No. 1 UConn routs Washington

CANCUN, Mexico (AP) -- Tina Charles scored 29 points in a nearly flawless shooting performance, leading No. 1 Connecticut to a 109-51 rout of Washington at the Caribbean Classic on Thursday.

Charles made her first 12 shots and finished 13-of-15 from the field for her second consecutive 20-point game, the first time the junior center has accomplished that feat since her freshman season. Charles also scored 29 against Penn State on Sunday.

Maya Moore added 23 points and 14 rebounds, wrapping up her fourth double-double of the season by halftime. Tiffany Hayes also scored 13 for UConn (8-0), which set a season-high for points after scoring a season-low 77 against the Nittany Lions.

Sara Mosiman scored 11 points and Laura McLellan had 10 for Washington (3-4), which has lost all three of its meetings with UConn. Each time, Connecticut has been No. 1 in the nation.

No. 5 Texas 81, No. 21 Arizona St. 71

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Kathleen Nash scored a career-high 27 points, Ashley Lindsey added 12 more and the Longhorns remained unbeaten.

Nash tied a school record by going 12-for-12 from the free-throw line. She was instrumental in Texas' win over Tennessee on Saturday, and provided a much-needed spark in this one.

With Texas ahead by just three points late in the second half, Nash hit a 3-pointer from the right wing to give the Longhorns a 57-51 lead. She scored 10 points in the last 10 minutes of the game to help Texas (10-0) pull away.

Dymond Simon led the Sun Devils (7-3) with 21 points.

No. 11 Tennessee 81, Old Dominion 76

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- Angie Bjorklund matched her career high with 29 points and hit two huge 3-pointers to help the Vols beat their longtime rivals.

Tennessee (8-2), coming off a 73-59 loss at Texas that knocked it out of the top 10 after a record 211 consecutive weeks there, won for the 13th straight time in the series.

Old Dominion (5-3) got 17 points from Tiffany Green and 14 from Jasmine Parker, but couldn't overcome a major size deficiency as the Lady Vols outrebounded them 56-58.

Tennessee scored 23 second-chance points, and Old Dominion had just 13.

No. 17 Virginia 73, Monmouth 45

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) -- Monica Wright scored 28 points to lift the Cavs to an easy win.

Lyndra Littles finished with 17 points in her first appearance of the season for the Cavaliers (8-2), while Chelsea Shine added 14 points, seven rebounds and four blocks.

Jennifer Bender led the Hawks (4-6) with 16 points. Marisa Jimenez added 11.

Monmouth was 15-of-51 shooting for the game, the poor offensive execution allowing Virginia to take an early 20-6 lead. The Cavaliers pushed the lead to 41-21 by halftime.

Wright paced the Cavaliers' offense early, scoring 19 of her points in the opening half.

No. 25 Georgia Tech 65, Winthrop 27

NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) -- Alex Montgomery scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds at the Bahamas SunSplash Shootout to lead the Yellow Jackets to their fifth straight win.

Georgia Tech (9-2) limited the Eagles to four points in the first 8:34 of the game, led 37-14 at halftime, then held Winthrop (4-4) scoreless in the first 7 minutes of the second half.

Jacqua Williams added 13 points for Georgia Tech, which broke into the Top 25 poll this week for the second time in 15 years and the first time since Jan. 21, 2008, when they ranked No. 23.

Ashley Haugtvedt led Winthrop with 10 points.

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