NORFOLK, Va. -- Nnemkadi Ogwumike scored 25 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, and No. 2 Stanford opened its season with an easy victory on Friday night.
Ogwumike dominated the game, nearly outscoring the Lady Monarchs for 17 minutes.
Ohio State 91,
Eastern Illinois 68
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Jantel Lavender had 24 points and 13 rebounds to lead No. 3 Ohio State to the victory in the first round of the preseason Women`s National Invitational Tournament.
North Carolina 88,
Col of Charleston 57
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Laura Broomfield and She`la White scored 14 points each to lead No. 5 North Carolina.
Duke 104,
Houston Baptist 35
HOUSTON -- Bridgette Mitchell scored 18 points, Krystal Thomas added 14 points and 12 rebounds as No. 6 Duke cruised.
Dayton 77,
Michigan State 74
DAYTON, Ohio -- Kristin Daugherty scored 17 points to help Dayton get the season-opening upset over No. 10 Michigan State.
Xavier 81, USC 71
LOS ANGELES -- Amber Harris had 19 points and 12 rebounds as No. 11 Xavier defeated Southern California in overtime in both teams` season-opener.
Texas 71,
Texas-San Antonio 60
AUSTIN, Texas -- Brittainey Raven had 11 points after sitting out the first half because she missed a class this week, and No. 12 Texas rallied to beat Texas-San Antonio.
Oklahoma 108,
Mercer 66
NORMAN, Okla. -- Danielle Robinson and Amanda Thompson each scored 17 points as No. 13 Oklahoma opened the post-Courtney Paris era with a win against Mercer.
Virginia 68, UMBC 57
CATONSVILLE, Md. -- Coach Debbie Ryan earned her 700th career victory, getting 15 second-half points from Monica Wright to lead No. 14 Virginia.
Ryan, in her 33rd season at Virginia, is the seventh active Division I women`s coach to reach the 700-win mark.
Florida State 79,
North Florida 50
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- No. 15 Florida State held North Florida scoreless for more than 12 minutes in the first half, romping to the win.
DePaul 86,
Central Michigan 76
CHICAGO -- On a night when No. 17 DePaul struggled to score from the field, second chances saved the Blue Demons, who grabbed 23 offensive rebounds.
Georgia Tech 63,
Winthrop 30
ATLANTA -- Mo Bennett had 21 points and seven rebounds to help No. 19 Georgia Tech beat Winthrop in the opener of the Women`s Preseason NIT.



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