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Women's College Basketball: UConn tops Texas easily

Geno Auriemma became the second coach to achieve 100 victories in the NCAA tournament as Connecticut pulled off a record 105-54 rout of No. 5 Texas (24-11) in Albany, N.Y., Saturday in the Sweet 16. Auriemma and Pat Summitt are the only coaches to reach that milestone.

Geno Auriemma became the second coach to achieve 100 victories in the NCAA tournament as Connecticut pulled off a record 105-54 rout of No. 5 Texas (24-11) in Albany, N.Y., Saturday in the Sweet 16. Auriemma and Pat Summitt are the only coaches to reach that milestone.

Top-seeded UConn (35-1) is three wins away from a third straight national championship and 10th overall. Junior Breanna Stewart scored 31 points for the Huskies. They will face Dayton on Monday.

Dayton 82, Louisville 66 - Andrea Hoover scored 26 points and the seventh-seeded Flyers (28-6) continued their improbable run with a win over the third-seeded Cardinals (27-7).

Spokane Regional

Tennessee 73, Gonzaga 69 -

Cierra Burdick scored 22 points, including the game-winning free throws, as the Vols beat the 11th-seeded Bulldogs in overtime to reach the Spokane Regional final.

Second-seeded Tennessee (30-5) overcame poor shooting and a 17-point deficit for the win.

The Vols will face top-seeded Maryland (33-2) Monday.