From News Services and Staff Reports
Monday, January 29, 2007

Sarah-Jo Lawrence scored 20 points and Jessica Adair added 18 points and 12 rebounds to lead No. 11 George Washington to its 11th straight win, a 71-47 victory over La Salle yesterday in Philadelphia.

Kimberly Beck had 12 points for the Colonials (18-2, 7-0 Atlantic 10), who also won 11 straight games during the 2003-04 season.

The Explorers (15-7, 3-4) missed 22 of their first 23 shots and hit just 3 of 25 field goals in the first half, helping George Washington jump out to a 31-9 lead and hold a 34-20 advantage at the break.

Melanie Gibbons scored to cut the lead to 36-24 with 18 minutes 32 seconds remaining. But the Colonials responded with a 12-0 run -- two three-pointers and two free throws by Lawrence along with a basket and two free throws by Adair -- for a commanding 48-24 lead.

· MISSISSIPPI ST. 73, MISSISSIPPI 71: Marneshia Richard's shot at the buzzer lifted the Lady Bulldogs (13-8, 4-3 Southeastern Conference) to an upset win over the No. 22 Lady Rebels (16-6, 5-2) in Oxford.

Richard's shot, which was upheld after a video review, came after Ashley Awkward had tied the game at 71 on a three-pointer with 6.3 seconds remaining.

· LSU 65, AUBURN 45 : Sylvia Fowles scored 19 points and grabbed 20 rebounds to help No. 8 LSU beat visiting Auburn (15-7, 2-4 SEC).

Quianna Chaney added 17 points for LSU (20-2, 6-1), which extended the nation's longest home-court winning streak to 42 games.

· RUTGERS 63, MICHIGAN STATE 57: Essence Carson scored seven of her 21 points in the final 2:38 to lift the Scarlet Knights (12-6) over the No. 23 Spartans (15-6) in Piscataway, N.J.

· GEORGIA 77, FLORIDA 54: Tasha Humphrey scored 19 points and Ashley Houts added 16 to help the No. 14 Lady Bulldogs (18-4, 5-2 SEC) hand the Gators (6-16, 0-7) their ninth straight loss.

· BOWLING GREEN 72, E. MICHIGAN 55: Kate Achter scored 22 points to lead the No. 16 Falcons past the Eagles (11-8, 6-2 Mid-American Conference) in Ypsilanti, Mich.

Bowling Green (18-2, 8-0) built a 20-point lead in the second half behind Achter and Ali Mann, who scored 19 points.

· MIDDLE TENNESSEE 84, LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE 57 : Chrissy Given scored 23 points as the No. 19 Blue Raiders pulled away in the second half at home.

Middle Tennessee (19-3, 11-0 Sun Belt) won its 16th straight game, setting a new school record. The Ragin' Cajuns (17-6, 9-3) led for much of the first half but couldn't hold on.

· VANDERBILT 61, ARKANSAS 34: Carla Thomas scored 18 points to lead the No. 15 Commodores (18-4, 4-3 SEC) over the Lady Razorbacks (17-5, 3-4) in Fayetteville, Ark.

· TENNESSEE 80, ALABAMA 51: Shannon Bobbitt scored 20 points, including six three-pointers, to lead the fourth-ranked Lady Vols (19-2, 6-0 SEC) over the Crimson Tide (10-2, 0-7) on the road.

· FLORIDA STATE 63, VIRGINIA 47: Lyndra Littles had 13 points, but the visiting Cavaliers (12-9, 2-5 ACC) lost their fourth straight game.

Alicia Gladden led the Seminoles (16-5, 5-1) with 21 points.

· DELAWARE 67, GEORGE MASON 47: Tyresa Smith scored 15 points and the Blue Hens (17-3, 8-1 Colonial Athletic Association) bounced back from their first conference loss of the year with a win at Patriot Center.

Moni Akintunde led the Patriots (8-11, 2-7) with 12 points and Lateisha Wade added 10.