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March 24th, 2013

Penn State dismisses Cal Poly in first round

March 24, 2013 - 10:18pm

Baton Rouge, LA (Sports Network) - Maggie Lucas paced four teammates in double figures with 19 points as the third-seeded Penn State Lady Lions downed the 14th-seeded Cal Poly Mustangs, 85-55, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at the Maravich Center.

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Lady Tigers escape first-round scare

March 24, 2013 - 10:12pm

Baton Rouge, LA (Sports Network) - Danielle Ballard and Theresa Plaisance led the way with 16 points apiece as the sixth-seeded LSU Lady Tigers outlasted the 11th-seeded Green Bay Phoenix, 75-71, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at the Maravich Center.

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Iowa uses second-half surge to upend Miami-Florida

March 24, 2013 - 10:03pm

Iowa City, Iowa (Sports Network) - Samantha Logic poured in 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the ninth-seeded Iowa Hawkeyes ran past the eighth- seeded Miami-Florida Hurricane, 69-53, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

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Seminoles advance behind strong defensive effort

Seminoles advance behind strong defensive effort
March 24, 2013 - 9:09pm

Waco, TX (Sports Network) - Leonor Rodriguez and Morgan Toles each netted 12 points as the eighth-seeded Florida State Seminoles took down the ninth-seeded Princeton Tigers, 60-44, in first-round action of the NCAA Tournament at the Ferrell Center.

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Loyd, McBride lead top-seeded Notre Dame over UT Martin

March 24, 2013 - 9:03pm

Iowa City, IA (Sports Network) - Jewell Loyd poured in 27 points and Kayla McBride tallied 22 points and 10 rebounds as the top-seeded Notre Dame Fighting Irish made easy work of the 16th-seeded Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks, 97-64, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

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Ogwumike helps Stanford survive Tulsa

March 24, 2013 - 8:03pm

Stanford, CA (Sports Network) - Chiney Ogwumike tallied 29 points and eight rebounds as the top-seeded Stanford Cardinal used a strong second half to blow past the 16th-seeded Tulsa Golden Hurricane, 72-56, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Maples Pavilion.

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North Carolina survives scare from Albany

March 24, 2013 - 7:06pm

Newark, DE (Sports Network) - Tierra Ruffin-Pratt scored 30 points to carry the third-seed North Carolina Tar Heels to a tough, 59-54, win over the 14th- seed Albany Great Danes in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at the Bob Carpenter Center.

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Dayton prevails in double overtime to down St. John's

March 24, 2013 - 7:03pm

Queens, NY (Sports Network) - Andrea Hoover scored 24 points to lead the seventh-seed Dayton Flyers to a 96-90 double-overtime victory over the 10th- seed St. John's Red Storm in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Carnesecca Arena.

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A pair of double-doubles powers Cowgirls past DePaul

March 24, 2013 - 6:03pm

Durham, NC (Sports Network) - Toni Young and Kendra Suttles each posted double-doubles as the seventh-seed Oklahoma State Cowgirls topped the 10th- seed DePaul Blue Demons, 73-56, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

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Blue Devils triumph in first round yet again

March 24, 2013 - 5:15pm

Durham, NC (Sports Network) - Tricia Liston scored 20 points and Haley Peters posted a double-double as the second-seed Duke Blue Devils topped the 15th- seed Hampton Lady Pirates, 67-51, in first round action of the NCAA Tournament at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

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