St. John's women draw imposing Card

The ninth-seeded St. John's women's basketball team is fully aware of the daunting task ahead at Stanford's imposing on-campus arena Monday night. The top-seeded Cardinal is riding a school-record 62-game home winning streak.

"They're probably the most talented team in the country," St. John's coach Kim Barnes Arico said. "They can do everything. That's why they have a 62-game winning streak at home. They're a tremendous program and it's going to be a difficult task for our team, but it's one we're excited to have."

The Red Storm has played its share of big games in tough places, perhaps most notably at Florida State in the second round of the 2010 NCAA Tournament. Da'Shena Stevens' last-second shot fell short in a heartbreaking 66-65 overtime loss to the host Seminoles.

Stanford has won 24 straight overall. Earlier this season, the Cardinal knocked off then-No. 1 Connecticut to end the Huskies' winning streak at a record 90 games.

FIRST-ROUND GAMES

West Virginia 79, Houston 73: Liz Repella scored 26 points to lift ninth-seeded West Virginia in Waco, Texas.

Baylor 66, Prairie View A&M 30: Brittney Griner and Brooklyn Pope each had 17 points for host Baylor, the top seed, which held Prairie View to eight first-half points.

Texas A&M 87, McNeese State 47: Danielle Adams scored 18 points for second-seeded Texas A&M in Bossier City, La.

Michigan State 69, Northern Iowa 66: Kalisha Keane scored 17 points as fourth-seeded Michigan State held on to improve to 9-1 in NCAA first-round games.

Xavier 72, South Dakota State 56: Ta'Shia Phillips had 27 points and 15 rebounds to lift second-seeded Xavier on its home court.

Florida State 76, Samford 46: Cierra Bravard had 23 points to lift third-seeded Florida State in Auburn, Ala.

Miami 80, Gardner-Webb 62: Riquna Williams scored 17 of her 28 points in the first half in Charlottesville, Va., as the third-seeded Hurricanes won a tournament game for the first time since 1993.

Maryland 70, St. Francis (Pa.) 48: Host Maryland scored the game's first 13 points, led by 23 at halftime and cruised to victory.

Georgia 56, Middle Tennessee 41:Jasmine James scored eight of her 18 points in the final 5:40 to lift sixth-seeded Georgia in Auburn, Ala.

Georgetown 65, Princeton 49: Sugar Rodgers outscored Princeton 16-14 in the first half, as the fifth-seeded Hoyas rolled in College Park, Md. Rodgers finished with 26 points.

Louisville 81, Vanderbilt 62: Shoni Schimmel led seventh-seeded Louisville with 19 points in Cincinnati.

Oklahoma 86, James Madison 72: Whitney Hand had 24 points as sixth-seeded Oklahoma won in Charlottesville, Va.

Wisconsin-Green Bay 59, Arkansas-Little Rock 55: In Wichita, Kan., Kayla Tetschlag had 24 points as fifth-seeded Wisconsin-Green Bay lifted its winning streak to 21 games. -- AP