Sports: Women's College Basketball
Published Monday, Feb. 13, 2012

After a crazy week in which 15 of the Top 25 teams lost, Baylor remains the unanimous No. 1 choice in The Associated Press women's college basketball poll.

Purdue Ohio St Basketball
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Purdue's Brittany Rayburn (5) shoots over Ohio State's Samantha Prahalis (21) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio . Ohio State won 80-71.

Published Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012

Coach Sharon Versyp knows there is nothing more important for her Purdue team than to learn from its mistakes.

Published Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012

Kim Barnes Arico became the winningest coach for St. John's when the Red Storm defeated 17th-ranked Rutgers 61-52 on Sunday.

West Virginia Notre Dame Basketball
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West Virginia center Ayana Dunning, left, throws a pass around Notre Dame guard Kayla McBride during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, in South Bend, Ind.

Published Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012

Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw said her team had it coming to them.

Published Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012

Markeshia Grant had 20 points, making five 3-pointers, and LaKeisha Sutton scored on a left-handed scoop shot in the final minute as No. 24 South Carolina held off Florida 62-58 on Sunday.

Published Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012

Samantha Prahalis hit a 3-pointer from the right wing with 41 seconds left, giving No. 10 Ohio State the boost it needed to hold off No. 16 Purdue 80-71 Sunday, turning the Big Ten race into a four-team logjam.

West Virginia Notre Dame Basketball
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West Virginia center Ayana Dunning, left, throws a pass around Notre Dame guard Kayla McBride during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, in South Bend, Ind.

Published Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012

Brooke Hampton made two free throws with 4.6 seconds remaining and West Virginia beat No. 2 Notre Dame 65-63 on Sunday, snapping Irish's 21-game winning streak.

Miami Maryland Basketball
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Miami guard Stefanie Yderstrom, left, of Sweden, drives against Maryland guard Anjale Barrett in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in College Park, Md., Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. Yderstrom contributed a game-high 26 points to Miami's 76-74 win.

Published Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012

Maryland blew a golden opportunity to beat Miami.

West Virginia Notre Dame Basketball
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Notre Dame guard Skylar Diggins (4) dribbles upcourt against West Virginia during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, in South Bend, Ind.

Published Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012

Brooke Hampton made two free throws with 4.6 seconds remaining and West Virginia beat No. 2 Notre Dame 65-63 on Sunday, snapping Irish's 21-game winning streak.

Published Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012

Georgia Tech had been looking for a signature victory all season long, and on Sunday the Yellow Jackets finally got one.

APTOPIX Miami Maryland Basketball
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Miami forward Sylvia Bullock, left, and Maryland forward Tianna Hawkins watch the ball bound away in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in College Park, Md., Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012.

Published Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012

Stefanie Yderstrom scored a career-high 26 points and Shenise Johnson added 20 to help sixth-ranked Miami rally to beat No. 8 Maryland 76-74 on Sunday.

Published Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012

Anne Marie Armstrong scored a career-high 23 points and No. 21 Georgia defeated Vanderbilt 76-63 on Sunday.

Published Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012

Sasha Goodlett had 13 points to help No. 22 Georgia Tech edge No. 22 North Carolina 56-54 on Sunday.

Published Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012

Elena Delle Donne, the leading scorer in NCAA Division I, had 31 points in 25 minutes and No. 12 Delaware beat Georgia State 94-56 on Sunday for its 12th consecutive victory.

Published Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012

Alex Bentley scored 18 points to lead four players in double figures, and No. 18 Penn State beat Northwestern 77-63 on Sunday.

Published Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012

Duke made the tough shots that Florida State didn't, and that was enough for the fifth-ranked Blue Devils to stay undefeated in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Texas A M Baylor Basketball
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Entertainer Trace Adkins, right, kisses the hand of Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey, left, as he walks onto the court to sing the national anthem before the start of an NCAA women's college basketball game against Texas A&M on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, in Waco, Texas.

Published Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012

Brittney Griner scored right away and top-ranked Baylor was quickly on the way to avenging its last loss, beating No. 15 Texas A&M 71-48 Saturday night in their first meeting since last year's NCAA tournament.

Georgetown Connecticut Basketball
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Georgetown head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy reacts in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Connecticut in Storrs, Conn., Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012.

Published Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012

What a difference one season makes.

Published Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012

Katelan Redmon scored 18 points, Kayla Standish recorded her third consecutive double-double and No. 19 Gonzaga bounced back from its worst conference loss in a decade to beat San Francisco 79-59 on Saturday.

Baylor Texas A M Trace Adkins Basketball
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Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey, left, laughs as country and western entertainer Trace Adkins responds to a question from reporters before an NCAA college basketball game against Texas A&M on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, in Waco, Texas.

Published Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012

Country music star Trace Adkins' latest performance was for his college crush.

Published Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012

Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis scored 23 points and third-ranked Connecticut got its 99th consecutive home victory, beating No. 14 Georgetown 80-38 on Saturday.

Published Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012

Julie Wojta had career highs of 30 points and 20 rebounds as No. 9 Wisconsin Green Bay bounced back from its first loss of the season and beat Wright State 64-59 on Saturday.

Published Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012

Becky Burke made eight of Louisville's school-record 18 3s and scored a career-high 28 points as the No. 20 Cardinals beat Syracuse 89-62 Saturday.

Published Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012

Megan Van Tatenhove scored on a spinning jumper in the lane with 23 seconds left to give No. 25 St. Bonaventure a 56-55 win over Dayton on Saturday.

Oklahoma Baylor Basketball
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Baylor 's Brittney Griner (42) celebrates a basket as she was fouled in the second half of an NCAA women's college basketball game Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, in Waco, Texas.

Published Friday, Feb. 10, 2012

Brittney Griner and her teammates didn't like what they saw on film this week.

USC Stanford Basketball
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Stanford forwards Chiney Ogwumike (13) and Joslyn Tinkle (44) and Southern California forward Cassie Harberts (11) vie for rebound in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Stanford, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012.

Published Thursday, Feb. 09, 2012

At this stage, Michael Cooper is working to position Southern California in the best possible spot for the Pac-12 tournament.

Ohio St Illinois Basketball
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Illinois forward Karisma Penn (00) tries to get a shot in front of Ohio State center Ashley Adams (33) in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game at Assembly Hall in Champaign, Ill., on Thursday Feb. 9, 2012. Illinois upset Ohio State 66-65.

Published Thursday, Feb. 09, 2012

Leading Illinois by one with less 16 seconds left in the game, Ohio State head coach Jim Foster stressed one simple message to his players: don't get beaten off the dribble.

Published Thursday, Feb. 09, 2012

Kim Parker had 16 points and BYU scored 20 straight in the second half to rout No. 19 Gonzaga 70-40 on Thursday night, handing the Bulldogs their worst conference loss in a decade.

Tennessee Vanderbilt Basketball
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Vanderbilt center Stephanie Holzer, center, shoots between Tennessee forwards Cierra Burdick (11) and Glory Johnson (25) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn.

Published Thursday, Feb. 09, 2012

Tiffany Clarke scored 23 points, and the Vanderbilt Commodores upset No. 11 Tennessee 93-79 on Thursday night for their fifth straight win overall and a very rare victory over their in-state rival.

USC Stanford Basketball
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Stanford guard Toni Kokenis (31) drives in front of Southern California guard Briana Gilbreath (15) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Stanford, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012.

Published Thursday, Feb. 09, 2012

Chiney Ogwumike had 21 points, 12 rebounds and a career-high six blocked shots and No. 4 Stanford extended its school-record home winning streak at Maples Pavilion to 75 with a 69-52 win over Southern California on Thursday night.

Published Thursday, Feb. 09, 2012

In Boston College's season filled with lopsided conference losses, the Eagles finally have something positive to focus on despite suffering their school-record 11th straight defeat.

Detroit Wis Green Bay Basketball
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Detroit's Senee Shearer, left, blocks a shot by Wisconsin-Green Bay's Hannah Quiling during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game on Thursday Feb. 9, 2012, in Green Bay, Wis.

Published Thursday, Feb. 09, 2012

Shareta Brown scored 24 points and Senee Shearer added 23 to help Detroit stun No. 9 Wisconsin-Green Bay 70-58 on Thursday night, handing the Phoenix their first loss of the season.

Published Thursday, Feb. 09, 2012

Alexis Burke made a game-winning layup with two seconds left to give Illinois a 66-65 win over No. 10 Ohio State on Thursday night.

Published Thursday, Feb. 09, 2012

C'eira Ricketts scored 16 points and had seven rebounds and seven assists to lead Arkansas to a 68-47 win over No. 24 South Carolina.

Published Thursday, Feb. 09, 2012

Elena Delle Donne had 27 points and 15 rebounds to lead No. 12 Delaware to its 11th straight victory, a 76-63 win over Old Dominion on Thursday night.

Maryland Clemson Basketball
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Maryland's Alicia DeVaughn (13) is fouled by Clemson's Lindsey Mason (31) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, in Clemson, S.C.

Published Thursday, Feb. 09, 2012

Lynetta Kizer scored 18 points and No. 8 Maryland had six players in double-figure to win their 10th straight game over Clemson, 91-61, on Thursday night.

Published Thursday, Feb. 09, 2012

Maggie Lucas scored 16 points to help No. 18 Penn State beat Wisconsin 69-54 on Thursday night.

Published Wednesday, Feb. 08, 2012

Turnovers proved to be the difference for the 22nd-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels in Wednesday's game against No. 6 Miami.

Published Wednesday, Feb. 08, 2012

Kelsey Bone and Karla Gilbert scored 14 points apiece to lead No. 15 Texas A&M to its fourth straight win, 67-36, over Kansas State on Wednesday night

NCarolina Miami Basketball
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Miami's Riquna Williams shoots against North Carolina in the half of an NCAA college basketball game in Coral Gables, Fla., Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012.

Published Wednesday, Feb. 08, 2012

Shenise Johnson scored 19 points and Riquna Williams added 17 to lead No. 6 Miami to a 61-37 win over No. 22 North Carolina on Wednesday night.

Published Wednesday, Feb. 08, 2012

Sugar Rodgers had 23 points and 11 rebounds to help No. 14 Georgetown beat Seton Hall 56-51 on Wednesday night.

Published Wednesday, Feb. 08, 2012

Megan Van Tatenhove and Armelia Horton scored 17 points each and No. 25 St. Bonaventure tied a school single-season record for wins with a 69-54 victory over Massachusetts on Wednesday night.

Connecticut Louisville Basketball
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Connecticut's Kelly Faris, right, knocks the ball away from Louisville's Bria Smith during the first half of their NCAA college basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012 in Louisville, Ky.

Published Tuesday, Feb. 07, 2012

Louisville coach Jeff Walz knew the Cardinals couldn't stop the entire Connecticut team.

Published Tuesday, Feb. 07, 2012

Devereaux Peters had a season-high 21 points and grabbed 16 rebounds, Kayla McBride added 19 points and No. 2 Notre Dame beat Syracuse 74-55 on Tuesday night.

Oklahoma Baylor Basketball
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Baylor 's Brittney Griner (42) saves a ball from going out-of-bounds in the first half of an NCAA women's college basketball game against Oklahoma Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, in Waco, Texas.

Published Monday, Feb. 06, 2012

Oklahoma coach Sherri Coale actually had a smile on her face when she walked off the court at halftime with her team down by 11 points at top-ranked Baylor.

Oklahoma Baylor Basketball
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Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey reacts to her team's play in the first half of an NCAA women's college basketball game against Oklahoma Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, in Waco, Texas.

Published Monday, Feb. 06, 2012

Baylor and Oklahoma have often played the most anticipated and best games in the Big 12 each season.

Maryland Georgia Tech Basketball
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Maryland'S Tianna Hawkins, center, and Laurin Mincy, right, react while Georgia Tech forward Chelsea Regins walks off the court with the Terrapins pulling away for a 64-56 win at the Arena at Gwinnett in Duluth, GA, Monday, Feb. 6, 2012.

Published Monday, Feb. 06, 2012

Georgia Tech coach MaChelle Joseph believes her team is good enough to compete with highly ranked opponents.

NCarolina Duke Basketball
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North Carolina coach Sylvia Hatchell speaks with an official during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Duke in Durham, N.C., Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. Duke won 96-56.

Published Monday, Feb. 06, 2012

This wasn't the kind of history No. 22 North Carolina wanted to make.

Maryland Georgia Tech Basketball
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Maryland forward AlyssaThomas (25) pushes the ball up the floor past Georgia Tech forward Danielle Hamilton-Carter, left, as guard Tyaunna Marshall (15) gives chase, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Monday, Feb. 6 , 2012, in Duluth. Ga.

Published Monday, Feb. 06, 2012

Alyssa Thomas scored 23 points and pulled down 12 rebounds, Tianna Hawkins added a career-high 23 points and No. 8 Maryland beat No. 22 Georgia Tech 64-56 on Monday night.

Wisconsin Ohio St Basketball
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Wisconsin's Morgan Paige, right, drives the lane against Ohio State's Darryce Moore during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio.

Published Monday, Feb. 06, 2012

Samantha Prahalis scored a career-high 34 points and No. 10 Ohio State made the most of an eight-day layoff to beat Wisconsin 72-58 on Monday night, the Buckeyes' 20th consecutive victory over the Badgers.






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