Roundup

Greensboro Region

At Des Moines, Iowa

7 Iowa State (21-12)…58 10 Georgia Tech (22-10)…55

Alison Lacey hit a running shot in the lane with 47.4 seconds left and added two free throws to lift the Cyclones over the Yellow Jackets in first-round play.

Iowa State built a 13-point lead in the second half behind freshman Kelsey Bolte’s long-range shooting.

2 Rutgers (25-6)…85 15 Robert Morris (23-10)…42

Kia Vaughn led four players in double figures with 22 points and the Scarlet Knights routed the Colonials.

Rutgers put Robert Morris on its heels early, opening the game with a 15-2 run.

The lone bright spot for Robert Morris came when Sade Logan tied the Division I record for 3s in a season, 126, set by Alabama State’s Lisa McMullen in 1991. But Logan was just 3 of 15 from the field and 2 of 9 from 3-point range.

At Stanford, Calif.

6 George Washington (26-6)…66 11 Auburn (20-12)…56

Jessica Adair had 17 points and 13 rebounds and Antelia Parrish added 15 points and seven boards, leading the Colonials over the Tigers.

The Colonials advance to play No. 3 seed California.

Parrish made four 3-pointers and converted a key three-point play with 5:50 remaining for the Colonials, who closed the regular season by winning 10 of 11 games.

New Orleans Region

At Des Moines, Iowa

3 Oklahoma State (26-7)…85 14 East Tennessee St. (21-12)…73

There’s more to Oklahoma State than Andrea Riley. A lot more, as it turns out.

Riley did her part with 26 points and five assists and three teammates made major contributions as the Cowgirls beat the Lady Bucs.

Maria Cordero had a season-high 23 points and nine rebounds, Taylor Hardeman scored 13 and Shaunte Smith added 10 points and 12 rebounds.

Oklahoma State won in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1996 and earned a second-round date with Florida State.

11 Florida State (19-13)…60 6 Ohio State (22-9)…49

Tanae Davis-Cain scored 27 points, one shy of her career high, and Mara Freshour added 14 points and 12 rebounds to help the Gators upset the Buckeyes.

The Seminoles, a somewhat surprising at-large pick after losing seven of their last 11 games, sure looked as though they belonged against the listless Buckeyes.

At Baton Rouge, La.

7 Marist (32-2)…76 10 DePaul (20-12)…57

Rachele Fitz scored 23 points and the Red Foxes closed the game with a 32-2 run to beat the Blue Demons.

Julianne Viani had 16 of her 18 points in the second half for seventh-seeded Marist, which has won 23 straight games. The Red Foxes last lost a game on Dec. 12.

The Blue Demons were leading 55-44 midway through the second half when Marist took over.

2 LSU (28-5)…66 15 Jackson State (18-14)…32

Sylvia Fowles scored 16 points and then called it a night as LSU Tigers made easy work of the Jackson State Tigers.

LSU will take on Marist in the second round.

Gabrielle Jones led Jackson State, which is 0-4 in tourney appearances, with seven points.

Oklahoma City Region

At Baton Rouge, La.

2 Texas A&M (27-7)…91 15 UT-San Antonio (23-10)…52

Morenike Atunrase scored 19 points to lead the Aggies over the Roadrunners.

The Aggies had an easy time with the overmatched Roadrunners, taking a lead to open the game and never relinquishing it.

10 Hartford (22-9)…59 7 Syracuse (28-5)…55

MaryLynne Schaefer made a 3-pointer with 13 seconds left to put the Hawks ahead and then added a pair of free throws to give Hartford a victory over the Orange.

Hartford advances to play Texas A&M.

Syracuse is winless in four NCAA appearances.