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No. 17 Iowa women run home streak to 34, top Badgers 97-71

February 16, 2020

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Kathleen Doyle scored 22 points and No. 17 Iowa ran its winning streak at home to 34 with a 97-71 win over Wisconsin on Sunday.McKenna Warnock added 20 points and Monika Czinano 19 on a combined 14-of-19 shooting for the Hawkeyes...

Held scores 26 and No. 13 DePaul women roll, 97-65

February 16, 2020

CHICAGO (AP) — Lexi Held scored 26 points and No. 13 DePaul rolled past Xavier 97-65 on Sunday.Held was only 1 of 7 from 3-point range but 6 of 7 otherwise and 11 of 13 from the free-throw line for the Blue Demons (24-3, 14-1 Big East), who have won...

Carter helps No. 16 Texas A&M beat No. 25 Lady Vols 73-71

February 16, 2020

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Chennedy Carter scored a season-high 37 points in her first start since returning from an ankle injury as No. 16 Texas A&M edged slumping No. 25 Tennessee 73-71 on Sunday.Carter, the Southeastern Conference’s preseason...

Burton helps No. 19 Northwestern rally past Nebraska 60-56

February 16, 2020

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Veronica Burton scored 21 points and No. 19 Northwestern scored the last nine points of the game to pull out a 60-56 win over Nebraska on Sunday.Lindsey Pulliam scored the last four points, including the clinching free throws with...

Greene rallies Ohio State women to win over No. 20 Indiana

February 16, 2020

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Madison Greene scored 14 of her 22 points in the fourth quarter and Ohio State rallied to beat No. 20 Indiana 80-76 on Sunday.Indiana (20-7, 10-5 Big Ten Conference), which was trying to end a 13-game skid against the Buckeyes...

Jones leads No. 10 Maryland women past Penn State 106-69

February 16, 2020

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) — Stephanie Jones scored 21 points on 9-of-11 shooting and grabbed 11 rebounds and No. 10 Maryland clamped down defensively in the second half to roll to a 106-69 win over Penn State on Sunday.The Terrapins, who only led 46-45...

Richardson tops school assists mark, No. 22 ASU women win

February 16, 2020

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Reili Richardson scored 17 points and became Arizona State's all-time assists leader as the No. 22 Sun Devils held off Washington 72-68 on Sunday.Richardson's record-breaking assist came on a layup by Ja'tavia Tapley with just over...

McDonald leads way for No. 12 Arizona women in 72-55 win

February 16, 2020

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Pac-12 scoring leader Aari McDonald scored 21 points on 9-of-14 shooting and No. 12 Arizona beat Washington State 72-57 on Sunday.McDonald, a junior who came in averaging 20.5 points per game, has scored in double figures in 62...

Gorecki, Duke women upset No. 14 Florida State 66-64

February 16, 2020

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Haley Gorecki scored 21 points, including two free throws with 3.5 seconds left, and Duke upset No. 14 Florida State 66-64 on Sunday, ending a string of 13 straight losses against Top 25 teams.Nicki Ekhomu's long 3-point attempt...

Cooper helps lead No. 2 Baylor to huge win over Okla. St.

By JOHN TRANCHINA | February 15, 2020

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Te’a Cooper had started all 23 previous games this season for No. 2 Baylor, but coach Kim Mulkey decided to start Moon Ursin at guard on Saturday night.The move paid off as Cooper came off the bench to score 15 points, including...

Ruffridge helps No. 24 Missouri State get revenge 88-57

February 15, 2020

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Elle Ruffridge came off the bench to score 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting, including four 3-pointers, and No. 24 Missouri State got revenge for its only Missouri Valley Conference loss with an 88-57 romp past Southern Illinois...

Lamb scores 24, No. 21 South Dakota women edge Tulsa 77-73

February 15, 2020

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Chloe Lamb scored a career-high 24 points and No. 21 South Dakota jumped to a big early lead and held on to defeat Oral Roberts 77-73 on Saturday.The Coyotes (25-2, 14-0 Summit League), who won their 14th straight, had their first...