Griner dunks as Baylor romps

Brittney Griner became the second woman to dunk in an NCAA Tournament game Tuesday night, slamming one down with her right hand early in the second half of top-seeded Baylor's 76-57 win over ninth-seeded Florida in Bowling Green, Ohio.

Griner went nearly 12 minutes without scoring at the beginning of the game in the Des Moines Region but finished with 25 points. Azania Stewart led Florida (20-13) with 14 points.

"I think my team got fired up a little bit more than me. I got a little bit more fired up, I think, on one of the blocks I had," Griner said. "But it definitely felt good throwing it down."

Griner stretched out her right arm and dunked for the first time since Feb. 19, 2011, at Texas Tech.

Candace Parker of Tennessee dunked twice during a 2006 NCAA Tournament game against Army.

Griner's dunk was her first of the season and sixth of her career. Parker holds the career record with seven.

The Lady Bears (36-0) will play Georgia Tech in the round of 16.

Georgia Tech 76, Georgetown 64: Sydney Wallace had 23 points as Georgia Tech (26-8) claimed its first berth in the regional semifinals in a game played in Chapel Hill, N.C.

Kansas 70, Delaware 64: Angel Goodrich scored 27 points to lead Kansas (21-12) in Little Rock, Ark. The nation's leading scorer, Elena Delle Donne, scored 34 points for the Blue Hens (31-2), who had their 21-game winning streak snapped.

RALEIGH REGION

St. Bonaventure 66, Marist 63: Jessica Jenkins scored 22 points and Doris Ortega had 13 points and 10 rebounds for the fifth-seeded Bonnies (31-3) in Tallahassee, Fla.

Leanne Ockenden missed a desperation three-point shot at the buzzer for 13th-seeded Marist (26-8), which was the lowest seed to reach the second round.

Notre Dame 73, California 62: Natalie Novosel scored 28 points and top-seeded Notre Dame pulled away in the second half on its home court.

Skylar Diggins added 21 points, and Devereaux Peters had 11 points and 14 rebounds for the Irish (32-3). Novosel was 18-for-20 from the foul line.

FRESNO REGION

Duke 96, Vanderbilt 80: Haley Peters' career-high 25 points led five Blue Devils in double figures in Nashville, Tenn. The second-seeded Blue Devils (26-5) advanced to their 14th regional semifinal in 15 seasons. Tricia Liston scored 23 points for Duke, which will play St. John's.

KINGSTON REGIONPenn State 90, LSU 80: Maggie Lucas scored 30 points and fourth-seeded Penn State moved on to the third round with a victory over host LSU. The Lady Lions (26-6) will play Connecticut in Kingston, R.I., on Sunday in a regional semifinal.

LaSondra Barrett had 18 points and 12 rebounds for LSU (23-11).