ODU’s streak snapped
Old Dominion’s 122-game home winning streak in Colonial Athletic Association play ended Sunday with a 73-70 loss to Delaware in Norfolk, Va., which was led by Tyresa Smith’s 22 points.
The Blue Hens (10-2, 3-0) established themselves as a contender to end the Lady Monarch’s NCAA-record string of 13 consecutive conference championships. Old Dominion has won the league title every season since it joined the CAA in 1991-92.
The loss was the first at home in conference play for the Lady Monarchs since Richmond won 74-70 at the ODU Fieldhouse on Feb. 19, 1992. The streak included 23 games in the league postseason tournament, held at Old Dominion eight times in that span.
The Lady Monarchs (5-6, 1-1) trailed 43-36 early in the second half, then used an 11-0 run to take a 47-43 lead with 14:11 left.
The teams traded the lead several times over the next few minutes before the Blue Hens used a 14-0 run to lead 67-57 with 5:17 to play.
Huskies fall to Bruins
Noelle Quinn scored 18 points as No. 22 UCLA defeated Washington 74-63 in Seattle.
The Bruins led by as much as 13 in the second half, but Washington (6-10, 2-4 Pac-10) pulled to within three points at 63-60 with four minutes to play when Emily Florence hit a 3-pointer. UCLA countered with consecutive scores to ensure the win.
The Bruins (11-3, 5-0 Pac-10) extended their winning streak to five games with their third straight victory over the Huskies.
(2) Duke 88, (25) Virginia Tech 67: Monique Currie scored 18 point to lift the Blue Devils (15-1, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) past the Hokies (11-3, 1-1) in Durham, N.C.… Villanova 59, (4) Notre Dame 54: Jackie Adamshick had 25 points and Kate Dessart Mager scored the winning jumper to lead the Wildcats (9-4, 2-0 Big East) to an upset of the Fighting Irish (13-2, 2-1) in Villanova, Pa. … (21) Maryland 92, (5) North Carolina 77: Shay Doron scored a career-high 37 points as the Terrapins (11-2, 1-1 ACC) upset the Tar heels (11-2, 0-1) in College Park, Md.
(6) Michigan St. 68, (18) Iowa 56: Lindsay Bowen scored 17 points to lead the Spartans (13-2, 2-1 Big Ten) past the Hawkeyes (13-2, 2-2) in East Lansing, Mich. … (8) Stanford 78, Arizona 66: Stanford’s Candice Wiggins scored 28 points to lead the Cardinal (13-2, 5-1 Pac-10) to a win over the Wildcats (11-4, 3-2) in Tucson, Ariz., ending the nation’s longest home court winning streak at 34 games. … (9) Ohio St. 66, Liberty 51: Caity Matter scored 17 points to lead the Buckeyes (14-2) to a non-league win over the Flames (7-5) in Columbus, Ohio. … (11) Minnesota 75, (23) New Mexico 35: Jamie Broback scored 14 points as the Gophers (13-2) routed the Lobos (10-2) in a non-league matchup in Minneapolis.
(16) Vanderbilt 88, South Carolina 43: Caroline Williams scored 11 of her career-high 17 points in the first 11 minutes to help the Commodores (12-2, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) beat the Gamecocks (5-10, 0-2) in Nashville, Tenn. … Marquette 63, (19) DePaul 57: Lesley Juedes had a career-high 21 points and the Golden Eagles (10-4, 1-0 Conference USA) used a 14-0 second-half run to upset the Blue Demons (11-3, 0-1) in Milwaukee. … (24) Purdue 60, Michigan 43: Erin Lawless had 16 points and five rebounds to lead the Boilermakers (10-4, 3-1 Big Ten) past the Wolverines (4-11, 0-4) in West Lafayette, Ind.