Date published: 11/24/2007

HONOLULU--Monica Wright scored 23 points to lead Virginia to an 86-83 upset victory over No. 21 Texas yesterday in the first round of the Rainbow Wahine Classic.

Teammate Aisha Mohammed had 22 points and 10 rebounds for the Cavaliers (4-2), who advanced to Saturday's semifinals against the winner of the Minnesota-Kentucky game. The Longhorns will play the loser.

No. 2 connecticut 86, Old dominion 43

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands--Tina Charles had 15 points and seven rebounds to lead No. 2 Connecticut.

No. 8 Georgia 78, Prairie View A&M 44

FREEPORT, Bahamas--Tasha Humphrey scored 15 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, and Georgia remained unbeaten by downing Prairie View A&M 7 in the opening round of the Junkanoo Jam.

No. 9 Duke 64, Temple 53

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands--Carrem Gay had 13 points and 12 rebounds to lead Duke over Temple.

No. 10 Oklahoma 88, Mississippi 73

CANCUN, Mexico--Ashley Paris scored 24 points, and Oklahoma used a 10-0 second-half run to beat Mississippi State in the Caribbean Challenge.

Wake Forest 53, No. 11 Texas A&M 46

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands--Alex Tchangoue scored 16 points, including four free throws with less than 10 seconds left, to rally Wake Forest over Texas A&M at the Paradise Jam.

No. 12 California 74, TCU 55

FORT WORTH, Texas--Ashley Walker scored 19 points and fueled a big first-half run that helped California beat TCU.

No. 14 Arizona State 60, Iowa 58

CANCUN, Mexico--Kirsten Thompson's layup with three seconds to go gave Arizona State a win over Iowa in the final game of the Caribbean Challenge.

No. 16 West Virginia 65, American 61

KINGSTON, R.I.--Chakhia Cole had 19 points and four steals and West Virginia defeated American University in the URI Invitational.

No. 17 Geo. Washington 65, South Dakota State 60

WASHINGTON--Jessica Adair had 18 points and 11 rebounds and George Washington beat South Dakota State in the GW Thanksgiving Classic.

Orange high school graduate Sarah-Jo Lawrence, who scored 13 points, made four free throws in the final 25.6 seconds for the injury-plagued Colonials (4-1), who led 41-32 with 13:04 left.

No. 20 Florida State 81, Florida 78

GAINESVILLE, Fla.--Tanae Davis-Cain scored 27 points, Shante Williams added 11 points and six assists and Florida State beat Florida.

Date published: 11/24/2007