The home team won every game, Detroit taking all three at the Pontiac Silverdome, Boston all four at the Garden. I have never been somewhere where the fans are that awesome " Danielle Kamm had 16 points for Marquette( 22- 11. "A lot of the thing about losing there was pretty much my fault" It was not, however, in the truest sense of a coach losing a ballgame Marden did not pull his starter too soon Or too late He did not pinchhit at the wrong time Or foolishly run his team out of an inning. Mahorn won in 20. 21, while Everett ran a personal best time of 20. 23 Everett set the tone for the entire UCLA men's track team. State had won all 17 meetings on the hardwood before Saturday, including last year' s game in which N C.
I'll just keep playing" The Lakers made Perkins vanish in the first half, when he failed to score a point for 14 minutes, missing both shots he attempted And he got just one rebound. Colorado State closed to 74- 70 on a 3- pointer by Vanessa Espinoza with 2: 05 remaining and had a chance to get closer when Espinoza was fouled after stealing the ball. Dennis Pitta blocked a punt and caught two touchdown passes, Watkins had six catches for 153 yards, and Curtis Brown ran for 128 yards in the Cougars' third win in four games " I felt like we came out flat in the first half " Pitta said " We came out sluggish, but we turned it around in the second half " Air Force( 3- 4, 2- 2) seemed out of sorts coming off its bye week. Hitting that one jumper let her teammates breathe easier " She had been so consistent for us.
The Buffaloes, who open Big 12 Tournament play against Texas, matched the futility of 2000- 01 when they won only six conference games and had only two conference wins at home. Morehead State clinched its third straight Pioneer League Football South Division title with the win " With all the injuries that we have had this season, this( division title) is a credit to our players and my assistant coaches " said Morehead coach Matt Ballard. Associated PressCHAMPAIGN, Ill- Marscilla Packer made up for Brandie Hoskins' absence in Ohio State' s first game since a season- ending injury to its second- leading scorer. Iowa was scoreless for more than four minutes as the lead climbed " We were talking a lot on defense, getting in the passing lanes, coming up with loose balls and trying to disrupt their offense " Hoskins said. CBS Sports, if it is going to assign Musburger to basketball, should at least print a sign for him that reads: "Think before you speak" Like it or not, Musburger and Tom Heinsohn, who, of course, is everybody's favorite commentator, will be working the Laker-Dallas playoff series after Channel 9 and TBS televise Game 3 tonight CBS takes over with Game 4 Sunday at 12:30 p. m.
Washington States reserves, led by Ivory Clark' s team- high 12 points, outscored Portland' s reserves 46- 10 Darren Cooper led Portland( 4- 6) with 18 points. La Rocque finished with 12 points and four 3s, while Jeanette Pohlen also scored 12 with four 3s " It' s one of those things where somebody gets on fire and everybody kind of feeds off that " Pohlen said. They didn't like hitters, and never shied from showing it with a fastball under the chin. Montreal 4, New York 2-The Expos played their first game with the Olympic Stadium roof retracted since it was installed at the beginning of the 1987 season, and it was like a breath of fresh air. The Tigers also lost their first such game, at South Dakota State on Nov 18. The Wildcats were unselfish during the run, passing the ball around until they found someone with an open look Once the Wildcats took the shot, they usually made it.
And to understand these rules, one must first understand Andy Benes This was a 20-year-old who had rarely ventured west of St. It was also the most points Maryland had allowed in any game in the past 14 years " We wanted to send a statement out that we' re a better basketball club than we were last year " said Sean May, who had 14 points " There were a lot of question marks about this team because we' ve had the talent for a few years and haven' t really lived up to it. We have to do better scoring " Maryland had a 35- 19 lead at halftime They' ve won all three meetings with their D C- area neighbors from the Colonial Athletic Association. Then we went to our two big kids and they scored 15 out of 19. But the Cardinals hit their free throws down the stretch, finishing 17- of- 22 overall Reed was the only player in double figures for Xavier. By the end of the third, the Angels trailed, 5-3, losing a lead as quickly as Chico Walker can misplay a routine fly ball and Willie Fraser can give up a three-run home run. BOSTON — So the Angels plunged into nine games against New York, Baltimore and Boston along the Eastern Seaboard and resurfaced with a 4-5 record, including Sunday's 12-4 loss to the Red Sox.
I( AP- Rhode Island quarterback Jayson Davis ran for three touchdowns as the Rams beat Central Connecticut State 39- 7 on Saturday. VALPARAISO, Ind( AP- James Booyer grabbed 12 rebounds and helped IUPUI take the lead for good as the Jaguars beat Valparaiso 63- 57 Saturday. Both teams shot under 35 percent from the floor and under 60 percent from the free- throw line. With nine points, Welch was the only starter not in double figures for Air Force( 23- 4, 10- 3 Mountain West) but he drew the highest praise from coach Jeff Bzdelik for his handling of the Rams' twin towers " His mobility picked up a couple of fouls early on. The Tigers shot only 31 percent and made 16 turnovers, part of an ugly display that left the Blue Devils in front 24- 19 at halftime.
The Salukis ran off 17 straight wins in the MVC before losing the regular- season finale to Northern Iowa. I think if he had won, he might have gotten excited and forgotten about being tired"PARIS — Two-time champion Mats Wilander of Sweden wore out Andre Agassi in a five-set semifinal Friday at the French Open tennis championships to advance to Sunday's final against Henri Leconte. Penn' s ninth straight win at Princeton- it had to forfeit a game in 1997- wasn' t nailed down until Derek Javarone missed a 41- yard field goal wide right with 18 seconds to play. SAN DIEGO — Socker defender Kevin Crow was named the Major Indoor Soccer League defender of the year Wednesday. The Highlanders did score nine straight points in the second half to trim North Carolina' s lead, and they left having enjoyed the experience, especially with a rented band of bagpipers and drummers that ranged from a teenager to gray- bearded members way too old to be college students " When we heard our fans cheering for us and the bagpipes playing, it was just very exciting " UC Riverside freshman Seyram Gbewonyo " This is a great way to start off something new ". Justin Jonus, Tom Jervis and Brandon Hazzard had 12 points apiece, and O' Darien Bassett added 11. The College World Series opens today at Rosenblatt Stadium, where it has been held the past 38 years.
She is someone we will count on down the line " In addition to her career- high 15 points, Lindsey also had five blocked shots " Rebounding and tempo were two areas that we needed to do better in and things we talked about since Friday and the loss to New Mexico " Conradt said " I was proud of our rebounding effort That was one of our points of emphasis the last few days. Deane, who also coached Marquette and Siena in his 24- year career, is in his fifth season at Wagner. San Diego State( 4- 8, 3- 5) allowed a combined 148 points and 1, 902 total yards in its last three games, all losses " These last three games have been a little bit rough " acknowledged San Diego State coach Chuck Long, whose school has not had a winning season since 1998[ BYU] is very balanced and very physical " San Diego State linebacker Russell Allen said " They have a system in place and they execute it " San Diego State kept the game close, trailing just 20- 13 at the break. The Mean Green won the last three Sun Belt Conference titles and running back Patrick Cobbs rushed for 1, 680 yards last season. He later came up with two big rebounds when teammates missed the front end of 1- and- 1s in the final minute. Smith' s driving layup with 8 seconds left in the half made it 35- 23, and Iowa outscored Indiana 14- 5 in the first four minutes of the second half to increase its lead to 21. BRIDGEPORT, Conn( AP- Kansas State found a replacement for injured star Kimberly Dietz in Kelsey Nelson and ended the nation' s longest winning streak.
