Sedona Prince posted a 20-point, 20-rebound double-double as No. 17 TCU dominated the fourth quarter to upset No. 3 Notre Dame 76-68 on Friday in the Cayman Islands Classic at George Town, Cayman Islands.
Prince’s rebound total was a career high, as were her eight blocked shots. The 6-foot-7 senior center added four assists and three steals while playing all 40 minutes.
LSU transfer Hailey Van Lith added 21 points and seven assists for the Horned Frogs (7-0), who outscored the Fighting Irish 31-12 in the fourth quarter after trailing 56-45 through three quarters.
Hannah Hidalgo scored 27 points and grabbed nine rebounds for Notre Dame (5-1), which made only 25 of 72 attempts from the field. Olivia Miles added 16 points and Sonia Citron scored 14 for the Fighting Irish.
No. 1 UCLA 97, UT-Martin 37
Playing their first game as the top-ranked team after upsetting then-No. 1 South Carolina last Sunday, the Bruins established a 24-point halftime lead and cruised past the Skyhawks in the Rainbow Wahine Showdown at Honolulu.
Lauren Betts scored a game-high 18 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for UCLA (6-0), which put five players in double figures and canned nearly 53 percent of its shots from the field, including 44.4 percent from 3-point range.
UT-Martin (1-5) made just 12 of 50 shots from the field and committed 28 turnovers. Anaya Brown led the Skyhawks with seven points on 2-of-10 shooting from the field.
No. 11 Ohio State 87, Utah State 51
Ajae Petty and Chance Gray each scored 17 points as the Buckeyes dumped the Aggies in the Daytona Beach (Fla.) Classic.
Jaloni Cambridge added 13 points, six rebounds, five steals and four assists for Ohio State (7-0), which forced 36 turnovers and earned a 51-27 rebounding advantage to compensate for 43 percent field-goal shooting.
Mia Tarver scored 12 points to pace Utah State (1-6), which was limited to five points in the second quarter and hit just 33.3 percent of their shots from the field for the game.
No. 12 West Virginia 89, High Point 54
JJ Quinerly pumped in a game-high 22 points as the Mountaineers routed the Panthers in the Gulf Coast Classic at Estero, Fla.
Jordan Thomas came off the bench to score 18 points and grab 10 rebounds for West Virginia (7-0), which sank 53.2 percent of its field-goal attempts and earned a 46-22 rebounding advantage.
Aaliyah Collins scored 11 points for High Point, which made just 10 of 35 3-point attempts and trailed 40-16 at the half.
No. 16 North Carolina 119, North Carolina Central 43
Alyssa Ustby scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the Tar Heels cruised past their overmatched in-state rivals in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Five other players scored in double figures for North Carolina (7-1), including reserve Trayanna Crisp with 13. The Tar Heels canned nearly 57 percent of their shots from the field and hit 11 3-pointers.
Shakiria Foster scored 18 points and grabbed six rebounds to pace the Eagles (0-9), who shot just 28.3 percent from the field and were down 65-25 at the break.
–Field Level Media
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