No. 1 Stanford gets defensive and pulls away from Tennessee
Jones leads No. 4 Oregon State women past Northern Arizona 91-57
STANFORD, California, Dec 19, (AP): Kiana Williams had 19 points and seven assists and No. 1 Stanford beat No. 23 Tennessee 78-51 to improve to 10-0.
Lexie Hull added 11 points and nine rebounds to help the Cardinal move within a victory of the program’s best start since openig 11-0 in 2012-13. Freshman Francesca Belibi came off the bench to contribute seven points and three blocked shots before fouling out.
Rennia Davis scored 14 points to lead Tennessee (8-2), but shot just 5 for 20 and no other Lady Vols reached double figures.
Hall of Fame Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer’s team, one of four Pac-12 programs ranked in the Top 10, played in-your-face, swarming defense to stymie the Lady Vols in the latest edition of a storied series that began in 1988 at (15 of 33) and 59% overall. She also had eight rebounds and seven assists.
Trinity Oliver had the other 3 in Baylor’s 56th consecutive home nonconference victory since a loss to UConn in January 2014.
Landrum had nine 3s in the second half and made her the record-breaking shot with just over 2 minutes left. She was immediately replaced, getting a standing ovation as she walked to the bench.
The previous NCAA record for 3s was 13 by Lamar’s Moe Kinard in 2018. Landrum shattered the Baylor mark of nine 3-pointers held by Odyssey Sims and Mandy Hayworth.
Nalyssa Smith was 6 of 6 from the field and finished with 15 points and seven rebounds. Queen Egbo had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Jireh Washington led Arkansas State (3-7) with 16 points.
Florida St 70, N. Florida 41 In Tallahassee, Florida, freshman forward River Baldwin scored a season-best 19 points, Kiah Gillespie added 13 points and eight rebounds and Florida State routed North Florida.
Florida State is 11-0 for the second time in school history. The school record for the best start is 12-0 in 2004-05. Baldwin shot 8 of 10 from the floor and had eight rebounds and three steals in 20 minutes. Jazz Bond had 14 points for North Florida (5-6).
Maryland 114, Georgia St 41 In Atlanta, Taylor Mikesell and Blair Watson each scored 23 points for Maryland.
Watson made six 3-pointers in the first half and scored 20 points to help Maryland lead 57-17 at the break. The Terrapins (9-2) led 20-2 and added two 10-0 runs in the second quarter. Mikesell and Watson finished with seven 3-pointers apiece, career highs for both.
Shaquanda Miller-McCray scored 10 points for Georgia State (1-8).