16 AP) on Saturday as they ended a two- game losing streak. She scored 18 points with 11 rebounds and seven assists against USC on Saturday. They lost to Duke, Illinois, George Washington and had one really bad loss that was unthinkable to Wisconsin " Then, Monson joked " I can' t believe they' re having such a tough year " The Golden Gophers( 16- 9, 6- 6) have lost three in a row, hurting their chances of playing in the NCAA Tournament " We' ve been a team that had some success this year and it' s been triggered by our defense and we' ve run into a road block defensively for a third straight game " Monson said " To simulate what they do in transition is pretty difficult. Natasha Vital scored a season- best 14 points as Cal snapped the Jayhawks' six- game winning streak and equaled its start from a year ago. Senior guard Kristen O' Neill said the Huskies' fast start isn' t a fluke " We do have a lot more experience " she said. That already happened a good while ago, in places such as Oakland and Seattle and, especially, Anaheim.
Trent Blakey was the lone Roadrunner to reach double figures, putting up 10 points and a game- high nine rebounds Junior forward C J. For all the concern, the probable answer is yes, lottery officials said "This is John Q Public We're not going to penalize these people. Maybe Gaetti has a little more power, but he's played longer than Howell At shortstop, I'd take mine Schofield knows the hitters better At second base, theirs is not better At first base, theirs is not better. I thought we' d be fine " Not even close " Having your best player foul out gives the other team a lot of momentum " Gillespie said. Associated PressTUSCALOOSA, Ala- Alabama built a big lead and then watched it shrink- a familiar story of late for the Crimson Tide( No 25 AP. Two outs later, Katrina Vieane, Deann Wright and Monica Brown hit consecutive singles for the Spartans' final run. Summitt acknowledged it was enough to rattle even her tourney- tested team.
The Cardinal will play Louisiana- Lafayette in the finals on Wednesday. "We have to win another game" Despite their big win, the Hawks were quiet in the dressing room. The Blue Devils enjoyed a double- digit advantage the rest of the game and finished with five players in double figures " The games you' re not as emotional about you need to generate your intensity, your focus " Goestenkors said " It' s exciting to know that we can do what is necessary to win " Abby Waner, whose 3- point basket gave Duke the lead for keeps at 9- 6 just 6 minutes into the game, finished with 13 points Wanisha Smith added 12 points and Lindsey Harding 10. The second-seeded West German prevented the top-seeded Shriver from taking a fifth consecutive title in the Wimbledon tuneup event.
In basketball, Loyola won the conference, followed by Santa Clara and Pepperdine. Its late-season slump notwithstanding, Loyola Marymount was never really in danger of being passed over by the NCAA for the 48-team baseball regionals, as evidenced by the Lions' third seeding in the Midwest regional at Oklahoma State. The game was originally scheduled for Saturday night, but the Bulldogs were delayed getting to Tuscaloosa because of icy weather in Georgia. A league official said he will not be suspended because such punishment is only for fighting. "When that first run scored, I wasn't nearly as upset as the second run. No wonder Mooney couldn' t believe what he saw " Playing at home and not shooting the ball and winning anyway, I think it says a lot about this team " said Air Force' s Tim Keller Colorado State( 8- 6, playing without No.
While Arizona was hot from the start, Oregon State struggled. FORT COLLINS, Colo( AP- No Matt Nelson? No problem. Gary Gibson sealed the decision at the line for the Eagles, making six foul shots in the final 31 seconds. Less exciting but just as important was the performance of the Socker defenders, who limited Kansas City to an MISL playoff-record low of 12 shots on goal. Marist held the Blue Raiders to one field goal in nearly 7 minutes during the run, going on to an easy victory.
2 seed in the conference tournament, which starts on Saturday in Hartford. Legree, who was sacked eight times, passed for 190 yards and a touchdown. The Lancers took an early 8- 5 lead, but a pair of free throws by Drew Williamson and a dunk by Dahi put the Monarchs ahead to stay, 9- 8, with 17: 07 left in the first half Isaiah Hunter led Old Dominion with 17 points Valdas Vasylius added 15, Alex Loughton 12 and Dahi 11. Tennessee' s fifth starter, 6- 10 center Brandon Crump, scored the Vols' first two baskets, then sprained his left ankle two minutes into the game. Robert Boehme, Westminster principal and the Sunset League's representative to the Southern Section, said that league principals met in person and by phone Saturday morning and determined that Westminster's use of catcher Angel Lopez violated league rules. It was the second stakes victory of the day for Whittingham, who earlier won The Mother Goose at Belmont Park with Goodbye Halo.
Associated PressPROVO, Utah- The anxiety No. When last heard from, a weary Ciparick was urging both sides to quit wasting her time and settle their petty disputes on the water. Associated PressTROY, Ala( AP- Richard Chaney' s 3- pointer with 28 seconds left in the game tied the score and kept Troy alive as the Trojans went on to beat Florida Atlantic 92- 87 in overtime on Saturday night. Green of grabbing Malone's jersey and water-skiing behind him as he ran downcourt. Athletic Director Tom Graves says he reacted with "mixed emotions" He's happy to still have a job at the Rancho Palos Verdes school, where he has worked for 20 years He feels a deep sense of loyalty to Miraleste. And it has been a fine season for UCLA, which has been ranked first in the nation the entire season.
The lead changed several times in the opening minutes, and the Crusaders held a 15- 11 lead when High Point started a 14- 2 run that was capped by Gathings' jumper at the 9: 48 mark to give the Panthers a 25- 17 advantage. Florida had won 13 of the last 14 in the series " I' m glad our fans can come back here and not have to listen to Florida fans running their mouths anymore " defensive end David Pollack said. Even after the game he was almost matter-of-fact in discussing it "He's one of my toughest outs" Browing said "If someone has to get a hit, I'm glad it was him. 1 percent of his passes for 846 yards and five touchdowns since replacing Chris Rix as the starter last month " I couldn' t ask for a better outing from Wyatt " Florida State coach Bobby Bowden said " He' s gotten better every game. That victory helped lessen his frustration from race three, in which Jeff Alter of Capistrano Valley slickly tacked his boat past Dryland's for a 5-foot victory. Cincinnati has struggled most of the season to get points out of its half- court offense.
Gray then made his final two free throws, and Taylor missed a long 3 at the buzzer that would have tied it. They also committed a season- high 25 turnovers and never led by more than nine points. The junior left-hander didn't need to see a replay of Saugus' 6-0 season-ending loss to Laguna Hills to know what happened. Panthers scoring leader Shavonte Zellous missed the game because of a concussion. Losing is not accepted around here " Arizona coach Lute Olson feels Williams, a freshman who went 8- of- 9 from the floor against Sam Houston and 6- for- 8 this game, is close to cracking the starting lineup " I thought our MVP was Marcus Williams " Olson said " He missed three shots in two games He has earned the opportunity ". Those are mostly for Cheryl and the three boys, although Brian does all the yard and pool maintenance. The big run early in the second half- which began with DePaul leading 33- 31- put the Lady Tigers up by at least 10 the rest of the way, nailing down a second straight 30- win season " I think a lot of times we got caught standing in the paint, so there wasn' t a lot of opportunity for the perimeter players to drive " said Augustus, who leads the nation in scoring " Once we spaced the court and screened and cut- do the things we do- it was difficult for them to keep up " Augustus went down on a drive to the basket with about 1: 43 left.
Using that method, McArtor said, the Aztecs were denied one of the 21 at-large bids. SAN DIEGO — Tournament selection day was nothing special for San Diego State baseball Coach Jim Dietz He swung by the clubhouse He got a hair cut By all standards, a rather routine Monday morning. It's real satisfying" Conover's emergence as a competitive world-class runner was so sudden that it caught the commentators for the nationally televised race unprepared. Cook told police that "they had been out Thursday night partying at several bars" then stopped to make a cocaine buy, Poreba said. After yielding just five walks in his previous 52 innings, Clemens walked five Mariners. The outcome didn' t change either team' s seeding for next week' s SEC tournament, but it could drastically alter their seeding in the NCAA tournament. Some drunken fans fought with West Germans near the main railroad station, then rampaged through the city, heaving bottles and beer cans and threatening everyone they encountered. Instead of pinning Boston College back with a punt, the Flashes tried to run it inside, but the 5- foot- 5 Jarvis was stopped six inches short of the first down at BC' s 45.
It's made him a better person" "I've been excited to see how far I have come in such a short time" Perryman said Golf has presented new pressures, finesse being one of them. We had to kind of push him out" Today, curtain calls have grown so common that Yankee first baseman Don Mattingly amazed people by refusing to take a bow. Duke( 13- 0) will play Boston University( 8- 4, a 77- 74 winner over Dayton, in the tournament championship Saturday night. In a welterweight fight, Jesus Ramirez (2-0) of Tijuana knocked out Miguel Morado of Tijuana in the first round. Mel Thomas added 16 points, Ann Strother had 14 and Nicole Wolff scored 10 for Connecticut( 13- 2, 3- 0 Big East, which shot 60 percent from the field Seton Hall, coming off a road victory against then- No 12 Notre Dame, stayed close for most of the first half. The Cardinals had lost six of the previous seven meetings in a series that has evolved into a bitter rivalry.
He also had a career- high seven rebounds and added four assists " Coach just told me to really be aggressive " he said " And he said in the second half, the way Cincinnati was playing defense made it real open, so space the court out a little bit and he said that would give us great chances to drive " That' s what I did " Paul' s first miss didn' t come until midway through the second half when his shot was blocked, but he got the rebound and scored on a putback. "It's going to take a super effort on our kids' part to beat them" Watts, the two-time defending City champion in the 100 and 200, also will have his hands full. The Dons( 6- 3) won their third consecutive game and broke the Tigers' 11- game home win streak. Murphy had 14 points and Adams 10 for the Gamecocks, who had trailed by 20 points midway through the first half.
