Women’s Roundup

GREENSBORO Region

At Bridgeport, Conn.

1 Connecticut (33-1)…89 16 Cornell (20-9)…47

Maya Moore scored 17 points to lead a balanced offense and the top-ranked Huskies cruised past the Big Red on coach Geno Auriemma’s 54th birthday.

Charde Houston added 14 points as Connecticut shot 54 percent from the field. Allie Fedorowicz and Gretchen Gregg scored eight points each to lead Cornell.

8 Texas (22-12)…72 9 Minnesota (20-12)…55

Brittainy Raven scored 19 points and the Longhorns routed the Gophers.

Erneisha Bailey added 16 for Texas, while Emily Fox led ninth-seeded Minnesota with 23 points.

At Norfolk, Va.

5 Old Dominion (30-4)…82 12 Liberty (28-4)…62

Shahida Williams scored 20 points on 10-for-11 shooting and the Lady Monarchs ended their six-game losing streak in the NCAA tournament.

Jazzmin Walters finished with 12 points and nine assists for the Lady Monarchs, and Megan Frazee led Liberty with 19 points.

4 Virginia (24-9)…86 13 UC Santa Barbara (23-8)…52

Lyndra Littles scored 17 points and the Cavaliers used a 16-0 run early in the second half to pull away from the Gauchos.

Aisha Mohammed added 15 points and Sharnee Zoll had 13 for Virginia. Big West player of the year Jessica Wilson led UCSB with 13 points before fouling out.

New Orleans Region

At Norfolk, Va.

1 North Carolina (31-2)…85 16 Bucknell (16-16)…50

The top-seeded Tar Heels opened the game with a 21-2 run and coasted past the Bison.

LaToya Pringle had 19 points and Erlana Larkins and Rashanda McCants had 15 each as the Tar Heels won their 14th straight. Lauren Schober led the Bison with 13 points.

8 Georgia (23-9)…67 9 Iowa (21-11)…61

Tasha Humphrey made a go-ahead turnaround jumper with 58 seconds left and Ashley Houts hit eight free throws in the final 41 seconds as the Bulldogs beat the Hawkeyes.

Angel Robinson led Georgia with 17 points and 11 rebounds, and Houts and Megan Darrah each scored 13.

At Bridgeport, Conn.

5 Kansas State (22-9)…69 12 Chattanooga (29-4)…59

Little-used reserve Kelsey Nelson scored a career-high 20 points to help the Wildcats snap the Mocs’ 24-game win streak.

Filling in for injured star Kimberly Dietz, Nelson scored seven straight points during the spurt to give the Wildcats a 45-41 lead with 9:17 left.

4 Louisville (25-9)…81 13 Miami (Ohio) (23-11)…67

Chauntise Wright had 21 points and seven rebounds, Angel McCoughtry scored 20 points and the Cardinals beat the RedHawks.

Amanda Jackson led MAC champion Miami with 22 points, 16 in the second half.

Oklahoma City Region

At College Park, Md.

3 Duke (24-9)…78 14 Murray State (24-8)…58

Wanisha Smith scored 16 points and Chante Black had 14 and the Blue Devils never trailed against the Racers, who were playing in their first NCAA tournament game.

6 Arizona State (22-10)…61 11 Temple (21-13)…54

Lauren Lacey opened the second half with two straight baskets to ignite a 13-point run and finished with 14 points as the Sun Devils pulled away from the Owls.

Ashley Morris led Temple with 21 points.

At West Lafayette, Ind.

4 Oklahoma (22-8)…69 13 Illinois State (26-7)…61

The Sooners started the second half with a 13-0 run, then held off a late rally to beat the Redbirds.

Courtney Paris had 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Sooners to extend her double-double streak to 91 consecutive games.

Kristi Cirone led Illinois State with 22 points.

5 Notre Dame (24-8)…75 12 SMU (24-9)…62

Ashley Barlow had 20 points, a career-high 12 rebounds, four steals and three assists, leading the Fighting Irish over the Mustangs.

SMU rallied several times but eventually wore down inside. Janielle Dodds and Jillian Samuels each had 15 points to lead the Mustangs.

9 Purdue (19-14)…66 8 Utah (27-5)…59

Kalika France and FahKara Malone scored 17 points each, and the Boilermakers beat the Utes.

Leilani Mitchell had 14 points for Utah.

1 Tennessee (31-2)…94 16 Oral Roberts (19-14)…55

With star Candace Parker struggling in foul trouble and neutralized by tough defense, freshman Angie Bjorklund, a U-Hi graduate, hit four 3-pointers and finished with 16 points to lead the Lady Volunteers over the Golden Eagles.

Parker had 14 points, four rebounds, four steals and two blocks in just 18 minutes.