Vaughn leads Rutgers in opener
Kia Vaughn led four players in double figures with 22 points and second-seeded Rutgers routed 15th-seeded Robert Morris 85-42 on Saturday in the first round of the Greensboro Regional.
The Scarlet Knights (25-6), who stumbled into the NCAA tournament on a two-game losing streak, will play seventh-seeded Iowa State in the second round Monday night. The Cyclones held off Georgia Tech, 58-55, in Saturday’s opener in Des Moines.
The lone bright spot for Robert Morris (23-10) came when Logan tied the Division I record for 3s in a season, 126, set by Alabama State’s Lisa McMullen in 1991. But Logan was just 3-of-15 from the field and 2-of-9 from 3-point range.
Iowa State 58,
Georgia Tech 55
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) ‘ Alison Lacey hit a running shot in the lane with 47.4 seconds left and added two free throws to lift Iowa State past Georgia Tech.
The seventh-seeded Cyclones (21-12) built a 13-point lead in the second half behind freshman Kelsey Bolte’s long-range shooting, then hung on at the end.
Jill Ingram led Georgia Tech with 21 points, 17 in the second half. Jacqua Williams had 18 points, eight rebounds and three steals.
George Washington 66, Auburn 56
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) ‘ Jessica Adair had 17 points and 13 rebounds and Antelia Parrish added 15 points and seven boards, leading sixth-seeded George Washington to a hard-fought first-round win over No. 11 Auburn.
Parrish made four 3-pointers and converted a key three-point play with 5:50 remaining after scoring on a fourth attempt in one sequence for the Colonials (26-6), who closed the regular season by winning 10 of 11 games.
DeWanna Bonner led Auburn (20-12) with 16 points.
Oklahoma City Regional
Texas A&M 91,
Texas-San Antonio 52
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) ‘ Morenike Atunrase scored 19 points off the bench to lead Texas A&M to a rout of Texas-San Antonio.
The second-seeded Aggies (27-7) had an easy time with the overmatched Roadrunners (23-10), taking a lead to open the game and never relinquishing it.
No. 15 seed Texas-San Antonio, making its first appearance in the tournament, attempted only 15 shots in the first half. The Roadrunners committed 30 turnovers, allowing the Aggies to score 38 points off them.
Monica Gibbs led Texas-San Antonio with 14 points.
Hartford 59, Syracuse 55
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) ‘ MaryLynne Schaefer made a 3-pointer with 13 seconds left to put 10th-seeded Hartford ahead and then added a pair of free throws to give the Hawks a victory over Syracuse.
She finished with a career-high 19 points, sending Hartford (28-5) into the second round against Texas A&M Monday night.
Erica Morrow led seventh-seeded Syracuse (22-9) with 17 points, Fantasia Goodwin add 15, and Chandrea Jones had 12 points and 12 rebounds.
The Orange are winless in four NCAA appearances.
Spokane Regional
Baylor 88,
Fresno State 67
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) ‘ Angela Tisdale scored 26 points and her taller teammates dominated on the boards in Baylor’s victory over Fresno State.
Baylor (25-6), the 2005 national champion, never trailed against the Bulldogs (22-11), who were first- and short-time visitors to the tournament.
The No. 3-seeded Bears, with Tisdale scoring seven points, took control with a 17-2 run that put Baylor up 27-11 with just under 9 minutes left in the first half. The closest the No. 14 seeded Bulldogs got after that was 27-21 on the heels of a 10-1 run.
Senior guard Tierre Wilson scored 23 points to lead Fresno State, and freshman Emma Andrews added 15.