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Women: TCU senior breaks career block record
By wire services
Published February 6, 2005
FORT WORTH, Texas - TCU's Sandora Irvin broke the NCAA Division I women's career record for blocked shots Saturday night when she had eight in the Frogs' 74-64 win over Memphis.
The 6-foot-3 senior has 434 in 116 games, with seven regular-season games left. Genia Miller had 428 blocked shots in 118 games for Cal-State Fullerton from 1987-91.
"I got up in the air a lot early on, so I had to calm myself down," said Irvin, the niece of former Cowboys receiver Michael Irvin. "I had to play my game and compose myself and let it come. I was really anxious.
"I think my teammates were more excited coming into this game than me. It felt good, and I'm excited for everyone that was here to see it."
St. John's ends drought
BOSTON - Greeba Barlow scored 19 and St. John's posted its first win over a ranked team in 12 years, beating No.16 Boston College 69-52.
Kia Wright added 13 points and Danielle Chambers 10 for the Red Storm, who snapped a 13-game losing streak against the Eagles. Their last win over a ranked team came Jan.6, 1993, 54-51 over then-No.21 Connecticut.
The Eagles were without leading scoring Jessalyn Deveny, out for the season with a ruptured right Achilles' tendon.
NO.4 STANFORD 67, ARIZ. ST. 53: Candice Wiggins overcame a slow start on offense to score 20, and the host Cardinal won its 12th straight. Wiggins started 2-for-8 but scored 15 in the second half.
NO.6 NOTRE DAME 75, PITT 47: Courtney LaVere came off the bench to lead the Irish's 14-0 run late in the first half. She scored 11 of her 17 in the half to help visiting Notre Dame take a 38-18 lead over a five-minute stretch.
NO.8 BAYLOR 52, NO.12 TEXAS TECH 49: Sophia Young scored 24 and had 10 rebounds to lead the visiting Bears. It marked the 30th straight game that Young has scored in double figures.
NO.11 UCONN 71, PROVIDENCE 24: Willnett Crockett scored 16, Ann Strother added 13 and the visiting Huskies held Providence to six first-half points.
NO.19 IOWA ST. 73, NO.13 TEXAS 69: Megan Ronhovde hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 28 seconds left and Anne O'Neil followed with four free throws to lift the host Cyclones.
NO.15 KANSAS ST. 66, OKLA. ST. 55: Laurie Koehn scored 13 to lead the host Wildcats. Kendra Wecker added 11 points and 11 rebounds for her 45th career double double.
NO.17 DEPAUL 70, LOUISVILLE 60: Khara Smith had 18 points and 15 rebounds to lead the visiting Blue Demons. Jenna Rubino and Allie Quigley each added 16 points.
State
EAST CAROLINA 63, USF 59: The Pirates snapped the Bulls' school record-tying nine-game home winning streak. Jessica Dickson led three USF players in double figures with 17 points. Anedra Gilmore added 16, and Rachael Sheats scored 12. The Bulls were 22-for-64 from the floor and 1-for-9 from 3-point range.
ECKERD 54, LYNN 51: Chimene Gordon had a double double to lead the visiting Tritons. Gordon scored 16 and got 12 rebounds as Eckerd won consecutive games for the first time since November.
TAMPA 59, BARRY 47: Tay Mathis had 21 points, eight rebounds and four assists as the host Spartans moved into a tie for first place in the Sunshine State Conference.
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