Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 8 Ohio
State tops No. 10 Indiana
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[February 05, 2024]
Jacy Sheldon registered 25 points as No. 8 Ohio State earned
a vital home win over No. 10 Indiana 74-69 on Sunday in Columbus,
Ohio.
Cotie McMahon complemented Sheldon's production with 20 points and
seven rebounds for Ohio State before fouling out in the final
minutes. Taylor Thierry and Rebeka Mikulasikova each chipped in 11
points for the Buckeyes (19-3, 10-1 Big Ten), who won their ninth
straight game and scored their second Top 10 victory this season.
Sara Scalia led Indiana (18-3, 9-2) with 25 points while Mackenzie
Holmes and Yarden Garzon added 14 apiece, but the Hoosiers' turnover
troubles doomed them in the second half.
Indiana led 37-32 at halftime but quickly unraveled in the third
quarter against Ohio State's tenacious defense. The Buckeyes
overwhelmed the Hoosiers with their full-court press and forced 11
turnovers as Ohio State outscored Indiana 23-10 in the period to
enter the final frame ahead 55-47.
No. 1 South Carolina 85, Ole Miss 56
Kamilla Cardoso posted 17 points as the top-ranked Gamecocks raced
past the Rebels in Columbia, S.C.
Ashlyn Watkins and Te-Hina Paopao both supplied 11 points and
Watkins added 10 rebounds for South Carolina (21-0, 9-0 Southeastern
Conference), which extended the longest active home winning streak
in women's Division I basketball to 51 games. The Gamecocks flipped
21 takeaways into 17 points and outmuscled Ole Miss 50-26 in points
in the paint.
Madison Scott finished with 17 points to lead the Rebels (16-6,
6-3), who kept within a point late in the second quarter until South
Carolina ended the half on an 8-0 to carry a nine-point lead into
the break. The Gamecocks outscored Ole Miss 45-25 in the second
half.
No. 12 Texas 61, No. 2 Kansas State 54
Aaliyah Moore delivered 10 points and 15 rebounds as the Longhorns
knocked off the Wildcats in Austin, Texas.
Madison Booker scored 20 points and Taylor Jones added 13 points and
eight boards before fouling out for Texas (21-3, 8-3 Big 12) in its
first win this season by single digits. The Longhorns outrebounded
Kansas State 39-30 and held a 21-12 edge in second-chance points.
The Wildcats (20-3, 9-2) relied on 18 points from Eliza Maupin and
14 from Serena Sundell. Kansas State shot 19-for-53 from the field
(35.8 percent), missed 18 of its 21 3-pointers and finished with its
lowest scoring output in a game this season.
No. 4 Stanford 80, No. 7 UCLA 60
Cameron Brink was dominant down low as the host Cardinal blasted the
Bruins.
Brink, who entered Sunday leading the Pac-12 with 3.4 blocks per
game, swatted seven shots and grabbed 19 rebounds to go along with
her 19 points as Stanford (20-3, 9-2 Pac-12) bullied UCLA to a 52-12
advantage in points in the paint. Kiki Iriafen scored 18 points and
Hannah Jump tacked on 10 amid the Cardinal's most efficient shooting
performance this season (63.5 percent) as Stanford resoundingly
recovered from its 67-58 home setback to USC on Friday.
UCLA (17-4, 6-4) started flat by shooting 25 percent (5 of 20) in
the opening quarter and dug itself into a 45-27 halftime hole.
Charisma Osborne and Londynn Jones each had 13 points as the Bruins
slogged to a 20-of-68 outing from the field (29.4 percent) en route
to their fourth loss in their last seven games.
No. 6 Colorado 80, Washington 57
Aaronette Vonleh made 10 of 13 field goals and finished with 21
points as the Buffaloes walloped the Huskies in Seattle.
All of Vonleh's shot attempts came from inside the arc, while Maddie
Nolan did the damage from deep by drilling all three of her 3-point
attempts. They energized an efficient Colorado offense that shot
35-of-60 from the field (58.3 percent) en route to the Buffaloes'
third straight win. Colorado (19-3, 9-2 Pac-12) outrebounded
Washington 41-29 and bullied the Huskies to a 48-26 advantage in
paint points.
Washington's Dalayah Daniels recorded 14 points, leaving her two shy
of 1,000 for her career. Sayvia Sellers managed 12 points as the
only other double-digit scorer for the Huskies (13-8, 3-7), who are
1-3 amid a stretch of five consecutive games against ranked
opponents.
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No. 9 LSU 106, Florida 66
Six players scored in double figures as the Tigers trounced the
Gators in Baton Rouge, La.
Mikaylah Williams and Hailey Van Lith each scored 21, Aneesah Morrow
had 18, Angel Reese tallied 14, Aalyah Del Rosario notched 11 and
Flau'jae Johnson tallied 10 for LSU (19-4, 6-3 SEC), which shot 49.3
percent from the field (37-of-75) to snap its two-game skid.
Aliyah Matharu fueled Florida (11-9, 2-6) with 20 points on 7-for-23
shooting in her first action since missing the Gators' previous two
games with an illness. Florida committed 20 turnovers and was
overpowered 59-34 on the glass, which translated to a 24-4
disadvantage in second-chance points.
No. 11 UConn 78, St. John's 63
Aaliyah Edwards ran up a season-high 33 points to lift the Huskies
over the visiting Red Storm in Storrs, Conn.
Edwards went 12-of-20 from the field and grabbed 13 rebounds, while
Paige Bueckers complemented Edwards' big day with 26 points, five
boards and three assists for UConn (19-4, 11-0 Big East). No other
scorer registered more than six points for the Huskies, who outpaced
St. John's 21-8 in transition and limited the visitors to 4-of-18
shooting (22.2 percent) from 3-point range.
Ber'Nyah Mayo hit for 16 points before fouling out for the Red Storm
(14-10, 8-4), which had its three-game winning streak snapped.
Unique Drake added 14 points for St. John's, while Jailah Donald and
Jillian Archer each supplied 10 points.
No. 13 Baylor 83, Houston 60
Yaya Felder and Darianna Littlepage-Buggs combined for 26 points on
11-of-14 shooting to lead the Lady Bears' efficient offense as
Baylor coasted past the host Cougars.
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Felder shot 6-of-8 to log 14 points, while
Littlepage-Buggs hit five of her six shots and finished with 12
points as the Lady Bears (17-4, 6-4 Big 12) defeated Houston for the
second time this season. Dre'Una Edwards added 15 points for Baylor,
which shot 55.9 percent (33-of-59) from the field, outrebounded the
Cougars 52-26 and owned a 44-22 advantage in points in the paint.
Houston (12-10, 3-8) was led by Laila Blair's 14 points as the
Cougars' 30.6 percent shooting clip (22-for-72) prevented them from
capitalizing on their 26 takeaways.
No. 14 Notre Dame 78, Pitt 53
Hannah Hidalgo ran up 22 points as the Fighting Irish powered past
the Panthers in South Bend, Ind.
Hidalgo added six rebounds, dished out five assists and hit four
3-pointers for Notre Dame (17-4, 7-3 Atlantic Coast Conference),
which shot 10-of-25 from distance to notch its third straight win.
Maddy Westbeld racked up 15 points and 14 boards, Sonia Citron
matched Westbeld's scoring output and the Fighting Irish stifled
Pitt to 28.8 percent shooting (17-of-59).
Liatu King (18 points, 14 rebounds) and Jala Jordan (17 points, 10
boards) each logged double-doubles for the Panthers (7-16, 1-9).
No. 15 Southern California 79, Cal 69
JuJu Watkins followed up her scintillating 51-point outing against
No. 4 Stanford on Friday with a 29-point effort as the Trojans
rallied past the Bears in Berkeley, Calif.
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Watkins canned 12 of her 27 field goals and added five assists to go
with four rebounds as USC (16-4, 6-4 Pac-12) recovered after
trailing 26-15 after the first quarter to win its second straight
game. McKenzie Forbes chipped in 12 points for the Trojans,
including six free throws in the fourth quarter, as USC outscored
the Golden Bears 21-8 in the final period to avoid the upset.
Ionna Krimili's 21 points led California (13-10, 3-8), which also
got 18 points and nine rebounds from Marta Suarez.
No. 17 Virginia Tech 70, No. 24 North Carolina 61 (OT)
Georgia Amoore scored seven of her team-leading 21 points in
overtime as the Hokies outlasted the Tar Heels in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Amoore added a game-high 11 assists to notch her first double-double
this season, while Elizabeth Kitley paired 15 points with 15
rebounds in her 14th double-double of the campaign for Virginia Tech
(18-4, 9-2 Atlantic Coast Conference).
Deja Kelly guided North Carolina (15-8, 7-4) with 26 points and
Alyssa Ustby tacked on 10 points and 16 boards as the Tar Heels
dropped their third straight game and fell to 11-2 at home this
season.
No. 18 Oregon State 64, Oregon 60
Lily Hansford scored all 10 of her points in the fourth quarter as
the visiting Beavers outlasted the Ducks in Eugene, Ore.
Hansford drilled 3 of 4 3-pointers in the final frame for Oregon
State (18-3, 7-3 Pac-12), which entered the period shooting 2-of-16
from distance but made 4 of 8 treys in the fourth to notch its sixth
win in seven games. Raegan Beers racked up 14 points and 16 rebounds
in the victory. The Beavers outscored Oregon 34-11 in bench points,
fueled by Hansford's effort and a career-high 19 points from Timea
Gardiner.
The Ducks (11-12, 2-8) lost their fifth straight game despite
Phillipina Kyei's 16-point, 18-rebound performance. Chance Gray and
Grace VanSlooten added 15 and 14 points, respectively, for the
Ducks.
No. 20 Utah 73, Washington State 61
Isabel Palmer scored seven points on 3-of-3 shooting in the fourth
quarter as the Utes clawed past the Cougars in Pullman, Wash.
Palmer finished with 14 points, shooting 6-of-8 from the field, and
led a diverse cast of scorers for Utah (17-6, 7-4 Pac-12) that
included Alissa Pili (15 points) and Ines Vieira (10), as well as
Jenna Johnson and Kennady McQueen (13 apiece). The Utes entered the
fourth quarter leading by three before stifling Washington State to
3-of-10 shooting in the final frame to pull away.
Bella Murekatete and Eleonora Villa carried the Cougars (15-8, 4-6)
with 15 points apiece, while Tara Wallack tallied 10 points and 10
boards to register her first double-double this season. Washington
State was outscored 25-4 in points off turnovers in its second
straight loss since upsetting then-No. 2 UCLA last Sunday.
No. 21 Syracuse 75, Boston College 63
Dyaisha Fair racked up 25 points in the second half and finished
with 38 to propel the Orange past the Eagles in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Fair canned 13 of her 25 field-goal attempts, including 5 of 11 from
3-point range, and made all seven of her free throws as Syracuse
(18-4, 8-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) outscored Boston College 26-14
in the fourth quarter to snap its two-game losing streak.
Teya Sidberry produced a career-best 23 points and grabbed a
game-high 11 rebounds for the Eagles (11-13, 3-8) in their sixth
loss against a ranked opponent this season and 10th straight
overall.
No. 22 Creighton 75, Butler 65
Emma Ronsiek poured in 26 points as the visiting Bluejays beat the
Bulldogs in Indianapolis.
Lauren Jensen finished with 19 points, Morgan Maly had 10 and
Mallory Brake packaged five points with 12 rebounds for Creighton
(18-3, 9-2 Big East), which secured its eighth straight win.
The Bulldogs (9-13, 1-10) hung with the Bluejays behind their
quintet of double-digit scorers. Sydney Jaynes led Butler with 15
points and Riley Makalusky had 11, while Caroline Strande, Karsyn
Norman and Rachel Kent each hit for 10.
--Field Level Media
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