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One series. Four teams. Four new captains.The inaugural Netball Quad Series opens on Saturday with new skippers at the helm of competing powerhouses New Zealand, Australia, England and South Africa.Silver Ferns enforcer Katrina Grant stands in for the absent Casey Kopua, while Diamonds defender Clare McMeniman does the same for the rested Laura Geitz.Proteas midcourter Bongi Msomi also holds the fort for incumbent captain Maryka Holtzhausen, who was felled by a knee injury on the eve of the series.Roses veteran Ama Agbeze was named England team captain in April and has already led the side through Mays Netball Europe tournament.Its been a long road, a very long road, Agbeze said on Thursday.Ive experienced lots of things, been to lots of places and met lots of people, and Im still here.McMeniman, who led the Diamonds in Geitzs absence in their 3-0 series whitewash over England in January, was clear on what style of leadership she preferred.She hoped to make the most of the experience.Im quite direct and honest, I like to be myself and I dont pretend to be anyone else, the 31-year-old Queensland Firebirds star said.I like to hold people accountable for what theyre meant to be doing, to drive standards, and I can be a stickler for the rules.Grant, who also skippers club side Central Pulse, said shed transfer some of the lessons learned in Wellington to the international stage.Vice-captain Laura Langman would be a constant point of reference.This is an amazing bunch of girls to lead, so Im very privileged to have the honour of doing that, the 29-year-old Grant said.Ill still be the same me, the same leader.The tournament starts off in Auckland with Australia meeting South Africa, before the Silver Ferns try to make home advantage count against the Roses.None of the captains took their opponents for granted, with the Diamonds on red alert for the Proteas high-octane approach.We dont have much exposure to them but theyre only going to have strengthened their skills and line-up, McMeniman said.In that situation its about focusing on our own game style.Grant was equally mindful of Englands strengths.Theyve come a very long way and we had some close games against them in the World Championships, Grant said.Theyll start strong and we need to be wary of that, and stick to what we do and know best.Msomi, 28, couldnt wait to tussle with the worlds best.Were looking forward to the challenges ahead, to seeing what will come out of this, Msomi said. 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SPOKANE, Wash. -- Josh Perkins and Silas Melson had 15 points apiece as No. 8 Gonzaga remained undefeated and kept Mississippi Valley State winless with a 97-63 victory Thursday night.All of Perkins points came on five first-half 3s.Nigel Williams-Goss chipped in 13 points, five assists and three steals for the Bulldogs (7-0).The Delta Devils (0-9) had an energetic start, but the Bulldogs nine 3s built a 21-point halftime lead.Two 3-pointers by Williams-Goss and six points from Jordan Mathews helped the Bulldogs go up five just 4 minutes into the first half.Freshman center Zach Collins had two early dunks, both of which he flushed while being fouled.Rashaan Surles led the Delta Devils with 13 points.---CINCINNATI 55, No. 19 IOWA ST. 54, OTAMES, Iowa -- Jacob Evans III made two free throws with 20 seconds left in overtime and Cincinnati sent Iowa State to its second straight loss.Kyle Washington had 13 points and 10 rebounds and Evans had 11 points for the Bearcats (6-1), who also snapped Iowa States 37-game non-conference home winning streak.Cincinnati outrebounded the smaller Cyclones 46-34. It shot just 3 of 21 from 3-point range and 35.5 percent overall, but its defense stifled Iowa State (5-2) down the stretch.Gary Clark and Kevin Johnson also scored 11 points each for the Bearcats.Monte Morris had 15 points for the Cyclones and Matt Thomas scored 13. Iowa States Naz Mitrou-Long, who has hit a number of game-winning 3s in his career, had one rim out at the regulation buzzer. He did not score.The Cyclones have their last two by a total of three points after a 5-0 start.---No. 20 SOUTH CAROLINA 68, VERMONT 50COLUMBIA, S.C..dddddddddddd-- PJ Dozier had a career-high 21 points and South Carolina improved to 7-0 for a second straight season.Dozier, a 6-foot-6 sophomore, helped the Gamecocks to a 13-1 run at the start of the second half. Maik Kotsar had eight points in the charge while Dozier had a 3-pointer and a thunderous finish to an alley-oop pass that had the crowd on its feet as South Carolina took a 49-32 lead.The Catamounts (6-3) could not respond to taller, quicker South Carolina.Dozier had three of the Gamecocks four 3-pointers in besting his previous high of 17 points, set in the season opener against Louisiana Tech.Kotsar had 14 points on 7-of-10 shooting, mostly from close to the basket, while Chris Silva added 12 points for South Carolina.Anthony Lamb had 14 points for Vermont.---No. 24 FLORIDA 91, NORTH FLORIDA 60JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Chris Chiozza had 16 points and nine assists, and Justin Leon added 13 points for Florida.It was the Gators first game as a ranked team during coach Mike Whites two seasons in Gainesville.Dallas Moore tried to wreck it. North Floridas all-time leading scorer finished with 31 points on 12-of-21 shooting. He kept the Ospreys (3-6) in the game early, but couldnt keep pace with Floridas inside-out attack.The Gators pounded the ball inside (38 points in the paint), scored 38 points off turnovers and made 9 of 19 shots from 3-point range. It looked a lot like the last time these teams played. Florida hit 16 3s and beat North Florida 97-68 in the first round of the NIT in March. ' ' '