WOMEN'S ROUNDUP
Coleman, Kizer Help Terps Coast Past Fighting Illini
Jayne Appel had 26 points and 16 rebounds in Stanford's victory over Purdue in Honolulu. She scored six straight points late in regulation and eight in a row in overtime.
(By Ronen Zilberman -- Associated Press)
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Saturday, November 29, 2008
Marissa Coleman scored 17 points and Lynetta Kizer added 16 to help No. 10 Maryland top Illinois, 79-52, last night in the Caribbean Challenge in Cancun, Mexico.
Kristi Toliver had 11 of her 15 points in the first half as the Terrapins (6-1) used a 32-9 run to take a 37-12 lead with 3 minutes 28 seconds left. Toliver hit two three-pointers and had a three-point play during the spurt.
Illinois trimmed the deficit to 39-23 at the break, but Maryland started the second half with a 16-4 run to put the game away.
Jenna Smith scored 21 points for Illinois (3-4).
· VIRGINIA 65, UTAH 57: Whitney Edwards scored 15 points to help the No. 16 Cavaliers (4-1) defeat the Utes (1-3) in the first game of the three-day WBCA Classic in Milwaukee.
Britnee Miller scored 13 and Aisha Mohammed had 11 points for Virginia, which scored the first 10 points of the second half for a 38-22 lead.
· LOUISVILLE 73, ALABAMA 56: Angel McCoughtry scored 28 points and the No. 7 Cardinals beat the Crimson Tide in the first round of the Nugget Classic in Reno, Nev.
· STANFORD 78, PURDUE 70: Jayne Appel scored eight straight points in overtime to lift the No. 5 Cardinal over the No. 19 Boilermakers (3-1) in the Waikiki Beach Marriott Classic in Honolulu.
