That' s how close it is " Vanderbilt played musical chairs at quarterback, giving redshirt freshman Larry Smith his first career start in the program' s biggest game in decades. He threw Gwynn another fastball, again outside, but this time Gwynn reached out and grounded the pitch sharply into the hole between third and short for a base hit. Texas A& M missed its first 11 shots from beyond the arc before Franklin hit a 3- pointer with 5: 13 remaining to pull the Aggies within a point Texas A& M finished 1- of- 13 from 3- point range. Hardeman finished with a team- high 18 points- all from 3- point range Raven took over, scoring 12 points in the second half. For nearly an hour in the first inning Tuesday night, the 21st Orange County All-Star baseball game looked like anything but a matchup among the best prep players from one of the nation's hotbeds for talent. By the time New Mexico State earned its initial first down, with 10: 37 left in the second quarter, Arkansas had put together three scoring drives and scored on a blocked punt " First of all, their defensive front looks better than the one we faced last year " said New Mexico State coach Tony Samuel, whose Aggies lost to Arkansas 48- 20 last season " I know they had a bunch of young ones, but they penetrated the line of scrimmage really well and that took away some of the things we thought we' d have time to do " Arkansas improved to 5- 0 against New Mexico State and has won 22 straight nonconference games- 21 under Nutt, who remains undefeated in seven season openers at the school. Garnett, 12- of- 24 in less than three quarters of work, had a 2- yard touchdown run midway through the third quarter.
Dillion Sneed ended with 19 during 40 minutes of play and Andrew Reed scored 16. Sidorakis' bucket in the final seconds of the half put Oklahoma State ahead by 19. Bowl- bound Navy( 9- 2) hadn' t won nine games since Heisman Trophy winner Roger Staubach quarterbacked the Midshipmen to a 9- 1 record in 1963. We need Jayne out there and she' s been playing extremely well " Dymond Simon scored 13 points, Lauren Lacey added 11 and Sybil Dosty had 10 for the Sun Devils( 16- 9, 10- 4, who fell to 0- 8 against ranked teams this season with its 25th consecutive loss at Maples. Quentin Pryor topped Morehead State with 18 while Stallworth had 10. Bramlet, who was 17 of 28 passing for 278 yards and intercepted twice, scored on two short runs in the second half and tossed a 20- yard TD to Bouknight with 34 seconds left. Miami' s only lead Thursday night came on a 37- yard field goal by Nathan Parseghian early in the first quarter.
Jaraun Burrows had 13 points and seven rebound for IPFW and Tyler Best scored 12 points. 7 rebounds, had no points and a rebound, fouling out in 14 minutes. But Fullerton bounced right back with three runs in the top of the sixth, the crusher coming in the form of a two-run double by first baseman Colin Milligan, who finished with three hits Suddenly, it was 10-5. LAS VEGAS( AP- Michael Umeh had a game- high 23 points and Jason Petrimoulx added 13 points Tuesday night to lead UNLV to an 83- 73 victory over Houston.
12 AP) and then rallied for a narrow victory over Maryland( No 22 ESPN/ USA Today, No 20 AP Williams went 1- for- 2 at the line with 15 6 seconds left to give the Blue Devils a three- point lead N C. Caroline Williams and Christina Wirth each had 12 as Vanderbilt shot 54. I' m glad we got the win " Elder led the Yellow Jackets( 2- 0) with 17 points, and Jarret Jack and Isma' il Muhammad added 10 each. Houston( 3- 0) was playing as a ranked team for the first time in 18 years after knocking off then No 5 Oklahoma State two weeks ago. In Cal Lutheran's first-round game, Minnesota-Duluth rallied for three runs in the fifth to snap a 2-2 tie and defeat the Regals, 6-2. VanDerveer, in her 20th season as Stanford' s coach, moved one victory away from her 650th career win and within three of her 500th victory while in charge of the Cardinal.
Ron Darling (5-3, though he needed help from two relievers, had another solid performance. Laura Markwood suffered a similar injury for Miami less than two minutes later. A Niesen lay up gave the Broncos a 65- 63 lead with under 1 minute to play, but Gordon hit a 3 with 43 seconds to go to give State a 1- point lead. 2 pick in 1986 and, miracle of miracles, landed Luc Robitaille with the No 171 pick in 1984.
He threw a 12- yard scoring pass to tight end Alex Smith for an early 7- 0 lead, then found Smith for an 18- yard TD to tie it at 14 early in the second period. (Minnesota Twins owner) Carl Pohlad said I had well over a majority of the owners in my corner But I'd made up my mind. But Meyer said he would trust him in this game, and Hetland made good, from 42 and 40 yards on the next two possessions. Dantley scored just 19 points in Game 2 and he was limited to only 14 points in Game 3, including just two points in the second half of the Lakers' 13-point win over the Pistons Sunday. KANSAS CITY, Mo( AP- Quinton Day had 22 points and six assists to lead Missouri- Kansas City to a 77- 70 Mid- Continent Conference win over Oral Roberts on Tuesday night.
Lewis went on to score his fifth rushing touchdown and sixth overall in three games " That was probably one of the worst performances as a team we' ve had in a long while " Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo said. It was the first conference loss for the Monarchs( 26- 4, 16- 1 Colonial Athletic Association Old Dominion last lost to Tennessee on Dec 5. But, with the advancement of college swim programs and the incentives for staying in the sport longer, the average age of swimmers has climbed in recent years"Before 1976, 90% of the Olympic swimmers were of high-school age" said Terry Stoddard, coach of the Mission Viejo Nadadores "Once you turned 16, you were done Especially with the women "Now we have a surge of older swimmers. Santa Clara, which won a school-record 42 games, was sent to Fresno State The Broncos were likewise seeded fifth. Chad McKnight had 17 points to pace Morehead State( 6- 6, 0- 1. The perfectionism Miller has instilled in his players has them poised to do better this time " Last year, we were just excited to be there " Mann said " We have even higher expectations We want to prove something to the rest of the country ".
I hope it' s the only one " Summitt said when asked if her team had ever been in such a big hole early. The Golden Eagles were 28- of- 42 compared to 21- of- 27 for Northwestern State Belton Rivers had 35 points for Tennessee Tech McKenzie added 17, and Daniel Northern had 11 Trey Gilder led Northwestern State with 18 points Colby Bargeman had 14, Luke Rogers and Jones each had 10 Jones also had 10 assists. When she wasn' t making huge plays, 6- foot- 6 running mate Sylvia Fowles was. Duggins had 24 points and Scottie Wilson had 12 rebounds and eight points for the Raiders Wilson had 14 points and nine rebounds for Bradley. Duke took its largest lead of the half in its final seconds when Mitch' s steal- the Spartans' 19th turnover- and subsequent layup made it 44- 16 at the break.
The Blue Devils were without starting guard DeMarcus Nelson, who is out indefinitely after suffering a hairline fracture of his right ankle in the 78- 68 semifinal win over Drexel " Together, Shelden and J J still scored 45 points. I think everyone else just looked to pick up her slack in points or rebounding " Texas( 16- 10, 4- 8) mounted a second- half rally to make it interesting. The teams traded baskets for the rest of the half and the Red Foxes went into the break up 44- 30 Flores had 11 points and Allenspach added 10 in the half. Divaldo Mbunga led the Bobcats with 23 points and six rebounds, and Bobby Howard added 15 points Taylor had 11 points C J.
They're a great team and they beat us" The Pistons have advanced to the conference finals for the second year in a row. James Hughes made two free throws to pull the Huskies to within 67- 64 with 3: 53 remaining. Matt Dlouhy and Stuart Mayes combined to hold EWU sophomore Rodney Stuckey to 19 points- five below his average. Frye had 13 points in the Wildcats' 17- 6 run to open the second half that made it 69- 47 with 15: 54 remaining. Monroe won its first City championship since 1974, ending the season with a five-game win streak that still left the Vikings three games under . 500.
Texas scored just 22 points in the paint " We made some shots( but) I think our post guys did not do enough " he said Darryl Proctor scored 11 points to lead Coppin State The game was only the second meeting between the schools. The Black Knights tried the same thing on three straight plays- a pass in the corner of the end zone to the 6- foot- 10 Villanueva, who was matched up against 5- foot- 9 Iowa State corner Kennard Banks. Now his front row pictures will be artistically perfect" Sullivan's car looks like a gold and green beer can, while Mears' and Unser's cars are canary yellow. Furman used runs of 8- 0 and 7- 0 to build a 34- 33 halftime lead.
Temple coach John Chaney also agreed that the Sun Devils' work on the boards was the difference in the contest " Not rebounding hurt us They had 13 offensive rebounds in the first half We' ve got to change that. It's a perpetual roadtrip broken only by a two-week vacation. BOSTON — EDITOR'S NOTE-A major league umpire tries to be the unnoticed man on the field. But penalties were crippling- the Wolfpack had 10 for 90 yards- and Rivers' two interceptions were costly " Stats are for losers and I' m the loser this week " N C. Walking out of the playoffs: It seemed a fitting end when El Camino Real pitcher Lance Gibson walked home the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning in a 10-9, first-round, City 4-A playoff loss to San Pedro. The Conquistadores (9-12, who came to life with a late-season surge to qualify for the West Valley League's final playoff berth, died by the walk, according to Coach Mike Maio. But Dramane Diarra made a pair of free throws and Kansas State clamped down with a full- court press on the inbounds play, forcing Hare to turn the ball over with 10 seconds to go without getting off a shot. That came during a 22- 2 run by the Lady Vols, who rolled to the victory in the last 10 minutes.
By comparison, WCAC champion Pepperdine (34-22-1 overall) stayed in the West-being sent to Arizona State-but was seeded fifth out of six teams. He said he decided to not be so tentative and to shoot with more confidence " I' ve always been taught that if you make a mistake, you have to learn how to correct it " Perry said " Life is all about learning, all about experiences. Or, as Cal State Fullerton Coach Judi Garman noted: "How can you win a game when you can't score runs" Simply put. Joe Darger added 17 points and six rebounds for the Rebels( 7- 2, and Curtis Terry added 15. Open course at Brookline, Mass: "A smooth sea never develops a skillful sailor". Banged up and bruised by the time it was over, she anchored a dominating inside game in the Huskies' 67- 51 win over Rutgers in the conference tournament championship " I' m just having a positive attitude about everything " Turner said " It' s the attitude I should have had from the beginning. And while the 6- foot- 11 center isn' t quite in optimal playing shape, his presence helped the Owls pull away for a 63- 50 win Thursday night over South Carolina " It just feels really good to be back " said Marshall, who had been inactive for about six months when he finally made it back to his first practice on Thanksgiving " It was hard to sit, because I know how much I want to play " Marshall scored five points, grabbed a key offensive rebound, and blocked a pair of shots in 17 minutes- but more importantly, he provided the Owls with a legitimate presence inside for the first time all season " That' s the way we play, from the inside out " said Temple coach John Chaney, whose team rebounded from a 73- 42 loss Sunday at Auburn " When you don t have that presence, it allows the defense to focus on the outside " But with Marshall' s 300- pound frame clogging the middle- the junior estimates that he' s still about 20 to 25 pounds over peak playing weight- Temple' s shooters thrived in the second half.
