ALBUQUERQUE — Jennifer Risper scored a career-high 27 points and Christina Wirth added 24 as Vanderbilt (26-8) beat Kansas State 74-61 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
“I have a lot more guard skills than post skills,” the 5-foot-9 Risper said. “I just tried to take advantage and use the skills I do well — driving, getting to the hole . . . just trying to be stronger, be physical.”
Ashley Sweat scored 17 points to lead the Wildcats (25-8), who fell flat midway through the second half and never recovered.
Stanford 77, San Diego St. 49
SAN DIEGO — Freshman Nnemkadi Ogwumike dominated inside with career highs of 27 points and 13 rebounds and the Cardinal (31-4) blew it open by making the first four baskets of the second half.
California 99, Virginia 73
LOS ANGELES — Ashley Walker scored 20 of her career-high-tying 32 points in the first half, and a strong inside presence led the Golden Bears (27-6) to their highest-scoring game of the season.
Pittsburgh 65, Gonzaga 60
SEATTLE — Shavonte Zellous scored nine of her 24 points in the final four minutes, and the Panthers (25-7) capitalized on youthful mistakes by the Bulldogs (27-7) in the closing minutes.
Rutgers 80, Auburn 52
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Epiphanny Prince scored 27 points and the Scarlet Knights (21-12) jumped all over the Tigers (30-4), scoring the first nine points of the game and racing to a 22-4 lead.
Arizona St. 63, Florida St. 58
DULUTH, Ga. — Briann January’s return from an ankle injury gave the Sun Devils (25-8) a spark and Danielle Orsillo’s 3-pointer with 32 seconds remaining gave them a 57-54 lead.
Ohio St. 64, Mississippi St. 58
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Jantel Lavender had 20 points and the Buckeyes (29-5) scored their final 10 points on free throws.
The Associated Press
