COLLEGE ROUNDUP Women's Top 25

No. 9 Purdue 73, No. 13 Penn State 66
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Shereka Wright scored 24 points, Mary Jo Noon had 18 points and 10 rebounds and Beth Jones added 14 points for Purdue. Lindsey Hicks scored nine points and Erika Valek had eight assists, as the Boilermakers (14-2, 3-1 Big Ten) improved to 8-0 at home and 24-1 in Big Ten home games since 1999. Kelly Mazzante, who entered second in the nation in scoring with 26.6 points, scored 16 for Penn State (13-4, 4-1), but shot just 5-for-18. Tanisha Wright had 12 points and seven assists, and Ashli Schwab grabbed 16 rebounds.
No. 1 Duke 71, Wake Forest 61
DURHAM, N.C. -- Alana Beard scored 29 points, including 10 of Duke's last 14, also had 11 rebounds and five assists for Duke (16-0, 4-0 Atlantic Coast Conference). Iciss Tillis also had a double-double with 13 points and 14 rebounds, while Vicki Krapohl added 11 points. Cotelia Bond-Young led Wake Forest (10-5, 1-4) with 17 points, while Erin Ferrell added 11 and Eafton Hill 10.
No. 2 LSU 82, Kentucky 39
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Doneeka Hodges shot 6-of-8 from 3-point range and finished with 24 points as Louisiana State stretched its winning streak to 15 games. LSU (15-0, 3-0 Southeastern Conference) matched the school record for longest winning streak -- set in the 1995-96 season -- and got off to its best start ever. Jenny Pfeiffer and Shambrica Jones each scored nine points for Kentucky (8-6, 1-1), which had won five of its last six.
No. 5 Tennessee 88, Alabama 45
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Gwen Jackson scored 13 of her 18 points in the first half to lead Tennessee. Kara Lawson added 16 points, Shyra Ely 14, Shanna Zolman 13 and Ashley Robinson 11 for Tennessee (13-3, 2-0 SEC). Beth Vice led Alabama (10-5, 0-2) with 13 points, and Shun Hunter added 10. Leading scorer Jamilah Johns, who entered averaging 13.5 points, was held to eight but added a game-high 12 rebounds.
No. 6 Stanford 85, Washington St. 56
STANFORD, Calif. -- Nicole Powell scored a season-high 24 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as Stanford won its 26th consecutive Pac-10 game. T'Nae Thiel added 11 points and Sebnem Kimyacioglu 10 for the Cardinal (5-0, 13-1). Jessica Perry scored a career-high 25 points to lead the Cougars (0-6, 0-14), who lost their 26th straight conference game and extended their overall losing streak to 38.
No. 8 North Carolina 77, Clemson 55
CLEMSON, S.C. -- Candace Sutton scored 15 points, including eight during a decisive second-half run, as North Carolina (15-1, 5-0 ACC) won its 12th straight. Chrissy Floyd, who came in averaging 17.5 points for Clemson (10-5, 2-2), which was held to 11 points on 5-of-20 shooting. Tabitha Vasilas led the Tigers with 13 points, while Maggie Slosser (Poland) scored five points off the bench.
No. 10 Arkansas 84, Florida 45
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Shameka Christon, Ruby Vaden and India Lewis each scored 14 points for Arkansas (15-2, 2-0 SEC), and Dana Cherry added 13. Tishona Gregory led Florida (8-7, 0-3) with 11 points, the only Florida player in double digits.
No. 11 Louisiana Tech 83, Nevada 54
RENO, Nev. -- Amisha Carter scored 15 points, and Louisiana Tech held Nevada without a basket for more than 11 minutes during a 25-2 run in the first half. Cheryl Ford added 13 points and Tina Frierson had 12 for the Lady Techsters (11-2, 4-0 Western Athletic Conference). April Bankston led the Wolf Pack (7-8, 0-5) with 14 points.
No. 14 South Carolina 66,No. 17 Vanderbilt 57
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Jocelyn Penn, the nation's leading scorer, scored 21 of her 27 points in the second half for South Carolina (14-2, 2-1 SEC), while Kelly Morrone added 14. Chantelle Anderson scored 20 points, and Ashley McElhiney 11 for Vanderbilt (10-5, 0-2).
No. 18 UC Santa Barbara 77,CS Northridge 43
LOS ANGELES -- Lindsay Taylor scored 16 points and Brandy Richardson grabbed 10 rebounds as UC Santa Barbara (12-2, 5-0 Big West Conference) won its sixth straight. Ofa Tulikihihifo and Brezya Rhodes scored 17 points apiece for Cal State-Northridge (1-14, 1-3).
No. 22 Arizona 79, Southern California 76
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Shawntinice Polk had 19 points and 12 rebounds as Arizona beat Southern California. Dee-Dee Wheeler added 23 points, Robin Roberson 13 and Aimee Grzyb had 11 for the Wildcats (11-4, 5-2 Pac-10). Ebony Hoffman and Aisha Hollans each had 21 points, and Rometra Craig added 17 for USC (6-11, 1-5).