Marist shocks Ohio State, 67-63

Marist would not be bullied into an early exit this March.

The gutsy Red Foxes drew offensive fouls and scrapped with a bigger, more physical Ohio State team, shocking the heavily favored Buckeyes, 67-63, last night in a Dayton Regional game played in Stanford, Calif., to reach the second round for the first time in school history.

Julianne Viani made six three-pointers and finished with 24 points as Marist (28-5) upset a No. 4 seed.

It was a monumental night for the little-known Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, which had been 0-21 all-time in the tournament before the Red Foxes put the league on the map in the school's third NCAA trip in four years.

Middle Tennessee 85, Gonzaga 46 - Middle Tennessee (30-3) flashed, trapped and ran like crazy. The Zags (24-10) never had a chance in their NCAA tournament debut.

Chrissy Givens moved up yet another spot on the school's scoring list with 24 points, and the fifth-seeded Blue Raiders easily kept the nation's-longest winning streak alive at 27 games with a win in Stanford.

Oklahoma 74, Southeast Missouri State 60 - There's more to the Sooners than Courtney Paris. Just enough, it turns out, for third-seeded Oklahoma (27-4) to hold off No. 14 Southeast Missouri State (24-8) in Austin.

Marquette 87, Louisiana-Lafayette 58 - With a fast start in front of almost empty arena, Marquette was off and running past the Ragin' Cajuns.

Krystal Ellis and Christina Quaye each scored 17 points and sixth-seeded Marquette (26-6) routed No. 11-seed Louisiana-Lafayette (25-9) in Austin.

West Virginia 65, Xavier 52 -

West Virginia outmuscled Xavier and the Mountaineers are moving on.

West Virginia's Olayinka Sanni controlled the paint, scoring 20 points to lead the 11th-seeded Mountaineers (21-10) in a game played in Austin.

Amber Harris, the Atlantic Ten rookie of the year, had 19 points and 10 rebounds for the sixth-seed Musketeers (26-8), but couldn't stop Sanni.

LSU 77, North Carolina-Asheville 39 - For a team in turmoil, the Tigers (27-7) sure cruised through a game played in Austin.

RaShonta LeBlanc and Quianna Chaney each scored 15 points, hitting all of third-seeded LSU's season-high nine three-pointers in a win over No. 14 North Carolina-Asheville (21-12).

Stanford 96, Idaho State 58 - Stanford protected its home floor - and the Cardinal (29-4) didn't even need a huge day from star Candice Wiggins.

Brooke Smith made her first 10 shots on the way to a season-high 29 points, Cissy Pierce hit two early three-pointers, and the Cardinal breezed over Idaho State in Stanford.

Florida State 85, Old Dominion 75 - The Seminoles took care of one tradition-rich program and might have an even bigger task ahead in the next round.

Britany Miller scored 20 points and Florida State (23-9) shot 58 percent to beat Old Dominion in a physical first-round game played in Stanford.

Purdue 63, Oral Roberts 42

- Purdue moved on without a problem. Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton had 16 points to lead the second-seeded Boilermakers (29-5) past 15th-seeded Oral Roberts (22-11) in Minneapolis.

Georgia 53, Belmont 36 - The Bulldogs had too much experience, too much pedigree and too much defense for the Bruins (25-7). Tournament-tested Georgia (26-6) held the newcomers from Nashville to one field goal in the final 15 minutes, 22 seconds of an ugly first-round victory played in Minneapolis.

Iowa State 79, Washington 60 - Nicky Wieben scored 11 of her 18 points in the second half and Toccara Ross added 12 points to lead sixth-seeded Iowa State in a game played in Minneapolis.

Iowa State (26-8) overcame a shoddy start by shutting down Huskies star Cameo Hicks early. Hicks finished with 19 points for Washington (18-13).

Georgia Tech 55, DePaul 54 - Georgia Tech took a long time to get going, but Jacqua Williams sent the Yellow Jackets to their first NCAA tournament victory at the end of a sluggish game played in Minneapolis.

Williams swished a running one-handed shot in the lane with 21/2 seconds left to lift seventh-seeded Georgia Tech (21-11) past 10th-seeded DePaul (19-13).

George Washington 76, Boise State 67 - For tournament-tested George Washington, there was never a doubt. Jessica Adair dominated the inside from the opening tip, and the fifth-seeded Colonials (27-3) scored the first 19 points to beat 12th-seeded Boise State (24-9).

Texas A&M 58, Texas Arlington 50 - The Aggies avoided another first-round upset to an intrastate opponent. Danielle Gant scored 20 of her 24 points in the second half and grabbed 14 rebounds to help fourth-seeded Texas A&M beat 13th seed Texas Arlington in Los Angeles.

Arizona State 57, UC Riverside 50

- Upstart UC Riverside appeared to be nothing more than a minor hurdle for third-seeded Arizona State (29-4). Instead, the Sun Devils needed a furious second-half rally to avoid one of the biggest upsets in NCAA tournament history in Los Angeles.

Briann January scored 15 points, Danielle Orsillo added 13, and third-seeded ASU rallied from a 15-point deficit to beat the 14th-seeded Highlanders (27-7).

Louisville 80, BYU 54 - Louisville's tournament troubles appear over, at least for now.

After two straight first-round exits, the sixth-seeded Cardinals (27-7) beat No. 11 seed Brigham Young (23-10) in a game played in Los Angeles.