Tennessee halts skid against Texas

Shanna Zolman scored 23 points and Candace Parker added 17 points and 14 rebounds to help second-ranked Tennessee beat No. 16 Texas 102-61 Thursday night at Knoxville, Tenn.

The Lady Vols (6-0) snapped a four-game losing streak to Texas (3-2), beating the Longhorns for the first time since Dec. 22, 2000 – and in dramatic fashion.

It was their second blowout of a ranked team this season. They beat then-No. 9 Michigan State 83-55 a week ago in the Paradise Jam in the Virgin Islands.

The Lady Vols increased their lead at the beginning of the second half to 23 by outscoring Texas 15-6. Zolman hit back-to-back 3-pointers in the span. And Tennessee kept pouring it on.

Lindsey Moss came off the bench and hit her first basket, a 3-pointer, with 8:57 left that put the Lady Vols up 79-49.

Sidney Spencer scored 12 points and Alexis Hornbuckle and Sa’de Wiley-Gatewood each added 11 for Tennessee, which outrebounded Texas 45-25.

Tennessee coach Pat Summitt improved to 16-11 over Texas and longtime rival Jody Conradt.

The two are the winningest coaches in women’s basketball.

Summitt leads all men’s and women’s coaches in the NCAA with 888 wins, while Conradt is fourth at 872.

(7) North Carolina 92, Charleston Southern 38: At Chapel Hill, N.C., freshman reserve Heather Claytor scored 14 points and the Tar Heels (6-0) easily topped won their sixth straight, 92-38 over the Lady Bucs (1-5).

(8) Connecticut 72, Hartford 47: At Hartford, Conn., Barbara Turner had season highs of 14 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Huskies (6-0) over the Hawks (4-1).

(9) Maryland 118, Appalachian St. 59: At College Park, Md., Jade Perry had 16 points and a career-high 16 rebounds, and the Terrapins (5-1) used a 66-point first half to cruise past the Mountaineers (1-3).

(12) Stanford 109, Pacific 58: At Stockton, Calif., Candice Wiggins had 16 points and eight rebounds to lead Cardinal (4-1) past the Tigers (1-5).

(22) Purdue 98, W. Michigan 65: At Kalamazoo, Mich., Erin Lawless scored 16 points to lead six Purdue players in double figures and the Boilermakers (4-1) beat the Broncos (0-4).

(24) Texas Tech 63, Sacramento State 53: At Lubbock, Texas, LaToya Davis scored 24 points – including 21 in the second half – to lead the Lady Raiders (2-4) past the Hornets (1-3), ending a three-game losing streak.

(25) Utah 62, Oregon St. 53: At Salt Lake City, Kim Smith scored 22 points and thwarted a rally with six late free throws to lead the Utes (3-1) over the Beavers (3-1).