TOP 25 ROUNDUP | Women's college basketball

No. 2 North Carolina 87, St. John's 43
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. -- Erlana Larkins had 17 points and 14 rebounds, Rashanda McCants scored 16 points and LaToya Pringle also had a double-double to keep North Carolina undefeated with its 13th straight win. McCants had 11 points and Larkins 10 in the opening half, when the Tar Heels (13-0) used a 29-7 run to take control. Pringle had 12 points and 11 rebounds. Monique McLean led St. John's (3-8) with 15 points.
No. 4 Duke 75, Southern Methodist 45
CANCUN, Mexico -- Abby Waner scored 12 points and Alison Bales dominated the paint to lead Duke over Southern Methodist in the Caribbean Classic. Bales added nine rebounds and four blocks for the Blue Devils (11-0), who held SMU to 22 percent shooting. Janielle Dodds led the Mustangs (7-4) with 14 points.
No. 5 Tennessee 66, West Virginia 51
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Candace Parker scored 19 points and Alexis Hornbuckle added 18 to lift Tennessee past West Virginia. Parker dunked for the third time this season, drawing a technical foul as the Lady Vols (10-1) were building a big lead in the first half. She had 13 points by halftime and finished with 10 rebounds. Ranisha White led West Virginia (7-5) with a career-high 16 points, while Olayinka Sanni had 10. LaQuita Owens added nine points and nine rebounds.
No. 7 LSU 83, McNeese State 28
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Sylvia Fowles scored 18 of her 20 points in the first half and LSU overwhelmed McNeese State to extend the nation's longest home winning streak to 38 games. Fowles, who added nine rebounds, made all seven of her field goal attempts for the Lady Tigers (12-1), who held McNeese state to 21 percent shooting from the field. Courtnee Hollins scored 11 points for the Cowgirls (2-9), who had 29 turnovers.
No. 11 Georgia 76, George Mason 51
FAIRFAX, Va. -- Tasha Humphrey scored 22 points to help Georgia rout George Mason. Humphrey's 3-point play early in the first half led Georgia (10-1) on a 12-0 run. Humphrey went 9-for-13 from the field and hit two 3-pointers. Lateisha Wade scored 17 points on 6-for-15 shooting to lead the Patriots (4-3), who had won four straight.
No. 13 Purdue 75, Texas-San Antonio 50
LAS VEGAS -- Katie Gearlds had 17 points and eight rebounds, and Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton scored 16 points in Purdue's victory in the Duel In The Desert. Erin Lawless had 14 points and seven rebounds, and FahKara Malone scored 12 points for the Boilermakers (10-2). Vivian Ewalefo led Texas-San Antonio (1-8) with 20 points, and Monica Gibbs had 13 points, seven rebounds and five assists.
No. 17 DePaul 97, Loyola of Chicago 70
GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico -- Caprice Smith scored 19 points and Allie Quigley added 13 with seven assists to lead DePaul past Loyola of Chicago in the San Juan Shootout. Missy Mitidiero added 15 for DePaul (10-1), which shot 48 percent from the field compared to 38 percent for Loyola (1-9). Loyola's Marquise Hanser scored 20 points, and Maggie McCloskey and Jenna Real added 15 apiece.
No. 18 Texas A & amp;M 70, Delaware St. 43
COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Takia Starks and Adrian McGowen both scored 13 points to lead Texas A & amp;M over Delaware State. The Aggies (8-2) led 39-11 at halftime, holding Delaware State to three field goals and 12 percent shooting in the opening 20 minutes. Four minutes into the second half, Texas A & amp;M led by 33 points, its largest lead of the game. Katrina Limbaha had 12 points and five rebounds for the Aggies, while Danielle Gant added 11 points, seven assists, six rebounds and four steals. La Toya Micheaux of Texas A & amp;M led both teams with nine rebounds and three blocks. Ashlee Burbage led Delaware State (4-5) with 17 points, while Raquel Collier added 13. The Aggies outscored the Hornets 38-16 in the paint and 25-13 off turnovers. Texas A & amp;M finished with a 46-31 rebound advantage.
No. 22 Pittsburgh 54, Liberty 47
CANCUN, Mexico -- Shavonte Zellous scored 23 points and Pittsburgh woke up after 15 lackluster minutes to defeat Liberty in the Caribbean Classic. The Panthers (12-0) shot 38 percent from the field and trailed for most of the game against Liberty (6-5), which got 16 points from Megan Frazee. Zellous, who also had seven rebounds, made a basket with 5:41 remaining for Pittsburgh's first lead in the second half, and the Panthers tightened on defense down the stretch.
No. 24 Arkansas 75,Stephen F. Austin 54
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. -- Donica Cosby made her first four 3-pointers and finished with 23 points to lead Arkansas and its best start since 1995-96. Cosby had seven of the Lady Razorbacks' 11 3-pointers. Center Lauren Ervin added 13 points and a game-high nine rebounds for Arkansas (13-1), which is off to its best start since the 1995-96 season. Arkansas shot better behind the arc (50 percent) than overall (38.9 percent). Charity Egenti scored 24 points on 12-of-19 shooting for Stephen F. Austin (7-5).
No. 25 Bowling Green 59,Texas-Arlington 48
CANCUN, Mexico -- Ali Mann and Amber Flynn scored 16 points apiece to lead Bowling Green over Texas-Arlington in the Caribbean Classic. Mann also had six rebounds and four assists for Bowling Green (8-2), and Liz Honegger added nine points and six boards. The Falcons outrebounded Texas-Arlington 36-28. Tiffeny Riles and LaTosha Duffey led Texas-Arlington (4-7) with 12 points each.
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