Ex-Johnson star leads Abilene Christian past UIW

Stevens alumna Destiny Jenkins scored a game-high 19 points, but Incarnate Word lost 64-55 to Abilene Christian in the Cardinals’ regular-season finale.

Starr Omozee added 11 points for UIW (6-8, 4-5), which led 17-14 after the first quarter but was outscored 14-6 in the second.

Alyssa Adams, a Johnson graduate, led the Wildcats (13-9, 6-7) with 15 points and 11 rebounds, and Madi Miller and Anna McLeod finished with 13 points each.

NO. 1 UCONN 77, ST. JOHN’S 41

Freshman Paige Bueckers scored 17 points and the Huskies routed of the Red Storm in the Big East quarterfinals in Uncasville, Conn.

Christyn Williams added 14 points for UConn (22-1). Olivia Nelson-Ododa had her 10 points and 11 rebounds in the first half.

Leilani Correa and Unique Drake each had seven points for St. John’s (8-15).

NO. 3 NC STATE 66 GEORGIA TECH 61

Elissa Cunane had 23 points and nine rebounds, and the Wolfpack stormed back from a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Yellow Jackets and advance to the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament championship in Greensboro, N.C.

Kayla Jones had 12 points and eight boards for N.C. State.

Lorela Cubaj had a strong game with 17 points and 11 rebounds, and Lotta-Maj Lahtinen added 17 points and five assists for Georgia Tech.

NO. 5 LOUISVILLE 72 SYRACUSE 59

Dana Evans scored 13 points, Olivia Cochran added 10 points and 10 rebounds as the Cardinals advanced to the ACC tournament championship game in Greensboro, N.C.

Emily Engstler had 21 points

and 10 rebounds to keep the Orange in the game in the second half.

NO. 8 MARYLAND 88 PENN STATE 61

Chloe Bibby had 15 points and nine rebounds, and the host Terrapins clinched the Big Ten regular-season championship with a victory over the Nittany Lions.

Diamond Miller had 14 points for the Terrapins. Ashley Owusu and Mimi Collins each scored 12

points.

Niya Beverley scored 15 points for the Penn State.

NO. 10 INDIANA 74, PURDUE 59

Mackenzie Jones scored 11 of her 26 points in the fourth quarter as the host Hoosiers pulled away from in-state rival Boilermakers and set a school record for most conference wins in a season with their ninth straight win.

Kayana Traylor scored 17 points, and Brooke Moore had 13

for Purdue.

BELMONT 83 TENNESSEE MARTIN 75

Freshman Destinee Wells scored a career-high 32 points, and the Bruins earned the first bid to the NCAA Tournament with a win over the Skyhawks in the Ohio Valley Conference tournament championship game in Evansville, Ind.

Dasia Young scored 19 points with nine rebounds for UT Martin, which had an eight-game

winning streak snapped. Chelsey Perry and Paige Pipkin added 16 each.

NO. 6 BAYLLOR 93, KANSAS 67

NaLyssa Smith finished with 21 points and 12 rebounds, DiJonai Carrington added 20 more points off the bench and the visiting Bears routed the Jayhawks.

Holly Kersgieter led Kansas with 16 points, and Julie Brosseau recorded 15.

Jessica Hill / Associated Press UConn’s Paige Bueckers, center, helped lead the No. 1 Huskies to a rout of St. John’s in the Big East tournament quarterfinals.