Women’s College Basketball | T25 | Friday

No. 1 South Carolina 81, No. 17 Maryland 56

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Aliyah Boston had 16 points and 13 rebounds and Zia Cooke added 18 points to lift No. 1 South Carolina to a victory over No. 17 Maryland.

Shortly after the Indiana Fever won the WNBA draft lottery — with Boston expected to be the No. 1 pick — the South Carolina star led her team to a fairly routine victory in its first real test of the season. The defending champions held off a gritty Maryland team that was playing without its own potential lottery pick. Diamond Miller was out with a right knee injury.

Abby Meyers scored 21 points to lead Maryland (1-1), but aside from her ability to score from the midrange and beyond the arc, the undersized Terrapins had a tough time offensively. Perhaps no stat summed up this game better than the Gamecocks’ 11-0 advantage in blocked shots.

No. 2 Stanford 98, Pacific 44

STOCKTON —- Kiki Iriafen had game-high totals of 15 points and eight rebounds, leading Stanford to a victory over Pacific.

Iriafen was one of three players who scored in double figures for Stanford, including Hannah Jump (14 points) and Ashten Prechtel (11).

Iriafen scored twice inside during a 14-0 run midway through the second quarter that allowed Stanford (3-0) to pull away, and the Cardinal added to their lead steadily the remainder of the game.

No. 3 Texas 68, Louisiana 45

AUSTIN, Texas — Taylor Jones had 21 points and five blocks in her debut for Texas after transferring from Oregon State, and the Longhorns defeated Louisiana.

The Longhorns opened their season without their best player, point guard Rori Harmon, who wore a protective boot on her right foot. Texas released a statement before the game that gave no details on Harmon’s injury and said her status is day to day.

No. 11 Indiana 93, Umass Lowell 37

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Mackenzie Holmes scored 17 points, Sara Scalia added 15 points and Indiana beat UMass Lowell for the fourth largest margin of victory in program history.

Indiana pulled away in the second quarter as UMass Lowell went nine-plus minutes without a field goal. The Hoosiers went on a 23-3 run during the drought and led 49-17 at halftime.

No. 13 Virginia Tech 67, Bucknell 41

BLACKSBURG, Va. — Elizabeth Kitley scored 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and Virginia Tech pulled away from Bucknell.

Cayla King, who had 33 points with a school-record nine 3-pointers on opening night, and Kitley combined for eight points as the Hokies closed the half with a 9-2 run to open a 31-23 lead. Kitley had 12 points, but Virginia Tech (2-0) only shot 36%.

Cecelia Collins led the Bison (0-2) with 13 points.

No. 15 Oklahoma 97, SMU 74

NORMAN, Okla. — Madi Williams had 25 points, five rebounds and four assists and Oklahoma made 14 3-pointers in a victory over SMU.

Williams was 10 of 14 from the field, including 3 of 3 from distance, to reach 20-plus points for the 31st time in her career. Williams was one of six Sooners with at least two made 3-pointers.

Aubrey Joens scored 13 points, Skylar Vann had 12 points and seven rebounds, and Nevaeh Tot had 12 points and seven assists for Oklahoma (2-0), which shot 52.3% overall.

No. 16 LSU 111, MVSU 41

BATON ROUGE, La. — Alexis Morris scored 18 points, Angel Reese added a double-double and LSU coasted to a win over Mississippi Valley State.

The Tigers opened the season with a school-record 125 points in a 75-point win, the second-largest margin of victory in school history. They followed that up with a 70-point win, shooting 53% with a 59-30 rebounding advantage.

No. 22 Nebraska 79, Houston Christian 48

LINCOLN, Neb. — Allison Weidner scored 20 points and No. 22 Nebraska cruised to a win over Houston Christian.

The Cornhuskers (2-0) steadily pulled away, leading 35-18 at the half as three players had six points and two more had five.

Weidner had 14 points in the second half when Nebraska shot 52%. The Cornhuskers also turned 22 turnovers into 32 points, thanks to 14 steals.

No. 23 S. Dakota St. 91, Lehigh 73

BROOKINGS, S.D. — Myah Selland scored nine of 18 points in the pivotal second quarter and South Dakota State rebounded from a season-opening loss to defeat Lehigh.

he game was even, except for the second quarter when the Jackrabbits (1-1) outscored the Mountain Hawks 2914 by making 10 of 15 shots with three 3-pointers. Lehigh was 3 of 12 with a trey and trailed 49-32 at halftime.

Villanova 69, No. 24 Princeton 59

PRINCETON, N.J. — Maddy Siegrist scored five of her 32 points after reentering the game with four fouls and Villanova closed on a 12-0 run to upend Princeton.

Siegrist was 12-of-17 shooting with three 3-pointers to pick up her 18th 30-point game and had 13 rebounds for her 39th double-double.

The Wildcats (2-0) were down 56-55 when Siegrist returned with 4:45 to go. Julia Cunningham’s 3-pointer with four minutes to play had Princeton on top 59-57 but that was it.

No. 25 Michigan 91, St. Francis (Pa.) 36

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Emily Kiser scored 25 points, Laila Phelia added 21 points and Michigan beat St. Francis (Pa.).

Michigan scored the opening 12 points of the game and led 49-12 at halftime after forcing 20 turnovers and holding St. Francis to 5-of-21 shooting. The Wolverines finished the game with 19 steals, helping to score 46 points off turnovers.

Cameron Williams had 12 points and eight rebounds for Michigan (2-0), which hosts Western Michigan on Wednesday.