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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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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