WOMEN'S ROUNDUP
After 44 Losses, George Mason Tops ODU
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Monday, February 23, 2009
Brittany Eley scored 16 points and added 11 rebounds for her first career double-double to help George Mason defeat Colonial Athletic Association rival Old Dominion for the first time in school history.
Yesterday's 63-57 victory at Patriot Center marked the first win in 45 tries, dating from 1974-75. The victory snapped the longest winless drought against one opponent among NCAA Division I schools.
The Patriots (4-22, 2-13) used a 15-3 run at the start of the second half to break a 30-all tie and earn their second consecutive CAA home win. Old Dominion, a conference power that beat George Mason 73-42 on Jan. 15, dropped to 14-11, 9-6.
Brittany Poindexter added 15 points for the Patriots and Brittney Wilkins scored 12.
· VIRGINIA 90, BOSTON COLLEGE 70: In Charlottesville, Lyndra Littles and Monica Wright scored 27 points each as the 23rd-ranked Cavaliers beat the Eagles.
Littles, playing in the final home game of her career, shot 9 for 16 from the field and 8 for 8 on free throws for the Cavaliers (21-8, 7-5 Atlantic Coast Conference). Virginia shot 61 percent from the floor (19 for 31) in the second half, outscoring the Eagles 55-33 after halftime.
Carolyn Swords scored a game-high 31 points on 13-for-17 shooting for Boston College (18-9, 6-6), which has lost five of six.
· CONNECTICUT 76, NOTRE DAME 66: Renee Montgomery scored 20 points as the top-ranked Huskies beat the No. 24 Irish in Hartford, Conn. to remain the nation's lone undefeated team.
The senior guard also dished out eight assists and had five steals in leading the Huskies to their 37th consecutive home win and fifth win over a ranked opponent this season. U.-Conn. (27-0, 13-0 Big East) had beaten the other four by an average of just under 35 points.
Ashley Barlow led Notre Dame (18-7, 7-6) with 18 points.
