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Ito the Division 111 ECAC Champion- record for the 3 meter with 235.4 finished n ,h I „ ...
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| these swimmers earned a right to com- ishes. J.R. DeLorenzo captured two Larick .
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| them to see how a three-day meet feels Deely set a new record in the 800 ties This is the time we reallv pci to I c .
j like.” freestyle relay . . ,? y get t 0 ■ For some reason - thls Heisman debate has become very negative and almost personal.
,On the men’s side, Behrend took For the women’s team, six swim- And you thoughTvaca.ions were ! 7' ‘° 7 mOS ‘ b “‘‘he others have taken some, as well.
- nine swimmers and two divers to New mers made the trip. Christine Will- hTfun VaCa “° nS WCre 1 ? J°' kn ° W ’ eithe u r ’” J °, hn !° n , Said Whe " asked about that P henomcnon - “Usua"y
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Men’s Basketball
School C.R. Overall
Pitt Greensburg 1-0 5-1
Lake Erie 1-0 4-3
Behrend 1-0 3-2
Frostburg State 0-0 1-3
Pitt-Bradford 0-1 3-2
P S Altoona 0-1 0-6
La Roche 0-1 2-3
ESPN/USA Today
NCAA Basketball
Coaches Poll
Rank Team Record PTS
1. Arizona 4-0 775
2. Duke 5-0 719
3. Pittsburgh 5-0 692
4. Alabama 6-0 680
5. Oregon 5-0 642
6. Indiana 6-0 569
7. Texas 5-1 568
8. Oklahoma 4-1 565
9. UConn 5-0 512
10. Missouri 4-0 400
11. Xavier 4-1 374
12. Kentucky 4-1 355
13. Marquette 5-0 345
14. Illinois 5-0 339
15. Notre Dame 8-1 337
16. Maryland 4-2 314
17. Florida 6-2 306
18. Tulsa 4-0 261
19. Kansas 3-3 211
20. Stanford 4-1 176
21. Michigan State 4-2 141
22. Mississippi St. 5-1 107
22. North Carolina 5-2 107
24. Creighton 6-0 96
25. Minnesota 4-1 92
THE PENN STATE SPORTS SCENE
Women’s Basketball
School C.R. Overall
Behrend 1-0 4-4
Pitt-Greensburg 1-0 3-3
La Roche 1-0 2-3
Frostburg State 0-0 5-4
PS Altoona 0-1 3-5
Pitt-Bradford 0-1 1-4
Lake Erie 0-1 1-5
THE NATIONAL SPORTS ARENA
National Hockey League
League Leaders
Points
Player Team EOS Els
1 MLemieux PIT C 47
2 J Thornton BOS C 33
3 A Kovalev PIT RW 34
4 G Murray DAL RW 30
5 M Naslund VAN LW 29
Goals
Player Team PQS Goals
1 M Gaborik MIN LW 19
2 MHossa OTT RW 18
3 G Murray PIT RW 17
3 J Sakic COL C 17
3 I Kovalchuk ATL RW 17
Assists
Plaver Team PQS Ast.
1 M Lemieux PIT C 35
2 J Thornton BOS C 23
2 ACassels CLS C 23
4 D Heatley DAL LW 22
4 V Propsal PIT RW 22
Saves
Player Team PQS Saves
1 M Denis CLS G 787
2 NKhabibulinTAM G 688
4 J Giquere ANA G 633
5 D Cloutier VAN G 545
2 J Thibault CHI G 586
SPORTS
Friday, December 13, 2002
Men’s Basketball Statistics
School GP Points
Pitt-Greensburg 6 86.7
La Roche 4 80.0
Pitt-Bradford 5 77.4
Frostburg State 4 73.5
Behrend 5 72.6
P S Altoona 5 70.4
Lake Erie 7 69.9
OFFENSIVE
Passing
Plaver Team TPS YDS
1 RGannon OAK 23 4205
2 D Bledsoe BUF 23 3842
3PManning IND 21 3412
4 T Brady NE 26 3276
5 K Collins NYG 14 3261
Rushing
Plaver Team TPS YDS
1 R Williams MIA 14 1500
2 PHolmes KC 21 1454
3 LTomlinson SD 13 1375
4 DMcAllister NO 13 1176
5 T Henry BUF 11 1168
Receiving
Player Team TPS YDS
1 M Harrison IND 8 1394
2 T Owens SF 12 1225
3 H Ward PIT 11 1145
4 J Horn NO 7 1135
5 J Rice OAK 7 1125
National Football League
League Leaders
Scott Soltis and Zoe Rose, sports editors
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Women’s Basketabll Statistics
School GP Points
PS Altoona 8 73.1
Pitt-Greensburg 6 71.3
Frostburg State 8 68.8
Behrend 7 56.6
La Roche 5 55.8
Pitt-Bradford 5 52.4
Lake Erie 6 48.2
DEFENSIVE
Tackles(TKL)
Player Team PQS TKL
1Z Thomas MIA MLB 123
2 B Urlacher CHI MLB 122
3 L Fletcher BUF MLB 116
4 K Brooking ATL ILB 113
5 E Hartwell BAL ILB 112
Sacks
Plaver Team PQS Sack
1 S Rice TB DE 14.5
2 J Taylor MIA DE 13
3 J Peppers CAR DE 12
4MStrahan NYG DE 11
4 H Douglas PHI DE 10.5
Interceptions(lNT)
Player Team PQS INT
1 B Kelly TB
1 R Woodson OAK SS 6
1 D Sharper GB FS 6
1 G Wesley KC SS 6
1 M McCree JAC SS 6
1 L Schulters TEN FS 6
By Dick Jerardi
Final Big Ten Football Standings
School C.R. Overall
Ohio State 8-0 13-1
lowa 8-0 11-0
Michigan 6-2 9-3
Penn State 5-3 9-3
Purdue 4-4 6-6
llinois 4-4 5-7
Minnesota 3-5 7-5
Wisconsin 3-5 7-6
Final Regular Season
Associated Press Top 25
College Football
Rank Team Record PTS
1. Miami 12-0 1850
2. Ohio State 13-0 1773
3. lowa 11-1 1678
4. Georgia 12-1' 1627
5. USC 10-2 1599
6. Kansas State 10-2 1397
7. Washington St. 10-2 1388
8. Oklahoma 11-2 1371
9. Texas 10-2 1297
10. Penn State 9-3 1107
11. Notre Dame 10-2 1104
12. Michigan 9-3 1061
13. Alabama 10-3 984
14. Colorado 9-4 758
15. West Virginia 9-3 706
16. Florida State 9-4 661
17. N.C. State 10-3 570
18. Boise State 11-1 505
19. Auburn 8-4 483
20. Maryland 10-3 446
21. Virginia Tech 9-4 409
22. Florida 8-4 309
23. Colorado State 10-3 277
24. Pittsburgh 8-4 255
25. Arkansas 8-4 160
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