The New York Times-20080127-Tar Heels Need Double Overtime To Pull Away From the Terrapins

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Tar Heels Need Double Overtime To Pull Away From the Terrapins

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LaToya Pringle scored 12 of her career-high 31 points in the second overtime to help No. 3 North Carolina beat No. 4 Maryland, 97-86, on Saturday.

Erlana Larkins had 25 points and 18 rebounds for the Tar Heels (18-2, 5-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who bounced back from Monday's loss at top-ranked Connecticut with a thrilling home victory.

Crystal Langhorne had 23 points to lead the Terrapins (22-2, 6-1), who had won 12 consecutive games.

Pringle made the overtime-forcing 3-point play and scored 6 points in a row in the second overtime as the Tar Heels pulled away.

SYRACUSE 80, ST. JOHN'S 52 The freshman guard Erica Morrow scored 10 of her 14 points in the first half and No. 24 Syracuse won against visiting St. John's.

The Orange (16-3, 4-2 Big East), who entered the rankings this week for the first time since the program started 37 years ago, overcame a sloppy start against the Red Storm (10-9, 1-5), which lost its fourth game in a row -- all to ranked opponents.

Nicole Michael led Syracuse with 20 points, 14 in the second half.

Tiina Sten paced St. John's with 11 points, and Kia Wright had 8.

WEST VIRGINIA 67, GEORGETOWN 35 LaQuita Owens scored 22 points and grabbed 7 rebounds to help No. 12 West Virginia roll past visiting Georgetown.

Ashley Powell, Liz Repella and Olayinka Sanni scored 9 points each for the Mountaineers (16-3, 5-1 Big East).

Monica McNutt scored 13 points for Georgetown (11-8, 1-5).

STANFORD 72, CALIFORNIA 52 Candice Wiggins scored 28 points, J J Hones made a career-high four 3-pointers and No. 7 Stanford beat No. 8 California.

The host Cardinal (17-3, 7-2) avenged a home loss to the Golden Bears (17-3, 8-1) from a year ago and gave themselves a chance to win an eighth consecutive regular-season conference title.

BAYLOR 76, NEBRASKA 56 Angela Tisdale scored 15 of her 17 points before halftime when No. 6 Baylor erased an early 10-point deficit and the Lady Bears went on to beat visiting Nebraska.

Baylor (18-1, 6-0 Big 12) won its 11th game in a row.

TEXAS A&M 58, KANSAS 51 Takia Sparks scored 17 points and Danielle Gant added 14 points and 12 rebounds to lead No. 21 Texas A&M over host Kansas.

Morenike Atunrase scored 12 of her 15 points in the second half for Texas A&M (14-6, 2-4 Big 12).

GEORGE WASHINGTON 76, CHARLOTTE 54 Kimberly Beck had 19 points and 11 assists as No. 20 George Washington ended visiting Charlotte's seven-game winning streak.

The victory moved George Washington (16-4, 4-1 Atlantic-10) into a tie for first place with Charlotte (13-8, 4-1).

WYOMING 68, COLORADO ST. 55 Justyna Podziemska scored 16 points and Aubrey Vandiver added 14 to lead No. 18 Wyoming to a victory against host Colorado State.

Hanna Zavecz chipped in 13 points and 8 rebounds for Wyoming (18-1, 6-0 Mountain West), winners of a school-record 12 games in a row.