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Show The Salt Lake Tribune WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Sunday, January 24, 1999 Boston College Hands Injury-“Depleted Connecticut Third Loss in Six Games kneeinjury. UConn was missing four ofits top nine scorers after two were hurt Wednesday against Miami Thebiggest crowd in Massachusetts women's basketball history, 8,606 fans, watched the Eaglestake the lead for good less thanfive minutes into the game and stayin frontbyat least nine points after a 46-28 halftime lead. “When we're great, we're great, and when we'renot, we look pitiful,” said Tamika Williams, who led the Huskies with 20 points ‘They lost i6 straight [to UConn]. They wanted to prove somethingto Connect- icut andthey did.” The Huskies, averaging 97.8 points, made several runs in the second half but were held 10 below their previous seasonlow in a 9076 loss at Louisiana Tech last Monday UConn played without Shea Ralph, Swin Cash, Amy Duran and Sue Bird. The Huskies’ leading scorer and rebounder,Svetlana Abrosimova struggled all game, making just 4-of-20 shots and scoring 10 points with seven turnovers. Asjha Jones added 11 points. conyeencur ‘rt 99111ues)Wins 913292 St sabe2500¢ £2022 10, ArieFale 14 0 2, Gleane 14.002 Hanamey umn S12 ihSr 0224 Tas BasToNCOLLEGE 153) 1 13 11 Gotu 610 2 214 sue8.2210 Sepberon 28 448 May 11860oman B0 00 0, Bacso1.21.33 a PCS CSc 5493311 Johan 3-50.06, Sanford 1012 Jackson 1422 4 Pride 712 58 19, Prut1000 Sout 11008 todas 4002 Fletcher 0-20.0.0 Tals 2248 LL-1558. — Kansas 26, Texas Tech 23. polnt — Teras Tech 418 Sehmacker 24, Yate 7 Manet 15 Wasnt 0-2), Kanes 01 (Robbins 01 caught a lob from Shea Lunsfordandgot the layup to cut the gap to 61-57 at the seven-minute mark. But the Lady Toppers #8 COLORADOST.93 would get no closer. WYOMING67 LOUISIANA TECH ( LARAMIE, Wyo Becky Hammon had 27 points and six assists, and Colorado State used accu- io Hare 87 339 ae aee ce ReneCotagon?3 Wer Harley 02 Lunsford 03) KANSAS55 #6 TEXAS TECH 45 rate ainotingthroughoutto beat Wyoi CSU (20-1),gained a 45-31 halftimelead behind 53-percent shooting (19-of-36). The Rams onlygot hotter in the second half, making 61 percent (19-of-31). Hammon, who entered 7. Beda 18002, es the game averaging 19.8 mn924 ints, was 11-of-16 from 15 Jon 00000 Bomex cao the field, including 5-of-9 on 008Jets0.0000 Tet410981 three-pointers. Green 8.14 atie Cronin contributed 22 15 points, and Angie Gorton 11 reboundsfor the Rams, LAWRENCE, Kan LynnPride scored 18 points, and Kansas held Texas Tech lege 28 (Murphy to 33-percent shooting and 5 Stepherson 0. Conway 0-4 upset the LadyRaiders for its 18th straight home-court who outrebounded Wyo#4 LA. TECH 79 victory. Kansas (14-6, 4-3 Big 12) W. KENTUCKY65 BOWLING GREEN, Ky. shot 50 percent from the by Jenny Lazzeri’s 16 points the secondhalf, and — Shaka Massey scored 17 fioorin Pride made a keyplay when WYOMING 19) of her 20 points in the sec- shestole the bali and scored ondhalf as Louisiana Tech on a layupto putthe Jaybeat Western Kentucky and hawks ahead 38-31 with 9:20 endedthe Lady Toppers’ 16- left game homewinningstreak. Brooke Reves made severLouisiana Tech (15-2, 3-0 al key offensive and defenSun Belt Conference) led 40- sive plays for the Jayhawks 32 at halftime as the menacin thefinal 10 minutes, and ing Lady Techsters defense finished with 11 points and Ula5,Sind 38, Pak 25 Gory ° McKanst forced 13 Western Ken. tucky turnoversin the first half, eight on steals. Louisiana Tech pushedits lead to 50-34 to open the second half on the strength of three Massey baskets, but Western Kentucky (13-4, 22) used a 10-0 run midway eight rebounds. Nakia Sanford added 11 points for Kansas, and Jaclyn Johnson had 10 rebounds. Angie Braziel led the Lady Raiders (17-2, 6-1) with 15 points and eight rebounds. shooting Notre Dame (15-2, 7-2) opened the secondhalf with a 20-4 run and committed just one turnover over a a nine-minute span. The Irish had 19steals and 22 assists as six players finished in double figures. Most of Notre Dame's starters were on the bench whentheIrish reeled off a 14-0 run to go up 86-47 with 6:23 left. Ericka Haney had 16 points off the bench for the Irish, while Ruth Riley and Sherisha Hills added 12 points each. Niele Ivey finished with 12 points,six assists and foursteais. #9 NOTRE DAME 99 ST. JOHN'S60 SOUTH BEND, Ind Sheila McMillen and Dan ielle Green scored 20 points apiece as Notre Damebeat St. John’s. through thehalf to close the The Irish forced St. John’s gap to 56-50 with 9:56 re00 6, Branel 719 15-15, (9-12, 4-6 Big East) into 28 er: cae0011, Hanebutt maining on Katashia Witch‘Washington 0-2 000, Gibbs 0.0 0.00, turnoversandheld the Red er’s three-pointer. Witcher Jonmen02000°ONeal 24004 Toul 2088 torm to 39 percent St Joa jaruer 1 seo) NeeHame1-28ee1Hi 35, Ivey 25) #10 UCLA94_ USC 53 breaking out to 5-0 and 14-4 #25 OREGON 68 leadsas the Trojans hit just ARIZONAST. 52 nine of 33 first-half shots. The crowd of 9,530 was buoyed by free tickets UCLA gave to elementary and high school students and teachers participating in “I'm Going to College Day,”which also included a campustour,andvisits with admissionsofficials and student-athletes. SOUTHERN ‘CALIFORNIA (10) Krnwe 1400 2 ange 46 129, WE lans0-30-00 Hine52444 5, Norwood 2: 8602 Sod 24014 Tak 2867 1 CLA 1, Marin 100918, ad Flanigan 67 if THE ASSOCIATEDPRI BOSTON — Boston College’s 78-66 upset win over suddenly vulnerable Connecticutleft the coach ofthe second-ranked Huskies facing a rare dilemma Saturday— how to cope with failure. “Maybethis brings everybodybackto reality a little bit,” said Geno Auriemma, whose last four UConn teams had a total of just eight losses. “I don't have a real good read on this team.” UConn(16-3, 9-1 Big East) has split its last six games, but the other two losses wereto No. 2 Tennessee and No. 5 Louisiana Tech. Boston College (15-3, 7-3) was ranked 2ist before droppingoutof thepoll after two losses last week I said to the kids when they broke into the Top 25. Don't be content. We've got to continue to move forwar said BC Coach Cathy Inglese. The Eagles won despite the absence of their third leading scorer, Cal Bouchard, who has a Threey — Southern (sore 21 Kemet Narwool)UCTAD1 (Pearson 0-1), COLORADO 70 #23 NEBRASKA 53. BOULDER,Colo. — Chaquita Dilworth scored 18 points, Linda Lappe had 13 and Melody Johnson added 11 as Colorado upset Nebraska. Colorado(10-7, 3-4 Big 12 Conference) pulled away from a six-point halftime lead. Nebraska (14-5, 3-3) shot 50 percentin thefirst half, but only 24 percentaf. ter the break Nicole Kubi scored 20 points and had six assists and Brooke Schwartz had i2 points for Nebraska LOS ANGELES — Playing in front of Pauley Pavi ion’s largest women’s basketball crowd, UCLA won by the widest margin over cross-town rival USC since 77, The Bruins (15-4, 7-0 Pac10) hit 21 of their 28 firsthalf shots for a 49-20 half- NMGSha17 0-012, Rogers time lead, winning their 8 4.8 8, Wi Willams 1-4 0-02, Kubik 816 34 20, Joac 13012 Went 4225 0 itoare0.200 eighth consecutive game. esa 0-0 0-20. Totals eld 1-5 Maylana Martin led five Bruins in double figures with 18 points, while Ayesha Rembert added 14. Tiffany Elmore had 16 points and Tashara Carter 15 for USC (6-10, 2-5), UCLA never trailed, WOMEN’S SCORES EAST Boston College 78, Conneticut 6 Cent. Connecticut St. 72, Robert Morris 58, - TEMPE, Ariz. — Shaquala Williams scored 16 points while Natasha O’Brien and Brianne Meharry added 13 each as Oregon rallied to beat Arizona State The Ducks (15-4, 6-2 Pac10) cameback from a 28-25 halftimedeficit to hand the Sun Devils (8-8, 2-5) their fifth loss in their last seven games, Williams, who hit three three-pointers in the game, put her team aheadto stay with a longjumper1:05into the secondhalf, OREGON (ihnen (15-4 680013 Cuts? 1.28, 232, MowePers13 Washngtoe 76, Dickinson 73 SOUTH Acorn St. 72. Southern. 60 Cent. Florida 76, Chareston Southern 73,Winthrop 63 2410, 1-7 iKaen SHheerostht tag 9.00. McPadven 0:3 00 0 traWinie2601 4 Jan ¢9 4 om 14 0-03, Bennett -0 0-00 Totals 1656 a8 aNime—Ariona St 28, Oregon 25, 3-polat 1 Willams 36, Pers O'Brien 13, Curtis 1, Dion 1), Arona St 3 18(Newman 23, Tom 13, Kiteben 02, Tucker0 2 MePadyer 0-2, Sand 053, 03) NEW MEXICO 64 UTEP61 ALBUQUERQUE — New Mexico beat Texas-El Paso 64-61 at the Pit before 18,018 fans, a Western Athletic Conference record and a sellout for the Pit The Lady Lobos (14-3), who are undefeated at5-0in Western Athletic Conference play, were led by Katie Kern with 18 points and Bryant with 17. Kern also snagged a dozen rebounds. Thesellout crowd turned out after an annual Packthe-Pit promotion “Someday I hope to have 18,000 fans here without any promotion,” Lady Lobos Coach Don Flanagan sail ‘Wolford 79, Appalachian St 67 ‘SOUTHWEST DePael88, Houston Qtiho 7,-Tea0 Arion 91, OregonSt 60 Brigham Young 81, San Jose St. 38 Colorado 70, Nebraska 53 ColoradoSt. 98, Wyoming 67 Montana St 68, Portland St 66 Washington St. 73, California 54 Woman,38, Makes Team at West Chester KNIGHT RIDDER NEWSPAPERS It's taken awhile, but Bridget DiCaveis finally earning someplaying time. After being cut from WestChester University’s basketball team as a freshman, DiCave is playing college at the youthful age of basketball 38. DiCave, a divorced motherof three, wascut on her 36th birthday from the teamand resorted to being a volunteer assistant coachfor the Division II team, However, a recent runof injuries has forced coach Deirdre Kane to put DiCayeback on the roster. 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