European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 21, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday March 21 2007 stars and stripes Page 27 to seeded women coast in first round the associated press Dukes 37point win was a Squeaker compared to the other to seeded teams first round games in the Mcaa women tournament Connecticut Tennessee and North Carolina beat their 16thseeded foes by an average of 483 Points and of the four no is Only Duke failed to double up its opponent beating holy Cross 8144 on sunday the game went along i Felt like we got a Little bit better on both ends of the floor which was really the purpose of this game it was just to get the kinks out and get our legs Back under us Duke coach Gail Goestenkors said the volunteers didst look like world beaters Early against Drake leading just 139 nearly 12 min utes into the game and 2114 with remaining in the first half Tennessee 293 then went on a remarkable 340 run that lasted nearly 13 minutes and didst end until Midway through the second half when the vols pushed their Lead to 5514 before Drakes Monique Jones made two free throws with remaining the sleeping giant awoke at halftime Drake coach Amy Stephens said Tennessee the top seed in the Dayton regional went on to a 7637 Victory at Pittsburgh at the half someone said whats the Deal whats wrong coach Pat Summitt said its postseason play they came out and matched our intensity at least we executed Well in the second half earlier sunday in the same Arena North Carolina the top seed in the Dallas regional needed fewer than 5 minutes to seize a 244 Lead Over another no 16 seed Prairie View in route to a 9538 win Connecticut rudely welcomed Umbac to Hartford with an 8233 rout in a Fresno regional game when it looks Good it looks re ally Good huskies coach Geno Auriemma said at the same time there is a big disparity in Talent Between who we had on the floor and who Umbac coach Phil Stern had on the floor two highly ranked teams Tennessee and Rutgers seeded fourth in the Greensboro Region Al advanced to second round matches in which  essentially be the Road team Tennessee will play Pittsburgh on its Home court on tuesday Rutgers draws Michigan state at East Lansing ill still get fined in sure the Mcaa people Are somewhere Here Rutgers coach c Vivian Stringer said one of these Days in going to say a lot of things but right now in my capacity in Happy to play Michigan state in excited my team is excited it Doest matter where we play Greensboro regional Duke 81 holy Cross 44 Abby Waner hit six three pointers and scored 20 of her 26 Points during an overwhelming first half for Duke a son Bales had 13 Points and Joy Cheek and Carrel Gay added 10 apiece for the Blue Dev ils who never trailed and i North Carolina 95j Prairieview 38 North Carolina Pittsburgh tuesday California 59 notre Dame 621 1 notre Dame women division i basketball championship Connecticut Connecticut 82 Umbac 33 Hartford Conn wis Green Bay g Washington 76l new Mexico 52 wis Green Bay 59 Boise state 67 g Washington los Angeles Texas 58 Texas Arlington 50 i Texas f Baylor tuesday Chattanooga Raleigh no Dallas Fresno i no state inc state Towa state Washington Iowa state Minneapolis f Robert Morris 52 Georgia 53 Belmont 36 i Georgia i Georgia tech 55 j Depaul 54 i Georgia tech final four Cleveland Sun april 1 West Virginia j monday Xavier West Virginia Austin Texas leu Ilse 77 fun Asheville 39 Florida state to Dominion 75 Minneapolis i Purdue 63 Oral Roberts 42 Purdue i Tennessee 76 i Drake 37 i Tennessee Pittsburgh tuesday Pittsburgh 71 James Macleon 61 i Pittsburgh Middle Tenn 85 i Gonzaga 46 Middle Tenn Stanford Calif Ohio state 63 67 Marist Marquette 87 c c l monday Florida state 85 Stanford Calif Stanford Stanford 96 Idaho state 58 Duke Duke 81 championship tues april 3 tuesday holy Cross 44 Raleigh no Temple Michigan state tuesday Temple Nebraska Michigan St 69 Delaware 58 East Lansing Mich Rutgers j lalatayette58 Austin Texas i Marquette i Oklahoma 74 be Missouri state 60 i Oklahoma Dayton Greensboro All times not Mississippi 88 itch 74 Mississippi Hartford Conn tuesday Maryland 89 Harvard 65 i Maryland Louisville monday Rutgers 77 e Carolina 34 Louisville 80 Brigham Young 54 los Angeles Arizona state Arizona state 57 us Riverside Bowling Green tuesday Bowling Green 70 Owah Mast 66 East Lansing Mich Dayton Region Greensboro Region Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Delaware state 47 looked nothing like the listless team that was upset by inspired North Carolina state two weeks ago in the semifinals of the Atlan tic coast conference tournament Bethany Odell scored 19 Points for holy Cross Temple 64 Nebraska 61 lady Comfort scored the godhead Basket and Fatima Maddox hit four clinching free throws to help Temple rally from a fou Point deficit in the final 2v2 minutes Maddox scored 18 Points for the eight seeded owls Comfort added 15 Points while Kamesha Hairston Shook off a bad first half and finished with 12 Vanderbilt 62 Delaware state 47 Christina Wirth scored 17 Points to Lead a balanced Vander bilt attack and the commodores pulled away in the second half Vanderbilt led 4340 with about remaining but clutch three Point shooting and inside Power helped the second seeded commodores 285 take control Bowling Green 70 Oklahoma state 66 Bowling Green won an Mcaa tournament game for the first time since 1989 the Falcons who had lost six consecutive opening round games got a Layup by a Mann to go ahead 6260 with less than 2 minutes to play Manns pass to Kate Achter for a Layup gave Bowling Green a 6460 Lead and the Falcons 303 hit enough free throws to hang on for the win Michigan state 69 Delaware 58 Allyssa Dehaan had 13 Points As part of a balanced of sense to Lead the spartans Tyresa Smith scored 19 Chris by Fisher had 13 and Kyle de Haven added 12 Points for Dela Ware Rutgers 77 East Carolina 34 Matee Ajavon scored 20 Points and Kia Vaughn had 14 Points and seven rebounds for Rutgers the Scarlet knights 238 went on a 130 run to Lead 3112 with left in the first half and never looked Back Fresno regional North Carolina state 84 Rob Ert Morris 52 at Raleigh no Marquetta Dickens scored a Ca ree High 25 Points and North Carolina state 249 resumed its lat season surge giving Hall of Fame coach Kay Yow and the Wolf pack their first Mcaa Victory in six years Ohinata Nesbit scored 20 Points to Lead the 13thseeded colonials who shot 26 percent in the first half to fall behind 4421 Baylor 68 Chattanooga 55 Jessica Morrow scored 13 Points and led the decisive run for the bears Angela Tisdale and Bernice Mosby added 12 apiece for Bay Lor which never trailed and advanced to the second round for the fourth straight year Wisconsin Green Bay 59 new Mexico 52 Nicole Soulis scored 15 Points and Wisconsin Green Bay opened the second half with a 205 spurt to extend their win Ning Streak to 26 games the Phoenix Down 2926 at the break extended the Lead to 4634 on Soulis Baseline Floater Midway through the Sec Ond half Amanda Popp finished with 14 Points and Natalie Bergun added 11 Connecticut 82 Umbac 33 Renee Montgomery scored 19 Points Charde Houston added 15 and Conn cruised into the Sec Ond round Umbac managed to stay close at 2920 but Conn 303 ended the half with a 120 run Dallas regional notre Dame 62 California 59 Julyah Gaines made two free throws with 165 seconds remain ing after notre Dames Charel Allen scored a key Basket and set up another and the fighting Irish rallied to Victory the eight seeded Irish 2011 relied on Allens 13 Points and me Lissa Lechlitner 12 to move on to the second round a North Carolina 95 Prairie View 38 North Carolina knew this  be difficult and it want the tar heels 313 needed less than 4 minutes to open a 20point Lead and cruised after that behind 14 Points each from Cam Ille Little and Jessica Breland Dayton regional Mississippi 88 thu 74 at Hartford Conn Armintie Price scored 21 Points and Ole miss forced 23 turnovers Mississippi 2210 had 12 steals and used its full court trap Ping defense to pull away late in the first half Davis had 24 Points and 12 rebounds for thu Maryland 89 Harvard 65 Kristi Toliver scored 13 Points and added nine assists to help Maryland Advance Toliver entered the game at with the score tied and sparked Maryland Start ing a 195 run Tennessee 76 Drake 37 Al exis Hornbuckle scored 14 Points and Tennessee went on its 340 run that lasted nearly 13 minutes and didst end until Midway through the second half Pittsburgh 71 James Madison 61 Marcedes Walker out mus cled the Dukes at both ends of the court for 20 Points and the pan thers won in their first Ever Mcaa tournament game