BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. -- Michigan sophomore Nick Carlson won two matches on the 19th hole Thursday at Oakland Hills to advance to the U.S. Amateur quarterfinals.Carlson, from Hamilton, Michigan, beat British Amateur champion Scott Gregory of England in the morning round of 32, and topped Thailands KK Limbhasut in the afternoon round of 16.It was unreal, Carlson said. I cant even describe it. There were so many people on this last hole. I was feeding off them on 18. ... I didnt really realize how amazing it was to have this big of a crowd until that last putt went in. Just to look out and see people three-deep all around the green, it was pretty special.Carlson will face Illinois junior Dylan Meyer of Evansville, Indiana, on Saturday on the Donald Ross-designed South Course that Ben Hogan dubbed the The Monster in his 1951 U.S. Open victory.I cant even put it to words, Carlson said. Sure, everyone is trying to win this, but I was just trying to get to match play, and now Im in the elite eight.Meyer beat Alex Smalley, the Duke sophomore from Wake Forest, North Carolina, who led stroke-play qualifying, 4 and 3 in the morning and outlasted Englands Sam Horsfield in 19 holes in the afternoon.Against Horsfield, Meyer made a 10-foot par putt on the 18th hole to extend the match, and won with a par on the first extra hole. Meyer also beat the Florida player, in the Western Amateur final.It was pretty stressful, Meyer said. I knew that there was a lot of heat on it, and I knew that I had to make it to extend the match. As Coach (Illinois Mike Small) preaches, we own 10-footers, we own 6-footers, we own these putts that put us in these positions, and as a good player, youre going to be in these positions. 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In spite of a four-game skid, the Ravens (3-4) remain in striking distance of first-place Pittsburgh (4-3).So, while coach John Harbaugh isnt necessarily preaching that this week represents a fresh start, hes quick to note that whats happened to this point doesnt matter much.We have to beat the teams in our division to make anything of (the season) anyway, so thats what were looking to do, he said.The Ravens remaining schedule includes two games against Pittsburgh, a pair against Cincinnati and a home matchup against the winless Browns on the heels of Sundays game against the visiting Steelers.We have nine games left. Were basically one game down in our division playing the team ahead of us right now, Harbaugh said. Our goal is certainly going to be to win the division. Thats in front of us. Its up to us.For the Ravens to turn things around, theyll have to get healthy and play better. Although Harbaugh would not get into specifics, he suggested that rookie left tackle Ronnie Stanley (foot) and right guard Marshal Yanda (shoulder) should be back after an extended absence.Harbaugh hopes that will provide some stability to an offensive line that has sttruggled to provide time for quarterback Joe Flacco and open holes for the spotty ground game.ddddddddddddRookie Alex Lewis took over for Stanley at left tackle and did as well as can be expected, given the shift from his more natural position of left guard.We have to get the run game going, Harbaugh said. Weve already got two young guys in there as it is. Im appreciative of what Alex was able to do at left tackle for those three games, four games. But its going to be better to have our full complement of guys in there, and it should help us really in every area, including the run game.If the Ravens are to make something happen this season, theres no time to waste. One of the benefits of the bye is that it came before a stretch in which Baltimore hosts Cleveland on Thursday following this Pittsburgh game.Im kind of excited about playing the two games in five days. Im looking forward to it, Harbaugh said. I think its a good time for us to do it. I just want to go out there and play well.I want to knock some of this disappointment off. This is something that you carry around with you. Its not what you want. Its not the goal. The goal is to win these games and have the kind of record that you think reflects how hard you worked. So yeah, Im very determined to do that right now.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '