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Strack scores 22, No. 22 Kentucky starts Kenny Brooks era with 98-43 win over USC Upstate
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Clara Strack scored 22 points, Georgia Amoore added 11, and No. 22 Kentucky started with a 98-43 win over South Carolina Upstate on Monday in the Wildcats' first game under Kenny Brooks. Brooks built Virginia Tech into an NCAA Tournament regular and brought...
No. 1 South Carolina avoids major upset in 68-62 win over Michigan
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Chloe Kitts had 19 points and 14 rebounds and Tessa Johnson scored 15 points as top-ranked South Carolina defeated scrappy Michigan 68-62 on Monday night in the Hall of Fame Series. Joyce Edwards added 10 points for South Carolina, which won the national...
Johnson scores 25 points as No. 7 LSU women beat Eastern Kentucky 95-44 in opener
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Flau’jae Johnson scored 25 points, and No. 7 LSU pounded Eastern Kentucky 95-44 on Monday night in the season opener for each team. Aneesah Morrow had 20 points and nine rebounds for LSU (1-0), which led 48-24 at halftime. Mikaylah Williams scored 18...
Dalce has double-double, No. 18 Maryland women dominate UMBC in 2nd half for 74-32 win
BALTIMORE (AP) — Christina Dalce scored 13 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and No. 18 Maryland clamped down on defense in the second half to defeat UMBC 74-32 in a season-opening game on Monday. The Terrapins held the Retrievers to 10 points in the second half on 3 of 20 shooting...
Parrish has 20 points, 10 rebounds, No. 25 Indiana women open with 82-60 win over Brown
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Sydney Parrish scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and No. 25 Indiana opened the season with an 82-60 win over Brown on Monday night. Tennessee transfer Karoline Striplin added 17 points, Yarden Garzon had four 3-pointers and 16 points and Lilly...
Raegan Beers' 21 points, 14 rebounds help No. 10 Oklahoma rout Southern in opener
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Transfer center Raegan Beers had 21 points and 14 rebounds and Sahara Williams added 19 points to help No. 10 Oklahoma rout Southern 76-44 on Monday night in the season opener for both teams. Beers, a third-team Associated Press All-American for Oregon State...
Nye scores 25, Baker 23 and No. 24 Alabama women open with 115-53 win over New Orleans
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Aaliyah Nye scored 25 points, Sarah Ashlee Barker added 23 and No. 24 Alabama rolled to a 115-53 season-opening win over New Orleans on Monday. Freshman Eris Lester scored 16 points and Zaay Green had 12 for the Crimson Tide, who shot 52% (45-86), including...
Liatu King scores 24 in Notre Dame debut as No. 6 Irish women beat Mercyhurst 105-61
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Liatu King scored 24 points and Olivia Miles had a triple-double as No. 6 Notre Dame sprinted past Mercyhurst 105-61 on Monday in the college women’s basketball opener for both teams. King, a Pitt transfer who was the ACC Most Improved Player last season,...
No. 5 UCLA women overcome slow start to beat No. 17 Louisville 66-59 in Paris
PARIS (AP) — Lauren Betts had 18 points and four blocks as No. 5 UCLA beat No. 17 Louisville 66-59 in the second match of a season-opening doubleheader in France on Monday. Timea Gardiner had 15 points and Londynn Jones contributed 13 for UCLA. Tajianna Roberts had a...
Markowski opens season with double-double and No. 23 Nebraska women beat Omaha 88-48
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Alexis Markowski had 14 points and 11 rebounds to lead No. 23 Nebraska to an 88-48 win over Omaha in a season opener on Monday. Markowski, a senior 6-foot-3 center who led the team in scoring and rebounding last year and is on the Naismith Trophy watch list for...
