EVENTS
 Sportsman of the Year
 Heisman Trophy
 Swimsuit 2001

CENTERS
 Fantasy Central
 Inside Game
 Video Plus
 Statitudes
 Your Turn
 Message Boards
 Email Newsletters
 Golf Guide
 Cities
 

CNNSI.com GROUP
 Sports Illustrated
 Life of Reilly
 SI Women
 SI for Kids
 Press Room
 TBS/TNT Sports
 CNN Languages

COMMERCE
 SI Customer Service
 SI Media Kits
 Get into College
 Sports Memorabilia
 TeamStore

No. 2 Texas Tech handles Penn easily

Click here for more on this story

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) -- Plenette Pierson scored 19 points, and two reserve freshmen added 14 each as Texas Tech beat Pennsylvania 100-57 Friday night in the first round of the Mideast Regional.

Bob Knight, in town for meetings with Tech officials about its men's coaching vacancy, watched from the athletic director's box.

The Lady Raiders held all Penn scorers but two below six points to spoil the Quakers' first NCAA appearance and snap their NCAA-best 21-game winning streak.

Texas Tech (23-6) scored 100 points for the first time this year and earned its seventh straight first-round win. The Lady Raiders will play Virginia Tech, which beat Denver 77-57, in the second round Sunday.

Freshmen reserves Natalie Ritchie and Jolee Ayers each had 14 points for the Raiders.

Tech held Penn (22-5) to 37.5 percent shooting from the field and limited Diana Caramanico - one of the nation's top shooters - to 15 points, down from her 21.5 average.

Jennifer Jones led the Ivy League champions with 19 points.

 

Related information
Stats
Texas Tech-Penn Box Score
Multimedia
Visit Multimedia Central for the latest audio and video
Search our site	Watch CNN/SI 24 hours a day
	Sports Illustrated and CNN have combined to form a 24 hour sports news and information channel. To receive CNN/SI at your home call your cable operator or DirecTV.