Kaylene Smikle scored a game-high 23 points Sunday as No. 18 Maryland built a 13-point fourth-quarter lead and held off No. 11 Duke 85-80 in women’s college basketball in College Park, Md.
Shyanne Sellers added 17 points, seven rebounds and five assists for the Terrapins (3-0), while Bri McDaniel came off the bench to score 15 points.
Reserve Toby Fournier scored 15 points to lead four players in double figures for the Blue Devils (2-1), who went just 14 of 26 from the foul line.
No. 1 South Carolina 71, No. 9 NC State 57
In Charlotte, NC, Te-Hina Paopao scored a game-high 23 points as the Gamecocks dominated inside to stop the Wolfpack from Ally Tipoff.
MiLaysia Fulwiley came off the bench to add 18 for South Carolina (2-0), making 50 percent of her field goal attempts and earning a 40-25 rebounding advantage. That was more than enough to overcome 20 turnovers.
Zamareya Jones led NC State (1-1) with 16 points.
No. 2 Connecticut 86, South Florida 49
In Storrs, Conn., Paige Bueckers scored 22 points and the Huskies edged the Bulls.
Ashlynn Shade added 15 points and Sarah Strong had 13 points, seven rebounds and four assists. UConn (2-0) gave coach Geno Auriemma his 1,215th career win, one shy of former Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer’s record.
Mama Dembele scored 12 points in South Florida (2-1).
No. 4 Texas 119, Southeast Missouri State 47
In Austin, the Longhorns opened the break 66-29 and never looked back in the RedHawks’ outburst.
Playing its regular season opener, Texas hit nearly 59 percent of its shots and got 21 points from reserve Kyla Oldacre, who led six players in double figures.
Skylar Barnes came off the bench and scored 11 points for Southeast Missouri State (0-2).
No. 5 UCLA 81, Colgate 63
In Los Angeles, Lauren Betts scored a career-high 31 points and grabbed nine rebounds as the Bruins eased to a victory over the Raiders.
Elina Aarnisalo added 19 points and six assists for UCLA (2-0), which overcame 17 turnovers while sinking nearly 58 percent of its field goal attempts.
Anne Bair paced Colgate (2-1) with 13 points and five assists.
No. 8 Iowa State 84, Southern 56
In Ames, Iowa, the Cyclones bombed 12 3-pointers and gained a 50-25 advantage on the boards in an easy victory over the Jaguars.
Addy Brown scored a game-high 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for Iowa State (3-0), while Audi Crooks added 17 points and 11 boards.
Aleighyah Fontenot scored 16 points to pace Southern, which fell to 0-3.
No. 20 Mississippi 85, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 24
In Oxford, Miss., KK Deans scored a game-high 16 points off the bench as the Rebels routed the Golden Lions.
Christeen Iwuala added 12 points and six rebounds in the final game for Ole Miss (1-1), which doubled Arkansas-Pine Bluff on the glass 59-31.
D’Arrah Allen scored nine points for the visitors, who went 0-3 on just 9 of 61 shots from the field.
No. 24 Alabama 94, Troy 71
In Tuscaloosa, Ala., the Crimson Tide built a 50-33 halftime lead and cruised to a victory over the in-state rival Trojans.
All five starters reached double figures for Alabama (3-0), led by Zaay Green’s game-high 24 points. Aaliyah Nye added 18 and Karly Weathers had 14.
Troy (0-3) was matched by Ashley Baez’s 14 points but was outscored 29-7 with the remaining points to go.
–Field Level Media
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