Louisville, Notre Dame capture first round wins

Results from the first round of the women’s NCA A Tournament on Friday.

No. 1 Louisville 74, No. 16 Boise State 42

LOUISVILLE, KY. » Kylee Shook had 14 points and 10 rebounds off the bench to lead Louisville to a blowout of Boise State.

Beginning NCAA play as a top seed for the first time in school history, the Cardinals (33-2) used quick spurts early in both halves, along with defense, to cruise to victory. They shook off their initial sluggishness shortly after Shook entered midway through the first quarter. The 6-foot-4 sophomore alternated 3-pointers with Jazmine Jones’ layups for a 19-8 lead before adding her own layup to make it 21-11.

No. 8 Marquette 84, No. 9 Dayton 65

LOUISVILLE, KY. » Natisha Hiedeman scored a careerhigh 32 points, including 18 in the first quarter, and Marquette rallied past Dayton.

Hiedeman’s five 3-pointers in the first quarter were critical in rallying the Golden Eagles (24-9) from an 11-3 deficit to a 22-15 lead that they maintained on the way to their first NCAA win since 2011.

Erika Davenport had 16 points and 13 rebounds for Marquette, which won for the ninth time in 10 games. The Golden Eagles will face top-seeded Louisville in Sunday’s second round.

No. 3 Tennesse 100, No. 14 Liberty 60

KNOXVILLE, TENN. » Freshman Rennia Davis scored 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in her NCAA debut as Tennessee pulled away in the second half to beat Liberty.

Tennessee (25-7) plays No. 6 Oregon State in the second round of the Lexington Regional on Sunday with a spot in the Sweet 16 on the line. Oregon State beat No. 11 Western Kentucky 82-58 in the opening game.

The Lady Vols used an offensive outburst in the third quarter to win their NCAA opener for the ninth straight season and remain undefeated at home in NCAA play at 57-0.

Tennessee finished 24 of 30 from the field in the second half (80 percent) and scored 64 points.

No. 6 Oregon St. 82, No. 11 W. Kentucky 58

KNOXVILLE, TENN. » Marie Gulich scored 21 of her 29 points in the second half and grabbed 15 rebounds as Oregon State beat Western Kentucky.

The 6-foot-5 Gulich finished 11 of 15 from the field, with a steady stream of layups and short jumpers highlighting her secondhalf surge.

The national leaders in 3-point field goal percentage, OSU used its precision from distance to build an early advantage.

No. 7 Michigan 75, No. 10 N. Colorado 61

WACO, TEXAS » Hallie Thome scored 24 points, Katelynn Flaherty added 20 and Michigan defeated Northern Colorado.

The Wolverines shot 57 percent from the floor and took advantage of their size at nearly every position to dominate on the boards, 33-18. They were also more aggressive going to the basket, and that manifested itself in a 23-15 edge from the free throw line. Northern Colorado had 10 of its free throw attempts in the fourth quarter.

No. 5 Maryland 77, No. 12 Princeton 57

RALEIGH, N.C. » Kaila Charles scored 20 points and Maryland beat Princeton.

Eleanna Christinaki added 16 points, Kristen Confroy finished with 14 and Brianna Fraser had 11 rebounds for the fifthseeded Terrapins (26-7).

They shot 56 percent in the second half, built a 4325 rebounding advantage and pulled away in the second half to advance to the second round of the Kansas City Regional. Maryland hasn’t gone one-anddone in the tournament since 2001.

No. 4 N.C. State 62, No. 13 Elon 35

RALEIGH, N.C. » Kiara Leslie scored 13 points and North Carolina State beat Elon.

Aislinn Konig added 12 points to help the fourthseeded Wolfpack (25-8) advance to a second-round matchup with Maryland in the renewal of a past Atlantic Coast Conference rivalry. Leslie played two seasons at Maryland before coming to N.C. State last summer as a graduate transfer.

No. 1 Notre Dame 99, No. 16 CSUN 81

SOUTH BEND, IND. » Arike Ogunbowale scored 30 points and Notre Dame beat Cal State Northridge.

The Irish did suffer another injury as senior captain Kathryn Westbeld went down early in the game with a rolled left ankle and did not return.

There was no immediate word whether Westbeld would be ready for Sunday’s game. Notre Dame played most of the season without four players who suffered season-ending ACL injuries.

No. 4 Texas A&M 89, No. 13 Drake 76

COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS » Freshman Chennedy Carter scored 26 points, powering Texas A&M to a victory over Drake.

Khaalia Hillsman added 22 to help send the Aggies to the second round against DePaul. Carter also had 11 assists and six steals.

A&M had an answer for every comeback try to Drake. Danni Williams hit a 3-pointer with 5:44 left put the Aggies back into a 15-point lead.