Women’s Top 25 roundup: No. 6 LSU handles Florida to win fifth in a row

Jada Richard scored 12 of her game-high 20 points in the third quarter as No. 6 LSU pulled away for an 89-60 Southeastern Conference victory over Florida on Monday night in Baton Rouge, La.

MiLaysia Fulwiley added 11 of her 15 points in the fourth quarter for the Tigers (19-2, 5-2 SEC), who won their fifth straight game. Amiya Joyner contributed 14 points, 10 rebounds and four assists while Mikaylah Williams posted 12 points.

Liv McGill paced the Gators (13-9, 1-6) with 14 points, eight rebounds and four assists, but she finished 6 of 17 from the floor. Laila Reynolds notched 12 points and Jade Weathersby added 11.

Florida hung with LSU for a half as the Gators shrugged off 11-of-34 shooting (32.4%) to cling within 36-29 at the break, but the Tigers broke it open in the third quarter as Richard scored 12 in a five-minute span to help LSU turn a 41-31 advantage into a 61-42 lead with 2:06 to go.

No. 25 Washington 76, Rutgers 48

Freshman Brynn McGaughy scored a game-high 17 points on 8-of-9 shooting and Yulia Grabovskaia grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds as the Huskies trampled the Scarlet Knights for a Big Ten win in Piscataway, N.J.

Avery Howell added 16 points, and both she and McGaughy had seven rebounds as the Huskies (16-4, 6-3 Big Ten) dominated the glass. They finished with a 51-30 rebounding advantage, which included 18 offensive boards that led to a 36-14 edge in points in the paint.

In a game postponed from Sunday due to severe winter weather, Washington earned a double-digit advantage less than five minutes into the game and went up 43-20 by halftime thanks to late 3-pointers by Howell and Sayvia Sellers (11 points, six assists).

It marked Washington’s fourth straight win while Rutgers (9-11, 1-8) has dropped nine of its last 11. Kaylah Ivey and Imani Lester finished with 14 points apiece and Lauryn Swann added 11 for the Scarlet Knights.

–Field Level Media