COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Danielle Adams scored 24 points in her Texas A&M debut and the Aggies stunned No. 6 Duke on Sunday.
The Aggies (1-0) took the lead near the midway point of the first half and didn`t trail again. Despite poor shooting, the Blue Devils (1-1) cut the lead to three points with about 14 minutes remaining, but the Aggies scored 10 straight points to make it 65-52 and Duke didn`t threaten again.
Adams scored seven points in that span, including a nifty off-balance layup which she turned into a three-point play.
The win improved Texas A&M`s all-time record against the Blue Devils to 3-0. This was the first meeting between the schools since a 77-63 win by the Aggies in the round of 16 in the 2008 NCAA tournament.
Stanford 81, Rutgers 66
PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Kayla Pedersen scored 22 points and Nnemkadi Ogwumike added 21 to help No. 2 Stanford power past No. 25 Rutgers.
Ohio State 91,
Bowling Green 72
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Jantel Lavender had 23 points and 14 rebounds to lead third-ranked Ohio State to a victory over Bowling Green in the quarterfinals of the Preseason WNIT.
Notre Dame 102,
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 57
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Becca Bruszewski had 19 points and 10 rebounds and No. 4 Notre Dame dominated inside, opening the season with a rout of Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
Tennessee 74, Baylor 65
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Shekinna Stricklen had 25 points and 14 rebounds to lead No. 8 Tennessee against No. 7 Baylor in the State Farm Tip-Off Classic.
All the buzz entering the game was about Brittney Griner, the Lady Bears` celebrated recruit who dunked in an exhibition game. The 6-foot-8 Griner dunked a few times in warmups and scored 15 points, but never got close enough to the rim for a chance to dunk during the game.
The Lady Volunteers (1-0) used a combination of post players -- who spent much of the game in foul trouble -- to shut down Griner.
LSU 92, Centenary 19
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Senior guard Allison Hightower scored 20 points before sitting for most of the second half and ninth-ranked LSU ran away to a rout of Centenary.
Mich. St. 71, Detroit 62
DETROIT -- Aisha Jefferson scored 16 points to help No. 10 Michigan State beat Detroit for its first win of the season.
Georgia 62, Oklahoma 51
ATHENS, Ga. -- Porsha Phillips and Jasmine James each scored 15 points and No. 21 Georgia held off No. 13 Oklahoma`s second-half comeback.
Georgia led by 13 points early in the second half only to see Oklahoma pull even at 43 with 6:48 remaining. The Lady Bulldogs (1-0) regained the lead on Meredith Mitchell`s three-point play.
Oklahoma (1-1), a Final Four team last season, never led against its first Top 25 opponent since the end of the Courtney Paris era.
Virginia 86, Manhattan 68
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Monica Wright made her final 10 shots from the field and scored 25 of her game-high 31 points in the second half to lift No. 14 Virginia.
Arizona St. 73,
South Dakota St. 64
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Becca Tobin scored a career-high 18 points in the No. 16 Sun Devils` opener.
DePaul 77,
North Dakota St. 65
CHICAGO -- Deirdre Naughton scored 20 points, topping 1,000 in her DePaul career to help the No. 17 Blue Demons beat North Dakota State.
Cal 100, Idaho State 43
BERKELEY, Calif. -- Freshman DeNesha Stallworth scored 17 points to help No. 18 Cal open its season with a rout of Idaho State.
Oklahoma State 70,
Georgia Tech 64
STILLWATER, Okla. -- Andrea Riley scored 24 points and Tegan Cunningham had 20 points and 10 rebounds as Oklahoma State beat No. 19 Georgia Tech in the second round of the Preseason Women`s NIT.
Kansas 106,
Oral Roberts 80
LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Danielle McCray scored 21 of her 27 points in a dominating first half and Aishah Sutherland added 24, helping No. 20 Kansas open the season with a resounding win over Oral Roberts.
Vanderbilt 90, Lehigh 54
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Reserve Tiffany Clarke scored 14 points and No. 22 Vanderbilt rolled to a victory over Lehigh.
Louisville 65, Dayton 63
DAYTON, Ohio -- Monique Reid had 18 points and 14 rebounds to lead No. 13 Louisville to a victory over Dayton.
Middle Tennessee 78,
Central Florida 53
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- Alysha Clark had 32 points and 15 rebounds for her 56th career double-double, leading No. 24 Middle Tennessee to a victory over Central Florida.



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