NCAA tournament capsules

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Shyra Ely had 17 points and nine rebounds and Gwen Jackson added 13 points as Tennessee advanced to its 22nd straight round of 16 with an 81-51 win over Virginia in the Mideast Regional on Monday night.

The top-seeded Lady Vols (30-4) improved their NCAA home record to 42-0.

Tennessee, also hosting the regional, will play the winner of Tuesday night's game between South Carolina and Penn State.

The No. 8 seed Cavaliers (17-14) struggled the entire game to contain Tennessee's offense. The Lady Vols led 33-24 at halftime and increased it to 17 before Virginia pulled within 12 with 10:45 remaining. Tennessee, having no desire to make the game close, went on an 18-4 run to increase its lead to 26.

Cherrise Graham scored 14 points for the Cavaliers, who shot 27 percent (17-of-61) from the floor.< ^Colorado 86, North Carolina 67=

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) Tera Bjorklund scored a career-high 34 points, and Colorado hit nine 3-pointers to advance to the round of 16.

Colorado (24-7), the No. 6 seed, goes to Knoxville, Tenn., reaching the regional semifinals for the sixth time in its last eight NCAA tournament appearances.

North Carolina (28-6), the No. 3 seed, was led by Nikita Bell and Candace Sutton, who each scored 12 points. Bell also had 10 rebounds.

Bjorklund, the Buffaloes' 6-foot-5 junior center, was 11-of-14 from the floor and 12-of-17 from the line. She also had eight rebounds, four blocked shots and two steals.< ^East

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) Erika Valek scored 24 points, Mary Jo Noon had 17 and Beth Jones added 16 as Purdue advanced to the round of 16 for the eighth time.

The second-seeded Boilermakers (28-5) will play the winner of Tuesday's game between Notre Dame and Kansas State. If the Irish win, it would be a rematch of the 2001 national championship game.

Chrystal Starling led the seventh-seeded Hokies (22-10) with 16 points and Kerri Gardin added 12. The Hokies were making their first tournament appearance in two years.

The Boilermakers received a scare when their 17-point lead was slashed to five, but still finished the season 15-0 at home.< ^Boston College 86, Vanderbilt 85, OT=

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) Amber Jacobs made a high-arching layup with 2.5 seconds left in overtime, lifting Boston College to a comeback victory over Vanderbilt in the East Regional.

The fifth-seeded Eagles (22-8) advanced to the round of the 16 for the first time in five trips to the tournament, and got both victories on game-winning shots by Jacobs. The junior guard stunned regional host Old Dominion 73-72 by making a jumper with 3.3 seconds to play in the first round.

Vanderbilt (22-10) had taken a 85-84 lead on Hillary Hager's fifth 3-pointer in as many tries with 12.7 seconds to play in the extra period. The fourth-seeded Commodores were denied a third straight trip to the round of 16.

Jacobs scored 25 points for the Eagles, 18 after halftime. Becky Gottstein added 24 points and eight rebounds. Chantelle Anderson led Vanderbilt with 28 points and Benningfield had 26.< ^Midwest= ^Georgia 74, Rutgers 64=

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) Christi Thomas, Alexis Kendrick and Ebony Felder each scored 17 points as fifth-seeded Georgia advanced to the round of 16 for the 13th time.

Georgia (21-9) likely will be without starting guard Sherrill Baker, who left early in the second half with a separated right shoulder. The Lady Bulldogs have been without leading scorer Kara Braxton since February when coach Andy Landers kicked her off the team for violating unspecified team rules.

Chelsea Newton led Rutgers (21-8) with 19 points. Cappie Pondexter scored 15 points but fouled out with 46 seconds remaining and Georgia leading 69-60.< ^New Mexico 73, Mississippi State 61=

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) Jordan Adams scored 19 points and New Mexico hit 13 3-pointers as the sixth-seeded Lobos (24-8) advance to the round of 16.

Before its 91-85 overtime win over Miami on Saturday, New Mexico had never won a game in the NCAA tournament.

New Mexico stunned the Lady Bulldogs (24-8) early by hitting their first six 3-pointers and 10 of their first 12 shots. New Mexico, playing on its home court before a frenzied sellout crowd of 16,214, hit nine 3s in the first half.

All-American LaToya Thomas scored 29 points and had 16 rebounds to lead the Lady Bulldogs, while guard Tan White finished with 17 points and nine rebounds.< ^West= ^LSU 80, Wis.-Green Bay 69=

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) Doneeka Hodges had 20 points as LSU held off surprisingly resilient Wisconsin-Green Bay.

Chandra Johnson had 29 points for eighth-seeded Wisconsin-Green Bay (28-4), which had won 12 straight games dating back to Jan. 25 including a first-round victory against Washington.

Green Bay threatened again when Kristy Loiselle nailed a 3 and Chandra Johnson added a jumper to make it 59-54. But LSU (29-3) never let the Phoenix get any closer.< ^Minnesota 68, Stanford 56=

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) Corrin Von Wald scored 19 points, including six free throws in the final minute, as Minnesota defeated third-seeded Stanford.

The sixth-seeded Golden Gophers (22-11) ended Stanford's 26-game home winning streak, including 15 straight this season. The Cardinal hadn't been beaten in Maples Pavilion since losing to Tennessee on Dec. 16, 2001.

Stanford (27-5) couldn't overcome sloppy ballhandling, long shooting droughts and the foul trouble of star forward Nicole Powell, who only played 31 minutes and finished with 19 points, seven rebounds, two assists and two steals. She also committed five turnovers.

Lindsay Whalen added 13 points and six assists, Shannon Schonrock 12 points and Kadidja Andersson 11 for Minnesota.<

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