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NCAA News Archives for November 18, 2005

No. 18 DePaul routs Harvard 97-52
Nov 18 2005 11:55PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Jenna Rubino scored 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting to lead No. 18 DePaul to a 97-52 victory over Harvard in the season opener for both teams Friday night.
 
New Mexico knocks off No. 12 Texas, 76-68
Nov 18 2005 11:32PM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Dionne Marsh scored 24 points and New Mexico handed No. 12 Texas a rare home loss, 76-68 Friday night.
 
No. 10 Mich. St. thrashes UCSB, 86-55
Nov 18 2005 11:30PM (CT)
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Liz Shimek scored a career-high 26 points and No. 10 Michigan State beat UC Santa Barbara 86-55 on Friday night in the season opener for both teams.
 
No. 15 Notre Dame beats Michigan, 55-45
Nov 18 2005 11:28PM (CT)
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Charel Allen scored 16 points and Lindsay Schrader had 10 points and 14 rebounds in her college debut, leading No. 15 Notre Dame to a 55-45 victory over Michigan on Friday night to give coach Muffet McGraw her 500th career victory.
 
No. 6 Baylor defeats UCLA, 93-85
Nov 18 2005 11:24PM (CT)
WACO, Texas (AP) - Sophia Young scored 26 points and Angela Tisdale added 23 to lead No. 6 Baylor to a 93-85 win over UCLA on Friday night.
 
N.C. State defeats UNC Greensboro, 76-46
Nov 18 2005 11:21PM (CT)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Khadijah Whittington had a career-high 21 points and 16 rebounds, helping No. 23 North Carolina State beat UNC-Greensboro 76-46 Friday in the season opener for both teams.
 
No. 7 N.C. trounces Davidson, 86-48
Nov 18 2005 11:20PM (CT)
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Ivory Latta had a game-high 20 points and seven assists, and Erlana Larkins added 12 points to lead No. 7 North Carolina to an 86-48 season-opening win over Davidson on Friday night.
 
No. 17 Ill. defeats S.D. State, 90-65
Nov 18 2005 10:40PM (CT)
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Dee Brown scored 19 points and James Augustine had 18 and 14 rebounds to power No. 17 Illinois to a 90-65 win over South Dakota State on Friday night.
 
No. 13 Texas Tech tops SE Mo. St., 85-56
Nov 18 2005 10:37PM (CT)
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Erin Grant scored 23 points to lead Texas Tech to an 85-56 win over Southeast Missouri State on Friday night.
 
No. 24 Maryland tops Fairleigh Dickinson
Nov 18 2005 10:28PM (CT)
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - Mike Jones had 22 points off the bench, and No. 24 Maryland had five other players score in double figures Friday night in a 111-85 season-opening rout of Fairleigh Dickinson.
 
No. 9 Gonzaga defeats Idaho, 69-60
Nov 18 2005 10:26PM (CT)
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - J.P. Batista scored 23 points, including three straight baskets with the game on the line, and No. 9 Gonzaga beat stubborn Idaho 69-60 on Friday in the season opener for both teams.
 
No. 1 Duke blows out Penn State, 93-67
Nov 18 2005 10:12PM (CT)
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Freshman Abby Waner scored 15 points, Alison Bales added 15 points and nine rebounds, and No. 1 Duke used its stifling defense to pull away in the second half of a 93-67 rout of Penn State on Friday night.
 
No. 14 Maryland pummels Siena, 107-66
Nov 18 2005 10:07PM (CT)
LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. (AP) - Shay Doron scored 16 of her 23 points in the first half, leading No. 14 Maryland to a 107-66 win over Siena on Friday night.
 
No. 19 Wake Forest beats Texas Tech (2OT)
Nov 18 2005 9:59PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Justin Gray hit a jumper to force a second overtime and then scored four of his 18 points in the extra session to lift No. 19 Wake Forest to a 78-73 victory over Texas Tech in the consolation game of the 2K Sports College Hoop Classic on Friday night.
 
No. 8 Georgia edges Santa Clara, 92-91
Nov 18 2005 9:50PM (CT)
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Alexis Kendrick's only basket of the game, a jumper with one second to play, rallied No. 8 Georgia to a 92-91 win over Santa Clara on Friday night.
 
No. 5 Villanova routs Stony Brook, 78-35
Nov 18 2005 9:47PM (CT)
VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) - Randy Foye scored 21 points and Allan Ray added 16 as No. 5 Villanova opened its season with a 78-35 victory over Stony Brook on Friday night.
 
No. 19 Purdue blows out Butler, 85-59
Nov 18 2005 9:29PM (CT)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - Jodi Howell scored nine of her 14 points during a 28-5 first-half run, leading No. 19 Purdue to an 85-59 victory over Butler on Friday night.
 
Boston College tops Dartmouth, 80-61
Nov 18 2005 8:59PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Craig Smith had 22 points and nine rebounds as No. 11 Boston College beat Dartmouth 80-61 on Friday night, opening its first season in the Atlantic Coast Conference with a tuneup against the less-formidable Ivy League.
 
No. 23 Indiana routs Nicholls St., 99-65
Nov 18 2005 8:32PM (CT)
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Marco Killingsworth had 28 points and 13 rebounds in his Indiana debut, and Marshall Strickland added a career-high 25 points to lead No. 23 Indiana to a 99-65 victory over Nicholls State on Friday night.
 
NCAA turns down IUP's appeal on nickname
Nov 18 2005 8:13PM (CT)
INDIANA, Pa. (AP) - The NCAA turned down Indiana University of Pennsylvania's appeal to be allowed to using its nickname _ the Indians _ at postseason tournaments.
 
Floyd aims to rebuild USC basketball team
Nov 18 2005 7:08PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Tim Floyd is back coaching college basketball after a tough ride in the NBA. He's got work to do in his new job at Southern California _ reviving a program that is a mere footnote at a school dominated by its national championship football team.
 
Nevada's Sessions ready to step up game
Nov 18 2005 6:56PM (CT)
RENO, Nev. (AP) - When Ramon Sessions stepped on the floor for Nevada's season opener a year ago, he was part of a backcourt considered one of the team's biggest question marks. Now, as the 22nd-ranked Wolf Pack open against Sacramento State on Saturday night, the Western Athletic Conference's returning freshman of the year finds himself competing for playing time with a trio of guards regarded as one of the team's strengths.
 
Stanford enters final Big Game in old home
Nov 18 2005 6:26PM (CT)
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - Since 1921, the Big Game has been the highlight of nearly every second season at Stanford Stadium.
 
Falwell fires football coach, two others
Nov 18 2005 6:18PM (CT)
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) - The Rev. Jerry Falwell cleaned house at Liberty University's athletic department, firing the football coach and two top administrators while another resigned.
 
Fresno State sees USC game as good chance
Nov 18 2005 5:34PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Fresno State is about to play the most significant game in school history. The coaches and players at top-ranked Southern California seem to feel the same way.
 
Lewd song features several Miami players
Nov 18 2005 4:16PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - A sexually explicit rap song performed by a group featuring several current and former Miami Hurricane football players was called "inappropriate" and "demeaning" by athletic director Paul Dee.
 
UCLA's Farmar, Fey to miss Saturday game
Nov 18 2005 3:48PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - UCLA point guard Jordan Farmar and center Michael Fey will miss Saturday's game against Delaware State after getting hurt in the 18th-ranked Bruins' victory over Temple.
 
Maryland seeks to make statement vs. B.C.
Nov 18 2005 2:55PM (CT)
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - Maryland football coach Ralph Friedgen didn't need to make an impassioned speech this week to put his players in the proper mood for Saturday's game against No. 23 Boston College.
 
Iron Bowl has SEC's top offense, defense
Nov 18 2005 2:32PM (CT)
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Auburn has gotten past some tough defenses this season, forging the Southeastern Conference's top offense even with a new backfield going against the stiff opposition.
 
Ohio State-Michigan: not just a game
Nov 18 2005 1:30PM (CT)
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - Don't tell Santonio Holmes the Ohio State-Michigan matchup is just a game.
 
Notre Dame, Syracuse: two rookie coaches
Nov 18 2005 12:55PM (CT)
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Charlie Weis and Greg Robinson both have years of success as NFL assistant coaches and Super Bowl rings to dazzle high school recruits.
 
Georgia 'lucky' to get third chance
Nov 18 2005 12:32PM (CT)
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - The Georgia Bulldogs realize how fortunate they are. Downright lucky, for that matter. It's not often that a team will get not one, not two, but three chances to clinch a spot in the Southeastern Conference championship game from the highly competitive Eastern Division.
 
Murray State fires head football coach
Nov 18 2005 10:32AM (CT)
MURRAY, Ky. (AP) - Murray State fired football coach Joe Pannunzio on Friday, a day after the Racers finished a 2-9 season in which they went winless in the Ohio Valley Conference.
 
No. 18 UCLA defeats Temple 54-47
Nov 18 2005 2:55AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Arron Afflalo scored 18 points and No. 18 UCLA squelched Temple's second-half surge for a 54-47 victory in a second-round Preseason NIT game Thursday night
 
No. 12 Memphis beats No. 15 Alabama 87-76
Nov 18 2005 1:10AM (CT)
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Darius Washington had 23 points and six assists as No. 12 Memphis ran past No. 15 Alabama 87-76 in the second round of the Preseason NIT on Thursday night.
 
Knight, Tech fall to No. 16 Syracuse
Nov 18 2005 12:47AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Syracuse had big runs in each half and the 16th-ranked Orange ran away to an 81-46 victory over Texas Tech on Thursday night in the semifinals of the 2K Sports College Hoop Classic.
 
   

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