USF Bulls
USF Pulls Away Late, Beats Iowa
A Tribune wire report
Published: November 29, 2008
ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands - Shantia Grace scored 27 points, and a late run gave South Florida (5-1) an 82-79 win against Iowa (4-2) in the Paradise Jam on Friday evening.Published: November 29, 2008
After Iowa's Wendy Ausdemore tied the game at 74, USF got three straight baskets from Brittany Denson, Jasmine Wynn and Porche Grant for an 80-74 advantage. While Iowa came back, cutting the lead to 82-79, a last-second 3-pointer by Kelly Krei didn't fall, giving the Bulls victory.
NO. 3 CALIFORNIA 68,
TEXAS TECH 54
Ashley Walker scored 30 points to help No. 3 California (5-0) rout Texas Tech (4-2) at the Paradise Jam tournament.
NO. 5 STANFORD 78,
NO. 19 PURDUE 70, OT
HONOLULU - Jayne Appel scored eight straight points in overtime to lift No. 5 Stanford (4-1) to victory over No. 19 Purdue (3-1) in the Waikiki Beach Marriott Classic.
NO. 6 BAYLOR 62,
VILLANOVA 57
Jessica Morrow scored 13 of her 17 points in the first half, and No. 6 Baylor (6-0) edged Villanova (2-3) in the Paradise Jam.
NO. 8 TEXAS A&M 61,
PENN ST. 57
MALIBU, Calif. - Takia Starks scored 20 points and Danielle Gant added 14, leading No. 8 Texas A&M (5-0) to victory over Penn State (3-2) in the first round of the Timeout 4 HIV/AIDS tournament.
NO. 12 DUKE 59,
W. KENTUCKY 56
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - Joy Cheek scored 12 points and No.12 Duke (4-1) held off Western Kentucky (3-2).
NO. 16 VIRGINIA 65, UTAH 57
MILWAUKEE - Whitney Edwards scored 15 points to help No. 16 Virginia (4-1) defeat Utah (1-3) in the first game of the three-day WBCA Classic.
FLORIDA 67, SO. ILLINOIS 56
FREEPORT, Bahamas - Junior Steffi Sorensen scored a career-high 14 points as Florida (5-1) beat Southern Illinois (2-1) in the first round of the Junkanoo Jam held at St. Georges High School in the Bahamas.
TAMPA 57, DRURY 39
CANYON, Texas - Kym Taylor scored 18 points to lead the University of Tampa to an upset win over No.4 Drury (Mo.) at the West Texas A&M Thanksgiving Classic.
The win was the biggest in program history, surpassing a win against seventh-ranked Rollins College in the 2006 Sunshine State Conference Tournament.