Mia Moore scored 17 of her 19 points in the second half and Clemson defeated Virginia 63-50 in the Atlantic Coast Conference women’s tournament’s second round on Thursday at Duluth, Ga.
The ninth-seeded Tigers (21-10), who made 12 of 19 shots in the second half, advanced to Friday’s quarterfinals matchup with top-seeded and No. 13th-ranked Duke. Clemson, which received 10 points from Taylor Johnson-Matthews off the bench, handed Duke one of two ACC regular-season losses less than two weeks ago.
Paris Clark’s 15 points and Kymora Johnson’s 12 led eighth-seeded Virginia (19-11), which shot 32.8% (20 of 61) from the field.
Using an 8-0 run while Clemson went 4 1/2 minutes without scoring, the Cavaliers took a third-quarter lead. Moore had 10 fourth-quarter points.
Notre Dame 69, Miami 54
Hannah Hidalgo poured in 28 points and the fifth-seeded Irish used a strong first half for the second-round victory.
Hidalgo shot 12-for-22 from the field and Cassandre Prosper notched 12 points for Notre Dame (21-9), which led 37-23 at halftime and will face fourth-seeded North Carolina State in the quarterfinals Friday. The teams combined to shoot 13-for-27 on free throws.
Gal Raviv had 15 points, Ahnay Adams added 13 and Ra Shaya Kyles provided 11 points and 15 rebounds for the 12th-seeded Hurricanes (17-14), who scored the first 10 points of the fourth quarter to close within 58-50.
Syracuse 70, California 59
Uche Izoje racked up 23 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks as the seventh-seeded Orange withstood some late anxiety to win the second-round game.
Syracuse (23-7), which tangles with second-seeded Louisville in Friday’s quarterfinals, had a 21-point third-quarter lead reduced to 52-47 with 6:26 to play before finishing the task. Laila Phelia had 17 points and Sophie Burrows, boosted by late free throws, ended up with 13 points.
Sakima Walker tallied 19 points, Lulu Twidale posted 14 points and Gisella Maul had 13 points for No. 10 seed Cal (19-14), which trailed 37-16 at halftime. The Bears finished 3-for-19 from 3-point range.
Virginia Tech 62, Georgia Tech 54
Carleigh Wenzel scored 15 points and Mackenzie Nelson added 14, helping the sixth-seeded Hokies come back from an early 14-point deficit in the second-round game.
Virginia Tech (23-8), which next faces third-seeded North Carolina in Friday night’s quarterfinals, had six players with at least eight points each. The Hokies shot 36.2% from the field but grabbed 13 offensive rebounds.
Talayah Walker scored 20 points, and La’Nya Foster added 12 for 11th-seeded Georgia Tech (14-18). The team was limited to just six points in the second quarter and only eight in the fourth. Walker contributed seven of the team’s 20 made field goals and half of their four 3-pointers.
–Field Level Media
