Women’s basketball roundup: No. 8 Oregon State wins convincingly
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Destiny Slocum had 15 points and 11 assists as No. 8 Oregon State routed Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 89-33, on Wednesday.
Mikayla Pivec added 12 points, 14 rebounds and four steals, and Kat Tudor had 18 points, including four 3-pointers, and eight rebounds for the Beavers (2-0).
Sha’Kendra Tilley scored seven points and Noe’ll Taylor added six points and six rebounds for the Golden Lions (0-2).
No. 9 Maryland 69, George Washington 30
WASHINGTON (AP) — Brianna Fraser scored 16 points, Taylor Mikesell added 13 and Kaila Charles had 12 as No. 9 Maryland cruised to a win over George Washington.
Kelsi Mahoney had 12 points for the Colonials, who shot just 17.5 percent from the field and scored their fewest points since a 50-31 loss to Virginia Tech on Nov. 25, 2012.
No. 12 Tennessee 73,
UNC Asheville 46
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Meme Jackson scored 13 points and Rennia Davis returned to Tennessee’s lineup Wednesday as the 12th-ranked Lady Volunteers breezed to a victory over UNC Asheville.
Davis, Tennessee’s top returning scorer and rebounder from last season, had worn a walking boot on her left foot from the bench Sunday while sitting out the Lady Vols’ 97-49 victory over Presbyterian.
UCLA 80,
No. 14 Georgia 69
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michaela Onyenwere scored 25 points, Kennedy Burke added 21 and UCLA pulled away with a game-ending 18-4 run to upset No. 14 Georgia.
The Bruins (2-1) trailed by 12 points early in the third quarter before producing a 31-point fourth quarter.
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PSU 72, Fordham 55
The Penn State women’s basketball team outscored Fordham, 34-11, in the second half to rally back for a 72-55 win.
Penn State senior Teniya Page scored a game-high 25 points behind a 10 for 20 effort from the field. Alisia Smith chipped in a career-high 16 points and a team-best eight rebounds. Siyeh Frazier added 15 points and four steals.