European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 22, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 stars and stripes thursday March 22 2007 Mcaa women tournament Greensboro regional first round saturday March 17 at los Angeles Louisville 80 by 54 Arizona state 57 us Riverside 50 sunday March 18 at East Lansing Mich Vanderbilt 62 Delaware state 47 Bowling Green 70 Oklahoma state 66 Michigan state 69 Delaware 58 Rutgers 77 East Carolina 34 at Raleigh no Duke 81 holy Cross 44 Temple 64 Nebraska 61 second round monday March 19 at los Angeles Arizona state 67 Louisville 58 tuesday March 20 at East Lansing Mich Michigan state 248 is Rutgers 238 Vanderbilt 285 is Bowling Green 303 at Raleigh Duke 311 is Temple 257 regional semifinals saturday March 24 at Greensboro no Michigan is Arizona state 304 is ing Green regional championship monday March 26 at Greensboro no Dayton regional first round saturday March 17 at Austin Texas Oklahoma 74 Southeast Missouri state 60 Marquette 87 Louisiana Lafayette 58 at Stanford Calif Middle Tennessee 85 Gonzaga 46 Marist 67 Ohio state 63 sunday March 18 at Hartford Conn Mississippi 88 thu 74 Maryland 89 Harvard 65 at Pittsburgh Tennessee 76 Drake 37 Pittsburgh 71 James Madison 61 second round monday March 19 at Austin Texas Oklahoma 78 Marquette 47 at Stanford Calif Marist 73 Middle Tennessee 59 tuesday March 20 at Hartford Conn Mississippi 2210 is Maryland 285 at Pittsburgh Tennessee 293 is Pittsburgh 248 regional semifinals sunday March 25 at Dayton Ohio is Marist 295 Oklahoma 284 is regional championship tuesday March 27 at Dayton Ohio Dallas regional first round saturday March 17 at Minneapolis Iowa state 79 Washington 60 Georgia 53 Belmont 36 Georgia tech 55 Depaul 54 Purdue 63 Oral Roberts 42 at los Angeles Texas 58 Texas Arlington 50 George Washington 76 Boise state 67 sunday March 18 at Pittsburgh notre Dame 62 California 59 North Carolina 95 Prairie View 38 second round monday March 19 at Minneapolis Georgia 76 Iowa state 56 Purdue 76 Georgia tech 63 at los Angeles George Washington 59 Texas 47 tuesday March 20 at Pittsburgh notre Dame 2011 is n Carolina 313 regional semifinals sunday March 25 at Dallas George Washington 283 is notre Carolina Georgia 276 is Purdue 305 regional championship tuesday March 27 at Dallas Fresno regional first round saturday March 17 at Austin Texas West Virginia 65 Xavier 52 leu 77 North Carolin Asheville 39 at Stanford Calif Florida state 85 old Dominion 75 Stanford 96 Idaho state 58 sunday March 18 at Hartford Conn Wisconsin Green Bay 59 new Mexico 52 Connecticut 82 Umbac 33 at Raleigh no no state 84 Robert Morris 52 Baylor 68 Chattanooga 55 second round monday March 19 at Austin Texas leu 49 West Virginia 43 at Stanford Calif Florida state 68 Stanford 61 tuesday March 20 at Hartford Conn Wisconsin Green Bay 293 is connect Cut 303 at Raleigh no no state 249 is Baylor 267 regional semifinals saturday March 24 at Fresno Calif wis Green is no leu 287 is Florida state 249 regional championship monday March 26 at Fresno Calif final four at Cleveland National semifinals sunday april 1 Dallas Champion is Dayton Champion Fresno Champion is Greensboro Champion National championship tuesday april 3 stunners at Stanford Marist flu pull upsets to reach regional semis the associated press first Marist then Florida state it was a night of upsets at Stan Ford after watching the red foxes beat Middle Tennessee 7359 the seminoles knew they could upend the Host Cardinal in the Sec Ond round of the Mcaa women tournament Florida state then advanced to the regional semifinals for the first time with a 6861 Vic tory Alicia Gladden scored the final seven Points of an 110 run that frustrated Stanford and sent Florida state to its first second round Victory in school history after Candice Wiggins three Pointer gave Stanford a 5049 Lead with left the lot seeded seminoles 249 took charge to avenge an 18point loss in the same round last March and sue Semraul Iny surface squad featuring one senior Gladden gets to play out West in the Fresno regional later this week ten years ago this program was 046 in our conference sem Rau said it took a lot of players to come and believe that this could be a Good basketball school and not just a football school these Are three of them right Here Gladden Shante Williams Mara it was fun to see them succeed tonight these play ers All have a lot of courage Paul Stanford Center Brooke Smith reacts As she watches Florida state score on free throws in the final seconds in Stanford Calif on monday Smith who is a senior played her final collegiate game As Florida state won 6861 Williams scored 16 Points on 7for10 shooting Freshour had 15 and Gladden added 12 Points six rebounds and four steals scoring the first of her seven consecutive Points with left second seeded Stanford 295 never recovered making an Early exit in Maples Pavilion just the Way the Cardinal did four years fighting for playoff spot hornets rally past celtics the associated press Oklahoma City Chris Paul knows the new Orleans Hor nets need to Start winning if there going to make the playoffs the first step was claiming the front end of a Bac Toback set against the nabs two worst teams Tyson Chandler scored 16 Points and grabbed 11 rebounds and the hornets bounced Back after Bostons Quick Start to overwhelm the celtics 10688 on Mon Day night we control our own destiny if there was a Way for us to win 15 of these last 15 games wed definitely be in the playoffs Paul said right now that got to be our goal to win every game especially when there against the Las place teams in both conferences after beating the team at the Bottom of the East Ern conference the hornets head to Memphis on tuesday night to face the team with the nabs worst Overall record this was a mus twin situation for us and so is tomorrow night Paul said every win we get now is very important weve got to win As Many games As possible to even give ourselves a Chance at the playoffs the hornets entered tuesday night seven games below 500 but Only games behind Golden state for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western con Ference for a time it looked As though Boston might hand new Orleans its eighth loss in the past nine games the celtics hit their first nine shots and Paul pierces third three Pointer of the game gave Boston a 3123 Lead late in the first Quarter but the fou time Allstar then headed to the Bench and new Orleans reeled off 11 straight Points to take the Lead Boston didst score on any of its 13 posses Sions while Pierce was out Hawks 99 Kings 76 Josh Chil dress scored a season High 25 Points and Zaza Pachulis had 23 for the Hawks biggest Romp this season Atlanta extended its Home winning Streak to five games Sacramento led by Corliss will Tamsons 14 Points dropped to 16 since ending fou game winning Streak on March 6 against Indiana ago against Minnesota in a heart breaking defeat that kept them from playing on Campus the next week in the regional Fresno regional leu 49 West Virginia 43 at Austin Texas Sylvia Fowles scored 14 of her 21 Points in the second half and the lady tigers rallied from an 11point deficit to keep their run to a fourth consecutive final four alive playing without former head coach Pokey Chatman who abruptly resigned March 7 amid allegations of improper conduct with a former player third seed de leu 287 trailed by 11 in the second half Dallas regional Georgia 76 Iowa state 56 at Minneapolis Cyri Chambers scored All 18 of her Points in a perfect first half performance and Georgia advanced to the schools 17th regional semifinal and fifth in a Row Tasha Humphrey had 21 Points and seven rebounds for the third seeded lady bulldogs who shot 61 percent and made eight three pointers in the first half Georgia will play Sec on seeded Purdue on sunday in the regional semifinals Lyndsey Medders had 11 Points and nine assists for sixth seeded Iowa state Purdue 76 Georgia tech 63 at Minneapolis Katie Gearlds scored 26 Points and Lindsay wis do Hylton added 18 Points and 10 rebounds for the boilermakers Stephanie Higgs scored 27 Points and Janie Mitchell had 16 Points for the yellow jackets George Washington 59 Texas 47 at los Angeles Kim Berly Beck scored 18 Points and made a three Pointer that put the game away with to play and fellow guard Sarahjo Lawrence added 12 Points for the colonials George Washington 283 advances to sundays regional Semi finals where it will face no 1 seed North Carolina or ninth seed de notre Dame who were to play tuesday night Takia Starks had 15 Points for the aggie Greensboro regional Arizona state 67 Louisville 58 at los Angeles the Sun Dev ils rallied from a 14point deficit in the final 11 minutes to reach the round of 16 for the second time in three years Briann january matched a Ca ree High with 22 Points and Emily Westerberg scored 12 for the Sun devils jazz Covington led Louisville 278 with 11 Points and 12 re Bounds Aba scoreboard Eastern 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