Hannah Hidalgo set an NCAA record with 16 steals and a program record with 44 points, as No. 18 Notre Dame routed Akron 85-58 Wednesday night in South Bend, Ind.
Hidalgo’s record-breaking scoring performance came on 16-of-25 shooting from the floor with three 3-pointers made on six attempts and a 9-of-11 performance at the free-throw line for the Fighting Irish (3-0).
While Hidalgo came out on fire, the Fighting Irish only began to truly pull away from the winless Zips (0-3) late in the third quarter. Notre Dame went on a 9-0 run to build a 26-point lead.
Ni’Rah Clark led the Zips with 13 points.
No. 13 Ole Miss 94, Southern 44
Christeen Iwuala and Cotie McMahon each posted double-doubles as the Rebels rolled past the Jaguars in Oxford, Miss.
Iwuala finished with 22 points and 11 rebounds in 23 minutes of playing time, while McMahon added 18 points and 10 boards in 21 minutes. The duo helped Ole Miss (3-0) jump to a 14-point lead early, only cut down to 11 points before the end of the first quarter on Demonnie Lagway’s 3-pointer just before the buzzer.
The made basket offered a rare highlight for Southern (0-3), which shot just 16-of-50 from the floor, 10-of-19 from the foul line, and committed 17 turnovers. Zaria Hurston’s 21 points accounted for nearly half the team’s scoring.
No. 15 Duke 83, Norfolk State 32
The Blue Devils held the Spartans scoreless for the game’s first 6:13, setting the tone early in a runaway win in Durham, N.C.
The Blue Devils (2-1) limited the Spartans (2-2) to five first-quarter points, then built a 22-point halftime lead. Ten different Duke scorers made field goals throughout the night, led by Taina Mair’s 18 points. Arianna Roberson and Riley Nelson each adding 12 points off the bench and Toby Fournier chipping in 10 points.
Duke held Norfolk State to just 10-of-62 shooting from the floor, including 2-of-20 from 3-point range. Just five Spartans scored, and only Anjanae Richardson (11 points) broke double figures.
No. 19 Vanderbilt 75, Austin Peay 65
A 10-2 run to start the second half gave the Commodores some breathing room as they held off an upset bid from the Governors in Clarksville, Tenn.
Vanderbilt (3-0) got all it could handle in the first half from Austin Peay (1-1), which had four scorers in double figures led by Kyra Perkins’ 16 points off the bench.
The Commodores countered with four double-figure scorers of their own, including 26 from Mikayla Blakes. Vanderbilt leaned heavily on Blakes, who played 38 minutes, and Aubrey Galvan, who was on the floor all 40 minutes en route to 18 points.
No. 22 Louisville 74, Colorado 68
Skylar Jones scored 21 points off the bench as the Cardinals rallied to hold off the visiting Buffaloes.
The Cardinals (2-1) dug an early hole of as many as 11 points, then trailed the Buffaloes (1-1) 37-34 at halftime. A 10-0 run midway through the third quarter gave Louisville a brief lead that Colorado recaptured with a 13-4 run. The teams went back-and-forth in the final quarter, tying twice before the Cardinals took the lead for good with a 6-1 surge.
Zyanna Walker’s 19 points and seven rebounds off the bench led Colorado.
No. 23 Kentucky 90, USC Upstate 30
Clara Strack recorded her third double-double of the season by halftime, and the Wildcats rolled past the Spartans in Lexington, Ky.
Strack, who came into Wednesday’s contest averaging 17 points and 11 rebounds per game, had 11 and 10 by intermission to go with three blocked shots for Kentucky (4-0). She finished with 18 points, 16 rebounds and four blocks, while teammate Tonie Morgan added her own double-double of 11 points and 16 assists.
USC Upstate (1-3) did not make a field goal in the second quarter until the 1:19 mark. By then, Kentucky built a 30-point lead that grew to as many as 62 points in the second half.
No. 24 Michigan State 96, Youngstown State 52
All 12 Spartans who saw the floor made at least one field goal as the team cruised past the Penguins in East Lansing, Mich.
Grace VanSlooten led the balanced scoring effort for Michigan State (3-0), finishing with 17 points. Emma Shutmate came off the bench to chip in 14 points, shooting 4-of-5 from 3-point range to pace the Spartans to a 12-of-25 night from deep as a team.
Youngstown State (2-1) could not keep pace, hitting 5-of-14 from beyond the arc and 22-of-47 from the floor overall. Sarah Baker and Faith Burch led the charge with 10 points each for the Penguins.
–Field Level Media
