The North Carolina A&T women defeated Hampton 70-57 Sunday before 1,304 in Greensboro, capitalizing on the Pirates’ 0-for-10 start from the field.
A&T led 13-2 before Hampton gained its first field goal, Kayla Lezama’s driving layup, with 55 seconds to go in the first quarter.
The Pirates (8-9, 2-3 Coastal Athletic Association) pulled to 15-10 and 21-16, but a long run bridging the halves by A&T (7-9, 2-3) gave Hampton a 40-18 deficit early in the third quarter.
Chaniya Tucker scored 20 and D’Mya Tucker 17 for the Aggies. Kiki McElrath had 20 points and Lezama 17 for the Pirates; combined, they took 38 of Hampton’s 54 shots.
Bryant & Stratton 65, Catawba Valley Community College 57: The Bobcats (16-2, 11-1 conference) completed a 2-0 weekend in Atlantic Shores’ gym by beating the Red Hawks from Hickory, North Carolina. BSC is ranked 13th in National Junior College Athletic Association Division II.
Hailey Harris from Princess Anne High had 16 points and eight rebounds, Sian Lewin from Manor had 15 points and seven assists, and Janiyaha Pickett added 12 points and 10 assists.
South Carolina Central Christian 55, Tidewater Community College 50: The Gladiators bounced back from Saturday’s loss to Apprentice with a neutral-court victory at Apprentice Athletic Center in the MLK Classic. The first-year Storm is 2-9.
Richmond 77, VCU 47: The Spiders (16-4, 6-1 Atlantic 10) jumped to a 40-12 second-quarter lead over the Rams (6-13, 2-5) before 5,224, the largest women’s basketball crowd at Robins Center since 2000.
Rachel Ullstrom had 20 points and Maggie Doogan had 14 points and seven rebounds for UR. Cyriah Griffin, who played for Princess Anne, King’s Fork and then Menchville, led VCU with 15 points.
George Mason 66, Saint Joseph’s 59: Hampton High graduate Kennedy Harris scored 22 points, sinking four 3-pointers, as the Patriots (12-6, 7-0) maintained a share of the Atlantic 10 lead with Rhode Island by stopping the Hawks (12-6, 3-4) in Philadelphia.
Also for George Mason, Zahirah Walton had 15 points and five rebounds, while Mary Amoateng had 12 points, five assists and four steals.
No. 2 South Carolina 90, Coppin State 48: Joyce Edwards had 26 points and five steals for the Gamecocks (19-1), who made a trip to Baltimore after the MEAC’s Eagles (4-16) played at South Carolina last season. As expected, there was a good crowd at 4,100-seat PEC Arena, although many of the them were wearing garnet in support of the Gamecocks. They improved to 28-0 against HBCUs under coach Dawn Staley.
Coppin State was down just 22-14 after one quarter, but South Carolina outscored the Eagles 22-5 in the second. Khila Morris led Coppin State with 20 points.
No. 3 UCLA 99, No. 12 Maryland 67: Gabriela Jaquez scored 22 points for the host Bruins (17-1, 7-0 Big Ten), who have won 11 straight games since their loss to then-No. 4 Texas in November. During the streak, they’ve averaged a 33.7-point winning margin.
The Terrapins (17-3, 5-3) were led by Oluchi Okananwa with 25 points.
No. 4 Texas 80, Texas A&M 35: Kyla Oldacre had 10 points and 18 rebounds in Austin for the Longhorns (19-2, 4-2 SEC), who outscored the Aggies 46-11 in the second half after a relatively competitive 20 minutes.
Madison Booker had 10 points, six assists and four of Texas’ 14 steals. Aaliyah Crump had 12 points, six rebounds and four assists. Janae Kent scored 16 for A&M (8-6, 1-4).
No. 6 LSU 91, No. 13 Oklahoma 72: Flau’jae Johnson had 23 points and 10 rebounds for the Tigers (17-2, 3-2 SEC) in Norman. Jada Richard added 21 points for LSU.
Oklahoma’s star freshman, Aaliyah Chavez, was held to 11 points, well below her average. LSU, which leads the nation in scoring, outpaced Oklahoma, which ranks second. The Sooners (14-4, 2-3) lost their third straight game.
Mississippi State 71, No. 7 Kentucky 59: Kharyssa Richardson scored a career-high 23 points, Favour Nwaedozi had 21 rebounds and MSU took advantage of Kentucky’s shooting woes in Starkville.
Kentucky (17-3, 4-2 SEC) shot 32% from the field, making only 5 of 29 3-point tries. Down 33-30 at the half, the Bulldogs (15-5, 2-4) outscored the Wildcats 18-11 in the third quarter and pulled away to snap a four-game losing streak.
No. 9 Louisville 88, NC State 80, OT: Imari Berry had 33 points and 12 rebounds for the Cardinals (18-3, 8-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who rallied from a 13-point second-half deficit at Reynolds Coliseum for their 11th consecutive victory. The Cardinals went from trailing by 13 to leading 54-51 in a span of less than 4½ minutes bridging the third and fourth quarters.
Khamil Pierre scored five of her season-high 26 points in the final two minutes of regulation, but NC State (13-6, 6-2) couldn’t overcome mishaps down the stretch.
Late Saturday
Virginia Wesleyan 74, Roanoke 50: The Marlins (9-6, 3-3 Old Dominion Athletic Conference) had little trouble with the Maroons (7-8, 1-5) at TowneBank Arena.
Brianna Long had 19 points and 15 rebounds for VWU, while Keira Bagwell had 15 points and four rebounds. Maesyn Blaylock had nine points, five assists and four rebounds.
Alicea Farmer put in 13 points for Roanoke, which shot just 28%.
Apprentice 49, South Carolina Central Christian 33: The Builders (9-4, 3-0 New South Athletic Conference) held the visitors to 19.4% field-goal shooting (12 of 62).
Apprentice’s Ronnice Berry continued her pattern of frequent double-doubles, collecting 21 points and 15 rebounds. Shilah-Rayn Lord had 13 points and nine rebounds, and Joy Wright had nine points and nine rebounds.
Denmark Technical College 70, Tidewater Community College 59: The first-year Storm (2-8) lost at Apprentice Athletic Center to the South Carolina-based Panthers, who outscored TCC 21-10 in the fourth quarter.
TCC’s Mackenzie Whitehead scored 17 points, while Reagan Licata had 12 points, 12 rebounds and five steals.
No. 10 TCU 78, Arizona 62: Olivia Miles scored 16 points, Clara Silva had 15 points and 11 rebounds, and TCU (18-1, 6-1 Big 12) extended its home winning streak to 37 games with a victory in Fort Worth, Texas. The Horned Frogs tied No. 4 Texas for the nation’s longest current home winning streak while holding a 30th consecutive opponent to fewer than 70 points.
Miles was 1 of 8 from 3-point range, but her only make broke a 35-35 tie and put the Horned Frogs up for good in the third quarter. Sumayah Sugapong scored 17 points for the Wildcats (10-7, 1-5).