Colleges

Gators hoops team rolls through Canada

By TIMES WIRES
Published September 4, 2006

ST. CATHARINES, Ontario - Florida's Taurean Green scored 13, all in the first half, as the defending NCAA basketball champions closed a 2-0 exhibition run in Canada with an 84-55 win over Guelph on Sunday.

Florida broke the game open with a 17-2 run over a five-minute span against Guelph. UF freshman Marreese Speights added 13 points.

Men's soccer: Host Tampa (3-1) beat Bethel College 2-1. ... USF (2-2-0) lost 1-0 to Duke at the Duke Classic in Durham, N.C. ... UCF (0-4) fell 5-1 to College of Charleston in Mount Pleasant, N.C.

Women's Soccer: FSU (3-0) beat Loyola of Maryland 3-1 to win the Heather Farr Kicks Against Breast Cancer tournament in Tempe, Ariz. ... Shelby Kuni scored three goals to lead Tampa (3-0) past Newberry 4-0 at the Columbus (Ga.) State Invitational. ... Host Florida (2-1-1) beat Louisiana-Lafayette 6-1. ... Host USF (2-0-1) and Florida Atlantic (0-1-1) tied at 2. ... Host Stetson (1-3) beat LaSalle 2-0. ... Host UCF (2-1-1) and Fresno State played to a scoreless tie. ... Host Eckerd (0-2-1) gave up a goal in the final moments of the second overtime in a 1-0 loss to Embry Riddle.

Volleyball: Florida State (5-0) swept Eastern Illinois 30-12, 30-23, 30-24 to win the FSU Invitational title late Saturday. ... After being swept by UCLA on Saturday, Florida (4-1) rebounded Sunday to beat Colorado 30-19, 30-21, 30-29 at the Rainbow Wahine Classic in Honolulu. ... Tampa (8-0) beat Florida Southern (6-2) 30-23, 30-28, 30-21 after beating Concordia-St. Paul University 31-29, 26-30, 21-30, 30-28, 15-12 to win the Colorado Premier Challenge in Denver. ... Eckerd won its College Classic by beating Florida Memorial, Northwood and Puerto Rico-Bayamon.

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