Women's College Basketball: No. 20 Delaware beats Old Dominion, 86-62

Elena Delle Donne scored 17 of her 26 points in the first half and posted seven boards and six assists to spark No. 20 Delaware past Old Dominion, 86-62, Thursday night for its 16th straight win.

Lauren Carra tallied 15 points and grabbed eight boards for the host Blue Hens, who won their 31st consecutive Colonial Athletic Association game.

Old Dominion (16-9, 7-6) scored the first four points of the game, but Delaware launched a 22-5 run to pull ahead for good. Delle Donne capped the run with a jumper as the Blue Hens (21-3, 12-0) took a 13-point lead, 41-28, into intermission.

Hofstra 53, Drexel 43 - The Dragons' three-game win streak came to an end in Hempstead, N.Y., with an upset by the host Pride. Drexel (16-7, 9-3 Colonial Athletic Association) was held to 23.4 percent shooting from the floor.

Hofstra (12-11, 8-4 CAA) was led by Shante Evans (West Chester Henderson), who had 14 points to lead all scorers.

Penn State 81, Iowa 69 - Germantown Academy graduate Maggie Lucas dropped 21 points to lead all scorers in the No. 8 Nittany Lions' win over the Hawkeyes in Big Ten action in Iowa City. Penn State improved to 21-3, 11-1, while Iowa fell to 16-10, 5-7.

Kentucky 78, South Carolina 74 - Kastine Evans hit two free throws with 8.8 seconds remaining to cap the No. 9 Wildcats' rally from a 14-point halftime deficit over the 14th-ranked Gamecocks.

Jennifer O'Neill scored 19 points for the host Wildcats (22-3, 10-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who held on while South Carolina (20-5, 8-4) shot 18 of 32 in the first half and improved early in the second period.

Duke 77, Virginia Tech 33 - The No. 5 Blue Devils (23-1, 13-0 ACC) took apart the host Hokies (8-16, 2-11), who have lost 11 of their last 12 games. Duke's Elizabeth Williams and Haley Peters each matched career highs with 25 points.