Hannah Hidalgo posted a season-high 29 points, five assists and five steals, Olivia Miles nearly had another triple-double and No. 6 Notre Dame led wire to wire in a 91-55 thrashing of host Lafayette on Sunday in Easton, Pa.
Miles, playing a homecoming game minutes away from her hometown of Phillipsburg, N.J., racked up 20 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists. After missing all of last season due to injury, Miles had a triple-double to open the new campaign on Nov. 4.
Freshman Kate Koval added 11 points, 19 rebounds and seven blocked shots as the Fighting Irish (4-0) held Lafayette to 35.9 percent shooting. Kay Donahue (18 points) and Sauda Ntaconayigize (17 points, eight rebounds) led the way for the Leopards (1-3).
No. 1 South Carolina 95, East Carolina 44
Chloe Kitts recorded team highs of 14 points and seven rebounds as the host Gamecocks sped away from the Pirates in Columbia, S.C.
All 12 players who saw the court for South Carolina (4-0) scored at least two points, with Joyce Edwards and MiLaysia Fulwiley providing 12 apiece off the bench. South Carolina led 20-5 after one quarter and 49-15 at halftime.
East Carolina (2-2) had eight more turnovers (27) than made field goals (19). Amiya Joyner led the Pirates with 25 points on 12-of-20 shooting from the floor and 10 rebounds.
No. 4 Texas 91, DePaul 61
Taylor Jones tallied 22 points on 10-of-13 shooting and grabbed 12 rebounds as the Longhorns routed the Blue Demons in Chicago.
Madison Booker and Laila Phelia each added 10 points for Texas (3-0), which led 43-28 at halftime in its first road game this season. The Longhorns shot 51.3 percent from the floor despite missing all seven of their 3-point attempts.
Jorie Allen posted 23 points for DePaul (2-2), which was outscored 62-24 in the paint.
No. 5 UCLA 101, Arkansas 52
Junior forward Timea Gardiner connected on a career-high seven 3-pointers to help the Bruins blast the Razorbacks in Los Angeles.
Gardiner drilled five triples in the first quarter and finished the game with 23 points. Lauren Betts (20 points, 12 rebounds), Angela Dugalic (18 points, 15 rebounds) and reserve Janiah Barker (17 points, 12 rebounds) all posted double-doubles for UCLA (4-0). The Bruins weren’t threatened after they bolted to a 57-25 halftime lead.
Izzy Higginbottom had 15 points for Arkansas (3-2), which shot 28.6 precent overall and committed 18 turnovers.
No. 11 Maryland 98, Towson 63
Kaylene Smikle scored 21 points and Christian Dalce and Shyanne Sellers notched double-doubles as the Terrapins defeated the Tigers in College Park, Md.
Smikle, Dalce (13 points, 10 rebounds) and Sellers (10 points, 10 assists) were three of six Maryland players to score in double figures as the Terrapins (5-0) shot 60 percent from the field and assisted on 27 of 39 made baskets.
India Johnston played all 40 minutes for Towson (0-4) and scored a game-high 22 points. Aminata Diakite added 13 points off the bench.
No. 12 Ohio State 67, Belmont 63
Jaloni Cambridge scored the game’s final four points in the last 14 seconds as the Buckeyes rallied for the road victory in Nashville.
Ohio State (3-0) trailed by nine with slightly more than five minutes to play before a 13-0 run, but the score was tied on two Emily La Chapell free throws at the 33-second mark. Cotie McMahon scored a game-high 21 points for the Buckeyes.
Kendall Holmes’ 19 points and La Chapell’s 13 points led Belmont (2-2), which committed 21 turnovers.
TCU 76, No. 13 North Carolina State 73
Sedona Prince racked up 31 points on 14-for-24 shooting and 16 rebounds, and Hailey Van Lith tallied 18 points to go with 10 assists as the Horned Frogs beat the visiting Wolfpack in Fort Worth, Texas.
Aziaha James pumped in 27 points for the Wolfpack (2-2), who have lost both of their games away from home.
NC State cut a 64-52 deficit to 73-69 with 2 1/2 minutes to play, but the Horned Frogs grabbed four offensive rebounds on one trip down the court. Still, the Wolfpack were within 74-73 on Zoe Brooks’ layup and missed a shot to take the lead. James later had a potential tying 3-pointer go off the mark.
No. 16 Duke 75, South Dakota State 71
Jadyn Donovan posted 23 points, aided by 11-for-17 shooting from the field, and 15 rebounds and Ashlon Jackson had 18 points as the Blue Devils beat the Jackrabbits in Brookings, S.D.
Duke (4-1) led 38-30 at halftime, but the score was tied at 59-all with seven minutes to play before the Blue Devils notched the next seven points.
Brooklyn Meyer made nine of 13 shots from the field to lead South Dakota State (3-1) with 25 points. The Jackrabbits outscored Duke 24-9 from beyond the 3-point line.
No. 17 Baylor 65, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 42
Bella Fontleroy scored 12 points on 4-of-10 3-point shooting, Yaya Felder added 12 points off the bench and the host Bears overcame 33.3 percent shooting as a team to defeat the Islanders in Waco, Texas.
Every Baylor starter had at least eight points, with Sarah Andrews compiling 11 points, eight rebounds, five assists and four steals for the Bears (3-1).
Mireia Aguado was the only player to score in double figures for Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (3-1), with 11 points. Paige Allen grabbed 12 of the Islanders’ 43 rebounds, but they turned it over 22 times and were outscored 33-3 on 3-pointers.
No. 22 Alabama 75, UL Monroe 52
Sarah Ashlee Barker poured in 25 points, shooting 10-for-14 from the field, and collected a team-high seven rebounds while Zaay Green added 13 points as the Crimson Tide beat the host Warhawks in Monroe, La.
The Crimson Tide (6-0) built a 46-22 halftime lead on the strength of a 23-4 edge in the second quarter. Alabama won despite shooting 4-for-26 on 3-pointers, but the Warhawks missed 10 of 11 long-range shots.
Katlyn Manuel’s 16 points and Sakyia White’s 12 points led UL Monroe (3-1).
Indiana 79, No. 24 Stanford 66
Chloe Moore-McNeil had 21 points and four steals, Yarden Garzon shot 4-of-7 from 3-point range to finish with 18 points and eight rebounds and the host Hoosiers handed the Cardinal their first loss in Bloomington, Ind.
The Hoosiers (2-2), who fell out of the rankings after last week’s overtime loss to Harvard and lost by 10 points Wednesday at Butler, showed their mettle against a ranked opponent by shooting 49 percent from the field and 47.4 percent from 3-point range. Shay Ciezki added 19 points for Indiana.
Nunu Agara scored 15 points and Brooke Demetre had 14 for Stanford (4-1), which fell behind by the end of the first quarter and never caught up. The Cardinal shot 2-for-11 from the arc as a team.
–Field Level Media
