NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- Tennessee's Candace Parker dunked her way into NCAA history with a feat that even fans of underdog Army had to appreciate.
The 6-foot-4 Parker became the first woman to dunk in an NCAA tournament game Sunday, jamming one-handed on a breakaway just 6:12 into the second-seeded Lady Vols' 102-54 victory over a Black Knights team that was making its NCAA tournament debut.
Then, for good measure, Parker ensured her place in history by becoming the first to do it twice in a college game with another one-hander on the baseline. She finished with 26 points, five rebounds and seven assists.
Tennessee (29-4) will face George Washington in the second round of the Cleveland Regional on Tuesday night.
George Washington 87, Old Dominion 72
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- Sarah-Jo Lawrence scored 20 points and the seventh-seeded Colonials (23-8) held off a desperate rally by the host Lady Monarchs.
Purdue 73, Missouri St. 52
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) -- Aya Traore had 20 points and a career-high 11 rebounds and Erin Lawless scored a season-best 19 points for Purdue.
UCLA 74, Bowling Green 61
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) -- Two weeks after claiming their first Pac-10 tournament title, the fifth-seeded Bruins (21-10) finally ended their postseason misery with their first NCAA win since beating Colorado State in the 1999 regional semifinals.
Rutgers 63, Dartmouth 58
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Cappie Pondexter scored 21 points, Matee Ajavon added 19 and third-seeded Rutgers rebounded from a stunning loss in the Big East tournament.
Rutgers (26-4) scored the first 13 points of the game, then had to beat back a second-half rally by the Big Green in the first round of the Cleveland region.
TCU 69, Texas A&M 65
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Ashley Davis had 20 points and 12 rebounds, and 11th-seeded TCU beat sixth-seeded Texas A&M.
TCU (19-11) reached the second round for the fifth time in six years, and will face local favorite Rutgers in the second round.
Connecticut 77, Coppin St. 54
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Barbara Turner had 23 points and Ann Strother added 11 for second-seeded Connecticut (30-4), which advanced to face Virginia Tech.
With the victory, the Huskies snapped Coppin State's 21-game winning streak, which had been the second longest in the nation.
Virginia Tech 82, Missouri 51
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Dawn Chriss had 21 points, and fellow senior Carrie Mason scored key second-half baskets as the Hokies pulled away.
Duke 96, Southern 27
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- Monique Currie scored 19 points to lead the top-seeded Blue Devils. The victory came two days after J.J. Redick, Shelden Williams and the men's team dispatched Southern 70-54 in the men's tourney.
Southern (20-11) set a tournament record for futility with its point total, breaking the mark of 29 set by LIU against Connecticut in 2001.
Southern Cal 67, South Florida 65
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- Chloe Kerr blocked a shot by South Florida's Jessica Dickson with 16 seconds to play, and Camille LeNoir made two free throws in the last 12 seconds as Southern California survived the first round.
Hartford 64, Temple 58
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Danielle Hood scored 20 points and outplayed Atlantic 10 player of the year Candice Dupree as 11th-seeded Hartford upset sixth-seeded Temple for its first NCAA tournament victory.
Georgia 75, Marist 60
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Tasha Humphrey scored 23 points and Sherill Baker added 23 points and nine steals to lead the third-seeded Bulldogs.
St. John's 78, California 68
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- guard Kia Wright had 26 points, and high school buddy and current teammate Angela Clark had 14 points and seven rebounds to help St. John's win its first NCAA tournament game in 18 years.
Maryland 95, Sacred Heart 54
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Jade Perry had 20 points and 10 rebounds and second-seeded Maryland led from the opening tip.
Laura Harper added 16 points and 13 boards for the Terps (29-4). Maryland dominated the paint, outrebounding Sacred Heart 57-26 and outscoring them in the paint 56-14.
Ohio State 68, Oakland 45
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) -- The top-seeded Buckeyes (29-2) took advantage of a huge size disparity inside, going repeatedly to 6-foot-5 Jessica Davenport and 6-1 Debbie Merrill as they rolled to an easy win.
Davenport, the Big Ten Conference's player of the year, had a double-double in the first half and finished with 19 points and 18 rebounds -- a school record for rebounds in an NCAA tournament game. Merrill had 23 points.
Boston College 78, Notre Dame 61
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) -- Brooke Queenan had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Aja Parham scored 16 points to help Boston College snap a five-game losing streak.
Playing for the first time in 17 days, the eighth-seeded Eagles (20-11) outrebounded the Irish 42-31, outscored them 29-10 from the line and held the former Big East rival to 34-percent shooting.
Freshman guard Lindsay Schrader scored a career-high 29 points and Megan Duffy added 15 for Notre Dame (18-12), which fell to 0-8 at Mackey Arena.
Posted in Sports on Sunday, March 19, 2006 11:00 pm Updated: 12:40 pm.
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