NSU extends winning streak to 10
Johnson, Wheeler spark win over Delaware State
Diamond Johnson scored 20 points Saturday as the Norfolk State women defeated Delaware State 65-51 in Dover, ensuring the Spartans of at least a share of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference regular-season title and extending their winning streak to 10 games.
Johnson contributed seven rebounds, six steals and five assists. Teammate Kierra Wheeler, long noted for her double-doubles, got another one with 15 points and 12 rebounds.
NSU (22-5, 11-1) quickly eliminated the Hornets’ upset hopes by outscoring them 27-8 in the first quarter. The Spartans cooled off after that but remained in front by at least nine.
NSU can win the crown outright with a home victory over Maryland Eastern Shore or Howard, though the Spartans would prefer to stay unscathed entering the conference tournament at Scope.
Savannah Brooks led the Hornets (8-17, 4-8) with 18 points, but they shot just 32.7% (18 of 55) as their two-game winning streak ended.
A serious injury to Patriots freshman Kennedy Harris, a Hampton High graduate, marred a Rams victory that ensured VCU (26-4, 15-3) of gaining the second seed at the Atlantic 10 Tournament in Richmond. The game drew a Siegel Center women’s basketball attendance record of 6,054.
With the Patriots (23-6, 14-4) trailing 12-1 and 5:21 left in the first quarter, Harris’ head crashed into the padding of a basket stanchion as she tried to grab a rebound in traffic. She was down for about 15 minutes before EMTs took her off the court on a stretcher.
Sarah Te-Biasu had 24 points, five rebounds and three assists for VCU.
VCU 61, George Mason 56:
No. 4 Stanford 76, Oregon 56:
Cameron Brink had 18 points, 17 rebounds, five assists and three blocks as the Cardinal (26-4, 15-3 Pac-12) won in Eugene. The Ducks (11-20, 2-16) lost their 13th game in a row.
No. 7 Southern California 70, Arizona State 55:
JuJu Watkins scored 26 points, Rayah Marshall added 15 points and 15 rebounds
and USC (23-5, 13-5 Pac-12) finished its regular season with a road victory over the Sun Devils (11-19, 3-15). USC has won nine of its last 10 games, and ASU has lost five in a row.
No. 24 West Virginia 57, TCU 49:
Lake Taylor High graduate JJ Quinerly and Jordan Harrison scored 14 points apiece in the regular-season finale for the host Mountaineers (23-6, 12-6 Big 12), who ended a three-game slide. They led by 23 late in the third quarter against a TCU team (19-10, 6-12) that committed a seasonhigh 27 turnovers.
Late Friday
Christopher Newport 104, Mount Saint Vincent 52:
The Captains (27-1), ranked fourth by d3hoops. com and coming off a national runner-up season, sank the Dolphins before 486 at Freeman Center. CNU took a 15-game winning streak into a round-of-32 game Saturday night against Johns Hopkins (25-3).
All 10 CNU reserves played more minutes than the starters, and no Captain played more than 18. Nicole Timko came off the bench to score 21 points on 7-of-7 shooting, including 5-of-5 accuracy from 3-point range. Camille Malagar had 14 points and fellow starter Hannah Kaloi 11. The Captains shot 52% (39 of 75), including 14 of 29 from 3-point range.
Washington and Lee 68, Vassar 61:
The Old Dominion Athletic Conference champs, ranked 19th by d3hoops.com, earned a firstround victory at home in Lexington as Mary Schleusner posted an
eye-popping stat line. The 6-foot-1 sophomore from Charlotte, North Carolina, had 45 points, 29 rebounds (11 offensive), seven blocks, four steals and two assists for the Generals. She’s the ODAC Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year.
William & Mary 68, UNC Wilmington 50:
W&M boosted its drive for a top-four seed in the Coastal Athletic Association Tournament by winning at Trask Coliseum.
Anahi-Lee Cauley scored 15 points for the Tribe (15-11, 11-4), which pulled away to a 55-33 lead after three quarters. Kayla Beckwith made 6 of 7 shots and had 13 points, while Nylah Young netted 12 points and sank all six of her free throws.
Kylah Silver led the Seahawks (5-21, 3-12) with 18 points. W&M outscored them 13-3 during the last 6:47 of the second quarter to move ahead 36-24.
With three games per team left in the regular season, including today’s 2 p.m. clash at the College of Charleston, W&M is tied with Monmouth for third place. The Cougars are in fifth, one game behind the Tribe and Hawks. The top four teams will advance directly to the CAA quarterfinals.
The Pirates (3-22, 3-12 CAA) got off to a 19-8 lead in the first 10 minutes and held off the Pride (9-17, 3-12) in Hempstead, New York.
Camryn Hill had 12 points and four steals for Hampton, whose only deficit was 2-0. Le’Asia Foreman had eight points, seven rebounds and three steals.
Hofstra, led by Sorelle Ineza’s 13 points, shot just 28% (14 of 50) and had 25 turnovers to the Pirates’ 16.