Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 1 South
Carolina survives Alissa Pili, No. 11 Utah
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[December 11, 2023]
Alissa Pili pushed South Carolina for 40 minutes, but the No.
1 Gamecocks survived her career-high 37-point performance to outlast
No. 11 Utah in the Hall of Fame Women's Showcase in Uncasville,
Conn.
Pili scored 15 points in the second quarter, keeping Utah in the
game after falling behind 27-16 in the first 10 minutes.
The Gamecocks posted a win over a ranked team for the fourth time
this season -- more than any other team -- and slowed Utah's
high-volume 3-point attack but allowed 46 points in the paint.
Kamilla Cardoso scored a team-high 17 points with six rebounds and
Te-Hina Paopao added 15 for the Gamecocks (9-0), who had 23
turnovers.
One of the nation's leaders with a 43.6 3-point field goal
percentage entering the game, Utah (8-2) made only 5 of 20 3-point
tries. Pili was 3 of 6 from long range and made 15 of 23 field-goal
attempts.
No. 2 UCLA 95, No. 20 Florida State 78
Lauren Betts recorded a 22-point, 18-rebound double-double as the
Bruins cruised to a victory over the Seminoles in the Hall of Fame
Women's Showcase in Uncasville, Conn.
Betts went 10-for-16 from the field and also had four blocks for
UCLA (9-0), which also got 16 points from both Charisma Osborne and
Angela Dugalic. The Bruins opened the game on an 18-3 run and never
looked back.
Ta'Niya Latson posted a game-high 26 points for Florida State (7-3).
The Seminoles fell despite canning 47.1 percent of their shots from
beyond the arc (8 of 17).
No. 3 North Carolina State 80, Liberty 67
Zoe Brooks notched a triple-double, helping the Wolfpack beat the
Flames in Raleigh, N.C.
Brooks finished with 14 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. Aziaha
James poured in a game-high 18 points, while Mimi Collins and
Madison Hayes scored 15 apiece as North Carolina State improved to
10-0.
Asia Boone led Liberty (3-7) with 17 points. The Flames were run off
the floor, as NC State had a 26-4 advantage in fastbreak points.
No. 4 Iowa 87, Wisconsin 65
Caitlin Clark scored 28 points with nine rebounds and five assists
and Hannah Stuelke came off the bench to put up 21 for the Hawkeyes
in an easy win over the Badgers in the Big Ten opener for both teams
in Madison, Wis.
It was the 28th consecutive win for the Hawkeyes over the Badgers.
Clark moved to No. 10 on the all-time women's Division I scoring
list and passed an impressive list of legends on Sunday: Elena Delle
Donne, Maya Moore, Chamique Holdsclaw and Cheryl Miller. The first
home sellout for Wisconsin's women's hoops at Kohl Center in 21
years made for a high-energy atmosphere, but Clark made a series of
deflating plays to keep the Hawkeyes (10-1) in their comfort zone.
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Clark hit an NBA range 3 in front of the Badgers' bench in the final
seconds of the second quarter, shrugged toward the crowd in Jordan-esque
fashion and Iowa carried a 43-33 lead into the break. Wisconsin
(5-4) was led by Ronnie Porter with 17 points and seven rebounds.
No. 6 USC 85, UC Riverside 53
JuJu Watkins scored 27 points as the Trojans raced away from the
Highlanders in Los Angeles.
Watkins shot 10 of 16 from the floor and also had five assists and
five steals for USC (8-0). The Trojans also got a double-double of
11 points and 12 boards from Rayah Marshall, while McKenzie Forbes
added 11 points. Jordan Webster scored 20 points for UC Riverside
(4-4).
USC jumped out to a 24-7 lead and was up by 32 points at halftime.
The Trojans won the rebounding battle 37-24 and shot 55.9 percent
from the floor as they went on to lead by as many as 39 points.
No. 7 LSU 83, Louisiana 53
Aneesah Morrow scored 27 points and Angel Reese added 20 as the
Tigers routed the Ragin' Cajuns in Baton Rouge, La.
Morrow and Reese also combined for 19 rebounds as LSU (9-1) won
handily without starting guard Hailey Van Lith, who missed the game
due to a lingering foot injury. Louisiana (3-3) was led by Brandi
Williams' 14 points.
After the game, Tigers coach Kim Mulkey confirmed that guard Kateri
Poole is no longer with the team. She averaged 22.4 minutes per game
last season on LSU's national championship squad. Poole had appeared
in just four games this season, and none since Nov. 17.
No. 12 Ohio State 94, Penn State 84 (OT)
Jacy Sheldon scored nine of her 31 points in overtime and the
Buckeyes beat the Nittany Lions to push their winning streak to
eight with a victory in the Big Ten opener for both teams.
Trailing 80-76 following Celeste Taylor's 3 with 43 seconds left in
regulation, Penn State (7-3) tied the game with 10.8 seconds to go
on back-to-back buckets from Makenna Marisa and Tay Valladay on
either side of an Ohio State turnover. Marisa had 28 points in 40
points before she was carried to the locker room with a leg injury
late in overtime.
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Ohio State (8-1) was down by nine to start the
fourth quarter, which Sheldon trimmed to six with an immediate 3.
The Buckeyes took the lead 69-68 on Rebeka Mikulasikova's 3. Ohio
State owned overtime, including five points from Sheldon during a
7-0 run that also included Cotie McMahon knocking down an open shot
with 2:24 to go. McMahon had 27 points for the Buckeyes.
No. 15 Virginia Tech 85, Radford 40
Center Elizabeth Kitley had 16 points, 13 rebounds, five assists and
two blocks for the Hokies, who hammered the Highlanders to improve
to 5-0 at home this season in Blacksburg, Va.
Virginia Tech (7-2) burst out of the gate, led 22-4 before the end
of the first quarter and never let off the gas. Radford had 11 field
goals and shot 19.3 percent from the field. Georgia Amoore chipped
in 15 points with three assists and three blocks for the Hokies.
Ashlyn Traylor-Walker missed 14 of her 16 field-goal attempts but
led the Highlanders (2-8) with 16 points with an 11-of-12 day at the
free throw line.
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No. 17 UConn 76, No. 24 North Carolina 64
Paige Bueckers scored 26 points as the Huskies pulled away from the
Tar Heels in the final game of the Hall of Fame Women's Showcase in
Uncasville, Conn.
Bueckers knocked down 11 of 14 field-goal attempts for UConn (6-3).
Aaliyah Edwards added 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Huskies,
while Nika Muhl chipped in 12 points and six assists. With a layup
to kickstart an 11-0 third-quarter run, Bueckers reached the
1,000-point mark for her career.
North Carolina (6-4) had all five starters score in double figures,
with Maria Gakdeng leading the way with 14 points and 13 rebounds.
Lexi Donarski added 12 points, while Indya Nivar tallied 10 points
and eight rebounds.
No. 18 Louisville 73, Kentucky 61
Eylia Love led five players scoring in double figures and the host
Cardinals eased past the Wildcats in their annual rivalry duel
Sunday afternoon.
Love had 14 points, and Nyla Harris and Syndey Taylor had 13 points
apiece for Louisville (9-1). Maddie Scherr paced Kentucky with 22
points; she made four 3-pointers and had five rebounds and three
steals.
Kentucky (4-7) trailed 50-44 entering the fourth quarter when
Louisville surged behind Love's 3-pointer and a jumper by Jayda
Curry, which pushed the Cardinals ahead 55-46 with 8:16 remaining.
The Wildcats closed to 62-56 with 1:55 to go with Cassidy Rowe
nailing a 3-pointer, but Louisville sealed the win with three Kiki
Jefferson free throws in a span of seven seconds.
No. 19 Marquette 64, Illinois State 62
Liza Karlen scored 19 points as the Golden Eagles escaped an upset
bid by the Redbirds in Normal, Ill.
Karlen also had six rebounds, four assists and two steals for
Marquette (9-0), which also got 14 points from Mackenzie Hare and 13
points from Jordan King. Maya Wong led Illinois State (6-3) with 14
points and eight assists.
Illinois State led by as many as 11 points before Marquette
outscored the Redbirds 23-15 in the fourth quarter. The Golden
Eagles outscored Illinois State 38-24 in the paint.
Washington 60, No. 21 Washington State 55
Hannah Stines tallied 21 points and nine rebounds to help the
Huskies open Pac-12 play with a road victory over their in-state
rivals, the Cougars, in Pullman, Wash.
Washington (10-0, 1-0 Pac-12) was also boosted by 20 points from
Lauren Schwartz and Dalayah Daniels' 11 points and four steals.
Bella Murekatete powered Washington State (10-2, 0-1) with 19 points
and six rebounds while Charlisse Leger-Walker put up 11 points,
three steals and three boards.
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The Huskies imposed their will on the Cougars from the start, ending
the first quarter with a 10-2 lead, then outscoring Washington State
27-15 in the second frame. Washington shot 53.8 percent from 3-point
land for the game as it went on to lead by as many as 21 points.
No. 22 Creighton 73, Wyoming 61
Despite a double-double of 30 points and 12 rebounds from Allyson
Fertig, the Cowgirls couldn't pull off an upset of the Bluejays in
Laramie, Wyo.
Creighton (7-1) was led by 22 points from Emma Ronsiek, 18 points
from Morgan Maly and 16 points and five assists from Lauren Jensen.
Fertig -- who went 13-for-19 from the floor -- was the only player
to score in double figures for Wyoming (4-4).
The two sides were tied 34-34 at halftime, and then Creighton
outscored Wyoming 19-11 in the third quarter to pull ahead. The
Bluejays made 7 of 25 shots from behind the arc for the game while
limiting the Cowgirls to just four made 3-pointers.
--Field Level Media
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