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Published: December 7, 2008
WEST PALM BEACH - University of Tampa coach Tom Jessee earned his 300th career victory as Tampa (8-1) defeated Palm Beach Atlantic 60-45 on Saturday night. The Spartans won their seventh straight game while finishing the season sweep of the Sailfish (2-7).
Jessee (300-148) becomes the 34th active coach in NCAA Division II to reach the 300-victory milestone.
UT's Tiara Cook led all scorers with a career-high 24.
NO. 3 CALIFORNIA 75
PRINCETON 53
BERKELEY, Calif. - Ashley Walker shook off a sluggish start to score 21 points, Natasha Vital added 12 points and No. 3 California (7-0) beat Princeton (3-3).
NO. 10 BAYLOR 75,
ST. JOHN'S 65
WACO, Texas - Rachel Allison scored 18 points and Jessica Morrow added 13 off the bench to lead No. 10 Baylor (7-1) over St. John's (7-1).
UC RIVERSIDE 50,
NO. 16 VANDERBILT 47
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Kemie Nkele had 17 points and eight rebounds and UC Riverside (3-4) held No. 16 Vanderbilt (8-2) scoreless for the final 2:31 to earn a upset.
NO. 18 OHIO STATE 69,
NEBRASKA 65
LINCOLN, Neb. - Jantel Lavender's 3-point play with 21.6 seconds remaining put Ohio State ahead for good as the No. 18 Buckeyes (7-2) rallied from a 12-point deficit to beat Nebraska (6-2).
ARK.-LITTLE ROCK 65,
NO. 19 OKLAHOMA ST. 51
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Chastity Reed scored 18 points to lead Arkansas-Little Rock (6-1) to a victory over No. 19 Oklahoma State (3-2), the school's first win over a ranked team.
NO. 20 VIRGINIA 80,
EAST CAROLINA 67
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Junior guard Monica Wright had 23 points and 13 rebounds to lift No. 20 Virginia (7-2) past East Carolina (4-3).
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