Spingola leads No. 8 Marquette to win over visiting Georgetown

MILWAUKEE – Isabelle Spingola scored 12 points and hit consecutive 3pointers at the start of the fourth quarter that gave Marquette the lead for good as the No. 8 Golden Eagles defeated Georgetown 59-52 Friday night.

Spingola, Danielle King, and Amani Wilborn each scored 12 points as Marquette (20-3, 11-0 Big East) won its 11th straight since an 87-63 loss to then-No. 2 Notre Dame on Dec. 22.

Dorothy Adomako scored 17 points and Nikola Kovacikova added 13 for Georgetown (11-12, 5-7).

With the score tied at 44-all entering the final period, Spingola connected from beyond the arc on consecutive possessions.

Georgetown missed its first five shots in the fourth quarter before Adomako scored on a driving layup to make it 5046 with 6:40 remaining.

A 3-pointer by Dionna White pulled

Georgetown with 52-49 with 6:25 remaining, but the Hoyas missed their next four shots and turned it over twice as Marquette pushed the lead to 57-49 on a 3-pointer by Allazia Blockton with 2:57 remaining. No. 11 Stanford 61, No. 7 Oregon

State 44: Kiana Williams scored 16 of her 18 points in the first half, leading Stanford past Oregon State.

Alanna Smith added 17 points for the Cardinal (19-3, 9-2 Pac-12), who won their 22nd consecutive home game. Maya Dodson, in her third game back from an injury, had a career-high 10 rebounds.

Destiny Slocum scored 23 points for Oregon State (19-4, 9-2), which had won four straight since losing to Arizona State. The Beavers have lost three straight to the Cardinal.

Smith blocked three shots in the first half, becoming the fifth Stanford player to record at least 200 blocks in a career.