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Women's College Basketball: Villanova loses Big East opener to Creighton

The Villanova women's basketball team lost to Creighton, 68-58, in a hard-fought Big East battle in Omaha, Neb. Katherine Coyer led the Wildcats (9-2, 0-1) with a career-high 16 points.

The Villanova women's basketball team lost to Creighton, 68-58, in a hard-fought Big East battle in Omaha, Neb.

Katherine Coyer led the Wildcats (9-2, 0-1) with a career-high 16 points.

Villanova started the second half by missing its first eight shots, and Creighton outscored the Wildcats, 11-0, over the first 5:22 to open up a 37-29 advantage.

Delaware Valley 73, Wisconsin-Eau Claire 62 - In Daytona Beach, Fla., Brenna Coll's 19 points paced the Aggies (6-3) to their fourth straight win as they opened play at the Land of Magic Classic.

Princeton 79, Alabama 59 - The Tigers (8-4) won their fifth straight, beating the Crimson Tide to open the Cavalier Classic in Charlottesville, Va.

The win not only marked the first victory in program history over a Southeastern Conference opponent, but more importantly improved Princeton to 8-4 on the year. The Tigers have now won their last five and six of their last seven games.

Princeton plays host Virginia, which beat Coppin State, 70-45, Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

Kristen Helmstetter led the Tigers with a game-high 21 points and 10 rebounds.

Maryland 110, Wofford 53 - Alyssa Thomas had her second triple-double in three games, and the No. 8 Terrapins (11-1) routed the Terriers (2-9) in the Terrapin Classic semifinals in College Park, Md.

St. Mary's 79, Gonzaga 78 - Jackie Nared scored 27 points and Danielle Mauldin had 24 with 23 rebounds to lift the Gaels (11-1) to an upset win over the No. 24 Bulldogs (10-3) in a West Coast Conference opener in Moraga, Calif.

Haiden Palmer, who had a career-high 31 points, had a couple missed shots in the closing seconds for Gonzaga, the nine-time defending WCC champion.