ROUNDUP : SOPHOMORE LEADS CHARLESTON RALLY.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. One of the most best days in Sedric Webber's basketball career was also one of the saddest. Webber, a 6-foot-6 sophomore forward, scored 14 points, including some key baskets down the stretch, as No. 25 College of Charleston The College of Charleston (CofC) is a public university located in historic downtown Charleston, South Carolina. The College was founded in 1770 and chartered in 1785, making it the oldest college or university in South Carolina, the 13th oldest institution of higher learning in rallied to beat host Florida International 85-81 and extend the nation's longest unbeaten streak to 16 games. With the victory, the Cougars (22-2, 13-0 TAAC TAAC Telecommunications Access Advisory Committee TAAC Technical Analysis and Applications Center TAAC Teens Against Animal Cruelty TAAC Training Ammunition Authorization Committee TAAC Technology Assessment and Acquisition Center ) clinched their fourth consecutive Trans America Athletic Conference An athletic conference is a collection of sports teams, playing competitively against each other at the collegiate or high school level. In many cases conferences are subdivided into smaller and smaller divisions, with the best teams competing at successively higher levels. regular-season title. But after the game, Webber was remembering his younger brother Wiki is aware of the following uses of "'Younger Brother":
``I was very emotional. This was an inspirational game,'' said Webber, who also pulled down seven rebounds. ``I was thinking about that the whole night. I just wanted to have my best game ever.'' Webber scored 10 of his 14 points in the second half. Trailing 77-71, the Cougars used a pressure defense to force FIU FIU Florida International University FIU Financial Intelligence Unit FIU Fingerprint Identification Unit (Sony) FIU Fire Investigation Unit FIU Fraud Investigation Unit (UK) FIU Facsimile Interface Unit into three consecutive turnovers. Two free throws by Webber gave Charleston a 79-77 lead with 2:18 to play. ``Our senior-dominated team was the difference down the stretch,'' said Cougars coach John Kresse John Kresse is a basketball coach and writer. He is former head coach of the College of Charleston Cougars and assistant coach with the New York Nets and St. John's University. Kresse has the 5th highest winning percentage (. , who notched his 435th career win. No. 8 Cincinnati 69, St. Louis 56: Darnell Burton scored 21 points as the Bearcats A Bearcat is another name for a binturong, a sloth-like mammal from Southeast Asia. A Bearcat is also the mascot for Willamette University, Binghamton University, CUNY Baruch, Northwest Missouri State University, Southwest Baptist University, and the University of Cincinnati. overcame a sluggish start and foul problems to beat the Billikens for its fifth consecutive win. Cincinnati (19-4, 7-1 Conference USA) broke open a close game with a late eight-point run and outscored Saint Louis 18-3 in the final five minutes. Danny Fortson, Cincinnati's top scorer and rebounder, picked up his third foul and then a technical only three minutes into the second half. Cincinnati led 36-33 at the time. Fortson, who averages 22.7 points per game, matched his season low with nine points. No. 10 Maryland 73, Florida State 57: Keith Booth scored 17 points and the Terrapins used a 21-2 first-half run and uncharacteristic accuracy from the foul line to beat the Seminoles in College Park, Md. Obinna Ekezie had 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Terrapins (19-5, 8-4 Atlantic Coast Conference The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953, the ACC's twelve member universities compete in twenty sports in the NCAA's Division I. ), who had lost three of four beginning with a four-point loss to the Seminoles on Jan. 29. No. 13 New Mexico 81, Rice 64: Charles Smith stayed on his late-season shooting streak and New Mexico's center-by-committee came up with 25 points as the Lobos (19-4, 8-3) beat the Owls in Albuquerque. Boise State 83, New Mexico State 71: Ex-Kennedy High star Joe Wyatt scored a career-high 37 points, including a school-record eight three-point field goals to lead Boise State to an Big West Conference victory over New Mexico State. WOMEN No. 1 Connecticut 102, Georgetown 67: Nykesha Sales scored 22 points and Kara Wolters had a season-high 19 rebounds as the Huskies (23-0, 14-0 ) routed Georgetown in a battle of division leaders in the Big East. Georgia Tech 72, No. 9Virginia 60: In Atlanta, Kisha Ford scored 11 of her 22 points in the final eight minutes as Georgia Tech beat Virginia for the first time in eight years. The Yellow Jackets (14-9, 6-7 Atlantic Coast Conference) had lost 19 straight games to the Cavaliers (18-5, 10-3). No. 10 Florida 77, Kentucky 53:Chanda Stebbins hit 7 of 8 shots, including 6 of 7 from 3-point range, to lead the Lady Gators (18-5, 8-1 Southeastern Conference) to a victory in Lexington, Ky. No. 13 LSU LSU Louisiana State University LSU Large Subunit LSU La Salle University (Philadelphia, PA) LSU La Sierra University LSU Link State Update (OSPF) LSU Learning Support Unit 94, Southern 49:Toni Gross hit 11 of 14 shots in scoring 24 points and also had 11 rebounds and senior Elaine Powell went over 1,000 points for her two-year career in leading the Tigers (20-3) to a nonconference victory over crosstown rival Southern University in Baton Rouge. No. 24 George Washington 84, Xavier 61: Noelia Gomez tied her career high with 27 points and the Colonials (19-4, 13-0 A10) won a school-record 16th straight game with a 84-61 Atlantic 10 Conference The Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) is a college athletic conference which operates mostly on the United States' eastern seaboard. It also has two member schools in Ohio: Dayton and Xavier, located in Dayton and Cincinnati, respectively. Another member, Saint Louis is located in St. victory over Xavier. CAPTION(S): Box Box: THE 25 TOP |
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