Women Texas A&M tops Auburn No. 13 West Virginia and No. 24 Wyoming rolled to easier wins against weaker foes.
Takia Starks scored 17 points and No. 12 Texas A&M held off a second-half comeback by No. 14 Auburn to hand the Tigers their first loss, 62-60, last night in College Station, Texas.
Takia Starks scored 17 points and No. 12 Texas A&M held off a second-half comeback by No. 14 Auburn to hand the Tigers their first loss, 62-60, last night in College Station, Texas.
The Aggies (9-1) never lost a 39-28 halftime lead, despite a pair of 7-0 runs by Auburn.
For the Tigers (9-1), Whitney Boddie was one of four in double figures with 12 points.
West Virginia 93, Presbyterian 26 -
Meg Bulger scored 19 points and the No. 13 Mountaineers (9-1) rolled over the Blue Hose (1-9), who are in their first year as a Division I program, in Morgantown W. Va.
West Virginia scored 27 of the game's first 33 points and led by 52-12 at halftime.
Wyoming 75, Texas Woman's University 60 -
Jodi Bolerjack and Hanna Zavecz each scored 16 points to help the No. 24 Cowgirls (9-1) handle the Pioneers (3-5) in the Wyoming Shootout in Casper.
Penn State 64, Bucknell 55 -
Tyra Grant scored 14 of her game-high 20 points in the second half, and Mashea Williams had her first career double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds as the Nittany Lions (9-3) put away the Bison (3-6) in Lewisburg, Pa. It's the first time in five seasons that Penn State has reached nine nonconference wins.
Philadelphia University 73, Molly College 64 -
Jessica Romano had a game-high 21 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Rams (5-3) by the Lions (1-9) in a nonconference game in Rockville Centre, N.Y.
Holy Family 66, New York Institute Tech 49 -
Catherine Carr scored a game-high 25 points and Christine McCollum added 17 points and 10 rebounds to lift the 16th-ranked Tigers (7-0) over the Bears (3-5) in a nonconference game in Old Westbury, N.Y.
Widener 84, Rowan 73 -
Beth Dessart Mager scored 24 points for the Pride (6-3) in a nonconference win over the Profs (5-4) in Glassboro. Ashley Ceplicki scored 16 for Rowan.
Cheyney 82, Lincoln 66 -
Playing at Temple's McGonigle Hall, Lutfiyya Muhammed scored 15 points to pilot the Wolves (1-4) to their first win in the nonconference game with the Lions (2-8). DeJuana Mosley led Lincoln with 20 points and 11 rebounds.