MiLaysia Fulwiley put up 23 points and Chloe Kitts scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as No. 1 South Carolina routed Coppin State 92-60 on Thursday in Columbia, S.C.
Te-Hina Paopao added 13 points and five assists for the Gamecocks (3-0). Joyce Edwards and Maryam Dauda each contributed 10 points for South Carolina, which shot 51.5 percent from the floor and compiled a 51-23 rebounding edge.
Laila Lawrence scored 20 points and Angel Jones notched 17 for the Eagles (2-2).
No. 8 Iowa State 80, St. Thomas (Minn.) 47
Audi Crooks shot 12-for-17 en route to 26 points and pulled down a game-high eight rebounds as the Cyclones topped the Tommies in Ames, Iowa.
Sydney Harris registered 13 points while Addy Brown had 10 for Iowa State (4-0).
Amber Scalia’s 11 points paced St. Thomas (3-1).
No. 10 Kansas State 86, Creighton 68
Ayoka Lee powered for 28 points in 16 minutes as the Wildcats topped the Bluejays in Manhattan, Kan.
Kansas State (3-0) jumped out to a 22-9 lead after one quarter and rolled to the win. Temira Poindexter and Serena Sundell each had 12 points for the Wildcats, with Sundell adding eight assists and seven rebounds.
Kennedy Townsend scored 16 points, Morgan Maly added 15 and Kiani Lockett had 11 for Creighton (1-2).
No. 13 North Carolina State 79, Kent State 51
After leading by just five points at halftime, the Wolfpack expanded the lead in the third quarter and then cruised in the fourth to beat the Golden Flashes in Raleigh, N.C.
Aziaha James paced NC State (2-1) with 20 points and nine rebounds, and Zamareya Jones scored 16 points.
Kent State (1-2) got 17 points and eight rebounds from Bridget Dunn, plus 15 points from Jenna Batsch.
No. 16 Duke 84, Dayton 49
Six players logged double-figure point totals for the Blue Devils in the one-sided victory over the Flyers at Durham, N.C.
Ten players hit the scoresheet overall for Duke (3-1), which got a team-high 17 points from Jordan Wood. Toby Fournier added 15 points.
Ivy Wolf had 14 points and seven rebounds, and Ajok Madol contributed 12 points for Dayton (2-1), which shot 32.1 percent from the floor and committed 24 turnovers.
No. 17 Baylor 104, East Texas A&M 55
Darianna Littlepage-Buggs recorded 22 points and 11 rebounds as the Bears nearly doubled up the Lions in Waco, Texas.
Aaronette Vonleh (18 points, 11 rebounds) also had a double-double for Baylor (2-1).
Cora Horvath was the top offensive threat for East Texas A&M (2-2) with 22 points.
No. 19 Ole Miss 80, Delaware State 42
Starr Jacobs hit 8 of 10 shots from the floor and scored 18 points as the Rebels pulled away from the Hornets in Dover, Del.
Madison Scott, Kennedy Todd-Williams and Sira Thienou each put up 13 points for Ole Miss (2-1), which outscored Delaware State 43-21 in the second half.
The Hornets (1-3) were led by Kiarra Mcelrath with 13 points and Mahogany Cottingham with 10.
No. 22 Alabama 88, Alcorn State 59
Essence Cody amassed 18 points, eight rebounds and four blocks as the Crimson Tide thrashed the Lady Braves in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Aaliyah Nye scored 17 points, Eris Lester had 15 and seven rebounds, and Sarah Ashlee Barker chipped in with 14 points and three steals for the Crimson Tide (5-0).
Destiny Brown was the only player in double figures for Alcorn State (1-3), scoring 12 points.
No. 23 Illinois 84, Eastern Illinois 37
Reserve Jasmine Brown-Hagger hit 10 of 15 shots scored 23 points to lead the Fighting Illini to a laugher against the Panthers in Champaign, Ill.
Gretchen Dolan added 13 points, Kendall Bostic produced 11 points and 12 rebounds and Adalia McKenzie also had 11 points for Illinois (3-0).
Jayda Johnston finished with eight points for Eastern Illinois (0-3).
–Field Level Media