WOMEN'S TOP 25 Monday's games

No. 2 Duke 75, No. Tennessee 53
DURHAM, N.C. -- Second-ranked Duke beat No. 1 Tennessee with depth and defense. Lindsey Harding helped a bunch, too. The 5-foot-8 point guard dominated on both ends of the court, finishing with 15 points, four assists and eight steals as the Blue Devils denied Lady Vols coach Pat Summitt her 901st victory. Harding was one of five players in double figures for Duke (19-0), which took the lead for good midway through the first half and then pulled away. Monique Currie had 13 points and Mistie Williams, Abby Waner and Chante Black all scored 10. Candace Parker, Tennessee's dynamite freshman, had 17 points, five assists and three blocks, but she got little help. Leading scorer Shanna Zolman was held without a point, only the third time this season she has failed to reach double figures. Six players scored for the Lady Vols (18-1), and their 53 points were a season low. They were coming off an emotional victory over in-state rival Vanderbilt that gave Summitt win No. 900, but they never had a chance in this one. At least Summitt avoided the worst loss in her 32 years at the school -- she and Tennessee lost to Texas 91-60 in 1984. It was the second time this season Duke won a No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup -- the top-ranked men's team beat Texas 97-66 in early December. Harding and her teammates got a little revenge for losing to Tennessee two seasons ago in the most recent game between the top two teams in The Associated Press' women's poll. The Lady Vols were the lower-ranked team then when they won in Cameron Indoor Stadium, but their next trip to the historic arena didn't go so well. With all the tickets sold well in advance -- there were a surprising number of Tennessee fans scattered throughout the crowd of 9,314 -- the environment was raucous even before the opening tip.
DURHAM, N.C. -- Second-ranked Duke beat No. 1 Tennessee with depth and defense. Lindsey Harding helped a bunch, too. The 5-foot-8 point guard dominated on both ends of the court, finishing with 15 points, four assists and eight steals as the Blue Devils denied Lady Vols coach Pat Summitt her 901st victory. Harding was one of five players in double figures for Duke (19-0), which took the lead for good midway through the first half and then pulled away. Monique Currie had 13 points and Mistie Williams, Abby Waner and Chante Black all scored 10. Candace Parker, Tennessee's dynamite freshman, had 17 points, five assists and three blocks, but she got little help. Leading scorer Shanna Zolman was held without a point, only the third time this season she has failed to reach double figures. Six players scored for the Lady Vols (18-1), and their 53 points were a season low. They were coming off an emotional victory over in-state rival Vanderbilt that gave Summitt win No. 900, but they never had a chance in this one. At least Summitt avoided the worst loss in her 32 years at the school -- she and Tennessee lost to Texas 91-60 in 1984. It was the second time this season Duke won a No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup -- the top-ranked men's team beat Texas 97-66 in early December. Harding and her teammates got a little revenge for losing to Tennessee two seasons ago in the most recent game between the top two teams in The Associated Press' women's poll. The Lady Vols were the lower-ranked team then when they won in Cameron Indoor Stadium, but their next trip to the historic arena didn't go so well. With all the tickets sold well in advance -- there were a surprising number of Tennessee fans scattered throughout the crowd of 9,314 -- the environment was raucous even before the opening tip.
No. 6 Maryland 68,No. 25 Virginia Tech 62
BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Kristi Toliver scored 17 points, including 10 straight for Maryland down the stretch for the Terrapins. Toliver's 3-pointer broke a 54-all tie with 4:03 to play. She also hit four free throws in the final 90 seconds to help Maryland (17-2, 4-1 ACC) win its third straight. Crystal Langhorne had 21 points and 12 rebounds, and Marissa Coleman added nine points and 11 rebounds. Dawn Chriss had 19 points to lead the Hokies (14-4, 1-4). Kerri Gardin added 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Kirby Copeland added 13 points and Carrie Mason nine. Charmaine Carr gave Maryland its first lead since the game's opening minutes, scoring off a rebound to cap a 13-3 run and put the Terps ahead 43-42 with 13:49 left.