COLLEGE ROUNDUP | Women's basketball
No. 2 Tennessee 70,No. 6 Stanford 66, OT
STANFORD, Calif. -- Shanna Zolman scored five of her 18 points in overtime. Stanford's Nicole Powell had 32 points and 16 rebounds, but was 7-for-25 in the second half. She missed a shot under pressure just before the buzzer at the end of regulation and a 3-pointer from the top of the arc with 11 seconds remaining in overtime that would have tied the score. Shyra Ely and Ashley Robinson added 16 points apiece for Tennessee (5-0). Stanford (6-1) had 20 turnovers and allowed 17 offensive rebounds. Tennessee's LaToya Davis forced the extra period when she stole the ball at midcourt from Kelley Suminski and tied the score at 56 with 20 seconds remaining.
No. 3 Duke 90, Tulsa 36
DURHAM, N.C. -- Mistie Bass had 21 points and a career-high 12 rebounds for Duke. Alana Beard added 19 points, and Monique Currie and Iciss Tillis had 16 apiece for the Blue Devils (6-1). Reserve Jillian Roberts led Tulsa (3-3), which lost its third straight, with 12 points.
No. 5 Texas 91, North Texas 50
AUSTIN, Texas -- Kala Bowers scored 17 of her 22 points in the second half, when Texas made 78 percent of its shots. Heather Schreiber added 19 points for the Longhorns (8-1), who scored 58 points after the break. Jamie Armstrong scored 18 points to lead North Texas (3-4).
No. 7 Penn St. 96, Pittsburgh 44
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Kelly Mazzante had 31 points in just 30 minutes and out-scored Pittsburgh 22-21 in the first half. Jess Strom, added 21 points and nine assists for Penn State (7-1), while Amanda Brown scored 12 points and Jessica Brungo 11. LaToya Kincaid led the Panthers (1-4), who trailed 54-21 and the break, with 16 points.
No. 11 Kansas St. 94, Creighton 60
MANHATTAN, Kan. -- Nicole Ohlde scored a season-high 32 points to lead Kansas State to its fifth straight victory. The Wildcats (7-2) have beaten their opponents by an average of 36 points during the streak. Kendra Wecker added 13 points, and Brie Madden 12. Christy Neneman led Creighton (3-4) with 19 points.
No. 12 Louisiana Tech 94,Mississippi St. 65
RUSTON, La. -- Trina Frierson scored 27 points and pulled down 11 rebounds, and Louisiana Tech had five double-figure scorers. Erica Smith-Taylor added 14 points for the Lady Techsters (6-1). Amber Obaze and Amisha Carter had 13 apiece and Lakiste Barkus 12. Seneca Anderson led Mississippi State (2-4) with 18 points.
Florida 75, No. 15 UC Santa Barbara 49
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Vanessa Hayden's 31 points, 17 rebounds and seven blocked shots helped Florida end a 13-game losing streak against ranked opponents. A pair of free throws by April McDivitt with 7:29 remaining pulled the Gauchos to 55-46, but Florida (6-2) closed the game with a 20-3 run to beat a ranked opponent for the first time since knocking off No. 11 Penn State on Dec. 3, 2000. Kristen Mann had 15 points for UCSB (4-2).
Rutgers 73, No. 19 TCU 65
PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Cappie Pondexter scored 23 points for Rutgers, which made 14-of-18 free throws in the final three minutes and ended a four-game losing streak while handing TCU its first loss. Chelsea Newton added 15 points for the Scarlet Knights (4-4). Sandora Irvin scored 20 points for TCU (6-1).
No. 24 Auburn 100, Prairie View A & amp;M 48
AUBURN, Ala. -- Le'Coe Willingham scored 19 points, and four others reached double figures for Auburn. Thompson scored a career-high 15 points for the Tigers (7-2), and Mandisa Stevenson added 15 for the Tigers. Tia Miller scored 14 points and grabbed 14 boards, and Natasha Brackett added 10 points. Angel Smith had 13 points for Prairie View (2-4).
Slippery Rock 60, Mercyhurst 48
ERIE, Pa. -- Kristin Bonner scored 15 points, Amber McFeely added 14 and Erin Frankovich scored 11 for the Rockets (3-5). Jess Caso had 11 rebounds for Slippery Rock. Cassie Seth led Mercyhurst (0-10) with 11 points.
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