Stories from Saturday, March 21, 2009

SAN DIEGO -- Kyle Spain scored 16 points and Richie Williams added 14 as the pair keyed a second-half surge to lead San Diego State to a 70-52 win over Kansas State in the second round of the NIT on Friday night. San Diego State (25-9) set a school record for wins and advanced to the NIT quarterfinals, marking the first time in its Division I history the Aztecs advanced beyond the second round of a national postseason tournament...

MINNEAPOLIS -- Kansas fans, take a breath. After Bucknell, Bradley and Baylor, the Bison were every bit as dangerous, but North Dakota State's bid for the upset was denied by dunkin' Cole Aldrich and the confident Jayhawks. Behind 23 points and 13 rebounds from the long-armed sophomore center in his hometown, defending NCAA champion Kansas held off Ben Woodside and the 14th-seeded Bison and their spirited supporters in an 84-74 victory in the first round Friday...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Texas A&M scored the game-winning run on a bases-loaded walk with two outs in the sixth inning to cap the 19th-ranked Aggies' 2-1 come-from-behind victory over the Nebraska softball team on Saturday afternoon in the Big 12 Conference opener for both teams...

KEARNEY -- University of Nebraska-Kearney track and field co-head coaches Brady Bonsall and Andy Meyer announced the names of 13 high school seniors who'll compete for the Lopers next season. The group, all Nebraska natives, includes eight men and five women...

GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- The Nebraska men's golf team finished 10th at the 14-team Desert Shootout at Palm Valley Golf Course Saturday.

HASTINGS -- The Hastings College baseball team swept Dordt College Saturday afternoon in Hastings, Neb. at Duncan Field. In game one, Hastings defeated the Defenders 5-2. Bryant McCann was the winning pitcher for the Broncos as he went 6 2/3 innings, giving up two runs on only four hits while striking out six batters...