1. North Carolina won easily, but the Heels' best player hurt her hand. Erlana Larkins may or may not miss a couple of games with an oblique fracture to a left metatarsal. "She'll be OK, she's tough," coach Hatchell confirmed.

2. Old Dominion has now beaten two SEC teams in a row. Last week's victim was Kentucky; Sunday's was Vandy.

"They're as good as they were on film," said Vanderbilt coach Balcomb. "They have a hunger and an attitude we need to learn from."

ODU's coach Larry credits the win to her team's fast transitions, which prevented the bigger 'Dores (especially Liz Sherwood) from controlling anything. Liz scored a game-high 16, but the Monarchs owned the boards, 40 to 29.

3. At least the Big Ten is going to be unpredictable: Michigan State, who lost to Hartford last week, downed Ohio State in Lansing.

MSU "just played harder," said OSU's coach Foster. "They had lost three of four, and they got some pride." Alyssa DeHaan couldn't be stopped; she scored 18, OSU's Lavender just 12.