Tuesday, March 20, 2007
It became the lowest-seeded team to make it to the Sweet Sixteen.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
STANFORD, Calif. -- Alisa Kresge and the Marist Red Foxes are crashing the power-packed Dayton Regional.
Kresge dished out nine assists, handled Middle Tennessee's vaunted press with aplomb and helped hold Chrissy Givens in check as Marist became the third No. 13 seed ever to make it to the round of 16 with a 73-59 victory Monday night.
Nikki Flores scored 21 points to lead Marist, Julianne Viani and Meg Dahlman added 13 apiece and freshman Lynzee Johnson scored all seven of her points during a key 15-2 run late in the second half. The Red Foxes (29-5) snapped fifth-seeded Middle Tennessee's 27-game winning streak, the longest in the nation.
Coming into the NCAA tournament, the pundits pegged the Dayton Regional as the most powerful in the field with Tennessee, defending-national champion Maryland, Oklahoma and Ohio State. After knocking off fourth-seeded Ohio State and Middle Tennessee (30-4) in the first two rounds, the powerhouses will have to make room for tiny Marist.
Oklahoma 78, Marquette 47
AUSTIN, Texas -- Courtney Paris got her 60th consecutive double-double with 24 points and 10 rebounds despite spending almost 12 minutes of the first half on the bench, and sister Ashley Paris chipped in eight points and 10 boards for the Sooners.
Oklahoma (28-4), the No. 3 seed in the Dayton Regional, moves on to the round of 16 for the second consecutive year.
Krystal Ellis scored 12 points to lead Marquette (26-7).
Georgia 76, Iowa State 56
MINNEAPOLIS -- Cori Chambers scored all 18 of her points in a perfect first-half performance, and Georgia advanced to the school's 17th regional semifinal and fifth in a row.
Tasha Humphrey had 21 points and seven rebounds for the third-seeded Lady Bulldogs (27-6).
Lyndsey Medders had 11 points and nine assists for sixth-seeded Iowa State (26-9)..
George Washington 59, Texas A & amp;M 47
LOS ANGELES -- Kimberly Beck scored 18 points and made a 3-pointer that put the game away with 1:40 to play and fellow guard Sarah-Jo Lawrence added 12 points for the Colonials.
George Washington (28-3) will face either No. 1 seed North Carolina or ninth-seeded Notre Dame, which play Tuesday night, next weekend. It will be the Colonials' first trip to the round of 16 since 1997.
Takia Starks had 15 points for the Aggies (25-7), who had won their first tournament game since 1994 with a 58-50 win over Texas Arlington in Saturday's first round.
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