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December 23rd, 2007 | 
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Finally, it was Candice Wiggins’ and Stanford’s turn in the long rivalry with Tennessee. Rosalyn Gold-Onwude scored nine of Stanford’s 10 points in overtime, Wiggins sunk one of two free throws with 28.6 left and finished with 22 and the No. 5 Cardinal shocked previously unbeaten and top-ranked Tennessee 73-69 on Saturday night to end an 11-game losing streak in the series.
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Christina Wirth scored 16 points to lead No. 21 Vanderbilt to a 92-37 victory over Lipscomb on Saturday. Lipscomb’s point total was the lowest in school history. The Lady Bisons shot only 23.5 percent from the field and were only 3-for-20 from behind the arc. Merideth Marsh and Jennifer Risper added 13 points each for the Commodores (9-3).
Indiana coach Felisha Legette-Jack has a lot of respect for No. 13 West Virginia. After the Hoosiers beat the Mountaineers 79-66 on Saturday, Legette-Jack walked to the scorer’s table, unexpectedly grabbed a microphone and shouted: “This is a great team, we’re trying to get where they are.” The Hoosiers (7-5) were right there — at least for a brief moment.
Danielle Hood scored 19 points to lead Hartford to a 54-51 win over No. 23 Michigan State on Saturday. Kalisha Keane had 20 points and 10 rebounds for Michigan State (8-4). Allyssa DeHaan added 13 points for the Spartans. Trailing 40-33 in the second half, Hawks forward Katie Kelley hit back-to-back jumpers and a pair of free throws to make it 40-39.
Reserve Kristin Hernandez scored 20 points to lead No. 20 Oklahoma State to its most lopsided victory in program history, 107-36 over Central Arkansas on Saturday. Oklahoma State (10-1) scored the first 13 points and never was challenged by Central Arkansas (2-9), a team that suited up only eight players.
Tennessee’s Pat Summitt, the winningest basketball coach in NCAA history, filed for divorce after nearly 27 years of marriage. Irreconcilable differences were cited in the petition filed Wednesday in the Knoxville suburb of Maryville. She and husband R.B Summit will have been married 27 years on Aug. 23.
A member of the Rutgers women’s basketball team sued Don Imus and CBS on Tuesday, claiming the radio personality’s sexist and racist comments about the team damaged her reputation. Kia Vaughn filed the lawsuit alleging slander and defamation of character in state Supreme Court in the Bronx the same day Imus settled with CBS Radio in a deal that pre-empts his threatened $120 million…
Purdue forward Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton is recuperating from surgery on her left knee and may begin rehabilitation next week. Wisdom-Hylton was injured last month while playing for the USA Basketball Under 21 national team. She underwent surgery last week to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament and is expected back on campus when classes start Monday, Purdue spokeswoman Sara White said Tuesday.
Iziane Castro Marques scored 19 points and Lauren Jackson had 18 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Seattle Storm to an 82-47 rout of the Los Angeles Sparks on Tuesday. The 47 points were a record low for Los Angeles, which also went down to a franchise-record sixth consecutive defeat. The Sparks shot a season-worst 29.9 percent.
Former Kentucky women’s basketball coach Mickie DeMoss was hired Tuesday as an assistant at Texas. DeMoss had quit abruptly in April, saying she wanted to take a break from the game after 30 years. Her hiring completes coach Gail Goestenkors’ staff. Goestenkors was hired earlier this year to succeed Jody Conradt, who retired in March.
