Clark, Iowa cruise past Holy Cross
Hawkeyes star visibly frustrated after missed shots and turnovers
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Caitlin Clark struggled to make shots early, but finished with 27 points and 10 assists as Iowa defeated Holy Cross 91-65 in a women’s NCAA tournament firstround game Saturday.
Kate Martin also had a double-double with 15 points and 14 rebounds for the Hawkeyes (30-4), the top seed in the Albany 2 Regional. Iowa advanced to Monday’s second round to face eighth seed West Virginia.
Clark, a unanimous Associated Press All-American selection, was just 8 of 19 from the field, 3 of 9 in 3-pointers, showing her frustration with missed shots multiple times during the game.
Clark finished with her 65th career double-double, and added eight rebounds.
She got off to a slow start and didn’t make her first field goal until 22 seconds were left in the first quarter. She committed five turnovers in the first eight minutes.
Holy Cross (21-13) made 12 3-pointers in Thursday’s 72-45 First Four win over UT-Martin, but were just 7 of 34 in 3-pointers in this game, with only three in the second half.
Albany Regional 1 NOTRE DAME 81, KENT STATE 67:
In South Bend, Ind., Sonia Citron scored 29 points and Hannah Hidalgo added a double-double with 14 points and 11 assists to help No. 2-seed Notre Dame beat 15th-seeded Kent State.
Citron was 13 of 20 from the field while Hidalgo added six steals for the Irish (27-6), who play Mississippi in the second round Monday.
Katie Shumate led Kent State (2111) with 20 points.
INDIANA 89, NO. 25 FAIRFIELD 56:
In Bloomfield, Ind., Sara Scalia scored 27 points to lead fourth-seeded Indiana to a victory over No. 13 Fairfield.
The Hoosiers (25-5) will face No. 5 seed Oklahoma on Monday night.
Fairfield (31-2) saw its 29-game winning streak come to an end. Janelle Brown led the Stags with 19 points.
OKLAHOMA 73, FLORIDA GULF COAST 70:
In Bloomington, Ind., Skylar Vann scored 24 points and fifth-seeded Oklahoma held off No. 12 seed Florida Gulf Coast.
Payton Verhulst gave the Sooners (23-9) a 72-70 lead on a turnaround jumper in the paint with 48 seconds left. After a Eagles’ turnover, Vann hit one of two free throws with 15 seconds left to push the Sooners’ lead to 73-70.
Emani Jefferson led Florida Gulf Coast (29-5) with 22 points and 12 rebounds.
MISSISSIPPI 67, MARQUETTE 55: In South Bend, Ind., Madison Scott scored 20 points and No. 7 Mississippi used a late run to beat 10th-seeded Marquette.
Kennedy Todd-Williams added 15 points and seven rebounds for the Rebels (24-8).
Liza Karlen led Marquette (23-9) with a double-double, scoring 19 points and grabbing 14 rebounds.
Albany Regional 2 WEST VIRGINIA 63, PRINCETON 53:
In Iowa City, Iowa, JJ Quinerly scored 29 points as West Virginia defeated Princeton. Quinerly, who was 10 of 19 from
the field, scored West Virginia’s first 12 points of the fourth quarter as the eighth-seeded Mountaineers (25-7) pulled away from the No. 9 seed Tigers.
West Virginia ended Princeton’s five-game winning streak by rallying in the second half as its pressure defense disrupted the Tigers.
Princeton (25-5), the Ivy League champion making its fifth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, led the entire first half despite shooting 34.4% from the field.
Portland Regional 3 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 87, TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI 55:
In Los Angeles, JuJu Watkins scored 23 points in her NCAA Tournament debut, leading No. 1 seed Southern California to a blowout victory over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
The Trojans (27-5) also got 23 points from McKenzie Forbes in a game they dominated from the opening tip.
The 16th-seeded Islanders (239) scored the first basket, then the Trojans took over. Mireia Aguado, one of six players from Spain on the roster, scored 15 points.
UCONN 86, JACKSON STATE 64:
In Storrs, Conn., Paige Bueckers scored 28 points and freshman Ashlynn Shade added 26 as No. 3 seed UConn celebrated coach Geno Auriemma’s 70th birthday with a win over Jackson State.
Aaliyah Edwards, wearing a mask after missing two games with a broken nose, had 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Huskies (30-5), who won in the opening round of the tournament for a 30th straight time.
Ti’Ian Boler scored 25 points and Angel Jackson had 13 for 14th seeded Jackson State (26-7).
SYRACUSE 74, ARIZONA 69:
In Storrs, Conn., Syracuse star Dyaisha Fair scored 32 points, including 13 after she returned from a second-half injury, to lead the Orange to a come-from behind win over No. 11 seed Arizona.
The third team All-American scored all of her team’s points during a game-winning run that began with the Orange trailing 66-61 with 3:16 left. Alyssa Latham added 10 points for Syracuse (24-7).
Skyler Jones had 24 points while Jada Williams and Helena Pueyo
each added 14 for Arizona (18-16).
KANSAS 81, MICHIGAN 72, OT: In Los Angeles, Zakiyah Franklin scored 22 points, including a tying 3-pointer that bounced on the rim and dropped with 12 seconds left in regulation, and Kansas beat Michigan in overtime.
Wyvette Mayberry and S’Mya Nichols added 15 points each and Taiyanna Jackson had 14 points and eight rebounds for the eighth-seeded Jayhawks (20-12), who advanced to a second-round game against No. 1 seed Southern California.
Cameron Williams scored 18 points to lead ninth-seeded Michigan (20-14).
Portland Regional 4 NORTH CAROLINA STATE 64 CHATTANOOGA 45:
In Raleigh, N.C., Aziaha James scored each of her 19 points in the second half, and North Carolina State pulled away from Chattanooga.
Saniya Rivers scored 16 points and River Baldwin had 10 points and 11 rebounds, boosting N.C. State coach Wes Moore to a victory against his former team.
Next up for No. 3 seed N.C. State (28-6) is ex-Wolfpack coach Kellie Harper and sixth-seeded Tennessee (20-12) on Monday.
Jada Guinn scored 13 points for Chattanooga (28-5).
In Spokane, Wash., Yvonne Ejim had 25 points and 14 rebounds and No. 4 seed Gonzaga overcame a slow start to roll past UC Irvine.
The Bulldogs (31-3) rallied from an 11-point first-half deficit and led by as many as 26 points in the fourth quarter.
Gonzaga will face No. 5 seed Utah or No. 12 seed South Dakota State in the second round on Monday.
Nevaeh Parkinson scored 18 points and Moulayna Johnson Sidi Baba added 15 for UC Irvine (23-9).
GONZAGA 75, UC IRVINE 56: TENNESSEE 92, GREEN BAY 63:
In Raleigh, N.C., Rickea Jackson scored 26 points and Tennessee rolled past Green Bay.
Sarah Puckett added 14 points and Jewel Spear had 13 for the sixth-seeded Lady Vols (20-12), who are the only team to participate in all 42 women’s NCAA Tournaments.
Maddy Schreiber led 11th-seeded Green Bay (27-7) with 13 points.