Women's Top 25 roundup: Caitlin Clark sets mark as No. 3 Iowa rolls

 

[March 09, 2024]  Caitlin Clark broke the single-season NCAA Division I record for 3-pointers made as No. 3 Iowa -- the second seed in the Big Ten tournament -- routed 7-seed Penn State 95-62 on Friday night to advance to the semifinals in Minneapolis.

Clark made just two 3-pointers, but it was enough to surpass the record of 162 set by Stephen Curry (2007-08) of Davidson and Darius McGhee (2022-23) of Liberty. The superstar Hawkeyes guard -- who now has 164 made 3s this season -- finished with 24 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists for Iowa (27-4). Sydney Affolter added 18 points, Gabbie Marshall had 15, and Kate Martin scored 11.

Leilani Kapinus scored 19 points while Ashley Owusu had 18 for the Nittany Lions (19-12).

Iowa, which will face Michigan in the semifinals on Saturday, never trailed after jumping out to a 29-13 lead. The Hawkeyes turned 15 Penn State turnovers into 30 points.

No. 1 South Carolina 79, Texas A&M 68

Kamilla Cardoso scored 17 points to lead the top-seeded Gamecocks past the ninth-seeded Aggies to reach the SEC tournament semifinals in Greenville, S.C.

Tessa Johnson added 13 points and Ashlyn Watkins had 10 for the Gamecocks (30-0), who reached the 30-win mark for the third straight season. South Carolina will face fifth-seeded Tennessee in the semifinals.

Aicha Coulibaly scored 26 of her career-high 32 points in the second half for the Aggies (19-12). Janiah Barker scored 11 points and Lauren Ware added 10 for Texas A&M.

No. 2 Stanford 66, No. 13 Oregon State 55

Cameron Brink flirted with a triple-double -- piling up 16 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists -- to help the Cardinal beat the Beavers in Las Vegas in the semifinals of the last Pac-12 tournament.

Hannah Jump led top-seeded Stanford (28-4) in scoring with 20 points, while Kiki Irafen added 14 points, nine rebounds and four assists. Fourth-seeded Oregon State (24-7) was steered by 17 points from Raegan Beers, while Talia von Oelhoffen and Timea Gardiner scored 11 points apiece.

Stanford will oppose either second-seeded Southern California or third-seeded UCLA in the final on Sunday.

The Beavers led by as much as 16 points, but Stanford clawed back and pulled ahead in the third quarter with runs of 11-4 and 12-0. The Cardinal notched 25 assists on 29 made baskets.

Maryland 82, No. 4 Ohio State 61

Shyanne Sellers dominated with 25 points, eight rebounds and seven assists to lead the Terrapins past the Buckeyes in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament in Minneapolis.

Brinae Alexander and Jakia Brown-Turner added 19 points apiece for the eighth-seeded Terrapins (19-12). Faith Masonius scored 15 points on 7-of-8 shooting and collected 11 rebounds for Maryland, which had a stunning 55-31 rebounding advantage. The Terrapins will oppose Nebraska on Saturday in the semifinals.

It was the second straight loss for top-seeded Ohio State (25-5) and this one is expected to knock them off the No. 1 seed line in the upcoming NCAA Tournament. The Buckeyes are just the third No. 1 seed to lose to a No. 8 in the Big Ten women's tournament.

No. 8 LSU 78, Auburn 48

Flau'jae Johnson netted 25 points as second-seeded LSU raced away from No. 7 seed Auburn in the Southeastern Conference tournament quarterfinals in Greenville, S.C.

Angel Reese added 18 points and 11 rebounds for LSU (27-4), while Last-Tear Poa scored 14 points, Hailey Van Lith had 11, and Aneesah Morrow tallied 10. The Tigers will oppose Ole Miss in the semifinals on Saturday.

Auburn (20-11), which split the season series with LSU, was paced by 15 points from McKenna Eddings.

No. 10 NC State 54, Duke 51

Aziaha James had 16 points and eight rebounds to help the second-seeded Wolfpack beat the No. 7 seed Blue Devils in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Greensboro, N.C.

Zoe Brooks chipped in 12 points and a game-high five assists for NC State (26-5). The only player for Duke (20-11) to score in double figures was ACC Sixth Player of the Year Oluchi Okananwa, who totaled 12 points and 11 rebounds in an off-the-bench effort.

The Wolfpack will face off with Florida State in the semifinals on Saturday.

NC State led by as many as 10 points in the second quarter, but Duke clawed back in the third frame. The Blue Devils shot 1 of 13 from 3-point range, while the Wolfpack made just 7 of 20 free throws.

No. 11 Virginia Tech 55, Miami 47

Georgia Amoore scored 23 of her 27 points in the second half and the top-seeded Hokies knocked off the ninth-seeded Hurricanes to reach the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament semifinals in Greensboro, N.C.

Virginia Tech (24-6) prevailed without three-time ACC Player of the Year Elizabeth Kitley, who is sitting out the tournament due to a knee injury. Clara Strack added 10 points for the Hokies, who will play Notre Dame in Saturday's semifinals.

Jasmyne Roberts scored 12 points and Shayeann Day-Wilson added 11 for Miami (19-12).

Michigan 69, No. 12 Indiana 56

Laila Phelia scored a career-high 30 points to help the sixth-seeded Wolverines upset the third-seeded Hoosiers in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament in Minneapolis.

Phelia shot 12-for-22 from the floor and also had four assists for Michigan (20-12), while Lauren Hansen added 16 points.

Indiana (24-5) largely played without forward Mackenzie Holmes as the All-American played less than five minutes off the bench as she recovers from a knee injury. Sara Scalia led the Hoosiers with 14 points while Sydney Parrish added 13.

The Hoosiers led by as much as 17 points after halftime, but Michigan outscored them 19-8 in the third quarter and 29-13 in the fourth to take the lead and pull away. The Wolverines scored 24 points off 14 Indiana turnovers.

No. 14 Notre Dame 77, No. 24 Louisville 68

Sonia Citron scored 26 points to help the fourth-seeded Fighting Irish beat the fifth-seeded Cardinals and reach the semifinals of the ACC tournament in Greensboro.

Hannah Hidalgo added 21 points, six rebounds and six assists for Notre Dame (24-6). Maddy Westbeld had 13 points for the Irish, who never trailed and led by as many as 22 points.

Jayda Curry scored 15 of her season-high 26 points in the fourth quarter for Louisville (24-9). Sydney Taylor added 13 points and Olivia Cochran had 10 for the Cardinals.

No. 17 Baylor 71, Texas Tech 60

Sarah Andrews scored 13 points and Aijha Blackwell added 11 points and nine rebounds as the fifth-seeded Bears defeated the 12th-seeded Lady Raiders to advance to the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament in Kansas City, Mo.

Bella Fontleroy and Yaya Felder had 10 points apiece for Baylor (24-6), which will face fourth-seeded Iowa State in Saturday's quarterfinals. The Bears never trailed and led by as many as 15 points.

Jasmine Shavers scored 20 points and Bailey Maupin added 15 for Texas Tech (17-16). The Red Raiders were outscored 19-10 in the final quarter.

Florida State 78, No. 20 Syracuse 65

Ta'Niya Latson scored 25 points and O'Mariah Gordon had 24 to lead the sixth-seeded Seminoles over the third-seeded Orange in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Greensboro, N.C.

Florida State (23-9) also got 10 points and 18 rebounds from Makaylah Timpson and 10 points from Sara Bejedi.

Dyaisha Fair led Syracuse (23-7) with 23 points and nine rebounds, while Saniaa Wilson scored 14 and Georgia Woolley and Alaina Rice had 10 points apiece. The Orange played without forward Izabel Varejao, who did not travel to the ACC tournament due to an illness.

Florida State jumped out to a 14-4 lead and never trailed. The Seminoles outrebounded Syracuse 50-34.

--Field Level Media

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