Vanessa Harris scored 15 points off the bench as Rhode Island knocked off No. 16 North Carolina State 68-63 on Sunday in Raleigh, N.C.
Palmire Mbu had 14 points and Ines Debroise added 13 points for the Rams (6-1), who benefited from 16 Wolfpack turnovers.
The score was tied going to the fourth quarter, and Destiny Lunan put NC State ahead 56-51 with a layup and a 3-pointer. The Rams turned the tables with an 8-0 run, only for the Wolfpack to score the next six. But Rhode Island finished the game on a 9-1 run, featuring Harris’ go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:56 left.
NC State (3-3) lost for the second time during a three-game homestand despite Zamareya Jones’ 17 points and Khamil Pierre’s 14 points. The Wolfpack attempted only seven free throws.
No. 2 South Carolina 121, Queens 49
Joyce Edwards pumped in 25 points and Ta’Niya Latson dumped in 24 points in the runaway victory in Columbia, S.C.
Edwards and Latson both shot 9-for-11 from the floor as part of South Carolina’s 66.2% team effort on field goals. Madina Okot had 14 points and 12 rebounds, Tessa Johson added 13 points and Adhel Tac put up 11 points and 10 boards for the Gamecocks (6-0).
Brenae Jones-Grant had 10 points to pace Queens (3-3), which shot 22.9% from the field.
No. 6 Michigan 81, Syracuse 55
Te’Yala Delfosse poured in a game-high 21 points off the bench to power the Wolverines to a comfortable win over the Orange at the Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase in Uncasville, Conn.
Olivia Olson had 18 points and eight rebounds as Michigan (5-1) used a 20-6 first quarter to set the tone for the day.
Laila Phelia scored 13 points, Uche Izoje put up 10 points and 10 rebounds and Dominique Darius also scored 10 for Syracuse (5-1), which was outshot 47.1% to 28.8%.
No. 12 Iowa State 112, Mercyhurst 62
Audi Crooks scored 27 points, going 8-of-9 from the field and 11-of-14 on free throws, in the Cyclones’ home triumph in Ames, Iowa.
Arianna Jackson added 12 points and Addy Brown, Sydney Harris and Reese Beaty all had 11 points for Iowa State (7-0).
Jenna Van Schaik had 17 points for Mercyhurst (0-5), which had 25 turnovers. Twelve of the Lakers’ 22 baskets from the field were 3-pointers.
No. 15 Tennessee 88, Coppin State 35
Nya Robertson poured in 32 points with a program-record 10 3-pointers as the Lady Volunteers cruised in Knoxville, Tenn.
Robertson was 10-for-16 on 3s and 11-for-19 overall from the field. Teammate Janiah Barker added 19 points as Tennessee (5-1) scored at least 21 points in every quarter.
Coppin State committed 36 turnovers and shot 30.6% from the field, led by Shanaii Gamble’s eight points.
No. 17 Vanderbilt 99, Tennessee State 43
Mikayla Blakes scored 24 points on 11-for-17 shooting to lead the host Commodores in Nashville, Tenn.
Freshman Aubrey Galvan notched 16 points and 15 assists and Sacha Washington supplied 13 points and 10 rebounds for Vanderbilt (6-0).
Tennessee State (1-5) trailed 56-10 at halftime. Aaniya Webb finished with 16 points for the Tigers.
No. 22 Michigan State 102, Oakland 41
Kennedy Blair’s 25 points on 10-of-11 shooting led the host Spartans in a romp in East Lansing, Mich.
Michigan State (6-0) made 54.2% from its shots from the floor. Grace VanSlooten chipped in with 14 points and Theryn Hallock had 10 points.
Layla Gold scored 13 points, but Oakland (2-4) was charged with 33 turnovers and shot 28.3% from the floor.
–Field Level Media
