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Eddie!' phia’s other goals leading the Sharks over SL Louis BvThe Associated Prods best-of-sev- en So much for Rick DiPSetro’s playoff inexperience being a liability for the New York V Islanders 1 Z't'ti y mnJLJiii'- -6 fiudav stonwan!aMi tobeattheTampsBayUght- - 0 in Xsmpa Bay Fla anti even the Eastern Conference firstHround series at one game apiece Jawm Blake returned from an ankle injury expected to side- - ' line him for the entire senes and scored his first two career playoff goals including an with just under a empty-nettminute togo Janne Niinimaa also scored his first playoff goal and added an assist on Blake’s second to help New York gain home-ic- e advantage Game 3 is Monday night at Nassau Coliseum f ning 3-- best-of-sev- en ‘ $ ed go-ahe- ad © 0 best-of-sev- en best-of-sev- er en ' nd St Joe's Nelson LOS ANGELES (AP)— Saint Joseph’s guard Jameer Nelson has amassed quite a tro-- 1 1 phy coDectioa The season’s last nuQor player of the year award ! meutdiemosttolumdioagh ’ Nelson won the John R Wooden Award on Saturday former the UCLA coach made an indeli- - L ble impression t: r 1'-an- : 93-year- NCAAbasketball "All the trophies mean s lot ' to me but just sitting next to Coach Wooden means more to me than anything else” Nelson said “It’s unbehevabie I can’t express in words how modi this means to receive an award wife this man’s name on it” s Saint Josrah’a fell a game short of the Final Four but Ndsonnent die last twri t V!weekxor the season picking up K £ ' hpnots including from the Associated Prtss and the UA Brent StownatoraU Journal Basketball Writers Association Preston's Cassie GaOoway tags out Burley's Sherry Gam during the second game bf a doubleheader Saturday in Preston ' He also received the Nai-smith and AdcfoRimp awards and foe Bob Cousy )i Award as foe country’s top college point guard Neuon avenged 206 l points 3 assists 47 six innings of work a more resilient grotq fois time whose team has won four straight games rebounds and 29 steals fin- - ' Benson's the Coburn Launi season accredited much of after starting 8 around scoring on a Maseuli Vv idling as foe Hawks' career J The Indians certainly didn't appear strong performance to her teammates' leader jn coring and assists throwing error in the third inning The intimidated by Burley as they jumped !: Saint Joseph’s coach Phil support Indian took foeir first lead of the "It is key for this team" she said on the Bobcats in the first inning of i Martelli recalled walking twinbill 2 on a Sherry Gam (five : both games: foe "(My players) come out kickFhiladdhia hits on foe day) the airport through up gut "I think it helped a lot ing differendy if dieyH go up in the fifth inning vrifo Nelson on foeir vwnr to foe because we usually finish the and put the bk on die ball in HnalFourinSanAntomo Preston respondedin impressive foe first inning That's just a game strong and starring weU Every five feet there were fashion in its half of foe inning by y By Jason Himer I think helps us finish even confidence builder right from writer pictures and autographs He f sports Minting nine batten to die plate stronger" pitcher Lacy Smith with aimle and recorded hits and scored five of which said of her club's fast start : Momentum carried over m foe eye foe looked people Benson who Smith Wdi Preston in PRESTON High replaced Lacy foe foird inning when PreJessica fidder in said Right coach foe circk in the top of the fifth helped School moving up a classification to in die twin- -' Rounds ston took advantage of two Martelli has been with Nel-her own cause with a towering two- the 4A ranks nextyev die Indians will ' made Indians die sure force bill) to errors on foe award cirtuit son put Burley RBI double to the gap in rightHcenter have to routinely play bigger schools off on the right foot in bn boanLAfter war the first dime I f die more runs got “Today BurThe Indian were also aided by a If Saturday's twinbill against bariey Indians 6 ' 1 whim she led off : Game reached Maseuli and he founds thought emotkmally con- Bobcats2 was any indiciUioii the TYibe softball throwing error in foe fifth ley two-ru-n ' nd scored on 1 a with a v nected with all of fois’’ base on Bribed triple throwing 7 Gama 2 ftame bitt it wh a mental error that team is ready for die challenge Masieuli double IndtantB gaffes Brijari Bradford belt- - : mi Msrtefosaid‘‘Tbdaykindof: at the have lairt the Bobcats the most Summer Maseuli went ' reach home Maseuli would m ed Bobcats a triple to (hive in both 7 Thu occurred in the seventh inning ' stopped him and I was plate widi four doubles and die Indians f ' a and error that” on a foe Like Burley plnsedby foefirstgarqp after Burley had plated foree runs to swept their doubleheader from Burley " made Ndson led Saint Joseph’s to f Indians appeared to be well on their tie the game at With Jesrica a 4A squad Preston won the first game Heather Hansen ' — Preston its first NO I ranking ind a it 0 for after inning way to anofore routine victory in foe 6--2 Juddfoe potential run and scored in the bottom of the 27-- 0 riart to foe season The be all the run finale to which series Maseuli plated Rounds m proved support at firk haw Preston catcher Haley seventh inning to capture Game 2 7 drove in an needed Benson and Hansen porter caught Judd off the base follow- Hawks finished 30-- losing to r‘ "For the gills it was great because Maseuli fte-to left Oklahoma Stale hi the teponr die Bobcats balance Benson to off wifo a give lcqri single that’s always a confidence builder to beat ' ing a pitch and gunned jker out " in Game ston lead a al finals of the NCAA touros- die she 24) of foe as game gave majority a team tbat is bigger than you are said be would However to in zero hits and three See a mot ran B6 coach STARTS on prove Preston head Burley up measly Chelsey Cobum s : J Maseuli belts four doubles for Preston i-- : eariy-inningn- iri 3-- RBI-sing- le -- - 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