The Wildcats came in with an edge, and it showed as they improved to 9- 0 when scoring at least 80 points. And Saturday evening, on the track at Angelo State University's Multipurpose Sports Complex, the Cal State Northridge sophomore put her plan into action, running away from Colebrook to win the 1,500 meters and her second national title in as many days. Still, the Mountaineers had 460 yards of total offense, giving them 1, 081 in two games " Offensively, our execution was pretty good " Rodriguez said " But we need to stop committing stupid penalties " Brandon Sumner, making his first career start in place of the benched Steven Moffett, was 9- of- 21 for 86 yards and a second- quarter scoring pass. Allen went into the Purdue game scoring nine points per contest this season, but she had averaged 15 points in the four games leading to Monday' s showdown. Associated PressANAHEIM, Calif( AP- Tron Smith scored 20 points and St.
Garcia completed 13 of 22 passes with an interception that gave the Wolfpack a needed burst of momentum and led to N C State' s only scoring drive. Trevino and the relay from second baseman Luis Alicea arrived at the plate at the same time, but Trevino knocked the ball loose. Now that the Pirates have planted him at third base, instead of moving him between four positions (left, right, third and first base, Bonilla's power has arrived, too. All but two of Washington' s nine players grabbed rebounds, with Robinson getting five " No question the team that played the hardest won the ballgame " Arizona coach Lute Olson said " They' re one of the few teams that can send five people to the offensive boards and are quick enough to recover defensively " Robinson and Tre Simmons led the Huskies with 18 points each and Jamaal Williams added 16.
CHAPEL HILL, N. 17 Washington- mustered 8 yards on three plays before settling for Nugent' s 32- yard field goal. Dana Smith hit a pair of 3- pointers and Michael Jefferson added a jumper to narrow the lead to 29- 25. 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.
The top- seeded Cougars( 25- 4) and second- seeded Utes( 23- 6) split the regular- season series. North Dakota State( 3- 3) beat Creighton 68- 63 in the other first round game Friday. Then, he was still trying to digest a month in a drug rehabilitation center that turned his life upside down Now, the numbers say he is the old Dwight Gooden That's what some of his New York Mets teammates say, too "It feels like nothing ever happened" says Keith Hernandez. She also provided that motivational pregame speech " I talked about how special Maples is and don' t let people come in and beat us in our own gym " Wiggins said. Ed Pimm also went into the wall but did not appear to be injured.
VILLANOVA, Pa( AP- Villanova' s fans may have to stop storming the court. Kentucky had 16 steals, including eight by freshman guard Rajon Rondo. They have lost two in a row after having their four- game winning streak snapped Saturday in an overtime loss to Maryland. El Toro's basketball coach, Tim Travers, found it difficult to get to his daughter's activities. The type of offense we' re trying to become, you saw it in the third quarter " If Helu keeps running like he did against the Owls, it will make things much easier for quarterback Zac Lee. Fast Facts# 8226& nbsp; For the second time in the last three weeks, true freshman Tate Forcier led a late drive to give Michigan the victory# 8226& nbsp; Michigan improved to 4- 0, extending its win streak over Indiana to 16 games# 8226& nbsp; With the win, Rich Rodriguez narrowly avoided losing his sixth home game to an unranked opponent, which would have been one more than Lloyd Carr lost in his 13 seasons at Michigan# 8226& nbsp; The Wolverines have won 24 straight conference home openers.
Fullerton played three scrimmages against local teams as it waited for the NCAA tournament to begin In two of those, he got at least one hit But in one, he went 0 for 5 "Just my luck" Mayne said, with more humor than sarcasm It was a chance to relax, but just a bit "I tried to put the same intensity into it" he said. 22 AP) got physical in a 78- 58 win over Southern Miss that set the Rebels' school record for consecutive wins to start the season " This is probably the most physical game we' ve played all year " Polynice said " This is a learning experience. Jon Grant was 18- of- 22 for 246 yards before leaving late in the third quarter with cramps in his left leg. He can still hurt them when they don't leave him alone, too" Saturday night, with his team facing elimination in Game 5, Veee summoned a little extra energy and hurt the Comets.
Held to two points in only 9 minutes in the first half, he started the second half on the bench " I understood it, I haven' t been playing well, and I didn' t play well in the first half " McRoberts said " Obviously, I was a little bit disappointed, but I totally understood " When he finally got on the court, he quickly made his presence felt. After the 1988-89 season, unsigned players with four years experience will qualify under the new plan and after the 1993-94 season, players with three years experience are eligible. J( AP- Chelsea Newton provided just what Rutgers needed to end its 12- game losing streak to Big East nemesis Connecticut. Western Illinois forward Fred Oguns led all scorers with 21 points. Washington went sprawling across the floor, then waited for the foul to be called. Jonathan Kelly and James Pattman scored 12 each for the Rattlers( 7- 11) while Jon Mason and Tony Tate each had 11 Michael Harper added 10 points for Florida A& M. The day before he began his state visit to France last week-his first trip to a Western nation since becoming the Soviet leader-Mikhail S.
The Gamecocks hit 11 of their first 15 shots to go up 25- 15 on Kelleys NBA- length 3- pointer with 8: 20 to go. By then the lead was 58- 25 and LSU was already resting its starters. "The first practice we had as a team, I just watched Drew in amazement" said Edison's John Herman, North co-coach "He's incredible the way he takes over a team. Middle Tennessee( 3- 4, 2- 2) drove 70 yards to tie it on Lee Baker' s 1- yard run early in the second quarter. The game marked the first advanced sellout for the North Carolina women, requiring the first ticket distribution for students, faculty and staff at Carmichael Auditorium. The Trojans narrowed their deficit to 40- 38 with 12: 28 to play, but Johnson scored six points during a 12- 0 burst that extended Arizona State' s lead to 52- 38 with 8: 54 left. But it kind of backfired a little bit " Mallary Gillespie, who led the Cougars with 17 points, sank a 3- pointer to make it a two- point game but Marsh scored nine more points with her nemesis on the bench as the Lobos closed out the game on a 14- 2 run " It was real hard to watch " Wright said " It' s like you failed your team.
