UConn has no problem with Georgetown
NO. 3 UCONN 72, GEORGETOWN 41
STORRS, Conn. — UConn sat leading scorer Paige Bueckers on Saturday to rest her injured ankle and the Huskies still won by 31 points.
Olivia Nelson-Ododa scored 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead No. 3 Connecticut to a 72-41 rout over an overmatched Georgetown team. Christyn Williams (Central Arkansas Christian) added 17 points and 6 assists, Aubrey Griffin scored 15 and Evina Westbrook added 13 points and 9 assists.
The Huskies (10-0, 9-0 Big East) were without both Bueckers, who rolled her right ankle in Thursday’s win over Tennessee, and sophomore guard Anna Makurat, who is dealing with a nagging leg injury.
“It’s difficult to play when you’re missing someone who is such and integral part of you offense and I think they handled it pretty well,” Coach Geno Auriemma said.
UConn will travel to No. 15 Arkansas on Thursday.
Freshman Kelsey Ransom scored 13 points and Yasmin Ott (Little Rock Christian) had 10 for Georgetown (1-5, 1-5).
The Hoyas scored the game’s first points on a three-pointer from the left corner by Ott, but the Huskies quickly took control.
Griffin had eight points and three rebounds in the first quarter and UConn led 21-9 after 10 minutes.
Connecticut outscored the Hoyas 18-2 in the second quarter. The Huskies held Georgetown without a point for the final 71/2 minutes of the first half and led 39-11 at the break.
Nelson-Ododa’s second three-pointer of the game gave the Huskies a 51-21 lead in the third as the Huskies stretched their lead.
The 6-5 junior now has three makes from behind the arc this season and in her college career.
“It’s definitely something I’ve been trying to improve on,” she said. “If I’m open like that, I’m just going to continue to shoot.”
UConn scored 29 points off of 22 Georgetown turnovers.
NO. 9 BAYLOR 84, OKLAHOMA 61
WACO, Texas — NaLyssa Smith scored 21 points, Moon Ursin had 14 points with 11 rebounds and Baylor overwhelmed Oklahoma, a week after the end of the Lady Bears’ national-best 61-game home winning streak.
Baylor (10-2, 5-1 Big 12) took over the game in the second quarter by outscoring Oklahoma 25-5 to stretch a two-point lead to 22 at halftime.
DiDi Richards had a career-high 12 assists for the Lady Bears, who after their 75-71 home loss to Iowa State last Saturday rebounded with a 77-58 win at Oklahoma State on Wednesday night.
Madi Williams led Oklahoma (4-7, 1-5) with 29 points and Taylor Robertson
made five three-pointers while scoring 19 points.
TEXAS 70,
NO. 24 IOWA STATE 59
AMES, Iowa — Charli Collier had 22 points and 19 rebounds, and Texas pulled away in the third quarter and beat No. 24 Iowa State, snapping the Cyclones’ four-game winning streak.
Texas (11-3, 5-2 Big 12) has won three of four to end a two-game road losing streak that helped knock the Longhorns out of the Top 25, and swept the season series against Iowa State (10-5, 6-2).
Collier also blocked three shots and was one rebound shy of a career best.
Joanne Allen-Taylor added 16 points and Celeste Taylor had 14 for the Longhorns.
Ashley Joens, who averages 25.1 points, scored 15 of her 17 points in the second half to lead Iowa State. She picked up her third foul with about seven minutes left in the second quarter.
The Longhorns, ranked 14th nationally in forced turnovers per game (21.85), had 15 points off 15 Iowa State turnovers.
The Cyclones entered averaging a conference-best 81.3 points a game, matched their season low. They lost at Texas 74-59 on Jan. 3.