Morris scores career-high 30, No. 11 DePaul beats Villanova

CHICAGO (AP) — Sonya Morris scored a career-high 30 points and No. 11 DePaul remained undefeated in the Big East with an 85-69 win over Villanova on Friday night.

Morris was 12-of-23 shooting, making 5 of 12 from beyond the arc. She had five assists and five steals for the Blue Demons (18-2, 8-0), who won their ninth straight game.

Lexi Held added three 3-pointers and 21 points while Deja Church scored 12 points and Chante Stonewall 10. Kelly Campbell had 11 rebounds and eight assists.

Mary Gedaka scored 20 points, Madison Siegrist 19 and Bridget Herlihy 14 for the Wildcats (11-8, 5-3), who had won five of six.

DePaul turned 17 Villanova turnovers into 16 points.

NO. 18 ARIZONA 59, NO. 16 ARIZONA STATE 53

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Aari McDonald had nine of her 24 points in the fourth quarter and finished with 11 rebounds to help Arizona beat Arizona State.

Dominique McBryde’s 3-pointer with 3:05 to go sparked a 7-0 run for the Wildcats (16-3, 5-3 Pac-12) that ended at 52-42 with 1:36 to go.

Robbi Ryan led the Sun Devils with 25 points.

Sam Thomas added 13 points and Amari Carter scored 11 for the Wildcats.

Eboni Walker added nine points and 10 rebounds.

NO. 24 SOUTH DAKOTA 79, PURDUE FORT WAYNE 25

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Ciara Duffy had 13 points and seven assists, and No. 24 South Dakota used a balanced scoring attack to beat Purdue Fort Wayne for its seventh straight victory.

The Coyotes (18-2, 7-0) had won their previous six Summit League games by an average of nearly 35 points. The Mastodons (4-15, 0-6) shot 21% and missed all 16 of their 3-point attempts.

Hannah Sjerven added 12 points and a game-high seven rebounds, Chloe Lamb scored 11 points and Monica Arens 10 for South Dakota.