The race was so close that even after it was over no one was quite sure who had won. Jones first set the mark against Northeast Louisiana in 1980 and Thomas matched it Sept 18 at Colorado Thomas scored on runs of 48 and 27 yards against the Aggies Cox was 22- for- 40 for 290 yards and one touchdown. They will play at least one more game for Keady, who' s retiring after 25 seasons at Purdue, at the Big Ten tournament in Chicago. The team practiced for two hours in the morning at the Hanyang University gymnasium, where women's volleyball competition will be held during the Olympics. Arkansas- Little Rock( 1- 1) led 33- 32 when Brandon Freeman scored the opening basket of the second half, but Oklahoma State( 2- 0) started to pull away after Daniel Bobik hit a pull- up jumper to break a 35- all tie.
"Usually we can wear a guy down, but that was as gutty a performance as I've seen in the College World Series for a while" The victory earned Wichita State a measure of respect it lacked here, despite having won 16 of its past 17 games, and 23 of 25 Nor did the Shockers have an easy route to the Series. The other points came from Mary Bittner's fourth-place finish in the long jump. YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio( AP- Keston Roberts scored 24 points and Quin Humphrey had 20 points and 11 rebounds to help Youngstown State beat Duquesne 72- 51 on Saturday. The Grizzlies tied the game in the second quarter when Jordan Tripp pounced on a loose ball in the end zone after the ball was snapped over the head of Portland State punter Thomas Duyndam. She entered midway through the first half and made an impact quickly with a basket and two rebounds in 50 seconds. 2 percent against the nation' s stingiest scoring defense, which had held opponents to 49 1 points per game.
But with the Bulldogs thin at guard because of injuries, he saw 39 minutes of action on Sunday. Now the Blue Devils are left with their first in- season three- game losing skid since the 1995- 96 season. Mississippi State also dominated the rebounding battle 38- 19, allowing the Bulldogs to make the decisive rally. Kregg Lumpkin got the Bulldogs on the scoreboard with a 34- yard touchdown run, sparking a little life in the mostly Georgia crowd. Alabama' s Brian Bostick made a 28- yarder but missed a 35- yarder just before the half, his first miss.
Two years ago, we came in here with a team that we took to the NCAA Tournament and needed to run a ball screen at the end to win it " Straight finished with a game- high 24 points and pulled down seven rebounds before fouling out in the final minute. They could have come out of the cast of 'Colors' They weren't malicious. That race is like their Super Bowl" Eleven people who were on the team in 1984 will be going again on Monday. Magic Johnson had the flu Thursday night, but the Lakers needed him desperately for several reasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was experiencing a shooting slump. Tennessee expanded its lead to 30 early in the second half on Bobbitt' s 3 with 17: 05 left. The driving force in his life, ultimate excellence in competitive skating, is gone. We did a better job of that in the second half " North Carolina led 36- 10 at halftime, despite making just 13 of its first 38 shots( 34 percent.
Sophomore guard Andre' Ratliff added 18 points, connecting on six- of- 10 3- pointers along with seven rebounds, four assists and two steals. I was looking forward to playing with the new coaching staff and the new offense. Sylmar, which finished second in the league, has made the playoffs in 19 consecutive years. The Musketeers are 1- 3 away from Cintas Center with an overtime win over Miami, a triple- overtime loss to Massachusetts, a two- point loss to Tennessee and this game. He did that early, leaping high to block Will Bynum' s first shot of the game. ASU coach Charli Turner Thorne said her team couldn' t overcome Texas' 44- 35 advantage on the boards- especially on a night the Sun Devils shot 34. It was Penn State' s lowest scoring game since being shut out 20- 0 by Michigan in 2001.
But the development of the "Cox-Box" a device through which the coxswain communicates to the crew via a headset and microphone, has helped solve noise problems. Spencer- Gardner had gone 0- for- 7 until he hit his 3- pointer with the shot clock winding down to give the Eagles a 67- 66 lead. Eugene Spates' layup with 1: 46 left brought Northeastern( 9- 18, 7- 9) within 59- 55. The Ragin- Cajuns( 0- 1) managed a pair of touchdown runs, a 1- yarder by Julian Shankle and a 3- yarder by Tyrell Fentroy, in the first half. Northern Iowa( 1- 1, returning the core of a team that won its first Missouri Valley Conference tournament title last season, pulled ahead by 18 points in the second half against a poor- shooting team but couldn' t hold on.
She missed her free throw, but Kentucky grabbed the rebound and tried to set up for the go- ahead score. ALBUQUERQUE, N. "But the real test will be in CIF (Southern Sections regionals. Indiana' s Matt LoVecchio completed 14 of 31 passes for 168 yards without a TD or an interception.
Dale Lamberth came off the bench to score eight points for the Bears( 17- 7, 8- 5 Missouri Valley Conference) whose bench outscored the Indiana State reserves 28- 16. Point guard Cetera DeGraffenreid added 16 points after going 12- of- 12 from the free- throw line. 5 points per game but missed her first eight shots and finished with just 12. Davis was all over the court for Alabama( 9- 1, grabbing rebounds, blocking shots and scoring- several times on thunderous dunks " I played well, but I really commend my teammates for getting me the ball so I could get easy shots. Three plays later, Pinkins hit Troy Williamson on a short route, and Williamson broke free from two tacklers before sprinting for a 65- yard score, diving into the end zone Pinkins was 13- for- 21 for 200 yards Williamson finished with 3 catches for 131 yards. It was even a bit edgy before the game- warming up in the end zone, an Oklahoma kicker rolled his eyes when two Gators leaned against the goal post right behind him Tebow, naturally, came out charged up. 1 team in the country in an environment like this " Davis said Robert Vaden and D J.
The Wolverines' first field goal came when Krista Phillips broke the offensive drought with 11: 10 remaining in the first half Michigan shot 22. Efueko Osagie- Landry scored 10 points in her first start of the season for Marquette She replaced Erin Monfre. Andrea Davidson added 13, Pam Brown 11 and Whitney Hoey 10. The Cowboys regained the lead at 59- 56 on a 3- pointer by Curry with 7: 26 left. Many coaches pointed to time lost with their families, particularly on weekends and the evenings. BOULDER, Colo( AP- For an afternoon, Antoine Wright set aside a friendship to win a basketball game. Minnesota made it 3-0 in the fifth, when a two-out triple by Greg Gagne scored Steve Lombardozzi and Gladden.
Likewise, the NBA has had its failures, but no more costly then in the first round of the 1986 draft. Cal coach Joanne Boyle frequently urged her players to push the tempo to try to create some easy baskets, but nothing was working for the Bears " We kind of got that punch in the stomach the first couple of minutes in the game and we didn' t respond " Boyle said " I don' t think we moved the ball really well. Simply Majestic, ridden by Russell Baze, paid $4. 20 and $3. 20, while Chris McCarron's mount, Mark Chip, paid $5. 20 to show. He misses it and, presto, it's a tied series instead. ATLANTA — A giant funeral was planned for the Boston Celtics Friday night when a sellout crowd of 16,451 filled the Omni, perhaps wishing they could file past the Celtic bench and pay their last disrespects Only it didn't exactly happen that way.
Saturday in the second round of the double-elimination tournament. . Too bad for the Trojans, they weren' t playing for the national title. Iowa rushed for just 76 yards, capping one of the worst rushing years in school history. "The wind made it treacherous and I don't recall ever having a more difficult time qualifying here.
You inspired my love for the printed word, and you didn't cost a single penny. "I guess I didn't know how really good (Williams) was" Geerlings said. I mixed up my pitches and tried to keep everything down" Two of the Cincinnati hits were by Dave Collins. C( AP- Noah Brown scored 17 points and made four 3- pointers to lift Appalachian State to a 98- 67 win against Milligan on Saturday night.
