Penicheiro Has Game of Her Life in Victory

This one will be hard to top, even for Ticha Penicheiro.

Old Dominion’s point guard had an NCAA tournament-record 14 steals, 15 assists, 22 points and just one turnover Friday night, leading the Lady Monarchs to a 92-39 victory against St. Francis at Norfolk, Va.

The steals broke the record set by Auburn’s Ruthie Bolton in the semifinals against Long Beach State in 1988, and the assist total was two shy of the mark set by Suzie McConnell of Penn State in 1985 and matched in 1986.

Nyree Roberts added 22 points and 14 rebounds for Old Dominion, which limited the Red Flash to 15 field goals in 58 attempts (25.9%), outrebounded them 52-37 and forced 27 turnovers.

Nebraska 76, New Mexico 59--Nicole Kubik scored 17 points and Brooke Schwartz had 16 at Norfolk, Va., as Nebraska spoiled New Mexico’s first appearance in the tournament.

North Carolina State 89, Maine 64--Chasity Melvin made nine of 12 shots and scored 20 points to lead the Wolfpack at Raleigh, N.C.

Youngstown State 91, Memphis 80--Ann Marie Martin scored 18 of her 26 points in the second half to help Youngstown State rally at Raleigh.

Teresita Jones added 21 and Shannon Beach 15 for the Penguins.

Virginia 77, Southern Methodist 68--DeMya Walker scored 15 points in the second half to spark Virginia’s rally from a 19-point deficit at Tucson.

George Washington 74, Georgia 72--Elisa Aguilar scored 31 points, including 14 of the final 18 for the Colonials at Storrs, Conn.

Connecticut 93, Fairfield 52--Paige Sauer and Stacy Hansmeyer combined for 25 rebounds and led a strong inside attack for the Huskies at Storrs.

Connecticut freshman Svetlana Abrosimova had 18 points.

WEST

Kansas 72, Tulane 68--Lynn Pride scored a career-high 27 points, including key free throws in the final 9.8 seconds, as Kansas rallied to win at Iowa City, Iowa.

Shandy Robbins scored 14 points, Nakia Sanford 11 and Jennifer Jackson 10 for the Jayhawks.

Iowa 77, Massachusetts 59--Tangela Smith scored 32 points, including 11 straight midway in the second half for the Hawkeyes at Iowa City.

MIDWEST

Alabama 94, North Carolina Greensboro 46--Dominique Canty scored 25 points and Nicole Carruth added 16 to lead Alabama at Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Alabama (23-9), which won its 10th consecutive tournament game in Tuscaloosa, plays UCLA in the second round Sunday.

The Tide led, 44-23, at the break, then opened the second half with a 26-9 run.

Notre Dame 78, Southwest Missouri State 64--Ruth Riley scored 21 points and blocked four shots for the Irish at Lubbock, Texas.

Texas Tech 87, Grambling State 75--Alicia Thompson had 39 points and 11 rebounds to lead top-seeded Texas Tech at Lubbock.

MIDEAST

North Carolina 91, Howard 71--Tracy Reid tied a North Carolina career scoring record with 33 points at Chapel Hill, N.C.

Reid scored 24 points in the second half, giving her 2,143 for her career to tie Tonya Sampson’s career mark set from 1991-94.

Florida International 59, Marquette 45--The Golden Panthers won their 18th consecutive game, getting 15 points from Dalma Ivanyi and 14 from reserve Jana Ciperova at Chapel Hill.