European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 23, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday March 23 2007 stars and stripes Page 29 defending champs Defeated Mississippi women trap take Down Maryland the associated press with All five starters returning Maryland was All set to make a run at a second straight Mcaa championship it want enough to keep the terms from falling into Mississipp Pis trap and the defending Mcaa women basketball Cham pions never got out Ole miss 2310 used its Sti fling defense to steal the Ball 15 times and score 42 Points off 29 Maryland turnovers and the rebels upset the no 2 seed Terra pins 8978 in the Dayton regional on tuesday night its a different animal the expectations the pressure you put on yourself or that the Media places on you each and every time they mention your name Maryland coach Brenda Frese said when youre a Winner and a Champion those Are the expectations you want when you Are a dominant program Armintie Price scored 28 Points to Lead the rebels who were blown out by the terms 11079 in a tournament in the Bahamas in november this time we were trying to win a championship we were playing for bigger and better tilings so we were More focused Price said Mississippi will play no 3 okla homa in the regional semifinals the third seeded sooner beat Marquette 7847 on monday Maryland want the Only no 2 seed to fall on tuesday Vanderbilt was upset by no 7 seed Bowling Green 5956 Amber Flynn scored 19 for the mid american conference Cham Pion Falcons who face no 3 seed Arizona state on saturday Bowling Green 313 is the first team from the Mac to reach the round of 16 dont Pinch me Bowling Green coach Curt Miller said amazing our defensive game plan and the execution of the game plan on on Day prep was phenomenal we didst want to give up any easy three Point shots to the Best three Point shooting team in the country with Maryland Vanderbilt and Stanford All losing there will be Only one no 2 seed in the round of 16 for the first time Dayton regional Tennessee 68 Pittsburgh 54 at Pittsburgh Candace Parker had 30 Points and 12 rebounds and the lady vols 303 won on the panthers Home court to and Vance to the regional semifinals for a 26th consecutive season Sidney Spencer scored 11 Points and helped Parker slow Pittsburgh Marcedes Walker Nicky Anosike and Shannon Bob Bitt added 10 Points each As ten Nessee remained the Only team to reach the final 16 in every season of the tournaments 26year history next up for the lady vols is 13thseeded Marist Walker had 19 Points and nine rebounds for Pittsburgh and Shovonte Zellous added 18 Points Fresno regional North Carolina state 78 Bay Lor 72 at Raleigh no Khadijah Whittington scored 15 of her career High 23 Points in the second half to extend the fourth seeded Wolf packs 259 emotional season Hall of Fame coach Kay Yow earned her first trip to the Region Al semis in six years sending the Wolf pack to a matchup with Connecticut no state has won 12 of 14 since Yow returned from a 16game leave to concentrate on her cancer treatment Bernice Mosby scored 26 Points to Lead the fifth seeded lady bears who were try ing to reach the round of 16 for the fourth straight year Connecticut 94 wisc on Singreen Bay 70 at Hartford Conn freshman Tina Charles led five Conn players in double Fig ures with 22 Points and the Hus Kies 313 ended the Phoenix bid for a 27th straight Victory the to seeded huskies used a 142 run to erase a 4642 Sec on half deficit and pulled away from there Natalie Berglin led wisc on Singreen Bay with 28 Points hit Ting six three pointers Fred Mississippi allies a Easley left Battles Maryland Marissa Coleman for a rebound tuesday night in Hartford Conn Ole miss scored 42 Points off 29 Maryland turnovers in an 8978 Victory Over the terms the Phoenix 294 stayed in the game Early by shooting threes they took 28 shots from behind the arc hitting 10 Greensboro regional Duke 62 Temple 52 at Raleigh no Lindsey Harding had 13 of her 18 Points in the first half and the to seeded Blue devils 321 advanced to the regional semifinals for the 10th straight year Wanisha Smith scored 15 Points and Carrel Gay added 13 Points and 11 rebounds for Duke which blew most of a big Early Lead and pulled away late to beat the eight seeded owls Fatima Check tout tres com Eastern of sat 7333e Helm or Scottsdale a 85260 Tel 4804435621 fax 4804839230 Maddox scored 18 Points for the owls who closed the sea son with losses in three of five Rutgers 70 Michigan state 57 at East Lansing Mich Kia Vaughn had 12 of her 16 Points in the first half and the fourth seed de Scarlet knights 248 won on the spartans 249 Home court As a Reward the Scarlet knights play to seeded Duke on saturday in Greensboro no about 50 Miles from the Blue Dev ils Campus Victoria Lucas Perry scored 17 Rene Haynes had 14 Points and Aisha Jefferson added 13 for the spartans Dallas regional North Carolina 60 notre Dame 51 at Pittsburgh Latoya Pringle led a frantic late run Ivory Latta made six free throws in the final minute and top seed de North Carolina 323 rallied to avoid an upset Latta scored 17 Points despite an off shooting night and Pringle added 10 Points and 11 rebounds for the tar heels the nations highest scoring team was slowed considerably but still managed to recover after trailing 3831 with 13v2 minutes remaining the tar heels will play George Washington on sunday in the regional semis Charel Allen scored 21 Points As the Irish 2012 threatened to pull off one of the biggest Victo Ries in school history Only to be outscored 2710 Down the stretch Mcaa women tournament Greensboro re6ional 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 Rutgers 70 Michigan state 57 Bowling Green 59 Vanderbilt 56 at Raleigh no Duke 62 Temple 52 regional semifinals saturday March 24 at Greensboro no Rutgers 248 is Duke 321 Arizona St 304 is Bowling Green 313 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 89 Maryland 78 at Pittsburgh Tennessee 68 Pittsburgh 54 regional semifinals sunday March 25 at Dayton Ohio Tennessee 303 is Marist 295 Oklahoma 284 is Mississippi 2310 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 North Carolina 60 notre Darne 51 regional semifinals sunday March 25 at Dallas Geo Washington 283 is n Carolina 323 Georgia 276 is Purdue Tea 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 Rooert 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 Connecticut 94 Wisconsin Green Bay 70 at Raleigh no no state 78 Baylor 72 of regional semifinals saturday March 24 at Fresno Calif Connecticut 313 is no state 259 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