This news roundup highlights several notable games and performances in women's college basketball, including dominant victories, impressive individual performances, and surprising upsets. Teams like UCLA, Notre Dame, and South Carolina showcased their strengths, while others faced unexpected challenges. The report delves into key stats, player achievements, and team strategies, offering a comprehensive overview of the latest happenings in the college basketball world.
Following a dominant victory over the No. 5 Longhorns, Sania Feagin says the No. 2 Gamecocks' relentless defense reinforces their persistent offensive pursuit. (2:00) UCLA beat Purdue by 34 points Tuesday for its eighth win this season by at least 30. The Bruins had eight such games all of last season. After Sunday's 67-50 romp over Texas, Dawn Staley's Gamecocks have won nine of their past 11 games against AP top-5 opponents.
Notre Dame is 5-0 in conference play for the first time since 2018-19, when the Irish started 6-0 -- and made the national title game, losing to Baylor 82-81. had 35 points on 13-of-15 shooting (86.6%), matching the highest field goal percentage in a game in USC history (min. 15 attempts). Pam McGee also went 13-for-15 in 1984 against Rutgers. (23 points, 21 rebounds) became the fourth SEC player in the past 15 seasons with multiple 20/20 games in a season. (ankle sprain), the Huskies hit seven 3-pointers in the second half to outscore Georgetown 35-22 after the break in Saturday's 73-55 win.Texas' 27.8% field goal percentage (22-of-79) in Sunday's 67-50 loss to South Carolina was the Longhorns' worst in a game since the 2021 Elite 8 vs. South Carolina (23.0%).Maryland bounced back from its first loss of the season (vs. USC on Wednesday) by outscoring Wisconsin 54-20 in the paint Saturday. The Terps hit 54.2% of their shots from the field in an 83-68 win.Ohio State, off to its best start since winning its first 19 games in 2022-23, had 31 points in the second quarter Sunday against Oregon after scoring just 8 in the first quarter.TCU won at Texas Tech 69-43 on Saturday night for the first time in six years. The Horned Frogs held the Raiders to 5 points in the second quarter and 4 in the fourth.K-State, which entered Saturday's game against BYU leading the country in field goal percentage (.508) and assists per game (22.9), topped both those marks in its 92-65 win over the Cougars, shooting 52.1% (37-of-71) with 26 assists.became the first SEC player with 20 points and 10 assists in a conference game since Georgia's Que Morrison vs. LSU on Dec. 30, 2021.Oklahoma's 17-point margin (27-10) in the first quarter of Sunday's win over Texas A&M is the Sooners' largest in any quarter against an SEC opponent since quarters were implemented for the 2015-16 season.After beating Duke in overtime Thursday, North Carolina trailed Boston College at halftime Sunday, but used a 26-10 run over the third and fourth quarters to pull away for an 80-67 win.Tennessee outscored Arkansas 28-2 off turnovers in Sunday's 93-63 win. The Lady Vols entered Sunday leading Division I with 36.5 PPG off turnovers this season.The Blue Devils, who scored only 46 points in an overtime loss to North Carolina on Thursday, continued to misfire Sunday in the first half against Virginia, shooting 27% and making only 1 of 10 3-pointers. Virginia led 29-20 at halftime, but Duke rallied for a 60-55 win behind a 19-point third quarter.Georgia Tech, which has dropped two in a row after a 15-0 start, is winless in 12 games against Louisville after Sunday's 69-60 loss.In Sunday's 82-70 win over Florida State, Cal had a 50-point first half for the second time this season (51 vs. San José State on Nov. 9).scored 24 of her career-high 32 points in the second half Sunday against Ole Miss. That's the second-most points in a half by an SEC player this season. (Vanderbilt'sAfter holding a 5-point halftime lead at Oklahoma State on Saturday, the Mountaineers shot just 21.2% from the floor and were outscored 31-19 after the break in a 64-57 loss.came off the bench Sunday to register her third double-double of the season -- 19 points, 12 rebounds -- as the Spartans snapped Washington's five-game winning streak, 80-68.After suffering its first conference loss Wednesday vs. Kansas State, the Utes rebounded thanks to their rebounding. Utah dominated the boards 56-26, including 19 offensive rebounds, in a 69-42 rout of Houston on Saturday.Other than its loss to Nebraska in the Big Ten opener, Minnesota has allowed no more than 61 points in a game this season. The Gophers are third nationally in scoring defense (50.8 PPG)
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