Cavaliers score 22 straight first-half points in win vs. Paladins

Monica Wright scored 30 points and sparked a first-half run of 22 straight points by No. 19 Virginia in a 74-43 win over Furman.

James Madison survives behind 38 points from Evans

Dawn Evans matched her career high with 38 points and James Madison beat Virginia 75-73 on Sunday

Virginia rallies from late deficit to beat Purdue

Ariana Moorer scored 11 points and fellow reserve Lexie Gerson also had 11 to help Virginia overcome its poor shooting in a 56-49 victory over Purdue in an ACC/Big Ten Challenge game.

No. 18 Virginia overcomes slow night from Wright to best S. Dakota State

Paulisha Kellum scored a career-high 25 points to help Virginia (No. 18 ESPN/USA Today, No. 15 AP) beat South Dakota State 78-66 at the Junkanoo Jam on Friday night.

Wright scores 22, grabs 11 rebounds as Virginia advances to championship

Monica Wright had 22 points and 11 rebounds to help Virginia (No. 18 ESPN/USA Today, No. 15 AP) beat Indiana 84-79 on Thursday at the Junkanoo Jam.

Bjorklund stops No. 12 Virginia's surge as No. 5 Tennessee earns win

Angie Bjorklund scored 24 points and hit the big shots when Tennessee (No. 5 ESPN/USA Today, No. 6 AP) needed them as the Lady Vols beat No. 12 Virginia 77-63 on Sunday.

Wright moves to No. 5 on Virginia's career scoring list in win

Monica Wright made her final 10 shots from the field and scored 25 of her game-high 31 points in the second half to lift Virginia (No. 18 ESPN/USA Today, No. 14 AP) past Manhattan 86-68 on Sunday.

Ryan becomes 7th woman to 700 victories as Virginia wins opener

Virginia coach Debbie Ryan earned her 700th career victory Friday night, getting 15 second-half points from Monica Wright in a 68-57 win over Maryland-Baltimore County.

ESPN.com's Preseason All-Americans

UConn and Stanford each put two players on our preseason All-America first and second teams.

...23, 2009: Los Angeles, CA, USA; California Golden Bears forward Ashley Walker (44) shoots a jumpshot over Virginia Cavaliers forward Chelsea Shine (50) during the second round of the 2009 womens basketball tournament at the...

...Cal #44 Ashley Walker during the second round Division I Women's Championship basketball game between the Virginia Cavaliers and the Cal Golden Bears at the Galen Center in Los Angeles, CA. 2- Mar 21...

Seniors lead way as Cal claims its first spot in women's final 16

Ashley Walker scored 20 of her career-high-tying 32 points in the first half, and Cal used its strong inside game to rout Virginia 99-73 Monday night, sending the Golden Bears to the NCAA tournament's final 16 for the first time in school history.

Wright scores all 13 of her points in second half as Virginia holds off Marist

Monica Wright scored all of her 13 points in the second half -- including two key 3-pointers down the stretch -- to push the fifth-seeded Cavaliers past No. 12 Marist, 68-61, in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Saturday night.

Virginia, Temple will excel in Trenton

Florida taking down Marist, Temple playing big in Storrs and -- of course -- hot, hot, hot UConn. The experts break down the Trenton Regional.

Waner scores 16 as Duke dominates Virginia

Abby Waner scored 16 points to help Duke (No. 10 ESPN/USA Today, No. 8 AP) beat Virginia (No. 20 ESPN/USA Today, No. 24 AP) 76-53 in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament on Friday night.