No. 7 LSU rolls past Northwestern St. 81-36

Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 17/12/2023 (999 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Angel Reese scored 25 points and 14 rebounds, Aneesah Morrow had 16 points and 14 rebounds and No. 7 LSU slogged its way to an 81-36 victory over Northwestern St. on Sunday.

It was the 11th straight win for the Tigers (11-1) after the defending national champions lost their season opener to then-No. 20 Colorado on Nov. 6. Northwestern St. dropped to 4-6.

Mikaylah Williams finished with 14 points, despite missing her first eight field goal attempts. Flau’jae Johnson added 13 points, five steals and five assists.

Sharna Ayres led Northwestern St. (4-6) with 10 points.

LSU coach Kim Mulkey was ejected from the game with 4:56 left and LSU leading by 39 points. She was given two technical fouls for protesting a charging foul call against Morrow.

NO. 14 NOTRE DAME 76, PURDUE 39

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Star freshman Hannah Hildalgo had 23 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists and seven steals and even threw in a blocked shot and Notre Dame dominated in-state rival Purdue after the Fighting Irish unveiled a statue of legendary coach Muffet McGraw outside Purcell Pavilion.

McGraw retired in 2020 after 33 years as head coach with 936 wins, nine trips to the Final Four and national championships in 2001 and 2018.

Maddy Westbeld added 15 points and 12 rebounds for the Fighting Irish (8-1), who have won eight straight. Natalija Marshall continued her stellar play off the bench with 14 points on 7-of-10 shooting. Notre Dame finished at 51% despite going 3 of 11 on 3-pointers.

Abbey Ellis scored eight points for Purdue (6-5).

NO. 16 VIRGINIA TECH 84, RUTGERS 59

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Matilda Ekh made seven 3-pointers and scored 27 points, Georgia Amoore added 18 points and eight assists and Virginia Tech beat Rutgers to give Hokies coach Kenny Brooks 500 career wins.

Kaylene Smikle led the Scarlet Knights (6-8) with 22 points, her sixth game scoring 20-plus this season. Kassondra Brown added 15 points and Chyna Cornwell had nine points and 11 rebounds.

Virginia Tech (8-2) hit 17 3-pointers — including five by Amoore — and limited Rutgers to just 15 field goals on 50 attempts (30%). Olivia Summiel made 4 of 4 from behind the arc and scored all of her 18 points in the second half for the Hokies.

NO. 19 MARQUETTE 99, APPALACHIAN STATE 91

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (AP) — Jordan King scored a season-high 29 points and Frannie Hottinger grabbed a career-high 21 rebounds as Marquette topped Appalachian State.

King moved into third all-time in career games played by starting in her 135th game for Marquette (11-0), hit a career-high six 3-pointers and topped 20 points for the 15th time in her career. Liza Karlen scored 24 points, topping 20 points in a game for the fifth time this season. Mackenzie Hare added 13 points.

Six Mountaineers (5-5) reached double-figure scoring led by Emily Carver and Faith Alston, who each had 19 points. Rylan Moffitt scored 13 points, Alexis Black and Makenzie Drout each had 12 points and J’Mani Ingram contributed 10.

NO. 20 CREIGHTON 89, DRAKE 78

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Emma Ronsiek scored 25 of her 31 points in the second half, Lauren Jensen added 22 points, and Creighton defeated Drake.

Morgan Maly finished with 19 points, seven rebounds and four assists for the Bluejays (8-2).

Drake (6-4) kept pace in the second half, including a 31-30 advantage in the third quarter. The Bulldogs hit on 65% of their shots in the quarter and Creighton made 68%. Drake’s Katie Dinnebier scored 17 of her 26 points in the second half.

Anna Miller had 15 points and nine rebounds for Drake and Grace Berg finished with 14 points, six rebounds and four assists.

NO. 21 GONZAGA 83, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 58

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Eliza Hollingsworth had 17 points and 12 rebounds, Yvonne Ejim scored 16 points and Brynna Maxwell added 15 to help Gonzaga (11-2) cruise to a win over South Dakota State.

Hollingsworth shot 6 of 9 from the field and 3 of 4 from 3-point range and finished with two steals and two blocks.

Mesa Byon and Jenna Popp scored 12 points apiece to lead South Dakota State (6-4).

Brooklyn Meyer, who went into the game leading the Jackrabbits — and the Summit League — in scoring (17.0 per game), rebounding (9.8) and blocks (2.3), had just two points, on 1-of-5 shooting, and a rebound at halftime. The sophomore finished with four points and two rebounds — both season lows — in 25 minutes.

NO. 22 FLORIDA STATE 76, DREXEL 56

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ta’Niya Latson scored 22 points to guide Florida State over Drexel.

Latson made 7 of 16 shots with a 3-pointer and 7 of 9 free throws for the Seminoles (8-3). She added three assists, three steals and blocked two shots. O’Mariah Gordon finished with 14 points and seven assists. Sara Bejedi scored 11 and Makayla Timpson had 10 points and six rebounds.

Brooke Mullin sank three 3-pointers and scored 11 to lead the Dragons (4-4). She added eight rebounds and six assists. Chloe Hodges scored 10.

___

Get poll alerts and updates on AP Top 25 basketball throughout the season. Sign up here.

___

AP women’s college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball