Johnson, Lady Vols win before sold-out gym at Middle Tennessee

Glory Johnson scored 21 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, and Tennessee (No. 5 ESPN/USA Today, No. 6 AP) beat Middle Tennessee 69-52 on Wednesday night before the first sellout crowd in Blue Raiders' history.

James scores 17 as Bulldogs cruise to win

Freshman Jasmine James scored 17 points to lead Georgia (No. 19 ESPN/USA Today, No. 14 AP) to a 75-48 victory against overmatched Alabama State on Wednesday night.

...in action against Pittsburgh in the second half of their second-round women's NCAA college basketball tournament game on Monday, March 23, 2009, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson

Griner gets her first dunk out of the way early in rout of Jacksonville State

Baylor freshman sensation Brittney Griner took a lob pass inside with no one around her, turned and became the seventh woman to dunk in a college game with her one-handed slam in the eighth-ranked Lady Bears' 104-45 victory over Jacksonville State.

...half in Seattle on Saturday, March 21, 2009, of their first-round women's NCAA college basketball tournament game. Gonzaga won 74-59

Griner is latest to throw one down

On Tuesday, Baylor freshman Brittney Griner became the seventh woman to dunk in a college game.

No. 20 Pitt holds on for coach's 400th victory

Taneisha Harrison matched her career high with 25 points, Jania Sims added a career-best 23 points, and Pittsburgh (No. 20 ESPN/USA Today, No. 24 AP) beat St. Francis, Pa. 75-70 on Tuesday night.

Blue Raiders ready for brutal schedule

With six seniors, including the nation's leading scorer, Middle Tennessee is up for any challenge this season -- including a rare visit Wednesday from the Lady Vols.

Xavier scores most points in two years to beat Mississippi Valley State

Freshman Katie Rutan scored a career-high 17 points and Xavier used its bench liberally while pulling away to a 92-52 victory over Mississippi Valley State.

'After Cirone' era off to good start for Redbirds

Kristi Cirone was the basketball equivalent of a winning lottery ticket. A four-year starter for Illinois State, the point guard from the Chicago subu...

Freshman Griner disrupts No. 17 Cal's offense in No. 9 Baylor's rout

Baylor's 6-foot-8 freshman sensation did enough work to alter shots on the defensive end in the Lady Bears' 69-49 rout of No. 17 California on Sunday, a highly anticipated matchup pitting two of the country's top young teams.

Rack dominates with 43 points as Mississippi State crushes Maryland

Alexis Rack scored a career-high 43 points and led a defensive effort that forced 28 turnovers to lead Mississippi State (Unranked ESPN/USA Today, No. 25 AP) to a 84-55 win over Maryland (No. 20 ESPN/USA Today, Unranked AP).

Lavender, Prahalis share MVP honors as Ohio St. wins Preseason WNIT

Jantel Lavender scored 26 points, Brittany Johnson had a career-high 23 and Samantha Prahalis added 22 to lead No. 3 Ohio State to a 93-72 victory over Oklahoma State on Sunday to win the Preseason WNIT.

Pedersen scores 22 as Stanford crushes Pepperdine

Kayla Pedersen had 22 points, nine rebounds and four assists, and No. 2 Stanford extended its winning streak at Maples Pavilion to 30 games with a 99-50 rout of Pepperdine in its home opener Thursday night.

Cards aim to reload this season

Seven months ago, Louisville played in its first NCAA title game. But now, after graduating two key players, are the Cardinals simply reloading -- or having to rebuild?