Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 10
Baylor annihilates Providence
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[December 21, 2023]
No. 10 Baylor blew the doors off of Providence from the
opening tip and sprinted to a 61-36 victory on Wednesday in the
first of two games for the Lady Bears at the West Palm Beach (Fla.)
Classic.
The Lady Bears (10-0) got 14 points from Bella Fontleroy and 12 from
Sarah Andrews, but Baylor set the tone with defense.
Already trailing 5-0 just 50 seconds into the game, Olivia Olsen
made a layup on Providence's second offensive possession. It was
more than 13 minutes later in the middle of the second quarter when
the Friars made their second field goal (Laryn Edwards' short-range
bucket) during the Lady Bears' 17-2 run.
Providence finished 11 of 45 from the floor and 1 of 14 from 3-point
range. Olsen scored a team-high 12 points with 10 rebounds.
Baylor, off to its best start since the 2015-16 season, plays South
Florida on Thursday afternoon.
No. 3 North Carolina State 87, Old Dominion 50
Madison Hayes led a balanced scoring effort with 17 points and the
Wolfpack canned 10 of 18 3-pointers to cruise past the Monarchs in
Norfolk, Va.
Aziaha James added 16 points for NC State (12-0), while Zoe Brooks
enjoyed a 13-point, 11-assist double-double and River Baldwin
contributed 12 points and four blocked shots.
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Brenda Fontana scored 12 points for Old Dominion (8-2). The Monarchs
saw the game slip away in the second quarter, when they surrendered
an 18-2 run.
No. 5 Texas 104, UT Rio Grande Valley 51
The Longhorns put seven players in double figures and cruised to a
win over the Vaqueros in Edinburg, Texas.
Shaylee Gonzales, DeYona Gaston, Rori Harmon and Aaliyah Moore each
scored 12 points for Texas (12-0), while Shay Holle added 11.
Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda and Madison Booker each chipped in 10 points
as the Longhorns canned 54.9 percent from the field and hit 11 of 16
from the 3-point arc.
Texas also won the rebounding battle 49-21, finishing with 18
offensive boards.
Iyana Dorsey scored a game-high 19 points for the Vaqueros (0-10)
even though she shot 1-for-10 from 3-point range.
No. 7 LSU 80, Coppin State 48
Angel Reese pumped in 26 points and collected five steals as the
Tigers romped past the Eagles in Baltimore.
Reese, a Baltimore native, made 11 of 15 shots and also had six
rebounds. It was LSU's 12th straight win since a season-opening loss
to Colorado. The Tigers (12-1) also got 18 points from Flau'jae
Johnson and 13 from Aneesah Morrow, who added 13 rebounds.
Tiffany Hammond scored 21 points to pace Coppin State (3-10), which
fell behind 24-10 after one quarter. The game marked the first time
an HBCU hosted a defending women's NCAA Division I national
champion, according to ESPN Stats & Info.
No. 9 Stanford 92, UC Davis 52
Cameron Brink scored 21 points and Kiki Iriafen added 20 points and
11 rebounds as the Cardinal cruised to a 40-point win over the
Aggies.
The Cardinal (10-1) had six players with 10-plus points and shot
57.6 percent from the field and 50 percent (8 of 16) from 3-point
range.
Evanne Turner had 17 points for the Aggies (4-6), who had 21
turnovers in defeat.
No. 12 Kansas State 84, Southern 52
The Wildcats ended the suspense before halftime with a 27-4 second
quarter and cruised from there against the Jaguars in Manhattan,
Kan.
Ayoka Lee scored 20 points and blocked three shots for Kansas State
(12-1), while Serena Sundell added 11 points and seven assists.
Taryn Sides chipped in 10 points and seven rebounds for the
Wildcats, who sank 56.7 percent of their field-goal attempts, mixing
in an 8-of-18 performance from the 3-point arc.
Aniya Gourdine scored 12 points to pace Southern (1-9), and Genovea
Johnson added 10.
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No. 17 UConn 111, Toronto Metropolitan 34
The Huskies celebrated a homecoming game for Aaliyah Edwards by
routing the host Bold.
Edwards, a product of nearby Kingston, Ontario, scored 26 points and
grabbed 10 rebounds to pace five UConn scorers in double figures. KK
Arnold added 21 points, while Ashlynn Shade tallied 20. Paige
Bueckers contributed 11 points and four assists for the Huskies
(9-3), who owned leads of 39-5 after one quarter and 68-9 at the
half.
It was the first loss of the season for Toronto Metropolitan (10-1),
which got 10 points from Catrina Garvey. The game and all stats
count for the Huskies, but it won't count toward their NET rankings.
No. 19 Louisville 59, No. 23 Washington 51
The Cardinals used defense and rebounding to beat the Huskies in a
Top 25 battle at Louisville.
Olivia Cochran scored a game-high 14 points and grabbed seven
rebounds for Louisville (11-2), while Nyla Harris added 11 points.
The Cardinals limited Washington (11-1) to 36.5 percent shooting
from the field and dominated the boards to the tune of 40-26, more
than offsetting their 43.3 percent shooting from the field.
Lauren Schwartz scored 13 points for the Huskies, while Dalayah
Daniels and Sayvia Sellers each added 12. Daniels grabbed a
game-high 10 rebounds.
No. 20 Gonzaga 81, Arizona 69
Yvonne Ejim matched her season high with 27 points as the Bulldogs
powered to a victory over the Wildcats as part of the Hall of Fame
Series in Phoenix.
Ejim hit 13 of 18 shots from the floor and added seven rebounds and
four blocked shots for Gonzaga (12-2), which earned its sixth win in
a row. Brynna Maxwell scored 17 points while Kayleigh Truong amassed
16 points, six steals and five assists.
Kailyn Gilbert paced Arizona (8-4) with 21 points and four steals.
Salimatou Kourouma logged a season-best 17 points, and Helena Pueyo
contributed 12 points.
Gonzaga led by just one point early in the second quarter before a
three-point play from Ejim sparked a 7-0 run. Arizona was down by
just six points at halftime, but the Bulldogs scored the first eight
points of the third quarter to pull away.
No. 21 Florida State 110, Alabama State 45
Ta'Niya Latson netted 23 points and the Seminoles opened up leads of
34-9 after a quarter and 60-18 at halftime on their way to a
walloping of the Hornets in Tallahassee, Fla.
Six players scored in double figures for Florida State (9-3), as
Alexis Tucker and Sara Bejedi each had 15 points and Makayla Timpson
supplied 14 to go along with a game-high eight rebounds. The
Seminoles scored 31 points off 18 Alabama State turnovers.
Cordasia Harris and Solangelei Akridge had eight points apiece as
the Hornets (0-10) shot just 24.6 percent from the field (17 of 69).
No. 25 TCU 96, Omaha 56
Sedona Prince scored 26 points and hauled in 17 rebounds as the
Horned Frogs improved to 12-0 with a rout of the Mavericks in Fort
Worth, Texas.
TCU also got 19 points from Madison Conner, 14 points and nine
assists from Jaden Owens, and a 14-point, 12-rebound double-double
from Aaliyah Roberson.
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The Horned Frogs totally dominated the boards, earning a 59-27
advantage that included 20 offensive rebounds. They also converted
47.9 percent of their field-goal attempts while holding Omaha to
31.6 percent accuracy.
Cora Olsen scored 12 points to lead the Mavericks (4-7).
--Field Level Media
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