Huskies overwhelm Cougars 83-57

Andrea Plouffe scored 16 points and the Washington Huskies jumped out to a 17-1 lead to open the game, beating Washington State for the 22nd straight time, 83-57 in a Pac-10 game Sunday in Seattle.

To keep the score close after Washington (15-6, 8-4) led 50-26 at halftime, Huskies coach June Daugherty used 13 players, with 11 scoring. Cheri Craddock came off the bench to get 12, Cameo Hicks and Dominique Banks each scored 11, and Jill Bell added 10.

The result was a little surprising since the Cougars (7-14, 1-11) played Washington close Jan. 7 in Pullman, losing only 73-70.

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Ivory Latta scored 30 points, including 6-of-7 from 3-point range, to lead top-ranked North Carolina to a 75-56 victory over Georgia Tech in Atlanta.

Latta connected on 11 of 14 shots for the Tar Heels, the only unbeaten team in Division I.

Janie Mitchell led Georgia Tech with 12 points and Kasha Terry scored nine of her 11 points in the opening half.

(3) LSU 78, Mississippi 63: At Baton Rouge, La., Seimone Augustus scored 22 points, and Sylvia Fowles had 21 points and 13 rebounds as the Tigers remained undefeated in the Southeastern Conference by beating Ole Miss. Fowles recorded her 14th double-double of the season.

(5) Tennessee 77, Arkansas 37: At Knoxville, Tenn., Shanna Zolman scored 21 points and Candace Parker added 18 to lead the Lady Vols past the Lady Razorbacks.

(6) Maryland 85, Virginia 71: At College Park, Md., Shay Doron scored 23 points and the Terrapins weathered a second-half comeback from the Cavaliers before escaping with their seventh straight victory.

(7) Ohio State 61, Indiana 45: At Bloomington, Ind., Jessica Davenport scored 23 points and Brandie Hoskins added 17 as the Buckeyes held off a second-half comeback from the Hoosiers.

(8) Purdue 72, Penn State 61: At State College, Pa., Katie Gearlds scored 17 points and the Boilermakers capitalized on the Nittany Lions’ sloppy second-half play with hot outside shooting.

(12) Minnesota 83, Michigan 48: At Minneapolis, Jamie Broback scored 21 points to lead the Gophers past the Wolverines for their seventh straight win.

(14) Georgia 84, Alabama 59: At Athens, Ga., Janese Hardrick stole the defensive spotlight from teammate Sherill Baker in leading the Lady Bulldogs to the win over the Crimson Tide.

(17) Michigan State 57, Illinois 51: At Champaign, Ill., Liz Shimek scored 15 points and Lindsay Bowen added 13 as the Spartans rallied for the victory over the Illini.

(20) Temple 79, Duquesne 44: At Philadelphia, Kamesha Hairston and Khadija Bowens each scored 16 points, and the Owls scored the first 21 points of the game on their way to a victory over the Dukes.

Florida 68, (21) Kentucky 61: At Lexington, Ky., Sha Brooks scored 21 points, including a key 3-pointer, to lead the Gators past the Wildcats.

(22) Vanderbilt 57, Auburn 53: At Auburn, Ala., Caroline Williams scored 17 points and Carla Thomas had 16 to lead the Commodores past the Tigers.

(23) Boston College 70, Clemson 53: At Clemson, S.C., Sarah Marshall had a career-high 18 points and the Eagles earned their fifth straight win by beating the Tigers.

Florida State 75, (24) N.C. State 61: At Tallahassee, Fla., Holly Johnson scored a career-high 21 points to lead the Seminoles past the Wolfpack.

(25) St. John’s 78, South Florida 71: At New York, Greeba Barlow scored 20 points to lead the Red Storm past the Bulls.