1. Bettering predictions of low finishes is easier than playing up to great expectations. 2. Both the Penn State and UCLA rover teams experienced technical difficulties that contributed to their low finishes . 3. The Nikkei's close Tuesday was just above its 19-year-low finish of 9, 075.09, reached on Sept . 4. 4. The Nasdaq composite index gained 12.00 to 1, 699.70, nearly 61 points above its low finish for 2001. 5. Instead of an embarrassingly low finish , the U . S . national champion ended up in 14th place. 6. But that notion gradually faded through low finishes to the point that he conceded he'd never be so honored. 7. The Nikkei's close Tuesday was just above its 19-year-low finish of 9, 075 . 09, reached on Sept . 4. 8. The Nasdaq composite index gained 12 . 00 to 1, 699 . 70, nearly 61 points above its low finish for 2001. 9. York were held to a 2 2 draw away, Lowe opening the scoring with a header before Coulthirst scored with a low finish . 10. Harrington sputtered to a low finish last week in Dublin, allowing Olazabal to slip past him into 11th on the Ryder Cup listings.