Cristina Ciocan No 15 South Carolina

Minnesota's Lindsey Whalen, center, drives past South Carolina defenders Cristina Ciocan, left, of Croatia and Lauren Simms to score during the first half Saturday, Jan. 3, 2004, in Minneapolis. Whalen had a game-high 24 points and went over 2,000 career points as No. 6 Minnesota won 63-53. (AP Photo/Tom Olmscheid)