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Let???s go bowling. Love it or hate it, the postseason is here for the Football Bowl Subdivision as we kicked it off last night with the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl. With one of the best bowl names, the SDCCUPB featured one of the nation???s most exciting running backs in Northern Illinois senior Garrett Wolfe, who entered the game with 1,900 yards and 18 touchdowns on the ground. Texas Christian wasn???t having any of the hype, however, and limited Wolfe to just 28 rushing yards in a 37-7 victory. TCU quarterback Jeff Ballard was 19-of-29 for 258 yards and one touchdown to lead the Horned Frogs. There are 31 bowls to go and we look forward to discussing them during the next three weeks.

Courtney Paris

Big Wednesday game. If you want to see two good basketball teams go at it tonight, make sure to grab a seat by the big screen at 7 p.m. to watch Oklahoma and Ohio State play in Norman. Sophomore sensation Courtney Paris has led the third-ranked Sooners (9-0) in scoring and rebounds in each of the team???s nine wins this season. Paris is averaging 21.4 points and 14.4 rebounds, numbers that are actually down from her freshman season. The 6-foot-4 center will have her hands full with Ohio State???s Jessica Davenport, who has led the No. 8 Buckeyes to a 9-1 mark. The 6-foot-5 Davenport has been just as dominant in the post as Paris and leads Ohio State with 19.6 points and 9.7 rebounds per game. This could be an instant classic and I can???t wait to watch.

Isn???t it early to be breaking records? Chatham sophomore Allason Holt broke the school???s single season record for blocked shots in a loss to La Roche last night. Holt???s pair of blocks gave her 27 for the season, two more than the previous record of 25. With nearly two-thirds of the schedule remaining, Holt will look to rewrite the Chatham record books this winter.

NYIT???s Johansen garners honor. NYIT graduate student Anette Johansen was named the East Coast Conference Women???s Basketball Co-Player of the Week for her efforts in two games last week. The graduate student from Norway averaged 15 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals against New Haven and St. Anselm in a 1-1 week for the Bears. Johansen hit 4-of-8 three-pointers against St. Anselm.

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I wasn't too happy with my Sooners play vs Ohio State. We need to work on our perimeter defense for sure and blocking out. We'll be fine but I'm glad we found out what our weaknesses were.

posted by: Reggie Duncan | 12/23/06

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