TOP 25 ROUNDUP | Women's college basketball



No. 2 Duke 81, Georgia Tech 41
DURHAM, N.C. -- Vicki Krapohl scored 18 points, and Monique Currie tied a school record with 12 assists as Duke beat Georgia Tech for the 23rd straight time Saturday. Alana Beard added 15 points as the Blue Devils (18-3, 9-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) rebounded from an 80-74 loss Wednesday to Florida State -- Duke's first in the ACC in nearly three years.Krapohl had 15 of her points as Duke marched to a 49-16 lead at the break. Currie, the third Duke player with 12 assists in a game, had 11 helpers in the first half, when the Blue Devils set the stage for the rout by taking a 23-3 lead.
Fallon Stokes scored 15 points to lead Georgia Tech (11-11, 2-8), which lost its third straight overall.
No. 3 Texas 75, Oklahoma St. 52
STILLWATER, Okla. -- Heather Schreiber scored 19 points to help Texas stake its claim to the nation's top ranking.The Longhorns, who haven't been No. 1 since December 1987, could take that spot in the new rankings Monday because both top-ranked Tennessee and No. 2 Duke lost a game last week.Jamie Carey added 13 points as Texas (21-2, 9-1 Big 12) won its seventh straight game. Trisha Skibbe had 15 points for Oklahoma State (8-13, 3-7).
Arizona St. 73, No. 7 Stanford 53
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Arizona State's Jenny Thigpin had 16 of her career-high 18 points in the second half, and Stanford lost its second straight game.Emily Westerberg added 16 points and eight rebounds for the Sun Devils (15-6, 9-3 Pac-10), who rallied from a 13-point deficit to win their fifth straight.Nicole Powell had 22 points and 15 rebounds for the Cardinal (17-5, 10-3).
No. 8 Louisiana Tech 89, Nevada 57
RENO, Nev. -- Amisha Carter had 24 points and 11 rebounds to lead Louisiana Tech to its ninth consecutive victory.Amber Obaze added 17 points and Trina Frierson 15 for the Lady Techsters (17-2, 10-1 Western Athletic).April Bankston and Jocelyn Mancebo scored 18 points each for Nevada (3-18, 2-9).
No. 25 Southwest Missouri St. 68, Northern Iowa 54
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Kari Koch scored 21 points, and Southwest Missouri got its 17th straight victory.Koch scored six of her points in the final few minutes, and Meg Tierney finished with 13 for Southwest Missouri (19-1, 10-0 Missouri Valley).Alex Cook led Northern Iowa (8-12, 4-7) with 14 points.
Source: Associated Press