Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 17 Irish run past No. 5 Va. Tec

 

[March 01, 2024]  Hannah Hidalgo piled up 23 points, 12 rebounds and six assists as No. 17 Notre Dame upset No. 5 Virginia Tech 71-58 on Thursday night in South Bend, Ind.

Maddy Westbeld also had a double-double of 19 points and 10 rebounds as the Irish (22-6, 12-5 Atlantic Coast Conference) won their fourth straight game while snapping a 10-game win streak for the Hokies (23-5, 14-3). Notre Dame also got 21 points and five rebounds from Sonia Citron.

Georgia Amoore paced Virginia Tech with 20 points, while Elizabeth Kitley had 12 points and nine rebounds. Matilda Ekh also scored 12 points.

Notre Dame outrebounded Virginia Tech 43-29 and outscored the Hokies 15-2 on fastbreaks.

No. 1 South Carolina 98, Arkansas 61

Ashlyn Watkins had 21 points and 11 rebounds as the undefeated Gamecocks routed the Razorbacks in Fayetteville, Ark.

Milaysia Fulwiley added 17 points and Tessa Johnson scored 12 for South Carolina (28-0, 15-0 Southeastern Conference). After missing two games due to rest, Kamilla Cardoso returned to the lineup and scored 11 points.

Maryam Dauda paced Arkansas (18-12, 6-9) with 19 points.

South Carolina grabbed 53 rebounds and outscored Arkansas 56-22 in the paint.

No. 4 Stanford 67, No. 11 Oregon State 63

Cameron Brink piled up 25 points and 23 rebounds as the Cardinal beat the Beavers in Corvallis, Ore., to clinch the outright Pac-12 regular-season championship.

Brink tacked on four assists but committed eight of Stanford's 12 turnovers. Kiki Iriafen added 14 points and seven boards for the Cardinal (25-4, 14-3 Pac-12) as no other scorer logged more than seven points. Stanford doubled up Oregon State 36-18 in paint points and outrebounded the Beavers 47-31.

Talia von Oelhoffen's season-high 27 points and Timea Gardiner's 15 weren't enough for Oregon State (22-6, 11-6), which has lost three of its past four games. The Beavers' recent struggles have come in the absence of leading scorer and rebounder Raegan Beers (17.5 points, 10.7 rebounds), who hasn't played since sustaining a broken nose on Feb. 16.

Stanford, which won at least a share of the regular-season title in each of its final four seasons as a Pac-12 member, will join the Atlantic Coast Conference next season.

No. 7 USC 95, Arizona 93 (2 OT)

Rayah Marshall piled up 26 points and 11 rebounds as the Trojans needed two periods of overtime to outlast the Wildcats in Tucson, Ariz.

JuJu Watkins added 20 points before fouling out as USC (22-5, 12-5 Pac-12) bounced back from a loss. Kaitlyn Davis added 16 points and nine rebounds, and Kayla Padilla scored 15 points.

Helena Pueyo steered Arizona (16-13, 8-9) with 21 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, while Skylar Jones added 19 points.

USC trailed by 10 points, then outscored Arizona 25-18 in the fourth quarter. A 3-pointer from Padilla forced the first overtime, and another Padilla 3-pointer gave USC a lead in the second overtime with 2:09 to play.

No. 8 UCLA 70, Arizona State 41

Lauren Betts amassed 20 points and 11 rebounds to boost the Bruins past the Sun Devils in Tempe, Ariz.

Kiki Rice added 14 points, seven boards and seven assists for UCLA (23-5, 12-5 Pac-12), while Londynn Jones tacked on 11 points. Angela Dugalic registered five points, eight rebounds and two blocks.

The Bruins outmuscled Arizona State to a 52-24 rebounding advantage and outscored the Sun Devils 44-16 in the paint to win their fourth straight game.

Jalyn Brown's 14 points and Trayanna Crisp's 13 led Arizona State (11-18, 3-14), which shot 28.3 percent from the field and dropped its fourth game in a row.

No. 9 LSU 80, Georgia 54

Angel Reese and Aneesah Morrow both posted double-doubles as the Tigers powered past the Lady Bulldogs in Athens, Ga.

Reese finished with 17 points and 15 rebounds to complement Morrow's 16-point, 10-board outing as LSU (25-4, 12-3 SEC) won its seventh straight game. Hailey Van Lith notched a team-best 18 points, Flau'jae Johnson added 14 and Mikaylah Williams put up 11 for LSU, which pulled away after Georgia used a 16-0 run spanning the third and fourth quarters to close within 60-47.

Javyn Nicholson led the Lady Bulldogs (12-16, 3-12) with 17 points, while Asia Avinger followed with 10. Georgia was outscored 38-8 in the paint and 23-5 on second-chance points in its sixth straight loss against the Tigers.

No. 12 North Carolina State 75, No. 19 Syracuse 71 (OT)

Saniya Rivers scored 22 points to help the Wolfpack snap a two-game skid and outlast the Orange in overtime at Raleigh, N.C.

Rivers also had eight rebounds and a team-high five assists for NC State (24-5, 12-5 ACC), while River Baldwin added 13 points and 13 rebounds. Mimi Collins chipped in 15 points.

Dyaisha Fair powered Syracuse (23-6, 13-5) with 26 points. Georgia Woolley and Izabel Varejao each scored 14 points.

It seemed as if NC State won at the end of regulation, but referees signaled for a foul on Wolfpack guard Aziaha James with 0.1 seconds remaining. Alyssa Latham then hit two free throws for the Orange to send the game into overtime.

No. 13 Colorado 68, Washington 62

Maddie Nolan drilled six of her seven 3-point attempts and finished with 20 points as the Buffaloes snapped their four-game losing streak with a win over the Huskies in Boulder, Colo.

Frida Formann added 12 points to back Aaronette Vonleh's 10-point, seven-rebound effort for Colorado (21-7, 11-6 Pac-12), which won for the first time since Feb. 9. The Buffaloes held on despite shooting 1-for-10 in the fourth quarter while committing six turnovers.

Lauren Schwartz's 18 points led a quartet of double-digit scorers for Washington (15-13, 5-12). Elle Ladine posted 16 points, while Dalayah Daniels and Sayvia Sellers each delivered 13 as the Huskies' modest two-game win streak ended.

No. 18 Utah 82, Washington State 67

Kennady McQueen scored 22 points to help the Utes beat the Cougars in Salt Lake City.

Utah (21-8, 11-6 Pac-12) also got 21 points and 12 rebounds from Alissa Pili plus 13 points and six assists from Ines Vieira. Lani White added 11 points and Dasia Young had 10 off the bench.

Bella Murekatete led Washington State (17-13, 6-11) with 14 points, while Kyra Gardner added 13 and Tara Wallack had 11.

Utah jumped out to a 25-10 first-quarter lead and never trailed in the game. The Utes won the rebounding battle 37-28 and shot 44 percent (11 of 25) from 3-point range.

No. 22 Louisville 70, Florida State 55

Nyla Harris and Olivia Cochran each had a double-double as the Cardinals raced away from the visiting Seminoles.

Harris had 11 points and 15 rebounds while Cochrane piled up 16 points and 11 boards for Louisville (23-7, 12-5 ACC). Sydney Taylor added 16 points and Kiki Jefferson scored 12.

Mikayla Timpson had 17 points and 11 rebounds for Florida State (20-9, 11-6), while Ta'Niya Latson added 18 points.

Florida State shot just 2-for-20 from 3-point distance, and Louisville outrebounded the Seminoles 57-32.

--Field Level Media

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