 13 for 73 . 178) with 1 homer and 5 RBIs He hasn't had a homer or an RBI since May 3. But Latta and the Heels had one more run left: North Carolina chipped away with a 11- 4 run and Latta' s two free throws with 1: 06 left got the Heels within 3 at 73- 70 But there was no panic in these Terps.
