William & Mary comes out firing in big win
Tribe races away from Longwood in third quarter
William & Mary’s women relied on hot shooting and stingy defense Sunday to dismantle Longwood 86-49 at Kaplan Arena.
The 37-point win was the Tribe’s largest margin over a Division I opponent since February 2014, when W&M beat UNC Wilmington 97-44.
Though foul trouble limited Nylah Young to 13 minutes, she scored 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting for her fifth game with at least 20 this season.
Cassidy Geddes had 19 points and Kayla Rolph nine for W&M, which shot 52.3% (9 of 22) to Longwood’s 30.4% (17 of 56).
W&M went ahead 14-3 and 23-10. The Lancers pulled to 28-27, but the Tribe outscored them 15-4 to complete the first half.
W&M outscored Longwood 27-5 in the third quarter, holding the Lancers scoreless in the final 8:17.
Adriana Shipp-Davis led Longwood with 12 points.
No. 16 Virginia Tech 84, Rutgers
59: Eighth-year Virginia Tech coach Kenny Brooks gained his 500th victory against 198 losses as a college coach as the Hokies (8-2) beat the Scarlet Knights (6-8) before 4,731 in Piscataway, New Jersey.
The victory improved Brooks to 163-76 with the Hokies after his 337-122 mark in 14 seasons with his alma mater, James Madison.
Tech hit 17 of 37 shots from 3-point range. The Hokies took command with a 20-1 second-quarter surge and never were troubled in the second half.
Matilda Ekh, a Swedish transfer from Michigan State, was 7 of 13 from beyond the arc on her way to 25 points. She also had six assists.
Georgia Amoore had 18 points and eight assists for Tech, and Hokies newcomer Olivia Summiel came off the bench to score a season-high 18. She was 6 of 7 from the floor, including 4 of 4 from bonus range, and collected 11 rebounds.
For Rutgers, Kaylene Smikle scored 22 and Kassondra Brown 15. Chyna Cornwell had nine points and 11 rebounds.
No. 7 LSU 81, Northwestern State 36: Angel Reese scored 25 points and 14 rebounds, Aneesah Morrow had 16 points and 14 rebounds, and the defending national champion Tigers won their 11th straight game since losing their season opener to then-No. 20 Colorado on Nov. 6. The Demons fell to 4-6.
James Madison 78, Maine 71:
Peyton McDaniel’s 18 points and 12 rebounds sparked the Dukes (8-3) past the Black Bears (6-5) in Orono, Maine. Kseniia Kozlova had 20 points for JMU, and Heritage High graduate Annalicia Goodman added six.
JMU trailed 41-29 with 1:41 left in the second quarter, but took the lead in the third and never relinquished it. Senior Hevynne Bristow, one of the many multitime transfer players nationwide who became eligible after a West Virginia judge’s ruling last week, had six points and seven rebounds in her JMU debut.
Anne Simon scored 34 for Maine, hitting 8 of 18 3-point tries.
Late Saturday
No. 3 N.C. State 66, South Florida 54: River Baldwin had 16 points and 11 rebounds, Princess Anne High graduate Aziaha James added 16 points, and the Wolfpack (11-0) beat the Bulls (7-4) in Tampa.
Madison Hayes and Zoe Brooks scored 12 points apiece for the Wolfpack. Brooks, coming off a triple-double, had seven rebounds and two assists.
No. 4 Iowa 104, Cleveland State 75: Caitlin Clark scored 38 points and reached No. 9 on the all-time scoring list in a men’s-women’s doubleheader at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa.
Hannah Stuelke contributed 17 points for the Hawkeyes (11-1) and grabbed 13 rebounds.
The loss snapped Cleveland State’s nine-game winning streak. Mickayla Perdue led the Vikings (9-2) with 24 points.
Clark raised her total to 3,079 points, surpassing former Iowa State star Ashley Joens (3,060) for ninth.
No. 10 Baylor 75, No. 24 Miami 57: Sarah Andrews had 18 points and Baylor handed Miami its first loss, rolling to victory in the Hall of Fame Series in San Antonio.
Baylor forced 15 turnovers and led for all but 1 minute, 34 seconds. Jada Walker, a former Henrico High and Kentucky player, added 14 points for the Bears (9-0).
Shayeann Day-Wilson had 12 points to lead Miami (8-1).