Associated PressCLEMSON, S C- C J. The unusual part of Long's 16-inch, 6-pound bass was a rainbow shrimp clinging to its head. But the Hokies, to their credit, did everything on a big scale. She moved ahead of three former players, including assistant coach Jamelle Elliot and Tamika Williams, and into a tie for No. Y( AP- Louie McCroskey and Eric Devendorf combined for 30 points, Terrence Roberts had 21, and Syracuse beat Kent State 78- 66 on Friday night.
Smith had 18 points, Andre Owens had 17 and Chris Lawson had 11. The run made a winner of Mission Bay left-hander Sean Rees, who struck out eight in five innings of relief and allowed just one unearned run. Terrance Akins led the Trojans with 11 points and Rashad Jones- Jennings had nine points and 19 rebounds Steven Moore also scored nine. 5 LSU past TCU 73- 54 and into the semifinals of the Preseason WNIT on Sunday.
Colorado won its last three games of the season to earn a share of the Big 12 North title, and Barnett was voted the Big 12 coach of the year " We sort of finished the way we started the season " Barnett said " We were determined to fight and stay together Every game has been a fight. Cal' s Leon Powe, the reigning Pac- 10 Freshman of the Year, is expected to miss the season as he recovers from reconstructive knee surgery. 2 West Virginia in 2007- especially after Stull hit Jonathan Baldwin with a 79- yard touchdown pass to make it 31- 17 That' s when Wilson took over. She hit the shot just before time expired to put Oklahoma State( 16- 1, 4- 0 Big 12) on top. She came into the game as the Big 12' s second- leading scorer with 19. The Racers grabbed only 29 " They just beat the heck out of us on the boards " Murray State coach Jody Adams said " We just have to give them credit for that " The Racers made a run in the second half, cutting an early 15- point deficit to 37- 32, but the Blue Devils answered with a 17- 3 spree to make it 54- 34 with 12: 21 to go. While LSU' s up- tempo offense has put the Tigers at the top of the Southeastern Conference in scoring, the defense has given up at least 79 points in each of the last three games " I think we defended and rebounded, and we did enough offensively to win the game " Brady said.
The couple grabbed their clothes and ran down to a neighbor's more stable house, arriving soaking wet in the middle of the night. The Bulls( 5- 2) also got eight assists from Swift and a career- high six blocks from Solomon Jones. "I only threw 68 pitches, and I have six days between assignments, so I'll be ready" It was the fourth in a row for Swindell (10-1 His only loss was to the Oakland Athletics May 8. Louisiana- Monroe came out firing in the second half, putting the game out of reach with a 25- 4 run over a six minute stretch to start the period. Then Tory Jackson, who had a season- high 15 points and 10 assists for the Irish, added another basket on a rebound, and Ryan Ayers hit a 3 to extend the lead to 71- 55.
But Alston, who had also deflected the ball to Thomas for an interception, tackled Palmer on the final two plays and the clock ran out. Jones added 14 rebounds, leading South Florida to a 46- 24 edge on the boards. Eastern Michigan( 1- 1) beat Mid- American Conference rival Buffalo 37- 34 in its opener under first- year coach Jeff Genyk by running for 248 yards and getting a solid performance from Bohnet in his debut after transferring from Iowa " For me, I' ve been to venues like this before, at Michigan and Penn State, but this was the first time I actually competed " Bohnet said. Though the attendance in the 100, 011- capacity Neyland Stadium only reached 98, 761, the fans turned out in droves as Kiffin and the Vols made the traditional " Vol Walk " from their buses to the stadium before the game " I really had to make sure that I did not go up and down today, because that' s what I talked about with our team a long time last night- dealing with the emotions of a wonderful scene like the Vol Walk, a wonderful event like running through the' T' and playing in front of 100, 000 people " Kiffin said.
I thought, 'This must be bad' "Such memories help give Labonte a feeling of ambivalence about the closing of Riverside "I don't know if I'll miss it or not" he said "It'll probably depend on how we do Sunday. "When you have a stake in the outcome, if you can participate in the decision making, then you will work harder to attain your goals" Bethe said. Receiver Xavier Dye also dropped an on- target pass from Parker that would' ve been a first down. For the second straight game, there were more than 4, 000 empty seats in an arena that was full more often than not during coach Bob Huggins' 16 seasons The low attendance is a backlash over his ouster in August.
Roberts caught first- half touchdown passes of 7 and 11 yards and Sellars caught a 25- yard touchdown pass in the first half Miguel Starks also rushed for 103 yards for the Bulldogs. Hazard caught the ball at the 14 and just got into the end zone before Quentin Burrell knocked him out of bounds D J. The fans stormed the field and pulled down a goal post as Missouri players slumped to the locker room " To me, this is the biggest win we' ve ever had " Blakeney said. When the visitors pulled to 24- 23, Hall made consecutive 3- pointers, followed by Pinnock' s dunk to spark a 14- 2 spurt. But Dick has helped me get confidence in my breaking ball, and I'll throw it any time" Maddux was one out away from his fifth complete game.
The Owls( 1- 1) forced Georgetown into 17 turnovers and made 9 of 15 shots from 3- point range. Certainly, it's something we'll never forget" The Bruins overcame a 2-0 deficit in the game, which was played in a fog that resulted from a temperature of more than 80 degrees in the building. But the Hawkeyes' defense and special teams protected the lead. This game I tried to come out with a lot of energy and aggression. 12 Virginia Tech rallied to beat 15th- ranked Louisville 35- 24 in the Gator Bowl on Monday.
NEW YORK- Rodney Carney took some time to answer John Calipari' s question " Coach called me over the summer and asked me if I was working hard " Carney said " I guess I showed him what I did all through the summer tonight " The junior forward scored a career- high 33 points and Memphis( No 23 ESPN/ USA Today; No. Virgin Islands " We were about this place last year too, we were sloppy, our defense was not quite sharp, we nearly lost against Western Kentuky and barely held on to win " Arizona State coach Charli Turner- Thorne said " We have to forget about the expectations and just play baksetball " Lauren Lacey scored 19, Sybil Dosty had 12 and Briann January added 11 for the Sun Devils, who bounced back after a loss to Oklahoma( No 11 ESPN/ USA Today, No 10 AP) on Thursday Kristi Smith lead the Hawkeyes( 4- 1) with 18 points. If Ciparick kicks out the cats and tells Stars & Stripes it must sail a similar monohull in September, it would be an impossible assignment. And next year, Fullerton, for the first time in ages, will be trying out new players at second base. At that point, the Jackrabbits had twice as many turnovers as points while struggling against the taller, quicker and more aggressive Gophers South Dakota State finished with 24 turnovers. If we don't block, we automatically fail" Cornerback LeRoy Irvin, who only days ago seemed a 100-to-1 shot to answer a minicamp roll call, bounced through workouts Tuesday with an apparent renewed lust for life and the Rams.
