No. 7 Va. Tech women edge No. 13 UNC
Amoore’s free throws propel Hokies at home
Georgia Amoore hit three free throws with 1.8 seconds remaining to lift the No. 7 Virginia Tech women to a 68-65 victory over No. 13 North Carolina on Sunday in Blacksburg.
Amoore finished with a gamehigh 24 points, connecting on 7 of 17 from the floor, including a career-high six 3-pointers for the Hokies (12-2, 2-2 Atlantic Coast Conference). They registered their first victory over an Associated Press Top 25 team this season.
Elizabeth Kitley had 13 points and seven rebounds for the Hokies, who survived despite 20 turnovers.
With the game tied at 65, Tech called a timeout with 14.2 seconds to go. Amoore — with her mother watching in the Cassell Coliseum stands while visiting from Australia — was fouled by Kennedy Todd-Williams while attempting a 3-pointer.
UNC (9-4, 0-2) called a timeout after Amoore’s free throws. The Tar Heels tried to inbound the ball, but Tech’s D’asia Gregg knocked the pass away.
Deja Kelly paced the Tar Heels with 21 points, but UNC has lost three consecutive games.
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Hampton 57, Elon 54: HU achieved its first Colonial Athletic Association victory in its first CAA game, playing stifling first-half defense at Elon and holding off the Phoenix.
Nylah Young scored 16 points and Madison Buford and Victoria Mason added 14 apiece for HU (4-7, 1-0 CAA), which harassed Elon into 29 turnovers and survived 25 of its own. Mason had five steals and reserves Amyah Reaves and Dlayla Chakolis had four apiece for HU, which led 28-14 at halftime.
Elon (4-9, 0-2) rallied as Bria Harmon scored eight points in about two minutes, cutting a 53-43
lead to 55-54 with 37 seconds to go. Steals by Chakolis and Mason helped preserve the margin, and Elon’s Kamryn Doty missed a 3-pointer as time expired.
Saint Louis 86, VCU 83, OT: Fifth-year senior guard Kyla McMakin of Virginia Beach scored a career-high 40 points as the Billikens (5-12, 1-1 Atlantic 10) rallied past the Rams (3-10, 0-1) at Siegel Center.
McMakin is in her first year with the Billikens after starring for four years for Longwood, where she averaged between 17.3 and 18.8 points per game each season. The Ocean Lakes High graduate joined coach Rebecca Tillett in the move from the Lancers to SLU after Longwood took its first Big South crown in 2022.
VCU’s Sarah Te-Biasu, who had 22 points, eight assists and three steals, saw a 3-point try bounce off the rim at the overtime buzzer.
Northeastern 71, William & Mary 57:
Unraveling against fullcourt pressure defense in the second half, the Tribe (5-8, 0-2 CAA) fell to the Huskies (6-7, 1-1) in Boston. Halle Idowu had 19 points and 10 rebounds and Deja Bristol added 14 points and 11 rebounds for Northeastern.
W&M led 21-13 early in the second quarter and was ahead 35-34 with 5:24 to go in the third
quarter. But the Huskies then outscored the Tribe 32-8 over 11 minutes, 40 seconds.
Riley Casey led W&M with 14 points and Sydney Wagner added 12 points and three assists.
No. 4 Indiana 74, Nebraska 62, OT:
Mackenzie Holmes scored 22 points, Sydney Parrish sank the go-ahead 3-pointer and the Hoosiers (13-1, 3-1 Big Ten) earned an overtime victory over Nebraska (10-5, 2-2). Indiana outscored the visitors 12-0 in Bloomington after Nebraska’s Jaz Shelley missed a potential winning jumper in the final seconds of regulation.
No. 5 Notre Dame 85, Boston College 48:
Olivia Miles and KK Bransford scored 17 points apiece for the host Irish (12-1, 3-0 ACC), who won their sixth game in a row by handling BC (11-5, 1-2). Miles had six rebounds, five assists and three steals.
No. 9 LSU 88, Vanderbilt 63: Angel Reese had 21 points and 17 rebounds to maintain her streak of double-doubles in every game this season for LSU (14-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference). Ciaja Harbison scored 27 points for the visiting Commodores (9-7, 0-2),
Oregon State 77, No. 10 UCLA 72:
The Beavers capitalized on the absence of leading UCLA scorer Charisma Osborne for a home victory in Corvallis. Raegan Beers
had 22 points and 15 rebounds for Oregon State (9-5, 1-2 Pac-12), which snapped a six-game winning streak of the Bruins (13-2, 2-1) despite Kiki Rice’s 20 points.
Late Saturday WOMEN No. 2 Stanford 101, Arizona State 69:
Hannah Jump scored 20 points in the Cardinal’s eighth straight victory. Cameron Brink contributed 17 points, 14 rebounds, four assists and two blocks for Stanford (14-1, 2-0 Pac-12). Tyi Skinner scored 20 for the visiting Sun Devils (7-6, 0-2).
MEN Kansas State 82, No. 24 West Virginia 76, OT:
Markquis Nowell had a game-high 23 points and 10 assists, former Norview High star Keyontae Johnson scored 18, and Abayomi Iyiola added a careerbest 14 points as Kansas State (12-1) rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat the visiting Mountaineers (10-3) in the Big 12 opener for both teams.
George Washington 97, Loyola Chicago 87:
James Bishop scored 40 points as the Colonials (7-7) spoiled the Atlantic 10 opener of the host Ramblers (8-7). Bishop was 12 of 18 from the floor, including 5 of 8 from the arc, while making 11 of 12 free throws.