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Women: Louisville keeps cold-shooting Notre Dame on the skids
Associated Press
Published January 15, 2006
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Jazz Covington had 21 points and 10 rebounds to lead Louisville to a 61-51 upset of No. 20 Notre Dame on Saturday.
Angel McCoughtry added 10 points and 14 rebounds for the Cardinals (12-3 overall, 3-1 Big East), who handed the Irish (10-5, 1-3) their fourth loss in five games.
Charel Allen had 10 points for Notre Dame, which shot 32 percent. Megan Duffy scored eight on 2-of-10 shooting, eight below her team-leading average.
Louisville took control with a 15-0 run midway through the first half, holding Notre Dame scoreless for almost 10 minutes. The Cardinals outrebounded the Irish 55-29 and overcame 22 turnovers for their first win against a Top 25 opponent in nearly two years.
NO. 2 DUKE 66, NO. 22 BC 52: Monique Curry scored 14 of her 20 after halftime as the visiting Blue Devils shrugged off a slow start. Duke missed 20 of its first 25 shots and scored its fewest points this season.
NO. 7 UCONN 70, ST. JOHN'S 53: Charde Houston scored eight of her 16 points in the final six minutes for the host Huskies, who leaned on Houston after the Red Storm rallied from 11 down to get within a point with 11:11 left.
NO. 10 RUTGERS 63, SETON HALL 41: Michelle Campbell scored 12 of her 16 points in the second to lead the host Scarlet Knights. Cappie Pondexter had a season-low 13 points, nine points below her team-high average. The Pirates led by three in the first half before Campbell's jumper sparked a 17-0 run.
NO. 11 DePAUL 84, VILLANOVA 75: Khara Smith had 24 points and 14 rebounds for the host Blue Demons. Jenna Rubino had 20 points and 10 rebounds for DePaul. Liad Suez-Karni led four Villanova players in double figures with 20 points.
NO. 14 STANFORD 87, CAL 75: Candice Wiggins made a career-high seven 3-pointers and Krista Rappahahn hit six from long range to match her career best as the host Cardinal defeated its archrival.
NO. 15 ARIZ. ST. 69, ORE. ST. 51: Freshman Kirsten Thompson scored 11 of her 15 in the second half for the host Sun Devils. ASU led 29-25 at halftime and went on a 23-11 run to start the second half.
NO. 16 OKLA. 85, OKLA. ST. 51: Leah Rush scored 15 and Chelsi Welch added 13 for the visiting Sooners. Oklahoma, which matched its season low with two 3s in a 75-71 loss to Ohio State on Monday, hit 13-for-28 to equal its best performance of the season.
NO. 18 NEW MEXICO 62, WYOMING 39: Dionne Marsh scored 13 and Abbie Letz and Brandi Kimble each added 10 for the host Lobos, who held Wyoming without a field goal for the final 3:18 of the first half and the first 8:29 of the second.
TEXAS 63, NO. 24 MISSOURI 54: Ashley Lindsey had 15 points for the host Longhorns, who allowed one point over the final 11 minutes. Jody Conradt earned her 877th victory to move past Adolph Rupp for third all-time among men's and women's college coaches.
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