No. 2 Volunteers Fall Flat
Singer-songwriter Marshall Chapman danced on the sideline with the Vanderbilt cheerleaders. The Commodores hugged near midcourt after the final buzzer, and their fans didn’t want to leave. Then again, victories over instate rival Tennessee are few and far between.
Chantelle Anderson scored all of her 22 points in the second half as No. 8 Vanderbilt rallied from an 11-point deficit to upset second-ranked Tennessee, 76-59, Saturday night at Nashville.
The victory ended a nine-game home losing streak for the Commodores (20-5, 6-3 Southeastern) against the Volunteers and ended Tennessee’s seven-game winning streak. Vanderbilt hadn’t beaten Tennessee (18-2, 7-1) in Memorial Gym since Dec. 6, 1990.
“Definitely a long time coming,” Anderson said. “I’d rank it up there with last year’s win [in the SEC tournament]. It’s a great confidence booster for our team.”
No. 3 Stanford 79, California 51--Nicole Powell had 16 points and nine rebounds for the Cardinal, which rolled to its 14th consecutive victory and remained unbeaten in Pacific 10 Conference play with the victory at Berkeley.
Reserve Sebnem Kimyacioglu had 14 points, making four of five three-point attempts for the Cardinal (22-1, 12-0). Kiki Williams had a career-high 18 points for short-handed Cal (6-15, 1-11), playing without leading scorer and rebounder Ami Forney (flu) and reserve center Olga Volkova (sprained ankle).
No. 4 Oklahoma 79, Kansas 57--Caton Hill, coming off an 0-for-10 shooting performance, scored 21 points on eight-of-13 shooting to lead the Sooners (18-2, 8-1) to the Big 12 victory over the Jayhawks (5-18, 0-10) at Norman, Okla.
No. 5 Duke 66, Maryland 55--Alana Beard scored 19 points to help the Blue Devils (19-3, 11-0) win their 10th consecutive game with the Atlantic Coast Conference victory over the Terrapins (10-12, 3-8) at College Park, Md.
No. 6 Louisiana Tech 78, Boise State 39--Ayana Walker had 16 points and 10 rebounds as the Techsters (16-3, 11-0) ran their winning streak to 15 games with the Western Athletic victory over the Broncos (6-15, 2-9) at Boise, Idaho.
No. 10 Baylor 80, Oklahoma State 62--Sheila Lambert had 24 points and 10 assists to lead the Bears (18-3, 6-3) to a Big 12 victory at Waco, Texas, over Oklahoma State (11-11, 3-6).
Texas A&M; 70, No. 14 Texas 65--Toccara Williams scored 18 of her 20 points in the second half for the Aggies (11-10, 3-6) in a Big 12 upset over the Longhorns (14-6, 6-4) at College Station.
No. 15 Iowa State 86, No. 9, Kansas State 72--Lindsey Wilson scored 25 points to lead the Cyclones (17-5, 5-5) to the Big 12 upset victory over the Wildcats (20-3, 8-2) at Manhattan, Kan.
No. 18 Colorado State 63, Air Force 55--Angie Gorton had 17 points for the Rams (17-4, 6-1) in a Mountain West victory at Air Force (4-16, 0-7).
No. 20 Boston College 75, Georgetown 62--Clare Droesch scored eight of her career-high 25 points in the final six minutes to lead the Eagles (17-5, 8-3) to a Big East victory over the Hoyas (11-10, 3-7) at Boston.