Smith leads Baylor to rout of Alcorn State
No. 5 Baylor 94, Alcorn State 40: NaLyssa Smith had her ninth double-double in a row, Ja’Mee Asberry scored a season-high 20 points while matching her career high with six 3-pointers and host Baylor (9-1) overwhelmed Alcorn State (0-7) on Wednesday.
Smith, a preseason All-American, had 25 points and 10 rebounds while playing only 20 minutes in the lopsided game.
Sarah Andrews had 14 points while Caitlin Bickle had 13 points and six assists for Baylor.
No. 8 Maryland 86, Purdue 71: Ashley Owusu scored eight of her 20 points in the fourth quarter to push host Maryland over Purdue.
Owusu added nine rebounds and five assists for the Terrapins (9-2, 2-0 Big Ten).
Brooke Moore scored a season-high 22 points and hit six 3-pointers to lead the Boilermakers (6-4, 0-2).
No. 15 Iowa State 77, No. 12 Iowa 70: The Joens sisters, Ashley and Aubrey, each had a double-double for the second game in a row and visiting Iowa State (9-1) edged Iowa (5-2) to end a five-game losing streak in the series.
Ashley Joens, a native of Iowa City, the home of Iowa, had 26 points, 11 rebounds, a career-high tying six assists and a steal. Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, from West DeMoines, had 26 points, seven rebounds, three assists, two steals and a block.
No. 21 Georgia 69, North Florida 40: Jenna Staiti had 17 points and 10 rebounds, Que Morrison added 16 points and 11 rebounds, and host Georgia (8-1) eased by North Florida (5-5).
Sarah Ashlee Barker added 11 points and five steals for Georgia.
Jaida Bond led North Florida with 15 points, making 5 of 8 3-pointers.
No. 22 Notre Dame 73, Valparaiso 56: Madelyn Westbeld scored 20 points and Olivia Miles posted a double-double and visiting Notre Dame (8-2) gradually pulled away from Valparaiso.
MIles scored 11 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and Dara Mabrey added 14 points for Notre Dame.
Shay Frederick led Valparaiso with 19 points.