Kaylene Smikle scored a game-high 23 points Sunday as No. 18 Maryland established a 13-point fourth quarter lead and held off No. 11 Duke 85-80 in women’s college basketball in College Park, Md.
Shyanne Sellers added 17 points, seven rebounds and five assists for the Terrapins (3-0), while Bri McDaniel came off the bench to net 15 points.
Reserve Toby Fournier scored 15 points to lead four players in double figures for the Blue Devils (2-1), which went just 14 of 26 at the foul line.
No. 1 South Carolina 71, No. 9 N.C. State 57
In Charlotte, N.C., Te-Hina Paopao pumped in a game-high 23 points as the Gamecocks dominated inside to stop the Wolfpack at the Ally Tipoff.
MiLaysia Fulwiley came off the bench to add 18 for South Carolina (2-0), which canned 50 percent of its field goal attempts and earned a 40-25 rebounding advantage. That was more than enough to overcome 20 turnovers.
Zamareya Jones led N.C. State (1-1) with 16 points.
No. 2 Connecticut 86, South Florida 49
In Storrs, Conn., Paige Bueckers fired in 22 points and the Huskies cruised to a rout of the Bulls.
Ashlynn Shade added 15 and Sarah Strong chipped in 13 points, seven rebounds and four assists. UConn (2-0) handed coach Geno Auriemma his 1,215th career win, one shy of former Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer’s all-time record.
Mama Dembele scored 12 points for South Florida (2-1).
No. 4 Texas 119, Southeast Missouri State 47
In Austin, the Longhorns opened up a 66-29 halftime lead and never looked back in a blowout of the RedHawks.
Playing its regular season opener, Texas hit nearly 59 percent of its shots and got 21 points from reserve Kyla Oldacre, leading six players in double figures.
Skylar Barnes came off the bench to score 11 points for Southeast Missouri State (0-2).
No. 5 UCLA 81, Colgate 63
In Los Angeles, Lauren Betts poured in a career-high 31 points and grabbed nine rebounds as the Bruins eased to a win over the Raiders.
Elina Aarnisalo added 19 points and six assists for UCLA (2-0), which overcame 17 turnovers by sinking nearly 58 percent of its field goal tries.
Anne Bair paced Colgate (2-1) with 13 points and five assists.
No. 8 Iowa State 84, Southern 56
In Ames, Iowa, the Cyclones bombed in 12 3-pointers and earned a 50-25 advantage on the boards in an easy win over the Jaguars.
Addy Brown scored a game-high 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for Iowa State (3-0), while Audi Crooks added 17 points and 11 boards.
Aleighyah Fontenot scored 16 points to pace Southern, which fell to 0-3.
No. 20 Mississippi 85, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 24
In Oxford, Miss., KK Deans scored a game-high 16 points off the bench and the Rebels routed the Golden Lions.
Christeen Iwuala added 12 points and six rebounds in a reserve role for Ole Miss (1-1), which more than doubled up Arkansas-Pine Bluff on the glass 59-31.
D’Arrah Allen scored nine points for the visitors, which made only 9 of 61 shots from the field in falling to 0-3.
No. 24 Alabama 94, Troy 71
In Tuscaloosa, Ala., the Crimson Tide established a 50-33 halftime lead and coasted to a win over the in-state rival Trojans.
All five starters reached double figures for Alabama (3-0), led by Zaay Green’s game-high 24 points. Aaliyah Nye added 18 and Karly Weathers chipped in 14.
Troy (0-3) was paced by Ashley Baez’s 14 points but was outscored 29-7 in points off turnovers.
–Field Level Media
