Tennessee’s Summitt Joins Exclusive 700-Win Club

With flowers from her team and a kiss from her son, Tyler, Pat Summitt celebrated a victory for the 700th time in her coaching career.

Semeka Randall’s 19 points led five Lady Vols (5-1) in double figures as No. 3-ranked Tennessee beat No. 25 Wisconsin, 85-62, Sunday, before 11,861 at Madison, Wis., giving Summitt her 700th career victory.

The 47-year-old coach became the youngest in college basketball to accomplish the feat and just the second woman to do so.

Summitt joined 16 men’s coaches and Texas’ Jody Conradt, who got her 730th career victory Saturday, in the 700-win club.

OTHER GAMES

Twins Kelly and Coco Miller combined for 44 points as No. 2 Georgia (9-1) routed Houston, 98-68, in the final of the Hilton Hobby Airport Classic at Houston. . . . Nikki Teasley scored 15 of her 24 points in the second half, leading No. 9 North Carolina (5-2) past Richmond, 106-80, in the consolation game of the Wachovia Invitational at Richmond, Va. . . . Georgia Schweitzer scored a 24 points to lead four players in double figures as No. 22 Duke (6-1) beat Virginia, 83-62, in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams. . . . No. 25 Virginia Tech (5-2) led, 42-20, at the half as Duquesne shot 28% and the Hokies went on to rout the Duke, 78-42, at Blacksburg, Va.