Centennial Conference

Letheal Cook had 28 points, 16 rebounds and four blocks and Allen Van Norden hit six three-pointers and added 21 points last night, helping Bowie State to a 91-83 victory over Virginia Union in Richmond. Bowie State (17-3, 10-2 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) trailed 49-37 at halftime, but shot 57 percent in the second half, outscoring the hosts 54-34. Virginia Union (14-4, 9-3) failed in its bid to give coach Dave Robbins his 599th career victory. Wesley 80, Hood 75: Josh Kline's three-pointer with 1:28 left in regulation tied the score and host Wesley prevailed over Hood in overtime.

Gettysburg (2-1) at Hopkins (2-1)Site: Homewood FieldTime: 7: 30Outlook: The Blue Jays won their home opener last Friday night, 24-19, over King's College behind 173 rushing yards and two touchdowns from junior Don Zajick. Gettysburg is 2-0 in the Centennial Conference, a game ahead of Hopkins. Bullets freshman fullback Paul Smith ran for a school-record 242 yards and broke a conference record with five touchdowns in a 35-15 win over Swarthmore last week. Gettysburg leads this series, but Hopkins won last year's game, 35-16.

Moves Basketball HAWKS: Released C Antonio Harvey. Activated F Chris Crawford. MAVERICKS: Placed C Raef LaFrenz on injured list with sprained right ankle. Activated F Popeye Jones. College FRANKLIN & MARSHALL: Announced football coach Tom Gilburg will retire at end of season. N.C. CENTRAL: Football coach Rudy Abrams resigned after yesterday's loss to Johnson C. Smith. WICHITA STATE: Announced men's basketball coach Mark Turgeon has agreed to two-year extension through 2006-07 season.

Lori Baran (Perry Hall) tied a school record by scoring eight goals in her final home game, as the College of Notre Dame (7-6) beat visiting Villa Julie, 21-8, in women's college lacrosse yesterday at Alumnae Field. The Mustangs fell to 1-10. Washington College 16, Bryn Mawr 3: Lindsey Eichner and Casey Sawma each scored four goals to power the visiting Shorewomen (9-5, 6-2 Centennial Conference) past the Owls (8-7, 0-7).

Dickinson quarterback Matt Torchia ran for two touchdowns and the Dickinson defense held host Johns Hopkins to 46 yards rushing as the Blue Jays dropped their Centennial Conference opener, 21-13. The Blue Jays (1-3) drove inside the Dickinson 20-yard line in the final minute, but Michael Murray's fourth-down pass was batted away by Ryan Heinig. Dickinson (3-1) struggled to defend Anthony Triplin (Gilman), who led the Blue Jays with six receptions for 113 yards, including a 63-yard touchdown catch.

For a coach trying to build a winning wrestling program, Rob Nusum's conversation with Ursinus coach Bill Racich in the basement of Johns Hopkins' White Athletic Center seemed silly.Nusum, in his second season as Hopkins' coach, would see his team get hammered in a triangular meet by Centennial Conference rival Ursinus, then by Oneonta after the other two teams wrestled each other. Racich, however, seemed adamant that his team wrestle Hopkins first.After a few minutes of haggling over the fact that conference teams usually oppose each other in the opening matches, Nusum got to the point, telling Racich that it didn't matter whether Ursinus was rested or tired.

Johns Hopkins will make its fifth straight appearance in the NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament, playing at Lebanon Valley on Saturday in the second round.The Blue Jays (20-6, 10-3 in the Centennial Conference) received the third seed in the Middle Atlantic Region and a first-round bye in the 40-team field.Lebanon Valley (23-4) won the Middle Atlantic Conference championship on Saturday and earned the second seed in the region, so it will play host to Hopkins at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Annville, Pa.Last season the Flying Dutchmen knocked the Blue Jays out of the NCAA tournament in a first-round game held in Baltimore.

Matt Gorman scored 17 points and pulled down 10 rebounds as Johns Hopkins held off a late rally STATE MENby Dickinson, 66-61, in a Centennial Conference game yesterday in Carlisle, Pa.Gorman went 5-for-8 from the field. Chris Ellis led Dickinson with 17.* Salisbury State 102, Goucher 101: Casey Musick (Cardinal Gibbons) hit a jumper with four seconds left and senior Kyle Jefferson scored 33 to lead visiting Salisbury State (12-12, 7-7) over Goucher in a Capital Athletic Conference game.Chuck Harvey led Goucher (15-9, 9-5)

Jennifer Bombinski led all scorers with 21 points as Navy ended a 14-game losing streak with a 62-54 win over Lafayette in Annapolis. Navy (3-18, 1-7) trailed 27-19 at halftime. Coach Joe Sanchez earned career victory No. 100. Johns Hopkins 51, Skidmore 42: Jennifer Butterwei scored a game-high 11 as the Blue Jays (16-5, 8-2) extended their home streak against Centennial Conference opponents to 28. Marymount 71, Salisbury State 64: Candice Brown scored 26 to lead the Saints (11-10, 6-5)

Trevor Casey scored the game's first three goals and finished with five yesterday to lead No. 5 Georgetown (9-2) over Mount St. Mary's, 16-7, in a nonconference men's game. Mount St. Mary's (4-8) was led by Billy Jautze (two goals). Washington College 10, Swarthmore 3: The Shoremen (15-0, 8-0) won their school-record 15th game of the season and went undefeated in Centennial Conference play for the second consecutive season with a win over the host Garnet Tide (5-9, 2-5). McDaniel 11, Franklin & Marshall 7: Justin Merson had a game-high four goals, including three in the third period, as the host Green Terror (7-7, 5-2)