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No. 21 Arizona State women rally to beat Colorado 65-59

February 21, 2020

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Reili Richardson and Ja'Tavia Tapley scored 16 points apiece, each with seven in the fourth quarter, to help No. 21 Arizona State rally for a 65-59 win over Colorado on Friday night.Tapley scored the first seven points in a 10-0...

No. 25 Princeton women win 16th straight, beat Harvard 66-45

February 21, 2020

PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — Bella Alarie scored 18 points, Taylor Baur had 11 points and seven rebounds, and No. 25 Princeton beat Harvard 66-45 on Friday night for its 16th straight victory.Princeton (20-1, 9-0 Ivy League) has won five straight games by...

No. 13 Gonzaga women crush LMU 75-47 to clinch WCC title

February 20, 2020

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jill Townsend scored 15 of her 21 points in the second half and No. 13 Gonzaga pulled away for a 75-47 win over Loyola Marymount on Thursday night to clinch the outright West Coast Conference championship.Jenn Wirth and Kaylynne Truong...

Brown-Turner’s jumper lifts NC State past Miami, 50-48

February 20, 2020

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Jakia Brown-Turner will likely remember her first game-winning shot as a collegian, even if she has no idea what play was called.The freshman scored scored a season-high-tying 18 points, including a go-ahead, baseline jumper...

Jackson, No. 9 Mississippi State beat Auburn 92-85 in OT

By JOHN ZENOR | February 20, 2020

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Freshman Rickea Jackson scored nine of her season-high 34 points in overtime and No. 9 Mississippi State rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat Auburn 92-85 on Thursday night.The Bulldogs (23-4, 11-2 Southeastern Conference) rebounded...

Boston, No. 1 Gamecocks win 20th straight 63-48 over LSU

By PETE IACOBELLI | February 20, 2020

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina coach Dawn Staley didn't enjoy her usually dominant team struggling early against LSU. She was grateful, though, the top-ranked Gamecocks got past their problems for their 20th straight victory.Freshman Aliyah Boston...

Howard, No. 14 Kentucky women race past Ole Miss 94-52

February 20, 2020

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Rhyne Howard scored 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting and grabbed seven rebounds as No. 14 Kentucky coasted to a 94-52 win over Mississippi on Thursday night.Sabrina Haines and Chasity Patterson added 15 points apiece for the Wildcats...

No. 20 South Dakota clinches at least share of Summit title

February 20, 2020

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Ciara Duffy scored 22 points on 10-of-15 shooting and No. 20 South Dakota beat North Dakota State 96-57 on Thursday night to clinch at least a share of the Summit League regular-season title.Chloe Lamb added 15 points, Taylor...

No. 22 Arkansas women beat Tennessee 83-75

February 20, 2020

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Amber Ramirez scored 29 points with five 3-pointers to help No. 22 Arkansas beat Tennessee 83-75 on Thursday night.Alexis Tolefree added 22 points and Chelsea Dungee scored 16 for the Razorbacks (21-5, 9-4 SEC), who made all...

Jones, Johnson lead No. 16 A&M women past Georgia 64-47

February 20, 2020

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — N'dea Jones scored 13 points and grabbed 20 rebounds and combined with Ciera Johnson to dominate the second half as No. 16 Texas A&M pulled away from Georgia for a 64-47 win on Thursday night.Johnson had 16 points on 8-of-12 shooting...

Ekhomu, No. 17 Florida St. women beat Wake Forest 78-67

February 20, 2020

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Nicki Ekhomu scored 18 of her season-high 23 points in the second half and No. 17 Florida State beat Wake Forest 78-67 on Thursday night.Ekhomu was 10-of-14 shooting and had six assists. Kiah Gillespie scored 15 points, Morgan...

Jones, Evans pace No. 5 Louisville in win over Georgia Tech

By GEORGE HENRY | February 20, 2020

ATLANTA (AP) — Louisville is accustomed to scoring at will in the ACC. It leads the league in offense, field-goal percentage and free-throw percentage, but the Cardinals can defend pretty well, too.“It was a good defensive game," forward Kylee Shook...