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Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

No. 1 South Carolina defeats No. 22 Lady Vols 69-48

By PETE IACOBELLI | February 2, 2020

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Zia Cooke thinks communication is the key to South Carolina's tough defense.All that talking worked out quite well on Sunday.Cooke scored 20 points, and the top-ranked Gamecocks clamped down on No. 22 Tennessee for a 69-48 victory.South...

Campbell has triple-double in win for No. 11 DePaul women

February 2, 2020

CHICAGO (AP) — Kelly Campbell had a triple-double, Sonya Morris scored 21 points and Big East-leader and No. 11-ranked DePaul bounced back from its lone conference defeat with a 93-71 victory over Providence on Sunday.Campbell scored 12 points with...

Dean, No. 8 Bruins rally for win over No. 19 Sun Devils

By JOSE M. ROMERO | February 2, 2020

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Japreece Dean scored 18 points, and No. 8 UCLA topped No. 19 Arizona State 70-61 on Sunday.Charisma Osborne added 15 points and Michaela Onyenwere had 14 to help Bruins (19-2, 8-2 Pac-12) bounce back from Friday's blowout loss against...

McBryde helps No. 16 Arizona women pull away from USC 73-57

February 2, 2020

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Aari McDonald scored 20 points and Dominique McBryde scored 10 in the fourth quarter when No. 16 Arizona pulled away for its fifth straight win, 73-57 over USC on Sunday.The Wildcats led 50-46 entering the fourth quarter. McBryde...

Briggs rallies Florida women past No. 13 Kentucky 70-62

February 2, 2020

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Freshman Lavender Briggs scored nine of her 18 points in a 25-5 fourth-quarter blitz that rallied Florida to a 70-62 win over No. 13 Kentucky on Sunday.Playing their second-straight game without star Rhyne Howard, who has a broken...

No. 23 Northwestern women blitz Penn State 82-59

February 2, 2020

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) — Lindsey Pulliam and Veronica Burton scored 19 points apiece and No. 23 Northwestern took over in the third quarter and cruised to an 82-59 win over Penn State on Sunday.Abbie Wolf added 15 points and Abi Scheid 13 for the...

Hillmon has career-high 30, Michigan women beat No. 18 Iowa

February 2, 2020

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Naz Hillmon scored a career-high 30 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead Michigan to a 78-63 win over No. 18 Iowa on Sunday.Hillmon shot 14 of 19 from the floor and collected her seventh double-double this season.The Wolverines...

Ekhomu scores season-high 25 in win for No. 14 FSU women

February 1, 2020

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nicki Ekhomu scored a season-high 25 points and No. 14 Florida State finally found its shooting touch in the second half in beating Pitt 66-41 on Saturday.After a first half in which both teams shot only 21% and were tied at 20, the...

Campbell, Townsend lift No. 12 Gonzaga women past BYU 59-44

February 1, 2020

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Katie Campbell and Jill Townsend both made 3 of 4 3-point attempts and combined for 33 points on 12-of-17 shooting as No. 12 Gonzaga won its 20th straight game, pulling away from BYU 59-44 on Saturday.Campbell was 7 of 10 and scored...

Ionescu’s triple-double leads No. 3 Ducks over CU, 101-53

By MICHAEL KELLY | February 1, 2020

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Sabrina Ionescu has played with a heavy heart after her friend and mentor Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash on Sunday, and their shared passion for basketball has helped her through the early days of her grief."Always getting...

No. 10 Oregon State pulls away to beat Utah 77-65

By JOHN COON | February 1, 2020

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mikayla Pivec had 20 points, 12 rebounds and five assists to lead No. 10 Oregon State to a 77-65 victory over Utah on Saturday.Her best shot of the day didn’t even count as the senior swished a fullcourt shot after the first...

McDonald scores 27, leads No. 16 Arizona over No. 8 UCLA

By JOSE M. ROMERO | January 31, 2020

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Aari McDonald had her shots falling early, and Arizona took control on the way to its first win over a top 10 opponent since Feb. 2004.McDonald scored 27 points on 10-of-15 shooting and No. 16 Arizona beat No. 8 UCLA 92-66 on Friday...

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