Donnie McGrath and Gomes hit consecutive 3s to cut Villanova' s lead to 10. Oregon State shot 28 of 56 from the floor, while Birmingham- Southern was 14 of 48. Fish Report: At Marina del Rey Sportfishing: The Happyman fishing in the Twin Roads area had a good count of 98 barracuda, 65 sand bass, 55 bonito and 5 halibut. The Irish( 9- 2) barely avoided their lowest- scoring half thanks to Courtney LaVere' s 3- pointer with 1: 09 left before the break Notre Dame' s all- time low of 12 was set in 1981 LaVere had 10 points before fouling out. Cameo Hicks, who had 21 points Saturday in becoming the 20th player in school history to amass 1, 000 points, was 1- of- 9 with eight points. They wore all- red uniforms for the first time, a tribute to outgoing program icon Frank Broyles.
The way we can reward John Bryant is by playing good basketball " Saint Joseph' s( 16- 10, 13- 2) has recovered from a 3- 6 start to become the No. That created an electric environment at Maples Pavilion that is rare for these games. "I want them to know what they need to improve on, because once they get on that track it's all them" Minimum wage: Pitcher Debbie Dickmann was better than perfect and Cal State Northridge still lost to Lock Haven State (Pa, 1-0, last week in the NCAA Division II final four. Lamar Barrett was 5- of- 6 from 3- point range and was the only Lancer in double figures with 17 points. "Maybe I should have been thinking a bit more" The injury jinx struck the Reds again when shortstop Barry Larkin pulled a leg muscle and had to leave the game Three other Reds are on the disabled list. Cochell, who took Oral Roberts to the Series in 1978, becomes only the third coach to guide teams from different schools to the Series. Fountain Valley 16, Bishop Amat 2-Errol Aksoy swept his singles sets, 6-3, 6-1, 6-0, for host Fountain Valley (17-3 The Barons won all nine doubles sets, led by the No.
Holy Cross started the second half on a 22- 7 run over the first 11 minutes, with Hamilton scoring the first six points of the run and Simmons capping it with seven consecutive field goals, including a breakaway dunk. San Diego State had the Buckeyes on their heels even though they were without their starting quarterback. Lewis' had a 7- yard touchdown run in the first quarter and capped his day with an 85- yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter Stull was 21- for- 30 passing for 172 yards. Boise State was led by Jermaine Blackburn with 12 points and Jason Ellis with 10 points and 12 rebounds.
Montana led 28- 26 at halftime and built a 44- 35 lead on two free throws by Lynsey Monaco with 14: 37 remaining. Six players are hitting better than . 300 with Rex McMackin . 464) leading the pack. They were taking away the 3 from Lee Humphrey, so we just took what the defense gave us. Kilgus, in his second season, is 6-3; Hayward, obtained from the Chicago Cubs before the season opened, is 3-0; while Guzman, now a veteran of 25, is 4-2. "You know, Wrigley Field is the worst place for this to happen" another pitcher told Show in mock seriousness. By halftime, Indiana had already strung together runs of 8- 0, 8- 0, 11- 0 and 7- 0, then used a 15- 0 spurt early in the second half to close out their 24th consecutive home victory.
At that point, after begging, pleading and yelling from Memphis coach John Calipari, the Tigers went on a 13- 3 run to take a 25- 23 lead on a Darius Washington drive with 45 seconds left in the half. What's to smile about, you ask? For the Lakers, nothing on the surface, or under the surface after the 104-94 loss to the Detroit Pistons that put them down, 3 games to 2, in the NBA Finals. Temple' s first- half highlight came on a fake punt that Troy Bennett ran 26 yards for a first down. In his previous three starts, he gave up just 3 runs in 24 innings He balked in one of the runs.
Owens had 11 points for Houston and Greer had 10 for DePaul at the half DePaul was 27- 35 from the free- throw line Houston was 8- 17 from the line. Meg Dahlman led Marist( 9- 4) with 12 points and Julianne Viani had 11. Evans missed a chance to extend TCU' s 16- 0 lead when he shanked a 20- yard field goal attempt with 39 seconds left in the first half. Arkansas Tech shot only 36 percent for the game and was 9- for- 37 shooting in the second half. On Kentucky' s next possession, he worked underneath for a basket, making it 63- 55 with 3: 15 left. Todd threw 4- yard and 16- yard touchdown passes to Adams in the first half and Wes Bynum kicked 46- yard and 42- yard field goals for Auburn. Blair saw that sending Atunrase in would create a mismatch with Baylor' s Melissa Jones " The only thing I could remember in my head was coach telling me' attack, attack, attack " Atunrase said " It' s hard for her to guard you off the dribble, so that' s what I focused on coming into the game " Blair said the key to Atunrase' s success Saturday was playing better inside the three- point line " She was so fast.
Amanda Nisleit tied the game with a 3, and freshman Kelsey Bolte gave the Cyclones the lead on a free throw with 54 5 seconds left. Associated PressALBANY, N. Langhorne also had five points in the extra period, while Kristi Toliver hit a pair of free throws with 17. Sutton and Knight have a combined 74 years of coaching experience in Division I, with 39 years for Knight and 35 for Sutton. Florida( 22- 2, 9- 0 Southeastern Conference) took control in the first half and pulled away in the second. Anosike scored a three- point play, Risper picked up her third foul and went to the bench.
Tennessee shot 32 percent in its recent win against Temple and 33 percent a week ago in a loss at Texas that dropped the Lady Vols from the No 1 spot. I think our defense is much improved from last season, and they tackled really well at times today. Oregon was also hurt by an earlier injury to Spencer Williams, a long and triple jumper. And that dunk he had on the lob was just crazy " Ager had 18 points, all but two in the second half, and grabbed a career- high 14 rebounds, four times his season average. Harris was 8- of- 13 from the field for Rice( 1- 0, which also got 14 points from Jamaal Moore and 12 from Jason McKrieth. Associated PressDETROIT( AP- Brandon Cotton scored a career- high 31 points Thursday and made three big shots down the stretch to lead Detroit to a 76- 72 victory over Wisconsin- Green Bay. The Ducks( 2- 1) jumped on Nevada( 0- 2) early, as Wagner knocked down three 3- pointers in the opening six minutes to help Oregon build an 18- 6 lead that eventually grew to 36- 20 by halftime.
11 Boston College saw a couple Top 25 teams lose this weekend and realized Shawnee State was more dangerous than it seemed " You have to come out and be aware " forward Craig Smith said Sunday after scoring 14 points with 13 rebounds to lead BC to a 70- 51 victory over the NAIA Division II Bears " You can' t think you can beat a team like Shawnee State on just talent " Jared Dudley scored 18 with nine rebounds and Sean Marshall had 16 and nine for BC( 2- 0. "I was concerned about Isiah because he hurt his back early in the game when he took a spill in the first quarter" Daly said "He was looking hurt. Singletary did the rest, driving at the basket from the right side, pulling up and flicking the ball up over the defense and in The Cardiac Cavaliers had struck again. The difference this time was an unexpected offensive star for the Irish. Longwood' s top two scorers coming in, Michael Jefferson and Lamar Barrett, shot a combined 4- for- 22 against the Dons.
Y( AP- Craig Walls scored 16 points as New Hampshire beat Binghamton 69- 60 Sunday in America East basketball. MIAMI — Safety Jarvis Williams sounds like an expert on aggressiveness, and the Miami Dolphins hope that translates into their second-round draft choice being a terror on the field. Though the prize was smaller and the stars have changed, the result was the same as last year' s Fiesta Bowl win over Pittsburgh: a comfortable victory and countless style points for the exciting Utes " I don' t think the ACC has seen a passing attack like the ones in the Mountain West " said LaTendresse, a Northern California native with 100 friends and relatives in the stands " We came out with a chip on our shoulders That was an ACC team which said they didn' t belong here. Ashley Barlow scored 15 of her 19 points in the first half and Notre Dame forced 27 turnovers en route to its seventh straight victory, 94- 56 over the Crusaders " We really wanted to make a statement early " Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw said " I think we felt like we let Bowling Green hang with us for a long time and get confident and we wanted to knock them out in the first half " The Irish( 9- 1) succeeded as the Crusaders couldn' t handle Notre Dame' s pressing defense. Some fans perceived that as an ultimatum for Smith to improve the record soon, but Smith said he viewed it as a sign of support from the administration.
Instead, there' s the chance for a title- game matchup between a different set of regional rivals: Michigan State and Illinois, the only team that finished ahead of the Spartans in the Big Ten this season. I got involved in some politics out here and I grew real disenchanted with the tour in particular because I couldn't be honest when I talked, without being fined" Simpson and Ballesteros took different roads but wound up at the same score. 7 percent from the floor while holding the Big Red( 2- 7) to 33 9 percent shooting. George Washington reached its season high in points while beating the Hawks 87- 60 on Feb 23. Ford ended what was nearly a six- minute drought for the Hawks when he made a steal and a layup to put Hartford up 59- 46 with 8: 08 remaining. Freshman forward Keshia Mosley scored a career- high 18 points, Kalika France had 16 points and 10 rebounds and FahKara Malone had 15 points and five steals for the third- seeded Boilermakers, who earned the right to defend their championship. She brought the Tar Heels( 4- 0) back from a five- point deficit in the second half " Rashanda is a tremendous player and that was a tough matchup for us all night " Xavier coach Kevin McGuff said " She made some big baskets there in the second half.
Lawless had 14 points and seven rebounds in the first half to help Purdue take a 38- 29 lead. Davidson started the game with an 8- 0 run and never trailed. BIRMINGHAM, Ala( AP- Patient and plodding, Georgetown( No 4 ESPN/ USA Today, No 5 AP) let Alabama hang in there for 36 minutes Then, the Hoyas took control. Top- ranked Oklahoma is the only undefeated team left in Division I- A. The Yugoslavs beating the Lakers or Pistons (take your pick; the Nicaraguans winning the World Series.
The Boilermakers, who had a 31- 35 lead at the half, struggled from 3- point range, hitting just 2 of 10. Kelenna Azubuike scored 16 points on 6- of- 8 shooting for Kentucky, and fellow forward Chuck Hayes added 14 points and seven rebounds In the paint, Kentucky outscored the Commodores 38- 14. He made a 15- foot jumper, a dunk off a steal, and a reverse layup when he grabbed a rebound and maneuvered around two players to get off the shot. It' s important to be able to continue to score, and score in a variety of ways. Pierre Thomas led the team in the first half by scoring 13 points. Jheryl Wilson had 16 points to lead the Highlanders( 0- 10, while Nesho Milosevic pulled down a game- high 13 rebounds.
