Syracuse snapped Virginia’s seven-game winning streak Sunday with a 79-60 victory before 5,797 at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, the largest women’s basketball crowd there since March 2024.
The Orange (14-3, 4-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) outscored the Cavaliers 51-26 in the second half, in large part due to Laila Phelia. She netted 38 points, making 13 of 19 field-goal tries and 10 of 11 free throws. Sophie Burrows contributed 21 points by sinking 7 of 8 3-point tries.
The Cavaliers (13-4, 5-1) were led by Kymora Johnson, who had 19 points on 7-for-10 field-goal shooting, six rebounds and five assists. Caitlin Weimar scored 15 points on 7-for-9 shooting and grabbed eight rebounds.
College of Charleston 88, Hampton 75: Charleston, favored to win the Coastal Athletic Association, showed why by defeating the Pirates before 527 at the HU Convocation Center.
The Cougars (12-3, 4-0) surged ahead 26-16 in the first quarter. Tyla Beans had 24 points and six rebounds to lead four double-digit Charleston scorers. Taylor Barbot had nine points and 11 assists for the Cougars, who were coming off a victory at William & Mary that went down to the final buzzer.
Kayla Lezama scored 29 for Hampton, adding four rebounds and four assists. She was 11 of 18 from the floor. Le’Asia Foreman added 16 points on 7-of-9 shooting.
Campbell 45, William & Mary 43: The Camels (10-7, 3-1 CAA) won a defensive struggle against the Tribe (8-7, 1-3) in Buies Creek, North Carolina, marking W&M’s third consecutive loss. It had nine lead changes and nine ties.
Cassidy Geddes led W&M with 18 points, and Natalie Fox had eight points and eight rebounds. Geddes hit two free throws with 6:19 left to give W&M the lead. Campbell tied the score at 43 on Jasmine Nivar’s basket with 2:46 to go, then took the lead on Ciara Alexander’s layup at 1:18.
Geddes’ 3-point try to win in the final seconds fell short.
Christopher Newport 91, Lehman 57: The Captains (15-3) earned their 13th victory in 14 games and third in a row, dominating the Lightning (8-7) at Freeman Center.
Madison McKenzie had 17 points and six rebounds, Caitlin Crump had 16 points and four rebounds and Jessica Dornak had 12 points and five rebounds for CNU, which outscored Lehman 33-13 for a 45-22 halftime lead.
Heaven Figueroa had 23 points, eight rebounds, eight steals and four assists for Lehman, located in the Bronx, New York. Figueroa played sparingly from 2020-23 for Hampton University, from where she graduated.
Cheyney 64, Apprentice 57: The Pennsylvania-based Wolves went to Newport News and ended a six-game winning streak for the Builders (8-3).
apprentice lost despite Ronnice Berry’s 16 points and 11 rebounds, NeOndra Kelly’s 14 points and Dajanelle Linton-Robinson’s 10 points and 12 rebounds.
Taniyah Finney and Mikiyah Mallett scored 14 each for Cheyney, which outscored Apprentice 15-8 in the fourth quarter.
Cleveland Community College 108, Tidewater Community College 57: The first-year Storm (2-7) lost in Churchland High’s gym to an opponent from Shelby, North Carolina.
Virginia Tech 78, Boston College 56: Carys Baker netted 17 points to help the Hokies (13-5, 3-3 ACC) handle the Eagles (4-15, 0-6) in Blacksburg. Carleigh Wenzel and Mel Daley had 10 points each, and Kilah Freelon had nine points and nine rebounds.
Amirah Anderson scored 14 and Erin Houpt 12 for BC, which sank just 14 of 40 field-goal attempts.
George Mason 59, George Washington 46: The Patriots (10-6) earned their first 5-0 Atlantic 10 start, capitalizing on 24 turnovers by the Revolutionaries (9-9, 1-4) in Washington.
Zahirah Walton had 23 points for George Mason, while Hampton High graduate Kennedy Harris had 12 points, two steals and two rebounds.
VCU 61, Duquesne 54: The Rams (6-11, 2-3 Atlantic 10) outscored the Dukes 18-4 in the fourth quarter at Siegel Center. Laia Crespin had 14 points and five rebounds for VCU, but leading scorer Mary-Anna Asare is out for the rest of the season because of injury. Alexis Bordas led Duquesne (7-9, 0-5) with 25 points.
VCU’s Cyriah Griffin, who played in high school for Princess Anne, King’s Fork and Menchville, had nine points, three rebounds and a team-high four assists.
No. 1 Connecticut 95, Creighton 54: Sarah Strong had 18 points, 13 rebounds, six assists and five steals, and Blanca Quiñonez came off the bench to score 15 points for the visiting Huskies (17-0, 8-0 Big East). Freshman Ava Zediker had 21 of her 24 points in the second half for the Bluejays (7-9, 3-4).
No. 12 LSU 70, No. 2 Texas 65: Mikaylah Williams scored 20 points, capped by her 3 as the shot clock expired with 1:20 to go in the game, as host LSU (16-2, 2-2 Southeastern Conference) handed Texas (18-1, 3-1) its first loss. The Longhorns’
Madison Booker scored 24 points, 14 after committing her fourth foul just 11 seconds into the fourth quarter. Kyla Oldacre had 16 points, 16 rebounds and three blocks.
Flau’jae Johnson, Milaysia Fulwiley, ZaKiyah Johnson and Jada Richard each scored 10 points for LSU, which led the entire second half.
No. 3 South Carolina 65, Georgia 43: Madina Okot had 14 points and 10 rebounds while Joyce Edwards scored 14 for the host Gamecocks (17-1, 4-0 SEC), who made just 2 of their 17 3-point tries. Rylie Theuerkauf led Georgia (15-3, 1-3) with 16 points.
No. 6 Kentucky 63, No. 5 Oklahoma 57: Tonie Morgan scored 21 points for the host Wildcats (15-2, 3-1 Southeastern Conference), who rallied from a 13-point deficit in the second quarter. Aaliyah Chavez led Oklahoma (14-3, 2-2) with 18 points.
No. 7 Vanderbilt 91, Texas A&M 51: Mikayla Blakes scored 25 points, Justine Pissott added 22 and the visiting Commodores (17-0, 4-0 SEC) continued to roll. Their average margin of victory in SEC contests has been 23 points. Ny’Ceara Pryor scored 11 points to lead the Aggies (8-5, 1-3).
No. 19 Ohio State 89, No. 8 Maryland 76: Jaloni Cambridge had 28 points, nine rebounds and eight assists to lead the visiting Buckeyes (15-2, 5-1 Big Ten). Fresh off a 41-point performance in a win over Illinois, Cambridge scored 12 in the final quarter against the Terrapins.
Oluchi Okananwa scored 27 points for Maryland (16-2, 4-2) and surpassed 1,000 for her career.
No. 9 Michigan 86, Wisconsin 60: Olivia Olson scored 21 points and Te’Yala Delfosse had 18 points and 10 rebounds for the host Wolverines (14-2, 5-1 Big Ten). Destiny Howell led Wisconsin (11-6, 3-3) with 12 points.
No. 10 Louisville 86, Pittsburgh 46: Anaya Hardy scored 16 points as the host Cardinals (16-3, 6-0 ACC) extended their winning streak to nine games. The Panthers (8-10, 1-4) made their first shot but then missed nine of their next 10, and they trailed 25-6 after one quarter.
West Virginia 83, No. 11 Iowa State 70: Former Norfolk State star Kierra Wheeler scored a season-high 25 points as the visiting Mountaineers (14-3, 4-1 Big 12) handed the Cyclones (14-3, 2-3) their third straight loss. Wheeler made 10 of 18 shots and 5 of 7 free throws to go with seven rebounds.
Late Saturday
Richmond 91, Davidson 84, 3 OTs: Maggie Doogan scored 48 points, breaking a school record and posting the most points in an NCAA Division I game this season, as the Spiders (14-4, 4-1 Atlantic 10) extended their Atlantic 10 home winning streak to 27 games at Robins Center. The Wildcats fell to 12-6, 4-1.
Doogan, a 6-2 senior, produced the most points ever in an Atlantic 10 game, surpassing Sue Wicks’ 44-point outing for Rutgers at George Washington on Dec. 5, 1987. Doogan added 13 rebounds and two steals for her 18th career double-double.
Mary Washington 80, Regent 33: Playing their first Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference game, the Royals (1-12) were overmatched by the Eagles (7-11), who outscored them 40-8 in the second half. Jenna Steadman scored 18 for UMW. Kennedy Shipman paced Regent with 17.