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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Brittney Griner would love to be the second woman to dunk in the Olympics, though its not the piece of history she really hopes to get.That individual goal would be setting the shot block record.Thats the one I really want, the 6-foot-8 Griner said. Dunking is nice, but blocking shots helps us defensively and also can lead to offense.The problem for the Phoenix Mercury center is that no one really knows what that shot block mark might be since there is no official Olympic record book.Really? Well then Ill just have to set it, Griner said with a smile. And blocked shots help us win.Two marks that are known, are the U.S. records. Candace Parker set the single game record with four in 2012 against Angola. Lisa Leslie holds the mark for an entire Olympics with 14. She also has the overall U.S. record of 36.When you got someone thats unique like that and has something not many people have, you have to figure out how to use it to your advantage, U.S. coach Geno Auriemma said of Griners size and shot blocking ability. The one thing that big kids fail to do sometimes, is they dont see the value of keeping their hands up all the time. Brittneys 6-8, she puts her hands up shes 7-6. Thats a big difference. As the tournament goes on, youll see her getting better and better.Griner will get her first chance to go for the single-game mark against Senegal on Sunday when the U.S. womens basketball team begins its Olympic play. The African nation is trying to win its first game at the Olympics. Senegal lost all six of its games in 2000. Nigeria is the only African country to win an Olympic contest, getting a victory in 2004.The U.S. has played Senegal four times -- all at the world championship -- and won all four by an average of nearly 49 points. The Americans will face a little stiffer test Monday when they take on Spain.Were just excited to finally get to play, Auriemma said. We have two games in a 24-hour stretch. If you ask the players, they wouldnt mind playing every day.The Americans have won 41 consecutive Olympic contests and five straight gold medals.Each Olympics is different and we just take it one game at a time, said Tamika Catchings, who has helped the U.S. win golds in the past three Olympics.Griner missed out on the London Games citing family health issues and academics at the time. Australian Liz Cambage became the first player to dunk in those Olympics in 2012. Griner holds the mark for most dunk in NCAA womens basketball history as well as the WNBA.Ill get one dunk, Griner said laughing. Brand Shoes Factory Outlet . Gather a group of friends, or find a league to join online, draft your team, set your lineup and compete in a number of different formats. Brand Name Shoes Wholesale China . 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Jarvion Franklins record-setting day for Western Michigan topped the list of five 200-yard rushing performances over the weekend.Franklin ran 33 times for 281 yards in the unbeaten Broncos 41-0 win at Akron . It was the second highest rushing total in the nation this season, behind Jamaal Williams 286 yards for BYU against Toledo on Sept. 30, and it broke the 58-year-old school record of 279 yards.Another Mid-American Conference running back, James Gilbert of Ball State, had 34 carries for 264 yards against Buffalo for the seasons fifth-highest total.Other 200-yard rushers: San Diego States Donnel Pumphrey, who had 38 carries for 220 yards against Fresno State; Colorados Phillip Lindsay, who ran 26 times for 219 yards against Arizona State; and Boise States Jeremy McNichols, who had 40 carries for 217 yards against Colorado State.Pumphrey, who has three 200-yard games, became the first rusher to go over 1,000 for the season. His nation-leading average of 185 yards a game is 39 ahead of DOnta Foreman of Texas.Some other notable statistical feats from the weekend:---MARVELOUS CARLOSLouisiana Techs Carlos Henderson set national highs for all-purpose and receiving yards in a game in a win at UMass. Henderson caught 12 balls for 326 yards and five touchdowns , and he returned two kickoffs for 36 yards.A week ago, coming off an ankle injury that sidelined him for 1 + games, Henderson had what was then a career-best 232 yards receiving against Western Kentucky.Henderson became the third player in 10 years with 200 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns in back-to-back games, joining Davante Adams (Fresno State) and Michael Crabtree (Texas Tech).LONGEST PUNTSAt 82 yards each, Bowling Greens Joe Davidson and Kansas Cole Moos got off the longest punts in three years. Davidson, who had a 79-yarder a week earlier, outdid himself against Toledo.dddddddddddd. Moos big kick came against Baylor and was the longest by a KU punter since 2002.The last time anyone had a longer punt than Davidson and Moos was in September 2013, when Zac Murphy launched an 84-yarder for Miami (Ohio).LONG FIELD GOALArizona States Zane Gonzalez kicked the longest field goal of the season, a school-record 59-yarder in a 40-16 loss to Colorado.Gonzalez also connected from 51 and 50 yards and tied the FBS record for field goals of 50 yards or longer in a game. Gonzalez, a senior who had never kicked a 50-yarder before this season, now owns four of the eight longest field goals in ASU history. Hes 19 for 20 this season, with six over 50 yards. The FBS record for most field goals of 50-plus yards in a season is eight by Tennessees Fuad Reveiz in 1982.THE GAMES IN HIS HANDSSyracuses Eric Dungey set the individual season high for plays in a game, running or passing a total of 77 times in the Oranges 31-17 upset of Virginia Tech.Dungey threw 53 passes, completing 28 for 311 yards and a touchdown. He established career highs with 24 carries for 106 yards and a TD. Hes the first Syracuse quarterback to throw for 300 yards and run for 100 in the same game.D3 FREE-FOR-ALLCoast Guards Derek Victory and Currys Alex Corvese combined for 13 touchdown passes to tie the Division III single-game record.Victory passed for 525 yards and a school record-tying six TDs in Coast Guards 56-54 win. Corvese threw for 519 yards and seven TDs. Corvese was 42 of 63 but was unable to complete what would have been the tying 2-point pass late in the game.---Online:AP college football website: http://collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '