Top-seeded Maryland had its hands full with No. 16 Coppin State yesterday in an NCAA women's basketball tournament opener in College Park, Md.
Willingboro High graduate Crystal Langhorne scored 25 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to help Maryland eventually pull away to an 80-66 win in the Spokane Regional.
Cheltenham's Laura Harper added 14 points for the Terps (31-3), while Marissa Coleman scored 17 points and Kristi Toliver scored 13.
Camden Catholic graduate Shalamar Oakley had 17 of her 20 points in the first half for Coppin State (22-12), and Rashida Suber of Reading matched Langhorne's game-high total of 25 points.
The Eagles' Danielle Anders, a Central High graduate, scored six points and was hampered by foul trouble.
Nebraska 61, Xavier 58 - Also in College Park, freshman Ta'Shia Phillips, the Atlantic Ten rookie of the year, struggled with foul trouble and scored only nine points for the Musketeers (24-9), well below her 14.2 average. Jerri Taylor hand a team-high 19 points and Amber Harris scored 14 points.
Kelsey Griffin scored 26 points for the Cornhuskers (21-11), who will play Maryland tomorrow night.
Greensboro Regional
Connecticut 89, Cornell 47 - Maya Moore scored 17 points to lead a balanced offense and the top-ranked Huskies (33-1) rolled to a first-round victory against the No. 16 seed Big Red (20-9) in Bridgeport, Conn.
Old Dominion 82, Liberty 62 - Shahida Williams scored 20 points on 10-for-11 shooting and the Monarchs (30-4) ended their six-game losing streak in the NCAA tournament with a first-round win against the 12th-seeded Flames (28-4) in Norfolk, Va.
Old Dominion will face fourth-seeded Virginia in the second round Tuesday night.
Texas 72, Minnesota 55 - Brittainy Raven scored 19 points and the eighth-seeded Longhorns (22-12) routed the No. 9 Golden Gophers (20-12) to in Bridgeport, Conn., to advance to the second round.
Erneisha Bailey added 16 for Texas, who will play top-ranked Connecticut in the second round tomorrow.
Virginia 86, UC Santa Barbara 52 - Lyndra Littles scored 17 points and the fourth-seeded Cavaliers (24-9) used a 16-0 run early in the second half to break open their first-round game against the 13th-seeded Gauchos (23-8) for a win in Norfolk, Va.
The victory sets the Cavaliers up for a showdown with Old Dominion for state bragging rights tomorrow night.
New Orleans Regional
