NM State to continue pause in program

No. 3 UConn wins big; 24th-ranked ISU falls

LAS CRUCES — After multiple positive COVID-19 tests within the New Mexico State women’s basketball Tier One group, the Aggies announced the continuation of a pause on team activity Saturday.

Due to the continued pause, New Mexico State’s WAC series at UT Rio Grande Valley scheduled for Jan. 29 and 30 in Edinburg, Texas, has been canceled. Those two games were originally scheduled for this weekend before the COVID pause forced a rescheduling.

All Tier One individuals have received three COVID-19 tests per week since the beginning of November, New Mexico State said in a statement.

New Mexico State is 3-6 overall, 1-1 in the WAC after splitting two games with Grand Canyon in Phoenix.

Saturday games

No. 3 UCONN 72, GEORGETOWN 41: In Storrs, Conn., Olivia Nelson-Ododa scored 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead UConn to a win over Georgetown.

The Huskies (10-0, 9-0 Big East), coming off a road win over rival Tennessee, cruised despite sitting two key players, guards Paige Bueckers and Anna Makurat, with injuries.

Christyn Williams added 17 points, Aubrey Griffin scored 15 and Evina Westbrook added 13 points and nine assists.

Freshman Kelsey Ransom scored 13 points and Yasmin Ott had 10 for Georgetown (1-5, 1-5).

No. 9 BAYLOR 84, OKLAHOMA 61: In Waco, Texas, NaLyssa Smith scored 21 points and Moon Ursin had 14 as Baylor overwhelmed Oklahoma a week after the end of the Lady Bears’ national-best 61-game home winning streak.

Baylor (10-2, 5-1 Big 12) took over the game in the second quarter by outscoring Oklahoma 25-5 to stretch a two-point lead to 22 at halftime.

TEXAS 70, No. 24 IOWA STATE 59: In Ames, Iowa, Charli Collier had 22 points and 19 rebounds, and Texas pulled away in the third quarter to beat Iowa State.

Texas (11-3, 5-2 Big 12) has won three of four to end a two-game road losing streak. The Longhorns swept the season series against Iowa State (10-5, 6-2).