Vols Take Out Ducks, Keep Marks Intact

Tue., March 18, 1997

Associated Press

NCAA women

Put Tennessee in the round of 16 in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament again. Tennessee beat Oregon 76-59 Monday night in a second-round Midwest Regional game at Knoxville, Tenn., to keep two marks perfect.

The Lady Vols (25-10) are 30-0 in NCAA games at home and have been in the final 16 every year since the NCAA tournament started in 1982.

All-American Chamique Holdsclaw had 24 points and 12 rebounds as Tennessee won it with outside shooting against Oregon’s packed-in defense. The Lady Vols hit 6 of 12 3-pointers, four by Abby Conklin.

Connecticut, Florida, Vanderbilt, George Washington, LSU and Notre Dame also advanced with victories.

No. 1 UConn whipped Iowa 72-53 in the Midwest, Florida ran past Southern Cal 92-78 in the Mideast, Vanderbilt shut down Kansas 51-44 in the West, George Washington beat Tulane 81-67 in the East, LSU defeated Marquette 71-58 in the Mideast and Notre Dame bested Texas 86-83 in the East.

The Lady Vols, 51-11 in NCAA play, pulled away after leading just 59-53 with 9:22 left. Conklin finished with 18 points. Natalie Hughes led Oregon (22-7) with 18 points.

In Storrs, Conn., Kara Wolters and Paige Sauer took control inside late in the first half as Connecticut (32-0) beat Iowa (18-12).

Both Wolters and Sauer scored 10 of their points before halftime as UConn survived its first test without rookie star Shea Ralph, who suffered a season-ending knee injury in an opening-round win over Lehigh.

Tajama Abraham scored 21 points and Noelia Gomez added 20 as George Washington won for the 37th time in its last 38 home games. The Colonials (27-5) shot 58 percent and forced 24 Tulane (27-5) turnovers.

Murriel Page scored a career-high 35 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to lead Florida (23-8) into the round of 16 for the first time. USC (21-8) missed 12 of its first 13 shots and never recovered.

Michelle Palmisano scored 16 of her 17 points in the second half and visiting Vanderbilt (20-10) held Kansas (25-6) to 28 percent shooting. In Baton Rouge, La., Elaine Powell scored 16 points as LSU (24-4) beat Marquette (21-10).

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