Benzan leads Terps to rout of Indiana
No. 9 Maryland 103, Illinois 58: Midway through the third quarter and holding a 30-point lead, the ninth-ranked Maryland players were still not happy with their performance.
They wanted a better effort on defense and coach Brenda Frese called a timeout to lead a discussion. The moment underscored how the Terrapins are taking ownership of their season.
Katie Benzan scored 22 points, including 6 of 12 from 3-point range, to lead host Maryland (15-2, 11-1 Big Ten) past Illinois (3-14, 1-13) on Wednesday.
Chloe Bibby had 20 points and nine rebounds for the Terrapins, who extended their winning streak to four games. Ashley Owusu added 17 points and seven assists, while Diamond Miller had 11 points and seven assists for Maryland (15-2, 11-1 Big Ten).
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No. 1 UConn 77, St. John’s 32: Christyn Williams scored 21 points and Paige Bueckers added 20 to help UConn (17-1, 14-0 Big East) cruise to a win at St. John’s (6-12, 3-9).
UConn moved up to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 on Monday for the first time this season. It’s the 246th week since the 1994-95 season that the Huskies have held the top spot. They have been No. 1 for at least one week in each of the past nine seasons.
No. 12 South Florida 69, Cincinnati 65 (OT): Sydni Harvey scored eight of her 23 points in overtime, Bethy Mununga had 19 points and 14 rebounds, and No. 12 South Florida beat Cincinnati.
Elisa Pinzan added 11 points and nine assists for USF (12-1, 10-0 American Athletic Conference). The Bulls have won 11 in a row overall and 10 straight conference games, both program records.
Jada Scott made a layup to give Cincinnati (4-14, 3-11) a 65-64 lead with 1:26 left in overtime but Mununga hit two free throws 21 seconds later and the Bearcats didn’t score again.
No. 19 DePaul 83, Xavier 75: Lexi Held scored 25 points, Sonya Morris
added 22 points and Dee Bekelja had 20 as host DePaul (13-4, 10-2 Big East) beat Xavier (4-6, 1-5) in the Musketeers’ first game since Jan. 23.
DePaul led by as many as 15 points in the second half, but Xavier got within 65-62 early in the fourth quarter. The Blue Demons answered with a 7-2 run, with four points from Morris, to rebuild a two-possession lead they would hold the rest of the way despite only making one field goal in the final four minutes.
Held also had six assists and five steals, Morris had six rebounds and seven assists and Bekelja grabbed six rebounds for DePaul.
Nebraska 71, No. 24 Northwestern 64: Kate Cain matched a career-high with 22 points, Isabelle Bourne had 21 points and a career-best 17 rebounds, and Nebraska pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat No. 24 Northwestern.
Nebraska (10-9, 8-8 Big Ten) ended a four-game losing streak despite committing 28 turnovers, and swept the season series against Northwestern (11-5, 9-5).
Lindsey Pulliam scored 22 points to lead Northwestern. Sydney Wood had 12 points and six assists.
GOLDSBORO – Francine “Fran” Basch-Russo, 67, passed away Sunday, February 14, 2021, at home, surrounded by her family. Born in Ontario, Canada on April 3, 1953, she was the daughter of Esther Roth Basch of Prescott, Arizona and the late Joseph Basch.
Fran was a dedicated social worker for her entire life including work at American Human Services in Raleigh. She will be remembered for her positive outlook and tremendous generosity of spirit.
Graveside services will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery with Rabbi Harley Karz-Wagman officiating.
In addition to her mother, Esther, Fran is survived by her husband, Pasquale “Pat” Russo; sister, Rachel Basch-Turet of Prescott, Arizona; brothers, Mark Basch of Atlanta, Georgia and Paul Basch of San Diego, California; step-children, Anthony Russo, Pat Russo, Frank Russo, and Grace Russo; two grandchildren, Pasquale Angus Pope and Frankie Marie Michaels; special friends, Rachel Singer, Corey Nikoloric, Francine Reed, and Samantha Sierra; as well as a host of others who loved her deeply.
Online condolences may be sent to www.seymourfuneralhome.com.
In lieu of flowers, please send contributions to the Phoenix Holocaust Association, 12701 North Scottsdale Road, #122, Scottsdale, AZ 85254, www. phxha.com/donate