Louisville hands No. 1 Oregon its first loss
ST. THOMAS, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS » No. 8 Louisville handed top-ranked Oregon its first loss of the season, getting 18 points and
15 rebounds from Kylee Shook in a 72-62 victory Saturday in the Paradise Jam tournament.
Dana Evans scored 17 points, Elizabeth Balogun had 11 points and Jazmine Jones scored 10 for the Cardinals (8-0) to claim the tournament’s Island Division title and give coach Jeff Walz a signature win.
Satou Sabally scored 21 points to lead four players in double figures for the Ducks
(6-1), who led by as many as
11 points early before Louisville took control.
NO. 7 OREGON STATE 68, LIBERTY 55 » Kennedy Brown scored 16 points, and No. 7 Oregon State had to rally in the second half to beat Liberty and give coach Scott Rueck his 500th career win.
Not that many got to see Rueck’s milestone at the Miami Thanksgiving Classic. The arena was almost completely empty, with perhaps no more than 50 fans in attendance.
NO. 9 MARYLAND 90, BELMONT
26 » Kaila Charles scored a season-high 20 points and Ashley Owusu posted career highs of 18 points and
10 rebounds as Maryland routed Belmont in the Daytona Beach Invitational.
Diamond Miller added 12 points and Stephanie Miller scored 11 as the Terrapins outscored the Bruins 42-0 during a 14-minute stretch of the second half. Maryland (71) has won six straight.
NO. 11 UCLA 61, UCF 56 » Michaela Onyenwere scored
22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, and UCLA closed the game with a 15-3 run to rally past UCF at the Cavalier Classic.
The Bruins (6-0) were down 53-46 after Diamond Battles opened the fourthquarter scoring with two free throws for the Knights (4-3). NO. 15 MICHIGAN STATE 65, KANSAS STATE 60 » Nia Clouden scored 16 points, Shay Colley had 15 and Michigan State bounced back from its first loss of the season to beat Kansas State at the Junkanoo Jam.
NO. 17 INDIANA 78, WASHINGTON
STATE 44 » Ali Patberg and Brenna Wise scored 15 points each and Indiana pulled away from Washington State at the Paradise Jam tournament.
NO. 19 MIAMI 80, MIAMI (OHIO) 62 » Beatrice Mompremier had 13 points to lead four Hurricanes in double figures, and Miami beat Miami (Ohio).
NOTRE DAME 67, NO. 21 SOUTH FLORIDA 51 » Anaya Peoples scored 18 points, Destinee Walker added 17 and Notre Dame broke away after halftime to beat South Florida in the Cancun Challenge.
NO. 22 GONZAGA 62, MIDDLE TENNESSEE 50 » Jenn Wirth scored 14 of her 18 points in the second half to lead Gonzaga past Middle Tennessee in the Gulf Coast Showcase.