All-American forward Madison Booker produced 22 points, 12 rebounds, six steals and four assists, leading No. 4 Texas to an 85-56 nonconference win over No. 24 Richmond on Friday in Austin, Texas.
Booker sank 10 of 17 field-goal attempts as the Longhorns (2-0) hit 54.7% from the floor overall.
Jordan Lee added 16 points and Aaliyah Crump put up 14 for Texas, which opened the season with a 123-51 destruction of Incarnate Word on Monday.
The Spiders (1-1) led 16-14 after one quarter, but a 3-pointer from Bryanna Preston sparked a 7-0 Texas run to start the second period, and the Longhorns never trailed again. Maggie Doogan was the lone Richmond player to score in double figures, finishing with 22 points, seven rebounds, five assists and seven turnovers.
No. 2 South Carolina 114, Bowling Green 47
Joyce Edwards put up 24 points and six of her teammates added double-figure scoring as the Gamecocks cruised past the Falcons in Columbia, S.C.
Ta’Niya Latson logged 17 points, Tessa Johnson had 14 points and Madina Okot added 13 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks for South Carolina (2-0).
Bowling Green’s Johnea Donahue sank the game’s first basket before the Gamecocks reeled off the next 15 points to begin the rout. Joniyah Bland-Fitzpatrick topped the Falcons with 10 points, and Johnea Donahue added nine points and five steals.
No. 8 Tennessee 97, East Tennessee State 47
Zee Spearman recorded 24 points as the Lady Vols shook off a season-opening loss by routing the Bucs in Knoxville, Tenn.
Talaysia Cooper tallied 18 points, Janiah Barker added 15 and Mia Pauldo had 12 for the Lady Vols (1-1), who fell 80-77 to No. 9 North Carolina State on Tuesday in Greensboro, N.C. Tennessee scored the game’s first nine points and never trailed. The 50-point final margin was the largest lead of the night.
Emmah McAmis and Paige Lyons each scored 10 points for East Tennessee State (0-2), which trailed 49-14 at halftime.
No. 12 Ole Miss 84, Alabama A&M 45
Cotie McMahon and Christeen Iwuala combined for 35 points on 14-of-21 shooting, powering the Rebels to a victory over the Bulldogs in Huntsville, Ala.
McMahon put up 20 points and made 7 of 11 field-goal attempts. Iwuala hit 7 of 10 en route to 15 points, and she grabbed a game-high seven rebounds for Ole Miss (2-0).
Moses Davenport scored 18 points and grabbed 10 boards for Alabama A&M (1-1). The Bulldogs committed 31 turnovers that resulted in 36 points for the Rebels.
–Field Level Media
