Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 18 Ohio State tops No. 2 Iowa in OT

 

[January 22, 2024]  Cotie McMahon scored a career-high 33 points as No. 18 Ohio State upset No. 2 Iowa 100-92 in overtime Sunday afternoon in Columbus, Ohio.

McMahon also collected a team-high 12 rebounds, two assists and two blocks in the massive victory in front of a sold-out crowd for the Buckeyes (15-3, 6-1 Big Ten). Ohio State was also aided by Jacy Sheldon's 24 points, 11 points from Taylor Thierry and 10 points apiece from Celeste Taylor and Rebeka Mikulasikova.

As usual, Caitlin Clark powered Iowa (18-2, 7-1) with a season-high 45 points and seven assists. Molly Davis added 14 points and eight assists for the Hawkeyes, who saw their 15-game winning streak -- the longest ever under coach Lisa Bluder -- come to an end.

Iowa led by 12 points in the early moments of the fourth quarter after baskets by Clark and Davis, but the Buckeyes outscored Iowa 25-13 for the remainder of the final frame. In overtime, McMahon scored eight of Ohio State's 17 points.

No. 4 North Carolina State 72, Duke 57

Aziaha James scored a career-best 33 points as the Wolfpack bested the Blue Devils in Raleigh, N.C.

James shot 12-of-20 from the floor and also had eight rebounds. NC State (16-2, 4-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) was also boosted by Mimi Collins' double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds, and a stat-stuffing effort of nine points, seven steals, six rebounds and five assists by Saniya Rivers. After a three-game absence due to a foot injury, River Baldwin started for NC State and tallied six points and three rebounds.

Kennedy Brown paced Duke (12-6, 4-3) with 14 points while Reigan Richardson added 11 and Oluchi Okananwa scored 10.

No. 14 Virginia Tech 74, Clemson 62

Elizabeth Kitley scored 31 points to power the Hokies to a win over the Tigers in Blacksburg, Va.

Kitley also had eight rebounds and four steals, while Matilda Ekh added 16 points for Virginia Tech (14-4, 5-2 ACC) in a bounce-back victory. Dayshanette Harris led Clemson (8-11, 1-6) with a season-high-tying 25 points, eight assists and six steals, while Amari Robinson chipped in 19 points.

Clemson led by five points with under three minutes to play in the first half, but Virginia Tech closed the second quarter on a 7-0 run to secure the lead at the break. The Hokies never trailed from there as they shot 54.7 percent from the floor for the game.

The Hokies played without starting point guard Georgia Amoore, who exited Thursday's loss at Duke with a head injury. Virginia Tech coach Kenny Brooks said she is "progressing well."

No. 21 Creighton 63, Villanova 49

Morgan Maly had 24 points and 13 rebounds as the Bluejays topped the host Wildcats.

Emma Ronsiek added 19 points, five rebounds, five assists and four steals as Creighton (14-3, 5-2 Big East) won its fourth straight game. Lauren Jensen chipped in 12 points for the Bluejays. Lucy Olsen guided Villanova (12-6, 5-2) with 29 points and seven rebounds.

Creighton never trailed and won the rebounding margin by 12. The Bluejays shot 6-of-19 from 3-point land while Villanova -- for the first time this season -- failed to connect on a shot from behind the arc.

No. 8 Stanford 65, Oregon State 56

Cardinal coach Tara VanDerveer passed former Duke's men's coach Mike Krzyzewski to become the NCAA's all-time leader in wins for college basketball as her team topped the Beavers in Stanford, Calif.

Kiki Iriafen led the way for Stanford (17-2, 6-1 Pac-12) with 36 points and 12 rebounds, while Telana Lepolo had 14 points and six assists. The Cardinal played without All-American center Cameron Brink as she was sidelined with a lower body injury.

Raegan Beers led Oregon State (15-3, 4-3) with 18 points, 10 rebounds and four assists.

Stanford pulled away in the second frame, outscoring Oregon State 18-12. The Cardinal then started the fourth quarter with an 8-3 run to take a 12-point lead, their largest of the game. Stanford scored 16 points off 12 Oregon State turnovers.

No. 16 Indiana 74, Purdue 68

Chloe Moore-McNeil and Sara Scalia scored 20 points apiece to help the Hoosiers beat the Boilermakers in West Lafayette, Ind.

Indiana (16-2, 7-1 Big Ten) also got 17 points from Yarden Garzon and 15 points from Mackenzie Holmes. Caitlyn Harper led Purdue (9-9, 2-5) with 18 points.

The Hoosiers trailed by nine points early but bounced back to lead by as much as 10. Key for Indiana was its sharp shooting as it knocked down 65.2 percent of its 3-point attempts.

No. 1 South Carolina 99, Texas A&M 64

Milaysia Fulwiley scored 21 points as the Gamecocks routed the Aggies in College Station, Tex.

South Carolina (17-0, 5-0 Southeastern Conference) also got 17 points and 13 rebounds from Kamilla Cardoso and 13 points and 10 boards from Chloe Kitts. Sania Feagin added 15 points.

Endyia Rogers scored 21 points to lead Texas A&M (14-4, 2-3) while Sahara Jones added 17 points. The Aggies played without starting guard Janiah Barker, who was sidelined with a concussion.

South Carolina never trailed and went on to lead by as much as 39 points. The Gamecocks shot 67.2 percent from the floor and 7-of-13 from 3-point land.

The Gamecocks visit No. 10 LSU on Thursday.

No. 3 Colorado 63, No. 6 USC 59

Quay Miller scored 19 points and Jaylyn Sherrod had 17 as the Buffaloes beat the Trojans in Boulder, Colo.

Miller also had 12 rebounds as Colorado (16-2, 6-1 Pac-12) bounced back from its loss on Friday to UCLA. JuJu Watkins led USC (13-3, 3-3) with 20 points while Taylor Bigby added 14.

The game was tied with 1:34 to play after Kaitlyn Davis sank a layup for USC, but Colorado outscored the Trojans 7-3 in the final minute.

Colorado won the rebounding battle by 10, shot 44.2 percent from the floor and made 81.3 percent from the charity stripe.

No. 10 LSU 99, Arkansas 68

Mikaylah Williams scored 21 points and had nine rebounds as the Tigers raced away from the Razorbacks in Baton Rouge, La.

Angel Reese had a double-double of 16 points and 17 boards, Hailey Van Lith scored 20 points and had six assists, and Aneesah Morrow scored 14 points to round things out for LSU (18-2, 5-1 Southeastern Conference).

Samara Spencer powered Arkansas (14-6, 2-3) with 20 points and seven assists while Maryam Dauda added 16 points.

LSU never trailed and led by as much as 34 points. The Tigers grabbed a season-high 61 rebounds -- 28 more than Arkansas.

No. 23 North Carolina 79, No. 13 Louisville 68

Deja Kelly scored 23 points as the Tar Heels beat the Cardinals in Chapel Hill, N.C., to grab a share of first place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Kelly knocked down a career-high 14 free throws and also dished out six assists to lead North Carolina (14-5, 6-1 ACC) to its third straight victory. UNC has won eight of its last nine games and is off to its best start in ACC play since 2013. The Tar Heels also got 13 points from Lexi Donarski, 10 points from Indya Nivar, and 10 points, 12 rebounds and a career-best seven blocks from Alyssa Ustby.

Louisville (16-3, 5-1) was paced by Nyla Harris' 16 points, while Olivia Cochran and Jayda Curry each had 14 points.

Tied at halftime, the Tar Heels outscored the Cardinals 24-13 in the third frame to take an 11-point lead. Kelly scored 11 points in that quarter, getting all but two of her points from the free throw line.

Carolina won the rebounding battle 42-28 and tallied a season-high 11 blocks.

Virginia 91, No. 15 Florida State 87

Kymora Johnson scored a season-best 35 points as the Cavaliers upset the Seminoles in Tallahassee, Fla.

Johnson, a freshman, shot 14-of-20 from the floor and had seven rebounds and six assists as Virginia (9-9, 1-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) snapped a six-game slide. Also for the Cavaliers, Olivia McGhee added 12 points, London Clarkson scored 10, and Camryn Taylor chipped in 11 points and 10 boards.

In its second consecutive loss, Florida State (14-6, 5-3) was steered by 22 points from Ta'Niya Latson and 21 points from Mikayla Timpson.

Virginia jumped out to an 11-1 lead before FSU battled back to take a four-point lead at halftime. The Cavaliers then outscored FSU by eight points in the second half to take the narrow victory. Virginia shot 47.1 percent from 3-point land while holding FSU to 19.2 percent. UVA also won the rebounding margin by 18.

No. 19 Notre Dame 75, Wake Forest 56

Hannah Hidalgo scored 21 points and Sonia Citron had 18 as the Fighting Irish routed the Demon Deacons in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Hidalgo also had four rebounds, four assists and three steals, while Citron added four rebounds and four assists for Notre Dame (14-3, 5-2 Atlantic Coast Conference). The Irish also got 10 points and nine rebounds from Maddy Westbeld.

Malaya Cowles had 13 points for Wake Forest (4-15, 0-7) in its seventh straight loss.

The Irish never trailed, shot 55.6 percent from 3-point land and won the rebounding battle by 12.

--Field Level Media

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