Stringer Reaches 600-Victory Plateau

C. Vivian Stringer became the third women’s basketball coach to get 600 victories as No. 16-ranked Rutgers (5-2) was a 68-64 winner over No. 25 Texas (7-3) at Piscataway, N.J. Stringer joined Texas Coach Jody Conradt and Tennessee’s Pat Summitt in reaching the milestone. Stringer has also coached at Cheyney State and Iowa, and her teams have lost only 185 games over 27 seasons. . . . No. 8 Auburn (8-1) shot 61% in a 91-55 victory over Iowa (3-5) at Iowa City. . . . Katie Douglas had 18 points to lead No. 12 Purdue (8-1) to a 48-40 victory over Kentucky (5-3) in the Boilermaker Blockbuster tournament at Indianapolis. . . . Angelina Wolvert scored 14 points as No. 15 Oregon (7-2) bounced back from two consecutive losses with a 79-42 victory at Portland State (2-7). . . . Kristi Faulkner made a shot in the lane with 2.7 seconds left to give No. 19 Illinois (8-3) a 61-59 victory over No. 20 Kansas at Chicago.