PETERSBURG, Va. — Ian Regan and DeSean Cromwell combined for 11 points to fuel an 18-4 start as Southern Maine Community College topped Miami-Hamilton 71-57 in the men’s basketball quarterfinals of the USCAA Division II Small College National Tournament on Tuesday.
Cameren Cousins led SMCC with 20 points, and Zachary Mickle added 16 points. Cromwell had 15 and Regan finished with 11.
King Goss had 19 points for Miami-Hamilton.
The Seawolves advance to face the semifinals at 5 p.m. Wednesday against Penn State Mont Alto.
AWARDS: Kansas senior guard Ochai Agbaji was the unanimous pick by the Big 12 coaches as the league’s player of the year.
Baylor’s Scott Drew was selected by his peers as the Big 12’s top coach for the third season in a row.
BASEBALL
ST. JOSEPH’S 17, PENN STATE-ABINGTON 7: Jackson Stanton lined a two-run double to break a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the fourth and Drew Healey hit a two-run blast as the Monks (2-2) grabbed a 5-1 lead and pulled away from the Nittany Lions (4-3) at Winter Haven, Florida.
Ben Gravel went 4 for 6 to pace an 18-hit attack for St. Joseph’s, and Peter O’Brien, Healey and Ronan Chisholm each provided three hits.
Hugh Barrett picked up the victory with an inning of relief, allowing a run on a solo homer to Ryan McCarthy.
SOFTBALL
ST. JOSEPH’S 10, SAGE 3: The Monks (2-2) took the lead for good with three runs in the bottom of the fourth, paced by a pinch-hit two-run single from Alexis Davis, and added four in the fifth as they handled the Gators (1-5) at Leesburg, Florida.
Bailey Rassol was 3 for 3 and drove in a pair of runs for St. Joseph’s, and Laurel Clace added three hits, including a double.
Meredith Pence went the first 5 2/3 innings, allowing three earned runs on four hits, striking out six and walking five.
EMERSON 5, ST. JOSEPH’S 2: Calli Pratt lined a triple to right-center, driving in a pair of runs to break up a 2-2 tie in the bottom of the second and Mackenzie Killough followed with an RBI single as the Lions (3-0) held off the Monks (2-3) at Leesburg, Florida.
Emerson opened with a pair of runs in the bottom of the first, but St. Joseph’s answered with two runs, courtesy of an RBI double from Emily Eagleston and a run-scoring single from Kayley Tighe.
WOMEN’S LACROSSE
SOUTHERN MAINE 20, UM-FARMINGTON 2: The Huskies (2-2) bolted to an 11-0 lead after one quarter, paced by four goals from Rachel Shanks, as they rolled to a victory over the Beavers (0-2) at Gorham.
Shanks finished with five goals, as well as Kiaya Gatchel, and Jennifer Darasz, Emily Baker and Paige Rinaldi had two goals apiece.
Emma Brown and Kaya Backman scored for UMaine-Farmington.
MEN’S LACROSSE
COLBY 21, MAINE MARITIME 5: Jack Rickards and Matt Stein each scored four goals as the Mules (1-1) flew out to a 15-0 halftime margin and cruised past the Mariners (1-2) at Waterville.
Grey Warble and Bret Miller each added a pair of goals for Colby.
Jacob Belanger led Maine Maritime with two goals.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
GONZAGA 71, (15) BYU 59: Melody Kempton scored 15 points and Gonzaga (26-6) defeated BYU (26-3) in the championship game of the West Coast Conference tournament at Las Vegas to earn its 13th NCAA Tournament berth.
It was a big turnaround for second-seeded Gonzaga, which dropped two games to the top-seeded Cougars in the regular season, getting outscored 105-34 in the sixth quarters after leading 35-20 at halftime of the first game.
(25) UCF 69, TULSA 54: Masseny Kaba scored a career-high 23 points, Brittney Smith had her sixth career double-double and UCF (23-3) celebrated its first Top 25 ranking with a win over Tulsa (16-10) in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference tournament at Fort Worth, Texas.
The top-seeded Knights, who moved into the AP rankings at 25 on Monday, ran their winning streak to 11.
FOOTBALL
JACKSON STATE: Deion Sanders had two toes on his left foot amputated due to blood clots stemming from a previous surgery.
The Jackson State coach and NFL Hall of Famer revealed the severity of his foot injury in an episode of his “Coach Prime” documentary series that will air Tuesday night on Barstool Sports.
Sanders was hospitalized for around a month in the middle of last season when the Tigers finished 11-2.
He had a dislocated toe along with an inflamed nerve. His initial procedure was in September and he later returned to the field for practice using a golf cart and crutches. He roamed the sideline for a game with the help of a push scooter.
As he healed, his toes began to darken under the bandages.
“They were talking about the amputation of toes,” said Sanders. “Then they were talking about the amputation of my leg from the knee down. Then, they were trying to ensure I had life.”
The 54-year-old Sanders underwent several surgeries. He developed a femoral arterial blood clot. He also had compartment syndrome, where his leg swelled up, and doctors had to flay open his leg to drain fluid. Sanders later had his big toe and the second toe amputated.
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