DePaul’s longe-range shooting upends UM women
Chante Stonewall scored 27 points and grabbed seven rebounds and No. 19 DePaul hit 17 three-pointers to defeat No. 16 Miami 89-83 on Saturday to win the Maggie Dixon Classic in Chicago.
The Blue Demons scored the last eight points of the third quarter to take a 66-60 lead and had the first six of the fourth. Stonewell scored five points to help build a 12point lead, the largest of the game that saw 21 lead changes and 12 ties.
Lexi Held scored 16 points for DePaul (4-1), which was 17 of 48 behind the arc, led by Stonewall’s five and Held’s four. Kelly Campbell, with six free throws in the last two minutes, and Dee Bekelja added 11 points apiece. DePaul was 16 of 17 from the foul line, 12 of 13 in the fourth quarter.
Beatrice Mompremier led the Hurricanes (4-1) with 29 points, a career high, and 18 rebounds. Kelsey Marshall added a career-high 22 points.
Miami had a 50-32 rebounding advantage, shot 48 percent with six threepointers, and was 23 of 33 from the foul line but had 23 turnovers.
WOMEN’S TOP 25
A No. 12 Florida State 86, UIC 42: Kiah Gillespie and Kourtney Weber scored 16 points apiece and the Seminoles made 14 three-pointers to roll past the host Flames in Chicago.
Nicki Ekhomu had 15 points in her homecoming game and Nausia Woolfolk added 13 points for the Seminoles (5-0). Weber tied her career high and Ekhomu, a native of Bolingbrook, Illinois, was playing in her first game since surpassing 1,000 for her career.
Gillespie had four threepointers to lead the way and Sammie Puisis hit two, giving the freshman a longdistance shot in the first five games of her career. That is the longest streak to start a career since
Alexa Deluzio made a three in her first six games in 2009.
Sophomore Amaya Brown scored five points in her first game since being injured last January.
In addition to going 14 of 34 (41 percent) from threepoint range, the Seminoles were a plus-10 in rebounding and had 26 assists on 30 baskets and committed just nine turnovers.
Leading 15-11 after one quarter, FSU turned 11straight points into an 18-3 run going into halftime for a 38-20 lead. The Seminoles scored the first five points of the third quarter and then went on a 17-1 run.
A Notre Dame 76, No. 21 Michigan 72: Destinee Walker scored 27 points, freshman Sam Brunelle took over down the stretch and the Irish knocked off the host Wolverines.
The Wolverines led 6360 when Amy Dilk made a layup with 7:32 to play. Brunelle and Walker made layups before a Brunelle three put the Irish up for good. Brunelle made the next two baskets for Notre Dame and Walker’s layup pushed the lead to 73-67.
Defense made the difference for Notre Dame (4-2).
With a layup at the buzzer, Michigan (4-1) was 2 of 13 from the floor in the fourth quarter with seven turnovers. In addition to missing nine straight shots, the Wolverines were only 7 of 12 from the foul line.
Anaya Peoples added 13 points for the Irish with Brunelle and Katlyn scoring 12 apiece. Walker matched her career high with five 3-pointers. Brunelle has scored in double figures every game, the longest career-opening streak in Irish history.
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A No. 7 Virginia 58, UMass 46: Braxton Key scored 16 points and the unbeaten Cavaliers used stifling defense to hand the Minutemen their first loss of the season in the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament at Uncasville, Connecticut.
Kihei Clark added 14 points and Jay Huff chipped in with 10 points and eight rebounds for the Cavaliers (5-0), who limited the Minutemen to just 15 baskets and 30% shooting.
Carl Pierre had 14 points and T.J. Weeks added 12 for Massachusetts (5-1).
A No. 13 Seton Hall 87, Florida A&M 51: Myles Powell scored 23 points to lead the host Pirates (4-1) over the winless Rattlers.
Rod Melton Jr. led Florida A&M (0-5) with 12 points while M.J. Randolph had 11 points and nine rebounds. Quincy McKnight had 14 points and five assists for Seton
Hall.
A No. 16 Memphis 87, Mississippi 86: Precious Achiuwa scored 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the host Tigers (5-1) held off the Rebels (4-1) for their third consecutive victory without heralded freshman center James Wiseman.
STATE SCHOOLS
Florida State 80, Saint Francis (Pa.) 65: Wyatt Wilkes scored a career high 14 points while Trent Forrest added 13 points and five rebounds as the host Seminoles defeated the
Red Flash.
Wilkes scored just 26 points in his first two college seasons but has become a rotational player for the Seminoles (4-1) in November. Still, he came into the game with five points in four games before turning in an unexpected 5 of 7 performance from the floor against the Red Flash.
Anthony Polite had eight points and seven rebounds for Florida State, which outrebounded Saint Francis 38-27.
A UCF 72, Charleston 71: Collin Smith had a careerhigh 23 points, including two free throws with 22 seconds left, as the host Knights (3-1) narrowly defeated the Cougars (3-2). Smith hit 9 of 10 foul shots.
Bethune-Cookman
66, Eastern Illinois 63: Wali Parks and Houston Smith scored 14 points apiece as the Wildcats edged the Panthers (3-3) in San Antonio.
Leon Redd and Isaiah Bailey each added 12 points for the Wildcats (4-2), while Cletrell Pope had a double-double with 10 and 10 rebounds.
The Wildcats shot 50 percent from the floor, but were just 3 of 19 from three-point range, including 0 of 11 in the first half.