Williams sets Stanford 3s record in easy win
Kiana Williams scored 20 points while becoming Stanford’s career leader in made 3-pointers, and six teammates also hit from long range as the top-seeded Cardinal overwhelmed women’s NCAA Tournament first-timer Utah Valley 87- 44 in the opening round Sunday night.
Stanford never trailed after Williams, who made 6- of11 from beyond the arc, hit a 3 for the first basket in the opening minute and tied the school mark of 295 held by Candice Wiggins. Playing in her hometown and with her parents in the stands, Williams set the record with her second 3 midway through the first quarter to put the Cardinal up 18-3.
Lacie Hull added 12 points for Pac-12 champion Stanford (262), the No. 1 overall seed for the first time since 1996, plays Alamo Region No. 8 seed Oklahoma State in the second round on Tuesday. Ten different players scored points, and 10 got a rebound for the Cardinal.
Josie Williams had 18 points to lead Utah Valley (13-7), the WAC runner-up in the regular season that lost its first conference tournament game, represented the league in the NCAA Tournament because undefeated California Baptist was ineligible to advance while still completing the transition from Division II to Division I.
SOUTH CAROLINA 79, MERCER 53 >> South Carolina coach Dawn Staley got her 500th career victory when Aliyah Boston and the top-seeded Gamecocks beat Mercer.
OREGON STATE 83, FLORIDA STATE
Aleah Goodman had 24 points, five rebounds, five assists and zero turnovers, and eighth- seeded Oregon State beat ninthseeded Florida State. GEORGIA TECH 54, STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 52 (OT) >> Lorela Cubaj recovered from a scary fall to score 14 points, including the go- ahead free throws in overtime, and fifth-seeded Georgia Tech overcame a 17-point halftime deficit to beat 12th- seeded Stephen F. Austin.
N.C. STATE 79, NORTH CAROLINA A&T 58 >> Jada Boyd scored 15 of her 18 points in the second half and topseeded North Carolina State overcame a slow start to beat 16th-seeded North Carolina.
BAYLOR 101, JACKSON STATE 52 >> Moon Ursin scored a career- high 24 points and second-seeded Baylor routed Jackson State.
VIRGINIA TECH 70, MARQUETTE 63 >> Elizabeth Kitley had 23 points and seventh-seeded Virginia Tech built a big lead and held off 10th-seeded Marquette.
TENNESSEE 87, MIDDLE TENNESSEE 62 >> Rennia Davis had 24 points and 14 rebounds and No. 3 seed Tennessee used a dominant second half to beat 14thseeded Middle Tennessee.
MICHIGAN 87, FLORIDA GULF COAST 66 >> Leigha Brown scored 28 points, including 17 straight for sixth-seeded Michigan, and the Wolverines beat 11th-seed Florida Gulf Coast.
KENTUCKY 71, IDAHO STATE 63 >> Rhyne Howard and Chasity Patterson scored 14 points apiece and fourthseeded Kentucky beat 13thseeded Idaho State.
IOWA 87, CENTRAL MICHIGAN 72 >> Freshman Caitlin Clark, the nation’s leading scorer, had 23 points, seven rebounds and seven assists and fifth-seeded Iowa beat 12th-seeded Central Michigan.
SYRACUSE 72, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 55 >> Emily Engstler scored 18 points and made three 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and eight-seeded Syracuse pulled away to beat ninthseeded South Dakota State. FOREST 61 >> Natasha Mack had 27 points and 15 rebounds in eighth- seeded Oklahoma State’s victory over ninth- seeded Wake Forest.
UCONN 102, HIGH POINT 59 >> UConn did just fine without coach Geno Auriemma, with Paige Bueckers scoring 24 points to lead the top- seeded Huskies to a win over High Point.
WEST VIRGINIA 77, LEHIGH 53 >> Kysre Gondrezick scored 26 points and fourthseeded West Virginia beat 13th-seeded Lehigh.
SOUTH FLORIDA 57, WASHINGTON STATE 53 >> Elena Tsineke scored 18 points, including the go- ahead basket with 1:32 remaining, to help South Florida to a win over Washington State.