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4D SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2005 DemocratandChronicle.com DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE COLLEGE REPORT AREA MEN'S BASKETBALL Bonnies rebound from loss to beat St. Francis Texas rolling toward Roses -V Ur-Z I Mi I li h7 STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS Ahmad Smith scored 21 points and Patrick Lottin added 20 Saturday night, leading host St. Bonaventure to a 69-65 victory over St. Francis, Pa. St.

Bonaventure (3-2) eclipsed its win total from last season, when the team went 2-26. Rashaan Benton led St. Francis (2-5) with 17 points. The Bonnies went on a 9-4 run to take a 58-52 lead in the second half. St.

Bonaventure opened a seven-point lead twice in the final minutes. Lottin hit a 10-foot baseline jumper from the right side with 3:33 to play to make it 66-59. Lot-tin's defensive rebound led to a fast-break layup by Smith, putting the Bonnies up 68-61 with 2:19 to go. The Red Flash was held to three field goals over the final five minutes. CARNEGIE MELLON 72, ROCHESTER 71 Senior forward Nate Maurer scored on a layup with 3.7 seconds to play to give visiting Carnegie Mellon the victory.

Maurer finished with a career-high 41 points. He scored 31 in the second half as the Tartans (1-0 University Athletic Association, 6-0) rallied from a 13-point deficit. After the go-ahead basket, Rochester's Joe Canty threw the ball to Tim Brackney just over midcourt. Brackney's shot struck the front of the rim as the buzzer sounded. Carnegie Mellon snapped a 23-game home-court UAA winning streak for Rochester.

The Yellowjackets were 7-0 at home in the UAA in each of the last three years. Rochester's last UAA home loss came on Feb. 3, 2003, to Washington EDDIE PELLS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HOUSTON The quarterback pinned one behind his ear. The coach cradled an entire bouquet. The Texas Longhorns came out smelling like roses, with a resounding win that put them one victory away from the national title that has eluded the program for decades.

Led by four touchdowns from Vince Young, the second-ranked 'Horns put a Texas-sized thumping on Colorado, 70-3 in the Big 12 championship game Saturday. Next stop, the Rose Bowl, for the BCS title on Jan. 4 against top-ranked USC. "This bunch, all year, has controlled their own destiny, and they did the same today," coach Mack Brown said. After their thorough dismantling of the Buffs, the 'Horns (12-0) waited to see who their Rose Bowl opponent would be.

That was about their only suspense for the day. "USC has probably the second-best offense, compared to our offense, in the nation," safety Michael Huff said. "It will be a great matchup for us. We just have to line up and play Texas defense, and we'll be fine." With the game well in hand in the third quarter, some 'Horns fans clad in burnt orange could be seen sniffing yellow roses in the stands to celebrate. The Longhorns are going for their first undisputed national title since 1969, when Darrell Royal worked the sidelines.

FOOTBALL AREA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Schon scores 18 points, Marcella 16 to lead Brockport over Oswego i a 4 -A CARNEGIE MELLON: Maurer 13-24 8-9 41, Barlow-Wilcox 7-15 2-2 16, Johnson, 4-6 0-2 8, Straub 2-8 0-0 5, Kozak 1-5 0-0 2, Malta 0-0 0-0 0, 0'Rourke 0-2 0- 0 0, Gonzalez 0-3 0-1 0, Dunn 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 27-6510-14 72. ROCHESTER: Goia 11-18 5-5 28, Onyiriuka 5-8 3-5 13, Snider 3-3 0-0 6, Ndubizu 3-4 0-0 6. Juron 1-6 2-2 5, Canty 2-4 0-0 5, Milbrand 2-3 1-1 5, Chmielowiec 1- 3 0-0 3, Kaplan 0 0 0-0 0, Brackney 0-5 0-0 0. Totals 28-54 11-13 71.

Halftime: Rochester 39-26. 3-point goals: Carnegie Mellon 8-21 (Maurer 7-8; Straub 1-6), Rochester 4-16 (Chmielowiec 1-2, Juron 1-3; Goia 1-4; Canty 1-3). Fouled out: None. Rebounds: Carnegie Mellon 29 (Maurer, Barlow-Wilcox, Straub, Johnson 4), Rochester 35 (Goia 6). Assists: Carnegie Mellon 16 (O'Rourke 4), Rochester 16 (Chmielowiec, Uche 3).

Total fouls: Carnegie Mellon 16, Rochester 13. 950 (est). SUNY OSWEGO 92, SUNY BR0CKP0RT 77 Ben Bellucci scored 25 points and Kenny Amparo added 20 for the visiting Golden Eagles (1-2 SUNYAC, 2-3). SUNY BROCKPORT: Amparo 10-15 0-0 20, Zenkel 0-1 0-0 0, Bellucci 8-17 6-7 15, Rubertone 7-13 0 0 15, Cheeves 1-8 0-0 3, Mack 0-0 0-0 0, Maldonado 4-8 0- 2 12,. Mays 1-4 0-0 2.

Totals 31-66 6-9 77. SUNY OSWEGO: Franze 7-12 2-2 17, Mims 7-15 4-6 18. Burridge 8-15 0-0 17, Reuter 5-11 2-2 14, Perioll 7-15 2-2 16, Schupp 2-3 0-0 4, Roberson 1-5 3-4 6. Totals 37-76 13-16 92. Halftime: Oswego 50-49.

3-point goals, Brockport 9-20 (Maldonado 4-8, Bellucci 3-4. Robertson 1-1, Cheeves 1-6). Oswego 5-15 (Franze 1-1, Burridge 1- 2, Reuter 2-7, Roberson 1-2). Fouled out: none. Rebounds: Brockport 42 (Bellucci 10), Oswego 34 (Mims 10).

Assists: Brockport 18 (Zenkel 5), Oswego 11 (Franze 5). Total fouls: Brockport 12, Oswego 11. 583. BUFFALO 68, NIAGARA 59 Calvin Cage scored 22 points to lead visiting Buffalo (6-1). Cage was 6 of 7 from 3-point range for the Bulls, who never trailed.

Niagara is 2-3. Alfred State Classic First round MONROE CC 105, ROCKLAND CC 60 Alex Owumi went 8-for-13 from 3-point range and finished with 26 points to lead the Tribunes (7-2). Joe Mbang had 17 points and a game high 13 rebounds and Blake Rumley (Fairport) added 14 points off the bench. MONROE CC: Joe Lindsay 1-5 0-0 2, Sherrod Harris 3-7 0-0 6, Timmy Jackson 2-4 0-1 3, Ray Blackburn 7-14 3-6 16, Alex Owumi 17-28 0-0 26, Clarence Jackson 2-7 1-1 5, Blake Rumley 9-12 0-2 14, Brian Addison 1-4 0-0 2. Kevin Draughon 4-9 1-2 7, Tony Tchoualack 0-2 0-1 0, Joe Mbang 8-15 3-3 19, Phil a 13-2 run that gave Rochester an 18-15 lead.

Rochester scored 24 of its points off 25 turnovers. CARNEGIE MELLON: Rothwell 1-2 0-0 2. Roll 3-4 4-4 10, Sommermeyer 1-6 0-0 2, Aleski 2-8 0-0 4, Eas-terling 0 5 0 0. Innes 0-0 0-0 0, Mazzitta 11 0-0 2, White 0 3 0 0 0. DeAngelo 0-2 0-1 0.

Shore 0-12 2 2, Babin 1-1 0-0 2, Light 1-2 0-2 2, Feola 0-1 0 0 2, Schilling 6-9 0 0 12. Totals 17-48 10-12 46. ROCHESTER: Fisher 0-1 1-6 1, Waddell 1-3 1-2 3. Muller 811 2-3 18. Graham 1-41-2 4.

Bango 0-1 3-4 3, Krebbeks 0-2 0-0 0, McNeluis 0-0 0-0 0. Baroody 6-14 0-5 13, Lyons 0-2 0-0 0, Porter 4-6 6-6 14, Marriott 1-5 1-2 3. Totals 21-49 15-30 59. Halftime: Carnegie Mellon 21-20. 3-point goals: 210 (Aleski 2-4), Rochester 2-10 (Baroody 1-5), Graham 1-4).

Fouled out: None. Rebounds: C-M 34 (Schilling 8). Rochester 32 (Marriott 12). Assists: 10 (Roll 3), Rochester 1 1 (Bango 5). Total fouls: C-M 17, Rochester 22.

300 (est). CLARKSON 51, RIT 42 Ramata Diallo scored 10 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for the visiting Tigers (1-1). RIT: Dobeck 3-5 1-2 7, Newberry 2-3 0-0 4, Sandy 1-9 5-6 8. Ermie 3-10 2-2 8. Diallo 4-14 2-6 10.

Segi 0- 1 0 0 0, Votolato 0 2 0-0 0, Snyder 0 0 0-0 0, 2-7 1- 1 5. Walsh 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 15-52 11-17 42. CLARKSON: Wesner 4-10 4-4 12, Thomas 3-9 1-2 9, Westcott 315 6-7 13, Fritofson 1-4 0 0 3. Juby 2 8 0-0 4, Chace 2-2 0-0 4.

Fenson 3-7 0 0 6. Totals: 18-55 11-13 51. Halftime: RIT 28-25. Rebounds: RIT 39 (Diallo 11), Clarkson 38 (Wesner 9). Assists: RIT 9 (Diallo 4), Clarkson (Westcott 6).

Total fouls: RIT 15, Clarkson 15. Miami Dade Shootout MONROE CC 84, INDIAN RIVER CC (FLA.) 60 Maurita Reid led MCC with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 5 steals. The game was tied after the first 10 minutes, but the Tribunes (6-1) went on a 14-2 run to break the game open. Jennifer Jones (Arkport) added 16 points and 11 rebounds for MCC. INDIAN RIVER: Stoudemire 0, Mooney 9, Maines 2, Bethea 15, Boyd 13, Anderson 5.

Thompson 16, Friday SUNY BROCKPORT 6, SUNY CORTLAND 3 Freshman Aaron Boyer scored two goals for Brockport (2-9-1). Wrestling Messiah-Petrofes Invitational Team: SUNY Brockport 169, Springfield 152.5, Heidelberg 122.5, Messiah 113, SUNY Oneonta 113, Muhlenberg 78.5. Bridgewater State 76.5, Johns Hopkins 71, Mt. Union 43. Brockport individual champions: Bob Vaccaro (125), Pat Flynn (133), Don Ooton (149) and Pat Bennett (285).

Men's swimming ALFRED 125, RIT 112 RIT's Erik Zelbacher won the 50-yard freestyle (21.69) and 100 freestyle (47.74). SUNY BROCKPORT 149, UTICA 97 Greg Esler won the 200-yard freestyle 50 freestyle (23.05) and 200 breaststroke (2:27.78) for the Golden Eagles. Andy Winceniak (211.40) and Chris Russell (170.20) finished Leslie 1-5 1-2 3. ROCKLAND CC: Duval Brown 1-3 0- 0 2, Ken Carlisle 2-4 1-4 5, Dan Desir 2-10 1-2 5, Jai Robinson 2-5 0-0 3, Nate Young 9-15 1-1 18, Frantz Millien 5-20 1-1 10, Kuliinder Haunjan 0-3 0-0 0, De-metrus Hicks 4-9 1-6 8, Mike Dodd 6-20 0-0 10. Halftime: Monroe CC 54-27.

3-point goals: MCC 14-28 (Owume 8, Rumley Jackson, Blackburn); RCC: 7-26 (Dodd, Hicks 2, Young, Millien); Rebounds: MCC: 56 (Mbang 13), RCC: 35 (Young 9); Assists: MCC: 28 (Lindsey 8), RCC: 14 (Millien 4). Total Fouls: MCC: 13, RCC: 15. 200. SUNY ALFRED 88, JEFFERSON CC 67 Aaron Poles (Rush-Henrietta) had 13 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists for the host Pioneers (8-2). Williams College Invitational Consolation RIT 81, MASS.

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS 52 RIT went on an 11-0 run in the second half. Barrett Zeinfeld scored 16 points, including 13 in the second half, for the Tigers (2-1). Fran Snyder added seven rebounds for RIT. Tompkins-Cortland Invitational First round FINGER LAKES CC 89, DEAN, MASS. 62 Kenny Davis (Edison) led FLCC with 20 points and Ryan Henry (Rush-Henrietta) scored 19.

Larry King (Wilson) scored 11 points for the Lakers (5-3). Juan Paulino added 14 points and 14 rebounds for FLCC. SUNY PLATTSBURGH 71, SUNY GENESE0 54 HOBART 73, ITHACA 67 Friday SUNY BROCKPORT 85, SUNY PLATTSBURGH 80 BROCKPORT: Ben Bellucci 6-14 5-6 18. Kenny Amparo 9 10 4-6 24, Jkosh Zenkel 1-10-1 3, Dan Ruper-tone 2-4 0-2 4, Jerry Cheves 7-13 2-3 19. Ian Mack 1- 2 3-4 5, Dave Maldonado 4-8 2-2 12.

Totals: 30-52 16-24 85. PLATTSBURGH: Travis Gorham 6-9 5-10 17, Brian Hatch 3-6 2-3 8, Jared Lowe 1-4 0-0 3, Anthony Williams 3-8 0-0 7, Kris Gibbs-Smith 1-5 0-0 3, Jerrad Dumont 3-10 0-0 7, Antwane Miller 5-13 1-3 11, Mike Dietz 9-13 0-0 23, Ricky Rider 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-68 8-16 79. Halftime: Brockport 45-40. 3 point-goals: Brockport 9-17 (Cheves 3, Amparo, Maldonado 2, Bellucci, Zenkel); Plattsburgh 9-24 (Dietz 5, Lowe, Williams, Gibbs-Smith, Dumont) Rebounds: Brockport: 29 (Cheves 9); Plattsburgh 39 (Gorham 10).

Assists: Brockport: 24 (Mack 7): Plattsburgh 17 (Miller 4); Total Fouls: Brockport: 15. Plattsburgh 18. 455. MONROE CC: Avery 14, Coleman 1, Reid 25. Wilson 3, Wright 3.

Ninon 5, Holland 6, Jones 16. Fuller 4, Ibezim 2. Mahan 5. Bruno 0, Lyons 0, Samms 0, Richardson 0 Halftime: MCC 42 22. Rebounds: Indian River 36 (Thompson 7), MCC 41 (Jones 11).

Assists: Indian River 11 (Boyd 5), MCC 22 (Avery 6). Team Fouls: Indian River 19, MCC 19. Friday MONROE CC 89, BROWARD CC (FL) 31 D'YOUVILLE 72, PHILADELPHIA BIBLE 66 Christine Halter (Kendall) scored 22 points and Rachel Pla-cito (Greece Olympia) added 15 for D'Youville (2-5). Friday BROCKPORT 64, PLATTSBURGH 53 SUNV BROCKPORT: Matthews 2-6 6-8 10. Schon 5-6 7-8 17, Hines 2-3 0-0 4.

Broadhurst 3-14 9-9 16. Marcella 314 2-2 10, Buskus 0-0 0-0 0, Hulton 0-0 0-0 0, Freeman 0-0 1-2 1, Evans 2-4 0-0 4, Ferenczy 0-1 2-2 2. Totals: 17-48 27-3164. SUNY PLATTSBURGH: Klementowski 5-12 0-1 10, Mooney 2-3 0-1 4, Lynch 1 8 0 0 3, Inomata 2-8 0 0 4. Cray 4-15 3-6 11.

A. Sutton 0-1 0-0 O.Mason 11 0-0 2, Drown 3 5 1-2 7. J. Sutton 2-7 0-0 4, Curley 0-0 0-0 0. Arthurton 4-8 0-0 Totals: 24 68 4-10 S3.

Halftime: Brockport 32, Plattsburgh 23. 3-point goats: Brockport 3-14 (Marcella 2-7), Plattsburgh 1-13 (Lynch 1-5). Rebounds: Brockport 36 (Marcella 10), Plattsburgh 38 (Klementowski 7). Assists: Brockport 12 (Broadhurst 4), Plattsburgh 13 (Lynch 4). Fouls: Brockport 8, Plattsburgh 21.

NAZARETH 46, CLARKSON 44 NAZARETH: Homer 4-8 1-3 9, Hinman 2-7 3-4 8, Denniston 0-3 0-0 0, Borsos 1-5 0-0 2, Sharpe 2-14 5-6 9, Wilcox 1-2 0-0 2. Scott 2-5 1-2 5, Witmer 0-1 0-0 0, McKee 2-5 0-0 5, Bowens 1-7 0-2 6. Barlow 0 1 0-4 0. Totals 17-58 10-2146 CLARKSON: Wesner 6-8 2-2 14, Thomas 2-9 0 0 4, Westcott 312 3-6 10, Fritjofson 3 12 0-1 6, 0 2 0-0 0, Chace 0-3 1-2 1, Fink 0-2 0-2 0. Henson 2-6 4-6 8.

Totals: 16-54 10-19 44. Halftime: Clarkson 30-20. 3-point goals: Nazareth 2-3 (Hinman, McKee); Clarkson: 2-16 (Westcott, Fritjofson): Rebounds: Nazareth: 49 (Sharpe 12); Clarkson 40 (Henson 13); Assists; Nazareth: 9 (Homer, Denniston 3), Clarkson 9 (Westcott 6); Total Fouls: Nazareth 21, Clarkson 17; 127. first and second in 1-meter diving. Liberty League championships At RPI Final team scoring: RPI 89.450, Union 732, Rochester 625, Hamilton 548, Clarkson 262, St.

Lawrence 204.50. Vassar 115. Skidmore 11. 200-yard freestyle: 1. Craig Matt (Rochester) 1,650 freestyle: 1.

Bruce Maki (Rochester) 16:52.38. Women's swimming ALFRED 130, RIT 111 Sarah Keesler won the 200 individual medley (2:19.64) and 100 breaststroke (1:12.47) for RIT. UTICA 157, SUNY BROCKPORT 132 Brockport's Nicole Christman and Kristen Jensen placed first (155.50) and second (148.00) in 1-meter diving. Liberty League championships Team: Union 710, Rochester 668, Hamilton 581, Vassar 468. St.

Lawrence 362. RPI 335, William Smith 174. Clarkson 148, Skidmore 119. 200 freestyle: 1. Kari Joyce (Rochester) 1:56.91 (meet record); 1.650 freestyle: 1.

Danielle Sherry (Rochester) 1-meter diving: 1. Sarah Cos-tanza (William Smith) 393.35; 100 freestyle: 1. Karl Joyce (Rochester) 54.16. Female swimmer of the meet: Kari Joyce. 7 IT i'.

x) 1 mm hi nli ii hi i iii II iV- 1 iwi innii tmin Texas quarterback Vince Young sign after leading his team to a Saturday's win gave Texas its first Big 12 title since 1996 and the first title of any kind for Brown, the veteran coach who built a reputation for his ability to recruit great teams but never take them to the ultimate destination. "To get him this victory, we love playing for a guy like that," Young said. Many felt there was no way Brown could have messed it up with this group. Against Colorado (7-5), it was never in doubt. Young was criticized after last week's 40-29 win over Texas Georgia took control early, scoring two touchdowns before the game was nine minutes old.

The Bulldogs didn't pile up big numbers offensively, but they stunned LSU (10-2) with five big plays two on offense, two on defense and one on special teams to make up for a loss in the 2003 championship game. Florida St. 27, No. 5 Virginia Tech 22: Willie Reid returned a punt 83 yards for a touchdown, the defense continually harassed Marcus Vick and Florida State upset Virginia Tech in the inaugural Atlantic Coast Conference title game. The Seminoles (8-4) snapped a three-game losing streak the program's first since 1983 and won the league title for the 12th time in 14 years.

They turned around a disappointing season and earned a Bowl Championship Series berth in the Orange Bowl, where they likely will face No. 4 Penn State. No. 12 West Virginia 28, South Florida 13: Pat White ran for 177 yards and two touchdowns, helping West Virginia (7-0 Big East, 10-1) finish unbeaten in league play for the first time since 1993. The redshirt freshman scored DAVE EINSEL The Associated Press flashes the "Hook 'Em Horns" 70 3 thrashing of Colorado.

and many wondered if he was really Heisman Trophy material if he couldn't dominate against the 109th-ranked defense in the country. There were no questions this time. In the two-plus quarters he played, he finished 14-for-17 for 193 yards with three touchdown passes. "I'd just like to say, look at the year," Brown said when asked about his quarterback's Heisman bid. "Vince Young is a great football player and, to me, the most valuable player on our football team for sure, and on any team in the country." "ill 0 on second-half runs of 65 and 76 yards and finished with his fourth game with at least 100 yards rushing.

Despite finishing with a two-game losing streak, South Florida (4-3, 6-5) received its first invitation to play in a bowl game (Car Care Bowl). No. 16 Louisville 30, Connecticut 20: Michael Bush rushed for three touchdowns in his first appearance since miss-'ing two games with a sprained foot and Hunter Cantwell threw for another score for the visiting Cardinals (5-2, 9-2). Navy 42, Army 23: Adam Ballard had 192 of the Midshipmen's 490 yards rushing in the 106th meeting between the service academies. Quarterback Lamar Owens added 99 yards rushing and three TDs, Ballard scored twice and Reggie Campbell had a 54-yard TD run for Navy (7-4).

Zac Dahman tossed three TD passes for Army (4-7). Division l-AA quarterfinals Northern Iowa 24, New Hampshire 21: Jonathan Wil liams (Irondequoit) caught 5 passes for 47 yards for UNH (11-2). STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS Kim Schon scored a career-high 18 points and grabbed 17 rebounds as Brockport defeated SUNY Oswego 54-44 in a SUNYAC game on Saturday. Katie Marcella scored 16 points and Ashley Broadhurst added 11 for the Golden Eagles (2-1 SUNYAC, 2-3 overall). Oswego won the regular-season SUNYAC title last season, but Brockport came back to win the conference tournamept.

BROCKPORT: Kiomi Matthews 1-2 2-2 4, Kim Schon 8-15 2-2 18, Courtney Hines 2 4 0-0 5, Ashley Broadhurst 4-15 0-1 11, Katie Marcella 6-12 3-7 16, Jen Buskus 0-0 0-0 0, Steph Hulton 0-0 0-0 0, Lauren Evans 0 0 0-0 0, Amanda Larry 0-0 0-0 0, Megan Baldwin 0-2 0-0 0, Liz Ferenczy 00 0-0 0. Totals: 21-50 7-12 54. OSWEGO: Sarah Lombard 3 14 2-2 9, Jessica Trem-blay 4-9 0-0 8. Kelly Mraz 3-12 2-4 8. Lacey Kim-pland 2-10 1-2 7, Samantha Driscoll 1-6 0-0 3, Lynd-sey Marquit 1-4 0-0 2, Alaina Hannahs 1-3 1-3 3, Heather Marino 0-1 0-0 0, Jessica Collins 2-5 0-0 4.

Totals: 17-64 6-10 44. Halftime: Brockport 28-19. Rebounds: Brockport 49 (Schon 17), Oswego 31 (Lombard 8). Assists: Brockport 11 (Broadhurst 5), Oswego 12 (Driscoll 4). Team fouls: Brockport 11, Oswego 18.

ROCHESTER 59, CARNEGIE MELLON 46 Danielle Muller scored 18 points for Rochester (1-0 University Athletic Association, 5-1). Rochester trailed 32-31 before outscoring Carnegie Mellon 15-4 over a six-minute span of the second half. Rochester hit one of its first 12 shots and trailed 13-5 with 6:35 left in the first half. Helen Baroo-dy (13 points) hit a layup to start AREA ROUNDUP JOHN AMIS The Associated Press Georgia quarterback D.J. Shockley celebrates with teammates after leading his 13th-ranked Bulldogs to a 34-14 victory over No.

3 LSU for the SEC championship and a berth in the Sugar Bowl. Georgia's big plays too much for LSU in SEC title game McCutcheon goal wins for Cornell THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTA D.J. Shockley stood in the middle of his grateful Georgia teammates, holding aloft the MVP trophy and celebrating a night that was five years in the making. Patience does pay off. Shockley threw a pair of touchdown passes to Sean Bailey and ran for another score, leading No.

13 Georgia to its second Southeastern Conference championship in four years with a surprisingly easy 34-14 victory over third-ranked LSU on Saturday night. Even though Shockley completed only 6 of 12 passes for 112 yards, no one wearing red and black had any complaints about giving the game's MVP award to a senior quarterback who waited so long for his chance. "Guys like D.J. make this coaching profession worthwhile," said Georgia's Mark Richt. The Bulldogs (10-2) were playing in Atlanta for the second week in a row, coming off a win over Georgia Tech.

Now, they'll have to make the 75-mile trip from Athens a third straight time for the Sugar Bowl at the Georgia Dome. STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS Mark McCutcheon (Pittsford) scored the winning goal with 22.4 seconds left to give host Cornell a 2-1 victory over Quin-nipiac (Conn.) in hockey on Saturday night. David McKee made 23 saves for the Big Red (5-2-1 ECAC, 8-3-1). Matt Moulson scored at 4:34 of the third period for Cornell to tie the score at 1-1. UNION 2, BIT 0 Jocelyn Gimond made 33 saves for the Tigers, but RIT was shut out as a Division-I team for the first time.

RIT (4-10-1) went 0-for-9 on the power play but denied Union on its 10 chances. Union is 9-5-2. MONROE CC 13, CC OF ALLEGENY 2 Dan Carey (Rush-Henrietta) scored three goals and had three assists, and Craig Willis (Brockport) added two goals and three assists for the Tribunes (7-3-1). SUNY GENESE0 6, SUNY CORTLAND 2.