No. 4 UConn rebounds from loss with rout of Memphis
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Megan Walker scored 26 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead No. 4 UConn to a 94-55 rout of Memphis on Friday night.
Christyn Williams added 20 points and Olivia Nelson Ododa had 19 points, making all nine of her shots for the Huskies (20-2, 10-0 American), who have won 20 games for the 27th straight year.
Madison Griggs scored 15 points for Memphis (12-11, 3-7), which lost for the first time in three games.
This game was sandwiched between the UConn’s embarrassing 74-56 loss Monday night to Oregon and next Monday’s game at top-ranked South Carolina.
But the Huskies did not play distracted.
No. 14 DEPAUL 71, ST. JOHN’S 65
NEW YORK (AP) — Kelly Campbell scored all 10 of her points and Sonya Morris eight of her 18 in a 31-point fourth quarter to rally DePaul to a victory over St. John’s.
St. John’s had a 16-point lead with just over four minutes left in the third quarter and led 49-40 entering the fourth before the Blue Demons charged back to take the lead on Campbell’s 3-pointer with 1:26 to go and then held on behind a combined seven free throws from Campbell and Morris.
Chante Stonewall added 16 points and Lexi Held, with four 3-pointers, 15 for DePaul (21-3, 11-1 Big East). Campbell added 16 rebounds and five assists and Deja Church 10 boards and four steals.
Qadashah Hoppie made seven 3-pointers and scored a career-high 27 points for the Red Storm (14-9, 7-5).
No. 24 MISSOURI STATE 66, NORTHERN IOWA 55
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Brice Calip and Alexa Willard scored 13 points each, and Missouri State handed Northern Iowa its first home loss of the season.
Jasmine Franklin added 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Bears (19-3, 9-1 Missouri Valley Conference), who won their fifth straight.
Missouri State took the lead for good with nine straight points capped at 44-35 by Willard’s jumper with 5:55 left in the third quarter. The Panthers (13-8, 5-5) cut the deficit to three with a pair of 3-pointers but that was as close as they would get.
Karli Rucker had 13 points and Cynthia Wolf added 10 for Northern Iowa.