Chambers scored all 18 of her points in a perfect first- half performance, leading the third- seeded Lady Bulldogs to a 76- 56 victory over Iowa State in the Dallas Regional on Monday night. Then a sparring partner gave him a big shot in the ribs one day. In the second half, Providence shot 14- for- 30 from the field, including 3- for- 8 from 3- point range, but the Panthers countered with 15- for- 26 shooting to stretch their lead to the final 20- point margin. A drive to the Penn State 5 in the third quarter ended when open receiver Mike Williams dropped a pass in the end zone on fourth down. The thing about this team is that they' re beginning to understand that they' re not too bad.
UConn stumbled through the much of the half with eight turnovers and poor shooting. Earlier in the period, Jones' pass was intercepted at the Texas 20 by cornerback Cedric Griffin " It was a dogfight to the end " Brown said. He had hit seven homers in a season twice, first as a rookie with Pittsburgh in 1983 and again in his first season with the Padres in 1986. Conor Lee' s 36- yard field goal gave Pitt a 17- 14 lad on the final play before halftime, but only after Pitt passed up the chance to go for a touchdown. Beth Calcante scored the only run Lopez would need in the second inning on a Laree Reynolds squeeze bunt. But Izzo was not enthused, for the second straight contest, about his team' s overall toughness " They played with a tenacity that we' re really just missing yet " Izzo said of Arkansas- Little Rock, which outrebounded the much bigger Spartans 29- 25 " Our rebounding and toughness is where it' s at, and it' s not where it needs to be " Maurice Ager scored 22 points and Shannon Brown had 14 for Michigan State Lekheythan Malone led Arkansas- Little Rock with 19 points. He was replaced by Chris Pazan, but it was Thomas who sparked the Illini comeback Pazan was 5- of- 11 for 48 yards.
Chris Wehye and John Winchester led the Bobcats( 5- 4) with 15 each, while Van Crafton added 14. Massachusetts led 10- 0 before Albany' s Andrew Smith scored on a 3- yard run to cut the lead to 10- 7 with 9: 06 left in the first half. OXFORD, Miss( AP- LSU is still alive in the SEC West chase, thanks to some tough defense and clutch free throw shooting. Smith hit a three-run homer to cap a five-run, fourth inning rally at Houston that sent Bob Knepper to his first defeat Knepper went into the game with a 6-0 record and a 1. 28 ERA. "I thought maybe I'd be consistent-but not undefeated" In last week's CIF qualifying meet, Leone had a career-high 36. 85 points in the all-around competition. All our shots we made from the 3- point line were wide- open shots " Vaden finished with 14 points and Strickland added 12 as Indiana( 6- 2) shot 53 percent and showed little rustiness from a nine- day layoff for exams D J. For years, teams from major conferences had no compelling reason to play Air Force, a long- struggling program that won 22 games last season and made its first NCAA tournament since 1962.
WACO, Texas( AP- Sophia Young enjoyed her senior moment. Hamelin is currently at Millington, Tenn, trying out for the U. S Olympic team. Though none of the county entrants are favored to win, few doubt their capability to contend. But Navy' s offense rolled up 366 yards and had two second- half scoring drives to take the lead after falling behind in the third quarter. Lowther finished fourth in the shotput last week with a mark of 52-4 Staff writer Ralph Nichols contributed to this story. . 11 Virginia Tech in Blacksburg tied as the sixth- worst loss in Hurricanes history when ranked in the top 10. It was the first time the Aztecs had wins against two ranked teams in one month since beating San Francisco and Kansas in December 1978 Overall, SDSU is 12- 73 against ranked opponents.
Everyone got involved, it was good stuff " Cumbie, who came into the game leading the nation in passing yards at 417 yards a game, threw TD passes of 22, 80, 6, 3 and 2 yards. Lansford had three hits and scored three times Tuesday night at Boston as the A's improved their road record to 18-4 with a 12-7 pounding of the Red Sox. Texas put the ball into the hands of Cortijo, who worked the clock down to 5 seconds before she drove into the lane and made a 10- footer Rego missed a long 3- pointer at the buzzer She finished 22 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds. If you're Jim Eppard these days, you're wondering what a guy has to do to earn consideration for a starting job on the second-worst team in the American League.
Even the track veterinarian got in on the act, but it was Palma who had the last word. Arkansas scored on its first drive and led 14- 0 at the end of the first period. The first was Luke Appling, at the age of 75, hitting a home run off Warren Spahn. North Carolina A& T' s Jason Willis sent the game into overtime 81- all with 10 seconds left in regulation on a pair of free throws.
That happened when Smith hit back- to- back 3- pointers to give Iowa a 50- 48 lead with 5: 19 to play. It's been tough" For McKeon, however, another loss has been even more difficult to endure. Southwest Missouri regained the lead when Steven Rush pulled in a pass from Porter, broke two tackles and ran 35 yards to make it 27- 24 with 1: 33 left. "If it was up to me to accept Bob's resignation, I would not I would reject it I think he represented the community well I think he contributed to the council more than his share". After John Randle capped an 8- play, 80- yard drive with a 2- yard touchdown run, Rodney Harris picked off Joel Klatt' s first pass- the first of three Colorado turnovers in the first half. Backman ran on the pitch and shortstop Sharperson broke to cover second.
