The Columbus Dispatch

Maryland rolls to fifth straight win

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AKRON — Kaila Charles had 23 points and 14 rebounds, Kristen Confroy hit five 3-pointers and also scored 23 points, and Maryland beat Akron, 75-54 for its fifth straight victory.

Confroy, who grew up in Solon, Ohio, about 30 miles from the Akron campus, was 5 of 7 from 3-point range to help set a season high in points. Charles reached the 500-point mark in her 44th career game.

Brianna Fraser added eight points, seven rebounds and five assists for Maryland (7-2) Shaunay Edmonds led Akron (3-3) with 17 points. NO. 10 OREGON STATE 114, WEBER STATE 87: Satou Sabally scored 22 points and Sabrina Ionescu had 21 points and a career-high 14 assists to help No. 10 Oregon rout Weber State. Sabally, a 6-foot-4 German freshman making her first start, was 8 of 11 from the field and made three 3-pointers for the Ducks (7-1). Oregon has won four straight.

NO. 17 SOUTH FLORIDA 83, GEORGE WASHINGTON 78: Kitija Laksa scored 27 points, and Maria Jespersen had 25 for South Florida. Laura Ferreira added 11 points, five rebounds, five assists and two steals for the Bulls (7-1). Laksa knocked down five 3-pointers, giving her 35 on the season for second in the country, and Jespersen went 11 of 15 from the field and had 13 rebounds for her fourth double-double of the season.

NO. 19 MISSOURI 81, NEW ORLEANS 45: Sophie Cunningham scored 16 of her 18 points in the first half and No. 19 Missouri defeated New Orleans for its seventh straight win. Cunningham made all six of her field goals, including two 3-pointers, and both of her free throws in the first half when the Tigers (7-1) shot 52 percent and took a 43-19 lead. She missed her only shot in the second half.

NO. 22 MICHIGAN 86, LIU BROOKLYN 4: Hallie Thome scored 19 points and Katelynn Flaherty and Nicole Munger added 16 apiece to help Michigan beat LIU Brooklyn. The Wolverines (5-2) are starting a busy part of their schedule with five games in 11 days. They host No. 23 Marquette on Thursday night as the only ranked team in the stretch. GREEN BAY 63, NO. 23 MARQUETTE 55: Jessica Lindstrom scored 15 points and Green Bay beat Marquette for its second victory over a Top 25 team this season. Allie LeClaire added 13 points for the Phoenix (6-1).

NO. 24 CALIFORNIA 79, SANTA CLARA 41: Kristine Anigwe scored 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting for California. The Golden Bears (5-2) dominated from the start. Kiana Smith opened the game with backto-back 3-pointers and Anigwe had six straight points in a 16-0 run.

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