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Streaking Duke vaults to No. 11 in women's Top 25
Duke soared six places to No. 11 in this week's Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll after extending its winning streak to 15 games.,The top four remained unchanged Monday, with unbeaten and consensus No. 1 UConn (25-0) leading UCLA (23-1), South Carolina (24-2) and Texas (22-2).,Vanderbi...
Olivia Hutcherson, No. 23 Princeton push past Penn in second half
Olivia Hutcherson tallied team highs of 19 points, seven rebounds and five steals, fueling No. 23 Princeton to a 69-50 win over visiting Penn on Friday.,The Tigers (19-2, 7-1 Ivy League) shook off a two-point halftime deficit by dominating the second half, 41-20. They capitalized on 16 Penn turnover...
Women's Top 25 roundup: Minnesota upsets No. 10 Iowa
Grace Grocholski scored a team-leading 21 points and Amaya Battle posted 12 points, 14 rebounds and six assists as Minnesota upset 10th-ranked Iowa 91-85 in Iowa City on Thursday.,Mara Braun scored 16 points and Tori McKinney added 15 for Minnesota (17-6, 8-4 Big Ten), which has won five straight ga...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 22 Maryland scores big road win over No. 12 Michigan State
Oluchi Okananwa scored 23 points to lead No. 22 Maryland to an emphatic 86-70 road win over No. 12 Michigan State on Wednesday in East Lansing, Michigan.,The Terrapins (18-6, 6-6 Big Ten Conference) went on a 21-5 tear in the second quarter that included an 8-0 run, building a double-digit-point lea...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 25 UNC edges NC State
Despite being up by 10 points with four minutes to play, No. 25 North Carolina barely held on for a 61-59 win over North Carolina State on Monday in Raleigh.,Tilda Trygger's layup with 12 seconds left capped an 11-3 run for the Wolfpack, cutting the deficit to two points. After a Tar Heels turnover,...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 25 UNC edged NC State
Despite being up by 10 points with four minutes to play, No. 25 North Carolina barely held on for a 61-59 win over North Carolina State on Monday in Raleigh.,Tilda Trygger's layup with 12 seconds left capped an 11-3 run for the Wolfpack, cutting the deficit to two points. After a Tar Heels turnover,...
Arizona stays No. 1 while Illinois leaps into top five
Arizona remained the No. 1 team in the Associated Press Top 25 men's basketball poll this week, while Illinois vaulted into the top five.,Arizona (22-0) continued its undefeated run by pulling off a pair of massive victories last week, earning an 86-83 win over then-No. 13 BYU on Monday and taking d...
UConn still consensus No. 1 as top four unchanged
As the nation's lone undefeated team, UConn remained the consensus No. 1 in Monday's Associated Press Top 25 women's college basketball poll.,The defending national champion Huskies (23-0) received all 31 first-place votes after running their winning streak to 39 games with a 96-66 rout of then-No. ...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 6 LSU handles Florida to win fifth in a row
Jada Richard scored 12 of her game-high 20 points in the third quarter as No. 6 LSU pulled away for an 89-60 Southeastern Conference victory over Florida on Monday night in Baton Rouge, La.,MiLaysia Fulwiley added 11 of her 15 points in the fourth quarter for the Tigers (19-2, 5-2 SEC), who won thei...
No. 25 Washington bullies Rutgers on boards
Freshman Brynn McGaughy scored a game-high 17 points on 8-of-9 shooting, Yulia Grabovskaia grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds and No. 25 Washington trampled Rutgers 76-48 on Monday in Piscataway, N.J.,Avery Howell added 16 points, and both she and McGaughy had seven rebounds as the Huskies (16-4, 6-3...
Arizona remains No. 1 in AP poll; Nebraska up to No. 5
While Arizona remained a unanimous No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 men's basketball poll this week, the Wildcats face one of their toughest tests of the season Monday when they visit No. 13 BYU.,The Wildcats (20-0) received all 60 votes on Monday following a pair of blowout wins, and have been ...
Oklahoma vaults into top 10 as SEC sets Top 25 record
Oklahoma jumped six spots to No. 10 in the Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll Monday following last week's upset of South Carolina.,Fellow Southeastern Conference member Georgia (18-3) joined those two in the rankings this week at No. 23 to give the SEC a record 10 teams in the Top 25.,...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 2 S. Carolina hits No. 5 Vandy with first defeat
Ta'Niya Latson scored 21 points, Tessa Johnson added 20 and No. 2 South Carolina handed No. 5 Vanderbilt an emphatic first loss of the season, 103-74 on Sunday in Columbia, S.C.,South Carolina (20-2, 6-1 Southeastern Conference), coming in off an overtime loss to Oklahoma, wasted little time pouncin...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 1 UConn pulls ahead in second quarter, beats Seton Hall
Sarah Strong scored 17 points to lead a balanced offense and No. 1 UConn broke open a close game in the second quarter on its way to a 92-52 victory against Seton Hall on Saturday in South Orange, N.J.,Blanca Quinonez added 16 points, Azzi Fudd scored 14 and Allie Ziebell had 11 for the Huskies (21-...
Top 25 roundup: Keaton Wagler erupts, No. 11 Illinois bests No. 4 Purdue
Keaton Wagler poured in a career-high 46 points and his teammates drilled four consecutive 3-pointers down the stretch to rally No. 11 Illinois to a Big Ten victory over No. 4 Purdue in West Lafayette, Ind., on Saturday afternoon, ,Wagler, a freshman guard, finished 13 of 17 from the field, an Illin...
Women's Top 25 roundup: Olivia Miles leads No. 9 TCU past UCF
Olivia Miles scored 17 points as No. 9 TCU (19-2, 7-1 Big XII) beat UCF in Orlando, Fla., to move into a tie with Baylor for the conference lead.,Donovyn Hunter added 12 points and Taylor Bigby scored 11 for the Horned Frogs, who raced to a 36-17 halftime lead.,Mahogany Chandler-Roberts scored 17, a...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 1 UConn pulls ahead in second half to beat Seton Hall
Sarah Strong scored 17 points to lead a balanced offense and No. 1 UConn broke open a close game in the second quarter on its way to a 92-52 victory against Seton Hall on Saturday in South Orange, N.J.,Blanca Quinonez added 16 points, Azzi Fudd scored 14 and Allie Ziebell had 11 for the Huskies (21-...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 16 Oklahoma upends No. 2 South Carolina in OT
Aaliyah Chavez posted 15 points in overtime, including four three-pointers, as No. 16 Oklahoma upset No. 2 South Carolina 94-82 on Thursday in Norman, Okla.,Chavez totaled 26 points overall with four rebounds and eight assists for Oklahoma (15-4, 3-3 SEC), which trailed 43-36 at halftime. Payton Ver...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 10 Iowa outlasts No. 15 Maryland in OT
Chazadi Wright posted eight of her 12 points in overtime as No. 10 Iowa pulled off an impressive 85-78 victory against No. 15 Maryland on Thursday in College Park, Md.,Ava Heiden had a team-leading 20 points for Iowa (17-2, 8-0 Big Ten), which took a 33-27 lead into halftime but was forced into over...
Women’s Top 25 roundup: BYU blows past No. 19 Texas Tech
Olivia Hamlin tallied 20 points off the bench on 9-of-15 shooting to lead BYU to a 73-61 upset of No. 19 Texas Tech on Wednesday evening in Provo, Utah.,After the Red Raiders opened the scoring with a 3-pointer, the Cougars (15-4, 4-3 Big 12) scored the next seven points, led 25-16 after one quarter...