Women's College Basketball: Owls use threes to bury Richmond
A record rain of three-point shots led Temple to its eighth straight victory, an 84-56 romp past Richmond on Saturday in the Atlantic Ten.
A record rain of three-point shots led Temple to its eighth straight victory, an 84-56 romp past Richmond on Saturday in the Atlantic Ten.
The host Owls threw down 14 three-pointers and rang up a season-high point total at McGonigle Hall. The Owls (15-6, 6-0) got a season-high 23 points from Kristen McCarthy. Crystal Goring led Richmond (13-8, 4-3) with 12 points.
La Salle 73, George Washington 64 - Ashley Gale scored 26 points to lead the Explorers (6-15, 2-4 A-10) to the win in Tom Gola Arena. Tiana Meyers scored 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for the visiting Colonials (5-15, 0-6).
Penn 52, Brown 32 - Strong defense and balanced scoring led the Quakers (7-10, 1-2) to the Ivy League win in Providence, R.I. Alyssa Baron scored 13 points, while Brianna Bradford added 12 points.
Brown fell to 4-14 and 0-4.
Notre Dame 58, Villanova 43 - Devereaux Peters scored 20 points to lead the No. 9 Irish (18-4, 7-1) past the host Wildcats (8-12, 0-7) in a Big East game in the Pavilion.
Laura Sweeney scored 14 points to lead Villanova, which held the Irish to a season low in points. Villanova twice sliced Notre Dame's 12-point halftime lead to six early in the second half, but the Wildcats never could get closer.
Dayton 79, St. Joseph's 68 - The Hawks (12-9, 2-5 A-10) fell behind 15-8 to start the game, but clawed way back to take a four-point half-time lead, 41-37. But despite a season-high 22 from freshman Erin Shields, they couldn't maintain the lead and fell at Dayton (14-7, 5-2).
Bloomsburg 76, West Chester 68 - The Huskies (13-5, 5-1) scored 52 points in the second half to defeat the visiting Golden Rams (13-5, 4-2 PSAC East), who got 19 points from Allison Hostetter.
Cheyney 74, Mansfield 69 - Brittany Jenkins, a transfer from Johnson C. Smith who was playing her first game for Cheyney, scored a game-high 20 points as the Wolves (5-12, 1-4) defeated host Mansfield (6-12, 1-5) in the PSAC East.
Philadelphia U. 85, Concordia 52 - Kate Brennan scored a career-high 30 points, including six three-pointers, and grabbed 12 rebounds in the win by the visiting Rams (10-7, 5-4 CACC).
University of the Sciences 70, Dominican 61 - Colleen Christian had a career high 25 points as the visiting Devils (13-4, 9-2 CACC) won their seventh straight.
Misericordia 79, Delaware Valley 34 - Jackie Shunkwiler had 12 points, but the visiting Aggies (8-11, 2-6) fell to the Cougars (11-7, 6-2) in a Freedom Conference game in Dallas, Pa.
Dickinson 49, Ursinus 45 - Jaclyn Hilf scored 10 points but the Bears (11-7, 8-6 Centennial) fell to the Red Devils (8-10, 6-8) in Collegeville, Pa.
Rowan 74, Rutgers-Newark 53 - Lauren Gregg scored 21 points, grabbed 10 rebounds, and blocked three shots to lead the host Profs (11-7, 6-2 NJAC) past the Raiders (14-6, 4-5) in Glassboro.
Rutgers-Camden 50, Jersey City 48 - Brittney Snow scored a game-high 20 points to lead the Raptors (9-11, 2-7 NJAC) past the visiting Gothic Knights (4-15, 0-8).
Elsewhere: Nyack (3-16, 1-10 CACC) defeated visiting Chestnut Hill (7-10, 4-5) . . . Franklin and Marshall (11-8, 9-5 Centennial) defeated host Haverford (8-11, 5-9), 64-57. . . . Swarthmore (12-7, 8-6 CC) beat visiting Gettysburg (14-5, 9-5), 64-57. . . . Eastern (10-8, 3-5 Freedom) dropped a 67-57 decision at DeSales in Center Valley, Pa. . . . visiting Cabrini (6-12, 5-5 CSAC) ran past Philadelphia Biblical, 72-34.
In the nation
Maya Moore scored 23 points to lead No. 2 Connecticut to an 80-46 victory over host Cincinnati (8-12, 1-7 Big East). Tiffany Hayes added 16 points for UConn (20-1, 9-0).
Stanford 74, Oregon State 44 - Kayla Pedersen scored a season-high 21 points and Jeanette Pohlen added 15 points to lead No. 4 Stanford (18-2, 9-0) past the Beavers (7-13, 0-9) in Corvallis, Ore.
Xavier 67, Rhode Island 45 - Ta'Shia Phillips had 12 points and 15 rebounds as the No. 7 Musketeers (17-2, 6-0 A-10) beat the Rams (6-14, 0-6) in Cincinnati.
UCLA 70, Arizona 60 - Jasmine Dixon was 11 for 12 from the floor for a season-best 22 points, to help the No. 11 Bruins (18-2, 8-1 Pac-10) beat the visiting Wildcats and match their best start since 1980-81.
Georgetown 59, Seton Hall 41 - Adria Crawford scored 14 points to lead the No. 19 Hoyas (17-5, 5-3 Big East) past Seton Hall (7-14, 0-8) in D.C.