Women's college basketball roundup: Georgia loses to Tennessee; Auburn beats Alabama

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Glory Johnson had 22 points and 13 rebounds as No. 6 Tennessee pulled away from No. 16 Georgia 80-51 on Thursday night.

Ariel Massengale scored 15 of her 19 points before halftime, while Johnson did most of her work after the break. Johnson now has 1,331 career points and is four rebounds shy of 1,000.

Johnson hit the first basket of the second half to give Tennessee a 38-27 lead, but Lady Bulldogs scored the next five points to cut the margin to six points. The Lady Vols (10-3, 2-0 SEC) answered with a 14-4 run to pull away.

Meredith Mitchell led the Lady Bulldogs (12-3, 1-1) with 14 points.

The Lady Vols held advantages of 52-32 rebounding and 42-12 in the paint and finished 20 of 28 at the line.

Tennessee hasn?t dropped an SEC game since a 53-50 loss at Georgia on Jan. 21, 2010.

@BR Scoreline:Auburn 65, Alabama 55

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Auburn beat Alabama at Foster Auditorium as sophomore forward Tyrese Tanner scored a game-high 20 points for the Tigers.

Freshman guard Hasina Muhammad added 12 points, and junior forward Blanche Alverson chipped in 11 points for Auburn.

Sophomore guard Shafontaye Myers led the Tide with 13 points, while senior guard Ericka Russell added 12 points for Alabama. Junior forward Erin Hogue grabbed nine boards to lead the Tide in rebounding. Auburn was Alverson and senior center Chantel Hilliard were the leading rebounders for the Tigers, each grabbing seven boards.

With the loss, Alabama falls to 10-6 on the season, 0-2 in Southeastern Conference play. Auburn improves to 9-6 overall and 1-1 in the league. Alabama returns to action Sunday, January 8, when it faces LSU in Baton Rouge. Tipoff is scheduled for 2p.m., and the game will be televised regionally by the SEC Network.

@BR Scoreline:Kentucky 84, Arkansas 72

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- A?dia Mathies scored 21 points and had six assists as No. 11 Kentucky used a late surge to beat Arkansas.

Mathies started the game strong, scoring 14 points in the first eight minutes for the Wildcats (13-2, 2-0). Arkansas then found a way to shut her down, forcing her to miss her next eight shots over a 20-minute span.

The Razorbacks (11-3, 0-2) trailed by as many as 15 in the first half but used strong shooting to take their first lead, 46-44, with 16:18 left in the game on Dominique Robinson?s 3-pointer.

The Wildcats regained the lead and created space once Mathies got going again.

The junior finished 8 for 18 from the field and 5 for 9 on 3-pointers.

@BR Scoreline:South Carolina 65, Vanderbilt 55

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Aleighsa Welch had a career high 19 points and South Carolina won its seventh straight game with a victory over No. 24 Vanderbilt.

The Gamecocks (13-2) opened 2-0 in the Southeastern Conference for the first time in 10 years, disrupting the Commodores (12-2, 0-1) with their pressure defense. Vanderbilt was held to its fewest points of the season and committed 26 turnovers.

South Carolina broke open a tie game with a 10-0 run to close the first half. Vanderbilt did not get closer than six points as it lost its league opener for the first time in six years.

Tiffany Clarke led Vanderbilt with 13 points. Christina Foggie, the team?s top scorer at 17 points a game, was held to nine.

@BR Scoreline:ACC Miami 78, N.C. State 68

CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Riquna Williams scored 22 points to lead No. 12 Miami to a victory over North Carolina State.

Williams hit consecutive 3-pointers late in the second half as the Hurricanes (12-3, 1-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) withstood a rally by the Wolfpack and expanded a 66-61 lead with a 12-0 run. Maria Brown?s layup with 1:45 remaining ended the surge and gave Miami a 78-61 lead.

The Wolfpack (10-5, 0-2) rallied from a 49-29 deficit early in the second half with 13 straight points. Krystal Barrett scored 10 points during the run and her two free throws with 13:27 remaining cut Miami?s lead to 49-42.

Williams? putback with 10:01 left increased Miami?s lead to 55-46. North Carolina State got within 55-52 with 8:16 left.

Barrett scored 14 points to lead the Wolfpack.

Source: http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2012/01/06/1882476/womens-college-basketball-roundup.html

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