Seton Hall

Moves Baseball BREWERS -- Recalled OF Laynce Nix from Triple-A Nashville. Added Nashville manager Frank Kremblas to coaching staff. PHILLIES -- Activated OF Michael Bourn from DL. Basketball NETS -- Signed F Malik Allen. 76ERS -- Acquired F Reggie Evans and rights to F Ricky Sanchez from Nuggets for F Bobby Jones and F-C Steven Hunter. Agreed to terms with C Calvin Booth Colleges SETON HALL -- Announced basketball F Robert Mitchell has transferred from Duquesne. UTAH STATE -- Suspended football S Antonio Taylor for season after violation of team rules.

LocallyAmerica EastAt Newark, Del.Saturday's championshipDelaware vs. Drexel, 11: 30 a.m.Atlantic CoastAt Charlotte, N.C.Today's first roundClemson vs. Florida State, 7 p.m.Duke vs. Virginia, 9: 30 p.m.Tomorrow's quarterfinalsWake Forest vs. N.C. State, noonMaryland vs. Clemson-Fla. State winner, 2: 30 p.m.North Carolina vs. Georgia Tech, 7 p.m.Saturday's semifinalsDuke-Va. winner vs. Wake-NCS winner, 1: 30 p.m. Md.-Clemson/FSU winner vs. UNC-GT winner, 4 p.m.Sunday's championshipSemifinal winners, 1 p.m.Mid-Eastern AthleticAt Richmond, Va.Tuesday's first roundUMES 90, Delaware State 75Yesterday's quarterfinalsSouth Carolina State 61, UMES 56Florida A&M 80, Coppin State 69Today's quarterfinalsMorgan State vs. Hampton, 2 p.m.Bethune-Cookman vs. North Carolina A&T, 9 p.m.Tomorrow's semifinals S.C. State vs. Bethune-N.

Freshman Cecilia Lindqvist scored 20 points off the bench to lead Seton Hall over Loyola, 65-54, last night in a nonconference women's basketball game at Reitz Arena.Lindqvist, a native of Sweden, scored 14 points in the second half as the Pirates (5-4) built a 49-39 lead with 9: 45 left. The Greyhounds (2-7) got no closer than eight the rest of the way.Erica Rath's 14 points led Loyola, which has lost five consecutive games for the first time in nearly three seasons.James Madison 85, UMBC 62: Molly Williams' 18 points led five double-digit scorers as the Patriots (5-4)

WASHINGTON -- Michael King stared into the eyes of the Seton Hall players and saw an upset.The George Washington junior guard took advantage of the uninspired Pirates with three baskets in an 11-2 run late in the second half that carried the Colonials to a 72-63 victory before a third-full MCI Center yesterday.George Washington (3-3) moves on to play in its third BT&T Classic final in four years, drawing No. 24 Maryland in tonight's championship game. The Colonials beat the Terrapins by four in the 1997 title game here, the last meeting between those two."

WASHINGTON -- George Washington coach Tom Penders refused to allow his players to fear No. 24 Maryland and challenged his backcourt.Not only did Colonials guards SirValiant Brown and Bernard Barrow respond, but they also gave their Maryland counterparts some reason to worry last night in George Washington's 74-69 victory in the BB&T Classic championship game.George Washington forced 11 turnovers in the Terrapins' first 24 trips down the court and, by game's end, hounded Maryland's Juan Dixon and Steve Blake into 14 combined miscues.

Remember the flap that developed over the way Nykesha Sales broke the Connecticut women's basketball scoring record? Well, it all may be for nothing: Sales may not have broken the record after all.In its inaugural issue, ESPN Magazine reported that Sales was incorrectly credited with a basket in a January game against Seton Hall, which would again leave her one point short of the school record of 2,177 points.The magazine, which debuts this week, received a tape of the Jan. 22 contest, during which Sales was given credit for a layup late in the game.

Mark Karcher, St. Frances' 6-foot-5, 215-pound senior swingman, is one of the nation's most sought-after Division I basketball prospects.But could you see him as an equally talented quarterback?Nearly eight years ago, at Collington Square Recreation Center, Karcher was exactly that. He could throw a football better than he could dribble a basketball."I started playing football when I was 7, and I played for four years. I was good," said Karcher, 18."I was bigger than most kids my age. I looked down on everybody.

FROSTBURG -- His high school basketball career began four years ago on the court of Phelps High in northeast Washington, D.C. On Saturday night, it will conclude here in the Western Maryland mountains.In between, St. Frances' Mark Karcher has put together a prep career that has landed him in an elite group of players who dominated the Baltimore high school basketball arena -- players such as Skip Wise, Quintin Dailey, Reggie Williams, Duane Ferrell, Donta Bright and Keith Booth.Beginning this afternoon at Frostburg State, Karcher will attempt to add the finishing touches to his brilliant career as the No. 2 Panthers (30-6)

St. Frances basketball star Mark Karcher has narrowed his choice of colleges to Georgia Tech, Maryland, Villanova and Seton Hall, and the McDonald's All-American is planning a trip to Tech on April 12. The late signing period begins a week from today.According to recruiting sources, Karcher apparently has Georgia Tech and Maryland at the top of his list.The 6-foot-5 swingman committed orally to Villanova in the fall, then backed out.Maryland coach Gary Williams declined to comment, in accordance with NCAA rules.

Former Seton Hall coach George Blaney was interviewed for the Loyola College coaching job Thursday and joins current Army coach Dino Gaudio as the two leading candidates for the vacant position.Gaudio, 40, is expected to be interviewed in the next couple of days by Loyola athletic director Joe Boylan, who said yesterday he plans to have a new coach "wrapped up next week."Gaudio has a 36-72 record in four seasons at Army.Blaney, 57, was dismissed by Seton Hall on March 10 after the Pirates finished 10-18.

Baseball Cal Ripken to attend tribute to Brooks Robinson Monday Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. will be on hand for the Babe Ruth Museum's tribute to Orioles third baseman Brooks Robinson. Like Robinson, Ripken spent his entire major league baseball career with the Orioles, and both players have had their numbers retired by the club. "An Evening with Brooks" will take place Monday from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. For tickets, call 410-727-1539, ext 3033 or visit BabeRuthMuseum.

Eric Devendorf scored all 19 of his points in a technical-filled second half and No. 18 Syracuse pulled away for an 89-74 victory over Seton Hall last night in the second round of the Big East tournament in Madison Square Garden in New York. Jonny Flynn had 19 points and 11 assists for the sixth-seeded Orange (24-8), which will face third-seeded and third-ranked Connecticut in the quarterfinals tonight. Jeremy Hazell had 27 points for the 11th-seeded Pirates (17-15), who had advanced to the second round with a 68-54 victory over South Florida.

Seton Hall celebrated its first Big East victory of the season the same day it honored its team that almost won it all 20 years ago. "We talked for a couple of days with the kids about carving a piece of the pie for themselves," Pirates coach Bobby Gonzalez said of the hoopla surrounding the return of the 1988-89 team that lost to Michigan in overtime in the national championship game. "We felt we could get one." They did by gutting out a 65-60 victory over No. 12 Georgetown yesterday to end a six-game losing streak.

A.J. Price scored 23 points to lead No. 4 Connecticut to a 76-61 victory over Seton Hall yesterday, the host Huskies' fifth Big East win since losing their conference opener to Georgetown. Hasheem Thabeet added 15 points, 17 rebounds and four blocked shots for UConn (16-1, 5-1 Big East). Jeff Adrien had 13 points and 12 rebounds, the senior's 40th career double double. UConn has won 22 of its past 24 games against Seton Hall (9-8, 0-5). No. 15 Xavier 73, La Salle 53: : B.J. Raymond scored 16 points and the host Musketeers (15-2, 4-0)

Carlee Cassidy scored 24 points, recording her fourth straight 20-point performance to start the season, but visiting UMBC shot just 28 percent in the second half and fell to Seton Hall, 81-70, in the championship game of the Seton Hall Basketball Classic yesterday. Cassidy and freshman guard Katie Brooks were named to the All-Tournament team. Brooks followed up her 28-point performance against Northern Illinois with 15 points and three assists against the Pirates (4-0). The Retrievers (2-2)

St. Frances All-Metro senior center Kandice Green will try to lead the Panthers to their sixth straight Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A Conference championship this winter. A basketball player since the eighth grade, she gets plenty of tips from her dad, Kevin Green, a former Dunbar and Loyola College player. A powerful 6-foot-1 post player, she also plays for the Maryland Hurricanes and signed early with Seton Hall. Green carries a 3.1 grade point average and plans to major in business management.

Moves Baseball BREWERS -- Recalled OF Laynce Nix from Triple-A Nashville. Added Nashville manager Frank Kremblas to coaching staff. PHILLIES -- Activated OF Michael Bourn from DL. Basketball NETS -- Signed F Malik Allen. 76ERS -- Acquired F Reggie Evans and rights to F Ricky Sanchez from Nuggets for F Bobby Jones and F-C Steven Hunter. Agreed to terms with C Calvin Booth Colleges SETON HALL -- Announced basketball F Robert Mitchell has transferred from Duquesne. UTAH STATE -- Suspended football S Antonio Taylor for season after violation of team rules.

Todd Bozeman's home debut as Morgan State's basketball coach was uneventful and unsuccessful yesterday. The opposition was from a glamour conference, Seton Hall of the Big East, but the students were away for Thanksgiving vacation, the cheerleaders and band were absent and the crowd was almost half composed of people cheering for the visitors. Morgan (0-4) remained winless by falling behind quickly, shooting miserably in the first half and eventually falling to the Pirates, 83-63. "We're trying to establish an identity, but right now it isn't happening," Bozeman said.

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Wichita State ended an 18-year absence from the NCAA tournament in style, as the Shockers outclassed Seton Hall, 86-66, yesterday at the Greensboro Coliseum. Seventh-seeded Wichita State never trailed, went ahead for good in the third minute, doubled the score late in the first half and never allowed the Pirates to get closer than 11 in the second. The Shockers got 23 points from sophomore guard Sean Ogirri and 15 points and seven rebounds from senior center Paul Miller.

GREENSBORO, N.C. Wichita State ended an 18 -year absence from the NCAA tournament in style, as the Shockers outclassed Seton Hall, 86-66, yesterday at the Greensboro Coliseum. Seventh-seeded Wichita State never trailed, went ahead for good in the third minute, doubled the score late in the first half and never allowed the Pirates to get closer than 11 in the second. The Shockers got 23 points from sophomore guard Sean Ogirri and 15 and seven rebounds from senior center Paul Miller. The game paired two conferences of note.