Stanford forward Kayla Pedersen (14) and Pepperdine guard T'Keyah Shealy (24) wait for rebound in the first half of their women's NCAA college basketball game in Stanford, Calif., Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.
STANFORD, Calif. Kayla Pedersen had 22 points, nine rebounds and four assists, and No. 2 Stanford extended its winning streak at Maples Pavilion to 30 games with a 99-50 rout of Pepperdine in its home opener Thursday night.
Michigan State's Allyssa DeHaan (41) blocks a shot by Notre Dame's Becca Bruszewski (32) during the first half of a women's NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, in East Lansing, Mich.
EAST LANSING, Mich. Ashley Barlow scored 18 points and hit a tiebreaking free throw with 10 seconds left, lifting No. 5 Notre Dame to a 68-67 victory over No. 21 Michigan State on Thursday night.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Freshman guard Jasmine James scored 25 points and Ashley Houts added 21 for No. 16 Georgia in a 74-57 win over Chattanooga on Thursday night.
Duke's Jasmine Thomas, right, shoots over Georgia Southern's Kayla Dayton (10) in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Durham, N.C., Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. Thomas scored 12 points as Duke won 69-42.
DURHAM, N.C. Jasmine Thomas scored 12 points to lead a balanced offense and No. 11 Duke won easily in its home opener, routing Georgia Southern 69-42 on Thursday night.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. Becca Tobin scored 14 points and No. 14 Arizona State held Yale scoreless for more than 9 minutes in the first half en route to an 82-46 victory Thursday night.
Michigan State's Allyssa DeHaan (41) blocks a shot by Notre Dame's Becca Bruszewski (32) during the first half of a women's NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, in East Lansing, Mich.
EAST LANSING, Mich. Ashley Barlow scored 18 points and hit a tiebreaking free throw with 10 seconds left, lifting No. 5 Notre Dame to a 68-67 victory over No. 21 Michigan State on Thursday night.
Ohio State's Tayler Hill, center, shoots between West Virginia's Liz Repella, left, and Korinne Campbell during the first half of a Women's NIT college basketball tournament game Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, in Columbus, Ohio.
COLUMBUS, Ohio Samantha Prahalis had 14 points and 12 assists, and No. 3 Ohio State scored the first 17 points to roll past West Virginia 92-69 Thursday night in the semifinals of the Preseason WNIT.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas Danielle Adams scored 15 points in only 18 minutes and No. 15 Texas A&M cruised past Rice 86-50 Wednesday night.
CARBONDALE, Ill. Hannah Tuomi had 20 points and eight rebounds as No. 22 Vanderbilt beat Southern Illinois 90-64 Wednesday night.
STARKVILLE, Miss. Alexis Rack scored 16 points to lead No. 25 Mississippi State to an 81-35 victory over Utah Valley on Wednesday night.
LSU forward Taylor Turnbow (35) wrestles the offensive rebound away from Middle Tennessee forward Alysha Clark (22) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, in Baton Rouge, La. Turnbow had 17-points on the night to lead all scorers and Clark had 16-points to lead her team. LSU won 61-40.
BATON ROUGE, La. Taylor Turnbow had 17 points and 12 rebounds to lead No. 7 LSU to a 61-40 victory over No. 24 Middle Tennessee on Wednesday night.
IOWA CITY, Iowa Danielle McCray scored 20 points and No. 19 Kansas used a late 11-0 run to beat Iowa 66-55 on Wednesday night.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Chelsea Shine had a career-high 27 points and 11 rebounds to lead No. 12 Virginia to a 110-63 victory over South Carolina Upstate on Wednesday night.
North Carolina's Cetera DeGraffenreid (22) drives to the basket as Coastal Carolina's Kendra Reynolds (40) and Olivia Irick (15) defend during the first half of an NCAA women's college basketball game in Chapel Hill, N.C., Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. Cetera DeGraffenreid scored 20 points and tied a career high with eight steals to help No. 4 North Carolina defeat Coastal Carolina 88-49 on Wednesday night.
SAN ANTONIO It's safe to say that Geno Auriemma and Pat Summitt didn't spend much time catching up in Texas.
BERKELEY, Calif. Freshman Layshia Clarendon hit a go-ahead jumper with 48 seconds left and a free throw with 7 seconds remaining and No. 17 California overcame a cold shooting night to beat Saint Mary's 68-65 on Tuesday for its fifth straight win in the series.
Connecticut's Kalana Greene celebrates a call during the first half of a NCAA college basketball game against the University of Texas, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, in San Antonio.
SAN ANTONIO Defending champion Connecticut arrived in San Antonio five months before the Final Four begins here.
Baylor's Melissa Jones (5) looses the ball on her way to the hoop as Tennessee Tech's Kylie Cook (41) defends during second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday Nov. 17, 2009 in Waco, Texas.
WACO, Texas Baylor freshman phenom Brittney Griner had 10 points, 11 rebounds, eight blocks and missed her only dunk attempt before fouling out with 10 minutes left in the eight-ranked Lady Bears' home opener, a 100-55 victory over Tennessee Tech on Tuesday night.
HARTFORD, Conn. Erica Beverly had 14 points and 11 rebounds to help Hartford upset No. 23 Louisville 62-50 on Tuesday night.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. Chasity Clayton scored 13 points, Christian Hunnicutt added 10 and No. 13 Florida State beat rival Florida 66-62 on Tuesday night.
Tennessee's Taber Spani, left, drives past Texas Tech's Chynna Brown during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in San Antonio, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009.
SAN ANTONIO Taber Spani scored 18 points and Glory Johnson added 17 points to lead No. 6 Tennessee past Texas Tech 91-53 on Tuesday night.
UAB's Jasmine Green, top, and Ohio State's Jantel Lavender fight for a rebound during the first half of an NCAA college basketball gam in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009.
COLUMBUS, Ohio Jantel Lavender scored 21 of her 30 points in the first half and No. 3 Ohio State beat Alabama-Birmingham 88-55 on Tuesday night.
With a 70-point laugher in its opener, Connecticut looked every bit like the No. 1 team in women's basketball.
BERKELEY, Calif. Freshman DeNesha Stallworth scored 17 points to help No. 18 Cal open its season with a 100-43 win over Idaho State on Sunday night.
CHICAGO Dierdre Naughton scored 20 points and topped 1,000 points in her DePaul career and the 17th-ranked Blue Demons beat North Dakota State 77-65 on Sunday night.
Notre Dame guard Skylar Diggins, left, grabs a pass as Arkansas-Pine Bluff Tashayla Jackson defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009, in South Bend, Ind.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. Becca Bruszewski had 19 points and 10 rebounds and No. 4 Notre Dame dominated inside, opening the season with a 102-57 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Sunday night.
Baylor's Mariah Chandler (44) rebounds over Tennessee's Alyssia Brewer (33) during their NCAA basketball game Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009 in KNoxville, Tenn.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Shekinna Stricklen had 25 points and 14 rebounds, and No. 8 Tennessee beat No. 7 Baylor 74-65 on Sunday in the State Farm Tip-Off Classic.
TEMPE, Ariz. Becca Tobin scored a career-high 18 points to help No. 16 Arizona State beat South Dakota State 73-64 Sunday in the Sun Devils' opener.
STILLWATER, Okla. Andrea Riley scored 24 points and Tegan Cunningham had 20 points and 10 rebounds as Oklahoma State beat No. 19 Georgia Tech 70-64 on Sunday in the second round of the Preseason Women's NIT.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Reserve Tiffany Clarke scored 14 points and No. 22 Vanderbilt rolled to a 90-54 victory over Lehigh on Sunday.
DAYTON, Ohio Monique Reid had 18 points and 14 rebounds to lead No. 23 Louisville to a 65-63 victory over Dayton on Sunday.
LAWRENCE, Kan. Danielle McCray scored 21 of her 27 points in a dominating first half and Aishah Sutherland added 24, helping No. 20 Kansas open the season with a resounding 106-80 win over Oral Roberts on Sunday.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas Danielle Adams scored 24 points in her Texas A&M debut and the Aggies stunned No. 6 Duke 95-77 on Sunday.
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. Alysha Clark had 32 points and 15 rebounds for her 56th career double-double, leading No. 24 Middle Tennessee to a 78-53 victory over Central Florida on Sunday.
BATON ROUGE, La. Senior guard Allison Hightower scored 20 points before sitting for most of the second half and No. 9 LSU ran away to a 92-19 victory over Centenary on Sunday.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Monica Wright made her final 10 shots from the field and scored 25 of her game-high 31 points in the second half to lift No. 14 Virginia past Manhattan 86-68 on Sunday.
ATHENS, Ga. Porsha Phillips and Jasmine James each scored 15 points and No. 21 Georgia held off No. 13 Oklahoma's second-half comeback for a 62-51 victory Sunday.
COLUMBUS, Ohio Jantel Lavender had 23 points and 14 rebounds to lead No. 3 Ohio State to a 91-72 victory over Bowling Green on Sunday in the quarterfinals of the Preseason WNIT.
PISCATAWAY, N.J. Kayla Pedersen scored 22 points and Nnemkadi Ogwumike added 21 to help No. 2 Stanford power past No. 25 Rutgers 81-66 on Sunday.
Michigan State's Aisha Jefferson (22) looks for a shot against Detroit during the first half of their NCAA college basketball game on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009, in Detroit.
DETROIT Aisha Jefferson scored 16 points to help No. 10 Michigan State beat Detroit 71-62 on Sunday for its first win of the season.
Connecticut's Kalana Greene, left, reaches 1,000 points with this basket against Northeastern during the first half of an NCAA women's college basketball game in Storrs, Conn., Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009.
STORRS, Conn. Tina Charles scored 26 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as top-ranked Connecticut began the defense of its sixth national title with a 105-35 rout of Northeastern on Saturday.
HOUSTON Bridgette Mitchell scored 18 points, Krystal Thomas added 14 points and 12 rebounds and No. 6 Duke cruised to a season-opening 104-35 win over Houston Baptist on Friday night.
Texas-San Antonio forward Judy Jones, left, fights for ball with Texas forward Earnesia Williams, right, during the first half of an NCAA college women's basketball game Friday, Nov. 13, 2009, in Austin, Texas.
AUSTIN, Texas Brittainey Raven had 11 points after sitting out the first half due to a suspension and No. 12 Texas rallied to beat Texas-San Antonio 71-60 on Friday night.
NORMAN, Okla. Danielle Robinson and Amanda Thompson each scored 17 points and No. 13 Oklahoma opened the post-Courtney Paris era with a 108-66 win against Mercer on Friday night.
ATLANTA Mo Bennett had 21 points and seven rebounds to help No. 19 Georgia Tech beat Winthrop 63-30 in the opener of the Women's Preseason NIT.
DAYTON, Ohio Kristin Daugherty scored 17 points and Dayton upset No. 10 Michigan State 77-74 on Friday night in the season opener for both teams.
Virginia coach Debbie Ryan talks to her team against Maryland-Baltimore County during the first half of an NCAA women's college basketball game, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009, in Catonsville, Md.
CATONSVILLE, Md. Virginia coach Debbie Ryan earned her 700th career victory Friday night, getting 15 second-half points from Monica Wright in a 68-57 win over Maryland-Baltimore County.
COLUMBUS, Ohio Jantel Lavender had 24 points and 13 rebounds to lead No. 3 Ohio State to a 91-68 win over Eastern Illinois on Friday in the first round of the preseason Womens National Invitational Tournament.
WACO, Texas Baylor freshman phenom Brittney Griner got her first dunk in a game for the No. 7 Lady Bears, though she is not yet officially the seventh woman to dunk in a college game.
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