Amanda Thompson added 18 points and Nyeshia Stevenson scored 10 " We just need to play harder. "That was a great college tennis match" UCLA Coach Bill Zaima said "I'm very, very proud of my players. PITTSBURGH( AP- Pitt freshman DeJuan Blair, facing a difficult decision, didn' t want to disappoint his family or his teammates. Fowles, who was 5- of- 6 from the field, grabbed a team- high seven rebounds RaShonta LeBlanc had 10 points and five assists.
Division II championships in the 10,000-meter and cross-country runs for Humboldt State in the northern California town of Arcata. "He (Davis) has got to make contact on that pitch" Lasorda lamented. Oregon State drove into Arizona State territory twice in the fourth quarter but turned the ball over both times Anderson was hit as he threw and Williams intercepted Later, he fumbled a snap and Jordan Hill recovered. LSU opened the second half with a jam by Bass, followed by a 3- pointer from Hudson.
Freshmen Austin Freeman and Chris Wright and sophomores Jeremiah Rivers and DaJuan Summers helped put the game away in the first half with the kind of upbeat attack few would associate with the Princeton offense " One day in the locker room, Coach said to us that he thinks we have a chance to be' scary good' and I think that' s what he means " said Summers, who scored 14 points " No matter how teams want to play us, we' re going to be able to be effective, whether that' s slowing the ball down and pounding it into Roy or being quick in transition. Hines had a 5- yard run touchdown run in the second quarter to start James Madison' s scoring. Then, after Sharnise Beal hit a 3- pointer to close the gap to four after Whittington had fouled out, Larkins scored on an up- and- under move against Gloria Brown to make it 74- 68 with 1: 39 left N C State got no closer than five in the final seconds. The first three years, the series was played in Oklahoma; it moved west to Fresno for the first time in 1980. Y( AP- Darnell Wilson scored 20 points and Canisius beat Brown 67- 56 on Thursday to snap an eight- game losing streak. Minutes later, he banked in a 3- pointer from the top of the key to give the Cardinals their first lead of the game with 7: 20 to go " The second half we got gritty and got down to it " Dean said " I just wanted to get us going, give us a spark " The Spiders managed to tie it at 41, but Louisville gained the lead for good on a putback by Chad Millard and a free throw by Brandon Jenkins that put the Cardinals up 44- 41.
Lindsay Wisdom- Hylton added 21 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for the Boilermakers, while FahKara Malone scored 16 " With the confusion, it allowed us to take a deep breath " Gearlds said " The crowd got a little upset at the refs, and it took them out of the game a little bit. The Tide defense held on the next possession, and Croyle hit Brown in stride for the 57- yard score on Alabama' s first play after the punt. Paul Paradoski had 10 points and 11 assists for Southeast Missouri. He made five of his first six shots to help the Hawkeyes( 8- 1) jump in front early and they never trailed " I was just really focused " Haluska said " I tried to relax out there as much as possible and not worry about outside distractions " The Cyclones almost spoiled things for their former player, however. Kylan Loney scored 18 points, including a pair of key 3- pointers in the final minutes as the Sun Devils beat UCLA for the third time this season Amy Denson added 15 points.
STOCKTON, Calif( AP- Bob Thomason was the last man up the ladder, cutting the final strand in the net while his Pacific players and their fans cheered. Wynne, who was used as little more than a pinch-hitter and defensive replacement under Bowa, not only has emerged as the leadoff hitter the Padres desire, he has become a slugger as well. It was embarrassing for Ball State, which lost its sixth game in seven tries and was facing the highest- ranked opponent to visit Worthen Arena since it opened in January 1992 " The fact is we didn' t come ready to play " Kate Endress said " I' m personally embarrassed by my performance " Endress, the Cardinals' top scorer at 16 4, was shut out on 0- of- 8 shooting. We wanted the country to know that we' re a talented team and we' re fun to watch " Talented, yes Fun to watch? Not for the Spartans " Not much to say. He also led the team with six rebounds, six steals and four assists Reed had 18 points in the first half. NEW YORK( AP- Colin Harris hit a 3- point shot at the buzzer, leading Army to a 67- 66 victory over Columbia on Friday night and snapping the Lions' season- opening five- game winning streak.
— The UCLA men's tennis team made a quick exit-that is, if you call 5 hours 50 minutes quick-in almost the same fashion another Bruin team did a week ago Even though Athens is about 2,300 miles away from the L. A. Powe is still working to find his timing on defense and got beat several times in the paint early He appeared to become tired late in the game, too. Forty Niner, second in the Kentucky Derby, took a beating while trying to outrun Winning Colors in the early stages of the Preakness, was exhausted after the race and isn't scheduled to run again until July. Senior right-hander Yong Kim (4-4, 2. 80 earned-run average) will attempt to silence the Chancellors, who are batting . 375. SOUTH ORANGE, N. Elon led by as many as seven points, 16- 9, with 9: 07 remaining in the first half, and held a 25- 24 lead at the half.
It was 1936- 39 when the Horned Frogs last had a run of bowl victories as long as this one. John Lucas and Jameson Curry each added 15 points for Cowboys Chris Jeffries led Global Sports with 14 points. He shot 8- of- 17 from 3- point range and led the Eagles with 7 rebounds Chris Jones scored 15 points and Shae Blair had 11. Most of the first half was offensively stifled, as Cal didn' t score for the first 5: 09. Letz grew up in El Paso, Texas, some 45 miles from New Mexico State.
Finding players who can throw and catch the ball will be his first priority. Ohio State has won 12 in a row overall, 24 in a row at home and 11 in a row in the Big Ten. Hart completed 31 of 40 passes for 344 yards and two touchdowns for Rutgers( 3- 2. Alyssa Nelson led MSU with 13 points, followed by Hillary Scott with 12 and Jaimey Tanner with 11. Associated PressBOZEMAN, Mont( AP- Tight end Brandon Bostick caught three touchdown passes from two quarterbacks as the Montana State football team overwhelmed Division II Adams State 59- 3 in a lightning- delayed season opener Saturday afternoon at Bobcat Stadium. The lead then changed hands on four consecutive possessions before Jasko Korajkic made a 3- pointer and layup to give the Tigers a 28- 27 lead at the intermission.
The Hurricanes put together a 25- 3 run over the last part of the first half and the start of the second. He scored his team' s first 11 points over a 7- minute, 44- second span, then scored seven in a row in the second half Thomas Juillerat scored 11 points and C J Portz had 10 for the Aggies, who lost nine in a row. Chalmers got the glory " That has to be one of the biggest shots in basketball history " Stewart said. The Rockets kept the drive going with a 31- yard reception by Steve Odom on fourth- and- 11, and Richard Davis tied it with a 3- yard TD run on the next play. Keisha Marvin (400) and Christina Ross and Rhonda Kennerson in the 800 round out the running corps. The CIF track and field divisional finals Saturday morning at Cerritos College mark a day of reckoning for 1,400 athletes. SOUTHERN SECTION 4-A DIVISION Newbury Park 2, Santa Barbara 0-Sophomore Lea Lopez pitched a one-hitter, struck out 13 and walked one in the first-round game at Santa Barbara.
