Women's Top 25 roundup: UCLA's Kiki Rice logs triple-double
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[December 08, 2023]
Sophomore Kiki Rice produced her first career triple-double
as No. 2 UCLA routed Cal State Northridge 111-48 in Los Angeles on
Thursday.
Rice finished with 14 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists while
adding seven steals. Londynn Jones scored 19 points, Gabriela Jaquez
logged 18 points and nine rebounds, and Lauren Betts also had 18
points for the Bruins (8-0).
UCLA, which led 23-5 after the first quarter, shot 58.1 percent and
held Cal State Northridge to 27.3 percent.
Amiyah Ferguson put up 21 points for the Matadors (2-5), who took
their fifth loss in a row. Ferguson shot 7-for-16, while her
teammates were 8-for-39 (20.5 percent).
No. 11 Utah 74, Saint Joseph's 48
Alissa Pili scored a season-high 31 points as the Utes crushed the
Hawks in a nonconference game at Philadelphia.
Pili hit 12 of 17 shots, including 3 of 4 from 3-point range, while
adding seven rebounds. Kennady McQueen added 11 points for Utah
(8-1), which won its sixth consecutive game. The Utes shot 49.1
percent and limited the Saint Joseph's to 32.2 percent.
Talya Brugler paced the Hawks (8-1) with 16 points, and Mackenzie
Smith added 10. While winning its previous eight games, Saint
Joseph's posted double-digit margins of victory in every game but
one.
Next up for the Utes is a matchup Sunday against No. 1 South
Carolina in the Hall of Fame Women's Showcase in Uncasville, Conn.
No. 20 Florida State 99, Jacksonville 73
Makayla Timpson scored 19 points with 12 rebounds to pace five
Seminoles in double figures during a victory over the Dolphins in
Tallahassee, Fla.
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Timpson shot 9-for-11 and grabbed five of her
rebounds off the offensive glass. Ta'Niya Latson added 18 points for
the Seminoles (7-2), Sara Bejedi had 15, O'Mariah Gordon scored 12
and Carla Viegas contributed 14 off the bench, going 4-for-9 from
3-point range.
Edyn Battle scored a game-high 26 points for Jacksonville (3-5),
which fell behind 26-10 after one quarter and never recovered.
Saniyah Craig added 15 points.
No. 23 Gonzaga 78, Cal 70 (OT)
An 8-0 run in overtime led the Bulldogs over the Golden Bears in
Berkeley, Calif.
Kayleigh Truong hit a game-tying jumper for Gonzaga (9-2) with 31
seconds left in regulation. In the extra session, the Bulldogs were
up by one before baskets from Eliza Hollingsworth and Yvonne Ejim
and then two free throws apiece from Truong and Esther Little gave
Gonzaga a 76-67 edge with 31 seconds remaining.
Ejim led the Bulldogs with 21 points and nine rebounds. Brynna
Maxwell added 18 points, and Truong had 14 points.
Marta Suarez paced Cal (7-2) with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Leilani
McIntosh produced 13 points and 11 assists, Ila Lane also had 13
points, Lulu Laditan-Twidale had 11 and McKayla Williams finished
with 10.
--Field Level Media
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