KNOXVILLE, TENN. — The biggest lesson Tennessee freshmen have to learn is how to get more playing time. No matter how well they can shoot or how fast they can run, coach Pat Summitt must see them working hard in practice.
Freshman reserve Michelle Munoz, daughter of NFL Hall of Famer Anthony Munoz, has it figured out now.
In 15 minutes on the floor, she scored 14 points with perfect shooting and second-ranked Tennessee beat Alabama 82-57 Sunday.
"Bottom line, Michelle Munoz has been practicing with greater intensity. Players can always say they want a chance. The best place to get a chance is in practice because you see them more in practice than you ever see them in games," Summitt said.
No. 6 Duke 86, Virginia 69
Durham, N.C. Monique Currie and Alana Beard each scored 18 points and Duke beat Virginia. Iciss Tillis added 17 points for Duke (15-3, 7-0 ACC).
Minnesota 92, No. 5 Wisconsin 85
Madison, Wis. Lindsay Whalen scored a career-high 32 points as Minnesota ended Wisconsin's 15-game winning streak. Janel McCarville added 19 points and Corrin Von Wald 17 for Minnesota (14-3, 4-2).
No. 7 Vanderbilt 64, No. 16 Georgia 47
Athens, Ga. Vanderbilt held Georgia scoreless for more than 11 minutes in the first half, cruising to the victory behind Zuzana Klimesova's 23 points. Chantelle Anderson added 14 for Vanderbilt (18-3, 4-1 Southeastern Conference), which won its sixth straight.
No. 8 South Carolina 78, Kentucky 49
Columbia, S.C. Jocelyn Penn scored 19 points and South Carolina shook off a loss to Tennessee. The Gamecocks (17-2, 5-1 SEC) had won 12 in a row before losing 80-61 to the No. 2 Vols on Thursday.
No. 10 Louisiana Tech 68, SMU 45
Dallas Brooke Lassiter scored 21 points on seven three-pointers, leading Louisiana Tech past SMU.
No. 18 Florida 75, Mississippi 73
Gainesville, Fla. Brandi McCain led the Gators (13-5, 3-2 Southeastern Conference) with 17 points. Sherika Wright led Mississippi (9-9, 1-4) with 21 points, including a three-pointer with 3.2 seconds left to cut the Florida lead to two.
No. 19 Auburn 81, Mississippi St. 61
Auburn, Ala. Carol Smith scored 27 points to lead Auburn over Mississippi State.
No. 24 Old Dominion 74, Drexel 52
Norfolk, Va. Lucienne Berthieu scored 16 points and Hamchetou Maiga added 14 as Old Dominion beat Drexel.
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