No. 9 Tennessee 78, No. 15 DePaul 63

No. 9 Tennessee 78, No. 15 DePaul 63
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Freshman Alexis Hornbuckle looked shaky early in her first start for ninth-ranked Tennessee. The point guard regrouped in the second half and so did the Lady Vols. Hornbuckle scored 15 points, reserve center Sybil Dosty had 11 points and 11 rebounds and Tennessee rallied from 15 points down for a win against No. 15 DePaul. The Lady Vols (5-2) trailed the entire first half and didn't take the lead until 11:20 left in the game. Hornbuckle struggled at first in replacing senior Loree Moore, who had her tonsils removed on Friday and could be out for a month. "Alexis started the game on her heels and finished the game on her toes," Tennessee coach Pat Summitt said. "I thought she was able to turn it around in the course of the game. A lot of times in my career I've had players that couldn't do that. They had to wait until the next time to play." The Blue Demons (6-2) tied it twice after the Lady Vols finally took the lead but could not regain the momentum they had earlier. DePaul was down by five with 2:35 remaining when the Lady Vols took control for good with a 9-0 run. The Blue Demons are now 0-16 against Tennessee. The Lady Vols were trying to regroup after losing Dec. 2 to Duke, only the 14th loss for Tennessee in Thompson-Boling Arena since it opened in 1987.
No. 2 Stanford 80, San Francisco 51
SAN FRANCISCO -- Freshman Candice Wiggins scored 22 points and had four steals, two assists and a blocked shot, and second-ranked Stanford remained unbeaten with a win against San Francisco. Stanford (7-0) beat USF for the 13th straight time and leads the overall series 19-9. Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer sat on the opposite bench of her sister, Heidi, for the first time in her 19 years leading the Cardinal. Heidi, the top assistant for USF, is a former WNBA coach in Minnesota and Sacramento who also worked as head coach at Eastern Washington. Dominique Carter led the Dons (5-4) with 17 points, 15 in the second half.
No. 3 Duke 83, Liberty 48
DURHAM, N.C. -- Wanisha Smith scored a career-high 21 points to lead four Duke players in double figures and the third-ranked Blue Devils easily defeated Liberty. Monique Currie added 15, Mistie Williams 11 and Laura Kurz 10 as Duke (8-1) won its sixth straight. Katie Feenstra played the final 11:14 with four fouls but still led Liberty (3-4) with 13 points. Kristal Tharp chipped in 10 as the Flames lost their second straight after upsetting then-No. 19 Kansas State on Dec. 4.
No. 5 N. Carolina 94, C. Carolina 52
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Camille Little scored 18 points and freshman Erlana Larkins added 17 in her first start Sunday to lift fifth-ranked North Carolina past Coastal Carolina . La'Tangela Atkinson added 13 points and 12 rebounds for the Tar Heels (8-1), who had no trouble rebounding from their first loss of the season. Demaria Young scored 16 to lead the Chanticleers (2-3). The Tar Heels hadn't played since last week's 77-71 loss at Penn State, which dropped them from the No. 2 ranking -- the highest in school history.
No. 11 Georgia 70, No. 24 Arizona 62
ATHENS, Ga. -- Freshman Tasha Humphrey scored 19 of her 21 points in the second half and No. 11 Georgia beat No. 24 Arizona. Arizona center Shawntinice Polk fouled out with nearly 12 minutes to play, robbing the Wildcats (6-2) of their only low-post presence. She scored 11 points in 22 minutes. Dee-Dee Wheeler finished with 16 points, all but two in the last 14 minutes, to lead Arizona. Humphrey was 6-of-8 from the field goals and made nine of 12 free throws for Georgia (7-3).
No. 13 Texas Tech 86, Mississippi 38
LUBBOCK, Texas -- Chesley Dabbs scored 21 points and Alesha Robertson added 16 to lead No. 13 Texas Tech to an easy win against Mississippi. Texas Tech (5-1) held Ole Miss (4-3) to 16 percent shooting from the field. The Lady Raiders scored 23 points off turnovers. Texas Tech led 42-11 at the half and shot 51 percent from the field for the game.
No. 14 Vanderbilt 94, St. Louis 51
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Ashley Earley scored 20 points and Carla Thomas added 19 to lead No. 14 Vanderbilt against St. Louis. Abi Ramsey finished with 11 points for Vanderbilt (7-1). Mia Johnson led St. Louis (1-7) with 25 points. Vanderbilt scored 14 straight points early in the first half, charging to an 18-2 lead. The Commodores led by as many as 48 points.
No. 19 Maryland 81, Monmouth 49
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Shay Doron had 20 points and seven steals to lead No. 19 Maryland to a win against Monmouth, its fifth straight victory. The Terrapins (7-1) are off to their best start since going 9-1 to open the 1996-97 season. Monmouth (4-4), which has lost three of four games, got 17 points from Naimh Dwyer. Playing the Terrapins for the first time since Nov. 11, 1985, the Hawks fell to 0-2 all-time against Maryland.
No. 21 Purdue 74, W. Michigan 42
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Erin Lawless scored a career-high 26 points and grabbed seven rebounds and No. 21 Purdue beat Western Michigan. Katie Gearlds and Aya Traore each scored 13 points for the Boilermakers (6-2), who improved to 5-0 all-time against the Broncos and won their 17th straight game against teams from the Mid-American Conference. Kelly Koerber had 15 points and Carrie Moore added 12 points and 11 rebounds to lead Western Michigan (0-5).
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