Women’s college basketball: No. 1 South Carolina survives Terps in Paris

By Field Level Media

Nov 03 (Field Level Media) – No. 1 South Carolina scored a 101-93 win over No. 20 Maryland in Paris on Monday, but Terrapins guard Addi Mack threatened to steal the show with a career-high 35 points and an impressive long-range shooting display.

Mack hit 6 of 10 attempts from 3-point range and scored 31 points in the second half, including 17 in the third quarter, after the Gamecocks opened the game with a 15-2 run. South Carolina held a 33-14 lead at the end of the first quarter and extended its advantage to 61-33 by halftime.

The Gamecocks’ lead was 16 with three minutes remaining, but the Terrapins clawed their way back. Trinity Jones hit a 3-pointer to pull Maryland within 96-90 with 43 seconds remaining.

Joyce Edwards led the Gamecocks with 23 points and eight rebounds, while Agot Makeer hit four 3-pointers and finished with 20 points.

No. 2 UConn 100, Cornell 35

Returning national player of the year Sarah Strong and freshman Jovana Popovic scored 19 points apiece to lead the Huskies to the win in Hartford, Conn.

UConn dominated from the start, with a 21-0 run in the first quarter. The Huskies, who have won 31 consecutive season openers, shot 54.9% from the field (including 11 of 20 from beyond the arc) and held Cornell to 25.5% shooting.

No. 3 Southern California 100, UNLV 68

Playing her first game since March 2025, JuJu Watkins scored 21 points to help lead the Trojans past the Lady Rebels in Las Vegas.

Watkins, recovered from a torn right anterior cruciate ligament, shot 9-for-22 and grabbed five rebounds. She put up 11 points in the third quarter as the Trojans outscored the Rebels 31-10. USC players also got 23 points from Jazzy Davidson and 22 from freshman Saniyah Hall. Maia Rosarion paced UNLV with 12 points.

No. 7 Louisville 119, Bellarmine 47

The Cardinals scored the game’s first 23 points en route to setting a program record for points in a game.

Tajianna Roberts led seven Louisville players in double figures with 15 points. Zamareya Jones added 11 points, nine assists, six steals and five rebounds.

Louisville also set a school record for points in a half, taking a 72-21 lead into halftime.

No. 8 Vanderbilt 112, Lipscomb 53

Mikayla Blakes racked up 27 points, nine rebounds and six assists for the host Commodores in a blowout of the crosstown rival Bisons in Nashville.

Madison Greene added 19 points and four steals off the bench for Vanderbilt, which outshot Lipscomb 62.5% to 30.5%. McKayla Miller had 16 points to lead Lipscomb.

No. 9 LSU 129, Southeastern Louisiana 35

The Tigers flirted with a 100-point victory as they routed the cross-state rival Lady Lions by shooting 55.8% from the field in Baton Rouge.

LSU held a 54-19 edge in rebounding and forced 38 turnovers from Southeastern Louisiana. Six Tigers reached double-figure scoring, led by ZaKiyah Johnson’s 33 points on 14-of-19 shooting. Johnson also grabbed 13 rebounds, and MiLaysia Fulwiley added 20 points and six steals.

Natalie Huff paced the Lady Lions, who shot 27.8% from the field, with 12 points.

No. 10 Iowa 73, Towson 45

Dani Carnegie amassed 21 points, five rebounds and five assists as the Hawkeyes handled the Tigers in Iowa City.

Chazadi Wright put 14 points and McKenna Woliczko had 10 for Iowa, which outshot Towson 44.6% to 31.1% from the floor. Eva Wilkerson (15 points) and Thalia Shepard (13) were the Tigers’ lone double-digit scorers.

No. 11 UCLA 73, Lehigh 53

With a new-look roster, the reigning national champion Bruins overcame a sluggish start to pull away from the Mountain Hawks in Los Angeles.

Sienna Betts led the Bruins with 15 points and seven rebounds as UCLA outrebounded Lehigh 41-25. Leia Edwards had 14 points and eight rebounds to pace Lehigh.

No. 21 Oklahoma 91, No. 12 North Carolina 79

Freshman LeeLee Bell scored 25 points to help the Sooners overcome early foul trouble from star Aaliyah Chavez and put away the Tar Heels in Paris.

The Sooners led by a point at halftime, then outscored North Carolina 31-14 in the third quarter to take control. Sahara Williams scored 13 of her 22 points in the quarter. Freshman Kate Harpring led North Carolina with 21 points, six rebounds and five assists but also lost seven turnovers.

No. 25 North Carolina State 80, Wofford 50

Zoe Brooks scored 23 points, Ky’she Lunan added 21 and Khamil Pierre put up 15 points and 11 rebounds to help the Wolfpack beat the Terriers in Raleigh, N.C.

NC State held Wofford to just 2-of-17 shooting in the first quarter to take an early 25-7 lead. Brooks scored 10 points in the first period alone. The Wolfpack outscored Wofford 23-9 off turnovers despite committing one more turnover (15 to 14). Gabby Mundy had 22 points for Wofford.

(–Field Level Media)

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