Women’s Top 25 roundup: Joyce Edwards leads No. 2 South Carolina past No. 8 Southern Cal

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Joyce Edwards scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as No. 2 South Carolina mostly contained No. 8 Southern Cal for a 69-52 victory Saturday night in Los Angeles.

The Gamecocks (4-0) received 14 points apiece from Tessa Johnson and Raven Johnson and 12 points from Ta’Niya Latson. Madina Okot had 15 rebounds and Raven Johnson finished with 11 boards to bolster South Carolina’s 56-32 rebounding advantage.

With a strong third quarter, South Carolina stretched a two-point halftime lead to 55-45.

Kennedy Smith’s 12 points and Kara Dunn’s 10 points led the Trojans (2-1).

Southern Cal, which shot 33.3% from the field, couldn’t repeat a late-game comeback like it produced last weekend in overcoming then-No. 9 North Carolina State. The Trojans were 1-for-14 shooting on 3-pointers.

No. 3 UCLA 94, South Florida 61

Gabriela Jaquez’s 17 points paced a balanced attack with six Bruins reaching double-figure point totals at Las Vegas, where UCLA scored the game’s first 14 points.

Charliesse Leger-Walker had 16 points, Lauren Betts and Gianna Kneepkens both had 14 points, reserve Angela Dugalic posted 13 points and Kiki Rice supplied 12 points for the Bruins (5-0). UCLA won for the second in three nights in the WBCA Challenge, topping No. 11 North Carolina on Thursday.

Katie Davidson’s 16 points and Stefanie Ingram’s 13 points paced South Florida (2-2), which trailed 29-8 after the first quarter.

No. 11 North Carolina 82, Fairfield 68

Laila Hull scored 14 points off the bench as the Tar Heels produced a dominant second quarter and defeated Fairfield in the WBCA Challenge at Las Vegas.

Ciera Toomey and reserves Nyla Harris and Nyla Brooks all had 12 points and Indya Nivar added 10 points for the Tar Heels (3-1), who two nights earlier lost in a showdown with No. 3 UCLA.

Janele Brown had 16 points and Meghan Andersen and Kaety L’Amoreaux both had 15 points for Fairfield (3-1).

Fairfield led 19-11 after the first quarter, but North Carolina outscored the Stags, 26-6, in the second quarter. The Tar Heels opened the fourth quarter on a 15-4 run for a 74-49 lead.

No. 14 Michigan 93, No. 18 Notre Dame 54

Olivia Olson’s 20 points led the Wolverines in a romp past the Fighting Irish in Detroit.

The Wolverines (3-0) overcame 19 turnovers as Mila Holloway notched 12 points, Syla Swords, who knocked down three 3-pointers, added 11 points and nine rebounds and Ashley Sofilkanich contributed 10 points. Michigan finished with a 38-2 advantage in bench scoring.

Cassandre Prosper’s 17 points and KK Bransford’s 15 points paced Notre Dame (3-1), which was held to 25 second-half points. The Irish shot 28.3% from the field, including 2-for-22 on 3-pointers.

No. 23 Kentucky 76, Marshall 44

Led by Jordan Obi’s 17 points, four Kentucky players scored in double figures Saturday as the No. 23 Wildcats routed Marshall 76-44 in Huntington, WVa.

Clara Strack added 15 points and 13 rebounds for Kentucky (5-0), and Asia Boone scored 14 and Teonni Key 10. Teammate Amelia Hassett grabbed a game-high 14 rebounds.

Kentucky shot 81% from the free-throw line, making 17 of 21 attempts. Marshall (2-2) shot only 59.1% (13 of 22).

Timaya Lewis-Eutsey and Blessing King paced the Thundering Herd with nine points and five rebounds apiece.

No. 25 Washington 72, Utah 61

Sayvia Sellers poured in 30 points on 12-for-23 shooting and the visiting Huskies took control in the second half at Salt Lake City.

Washington (3-0) shot only 3-for-17 from 3-point range, but methodically pulled away from a 36-36 halftime tie. Hannah Stines added 14 points and a team-high eight rebounds.

Maty Wilke had 13 points and Reese Ross and Lani White both scored 12 points for Utah (3-1), which shot 41.5% from the field.

–Field Level Media