Pacific made 18 of 24 shots( 75 percent) in the first half, including 6 of 9 from 3- point range. In that case, there would be no September event, and Sail America might have another problem: how to keep the defense exclusively the province of Dennis Conner's Stars & Stripes syndicate. "In a way, it has sort of verified how good the program was in the past" said Yano, whose teams won four 3-A titles and reached the semifinals the other year That was foremost on our minds at the start of the season. West Virginia amassed 279 yards on the ground " They have got some great backs. Overmatched from the start, Morehead State( 1- 8) gave up the most points in school history and lost its eighth straight. Currently they express either his plans for expansion or contentment, folded across his chest.
Marquette( 10- 1) tied the women' s record for consecutive victories set during the 1991- 92 season. -Kevin Young is the defending NCAA champion in the 400-meter intermediate hurdles and he's a solid favorite to retain his title based on his time of 48. 71 in the Pac-10 meet, another world best. Being inside her, we had to go, and I thought Stevens would ease the filly back If he does that, we ease back, too "Pat Day's too classy a rider to bother somebody on purpose. Mistie Williams added 16 points for the Blue Devils( 13- 0, 2- 0 Atlantic Coast Conference, who shot 53 percent and led throughout after opening the game with a 14- 2 spurt. "He has a very efficient running style, he had run some very good 10Ks and 15Ks, and he is very, very tough mentally" said Hunt, now retired but still coaching his prize student.
Prior to the start of the game, Olympic track star Jesse Owens gave an exhibition, finishing second to Brooklyn outfielder Ernie Koy in a 100-yard race in which he gave Koy a 10-yard handicap. Downing lashes out with that non-patented, non-textbook flail of a swing and lines the ball deep to left field, deep, deep. POCATELLO, Idaho( AP- Kevin Criswell and Andrew Straight each had 15 points as Montana blew out Idaho State 70- 41 in the Big Sky conference opener for both teams Thursday night. Candace Parker scored 29 points with six blocks, and Shanna Zolman hit five 3- pointers for a career- high 29 points to lead Tennessee to its 21st regional final appearance.
He finished his career with 26 victories, tied with Dennis Sproul for second in school history. NEW YORK( AP- Jason Mgebroff scored 13 points and Joe Knight added 10 points and six assists to lead Lehigh to a 59- 45 victory over Wagner on Sunday, the Seahawks' eighth straight loss. That' s the fourth longest streak in the country, and Sampson is now 22- 0 at Assembly Hall since taking over as coach last season Western Carolina never seriously challenged. In the only previous meeting, UCLA was a 38- 24 winner at Stillwater in 2002. "It's not a matter of life or death, but this is the year he should become a good player.
Josh Davis led UC Santa Barbara with 13 points and five rebounds and Alex Harris added 11 points. Riddle gave up another ball to load the bases and walked one of his own to force in the tying run. Parker made up for it on the defensive end, helping the Lady Vols shut down Texas' Tiffany Jackson with constant double- and triple- teams in the middle and halfcourt traps on Longhorns guards " Our perimeter defense helped with the pressure we put on the basketball " Summitt said " If you can' t see it, you' re not going to be able to make a play " Jackson finished with eight points on 2- of- 13 shooting. VanDerveer considered these two games at Maples Pavilion crucial for protecting their home floor and avenging those two losses Stanford hasn' t lost since being swept by the L A. The Eagles made it 44- 38 on Dudley' s 3- pointer with 12: 15 to play before Clemson scored the next eight points to go ahead. The Bulldogs shot 14- for- 38 in the first half and missed their first 11 shots from the field. Calcante, who was 2 for 3, also scored on a single by Jenette Sanchez in the sixth.
The Commodores led 41- 29 at halftime and opened the second half with a 17- 3 run that gave them a 58- 32 lead with 13: 24 left, a spurt highlighted by three 3- pointers in the first four minutes- including two by Shan Foster. It didn' t work out so well when they did finally get it in, since the Cyclones pressured Jeff Hagen into a turnover " In our fullcourt press, we were able to disrupt them " Homan said " I think that' s when they were the least comfortable, with our guards up front getting their hands up and active, really forcing them to make passes and decisions that they didn' t want to make " The lead was 12 after Stinson finished the run with a short jumper before Minnesota got within five late on a putback by Lawson. And maybe the Aztecs will gain their first regular-season victory at Hawaii in four years. Among the differences, they cited a greater pool of athletic talent and outstanding coaches, greater parental involvement, a heightened expectancy for success and increased media coverage.
FORT COLLINS, Colo( AP- Dan Nwaelele scored 18 points and Air Force hit 10 3- pointers to beat Colorado State 59- 47 Monday night. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark( AP- Just a sophomore, Marneshia Richard is considered a wily veteran by her teammates at Mississippi State, one of the youngest teams in the Southeastern Conference. The Pirates( 3- 5) hit three 3- pointers in the first four minutes of the game, then didn' t make another field goal until Sam Hinnant' s 3- pointer with 2: 13 remaining in the first half Winthrop led 34- 18 at the break. SMU( 1- 5, 1- 2) ran just eight plays in the third quarter and didn' t get in the end zone until Jerad Romo hit Chris Foster for a 38- yard touchdown late in the game.
Dean' s 3- pointer with 8: 21 put the Cardinals up 60- 38, their largest lead to that point. Latta had steals on consecutive plays for easy layups, forcing a frustrated Gonzaga team to call a timeout By 11: 38 of the first half, UNC had a 24- 4 lead. Owens provided a spark for the third straight game, scoring 10 consecutive points for West Virginia after halftime, and freshman Liz Repella had all eight of her points off the bench in a 1: 28 span during the key run that put the Mountaineers ahead 43- 36 midway through the second half " Owens was all that " said Rutgers coach C Vivian Stringer " We couldn' t cover her, obviously We didn' t have anybody who could handle her It woke the sleeping giant up. "People think Valparaiso is a South American country, and Wabash is a damn railroad" This was a 20-year-old who already had a wife and a baby on the way. By the time the container stopped rolling, bits of ice had been splattered across the artificial turf But nobody laughed, nobody even smiled This was not exactly the work of the Harlem Globetrotters This was the work of future Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt.
"Driving from one tournament to another was such an adventure" said Case, 26 "The animals just roam free There are so few people to bother them, except on the roads Everything runs across the road Birds, little rodents, kangaroos, everything It's something I just wasn't used to "In Los Angeles, you never see any wild animals. SAN JOSE, Calif( AP- Tara VanDerveer has learned it' s necessary to use her bench early in the Pac- 10 tournament to ensure players still have plenty of energy by the championship game. Also, the Sockers blew a 3-1 fourth-quarter lead at home in Game 2 of the Western Division semifinals against Tacoma, giving up the tying goal with just 21 seconds remaining in regulation and losing, 4-3, in overtime. The Sockers were looking fatigued, and Veee, their oldest player, was looking a step slower than that. Portland State guard Ryan Sommer scored 18 points, while Jake Schroeder added 16 and Juma Kamara had 15, including 5- of- 6 from 3- point range " Ryan did a great job " Portland State coach Ken Bone said. Janes' two free throws at 7: 30 gave Southern Utah a 55- 34 lead, and David Marek' s 3- pointer from the top of the key with 1: 36 left gave the Thunderbirds their largest lead, 68- 45.
Stanley Cup Notes Only Mike Bossy, who scored 85 for the New York Islanders, and Maurice Richard, who scored 82 for the Montreal Canadiens, have more playoff goals than Wayne Gretzky. Kansas State( 17- 9, 7- 8) lost its regular- season home finale for the first time since 1998, and its last four home games for the first time since 2001. Lewis, who was named the Comanche of the year and plays for the California Raiders 18-and-under softball team, will attend Cal State Fullerton. MICHELLE GRANGER VALENCIA PITCHER Granger (22-4, a senior, struck out 449 batters in 217 innings, increasing her national record for career strikeouts to 1,635. She made her first five shots from 3- point range to help hand the Cowgirls( 6- 21, 0- 16 Big 12) their 23rd straight conference loss. Ole Miss forced Maryland into 20 first- half turnovers, stealing the ball 10 times. PHILADELPHIA( AP- Sarah- Jo Lawrence scored five of her 21 points in overtime to lead George Washington to a 55- 50 win over No 17 Temple on Friday night. Jason Maxiell scored 20 points and Eric Hicks had 18 points and 12 rebounds Wednesday night, setting up an 83- 51 victory over Southern Mississippi.
