Deadspin | Ladies’s Top 25 roundup: Audi Crooks pours in 47, No. 10 Iowa St. edges Indiana

Audi Crooks poured in a career-high 47 factors, 30 of which got here within the second half, and No. 10 Iowa State outdueled Indiana 106-95 to win the Coconut Hoops Blue Heron championship recreation Sunday in Fort Myers, Fla.

Crooks dominated inside with 19-of-25 discipline objective taking pictures and 9-of-11 taking pictures on the line. She scored on three possessions early within the third quarter, just for Indiana to match her every time and take a short 55-53 lead. But Crooks and the Cyclones scored the subsequent 9 factors and by no means trailed once more, main by as many as 19 factors within the fourth.

Jada Williams (23 factors, 11 assists) and Addy Brown (17 factors, 10 rebounds) contributed double-double efforts for Iowa State (9-0). The Cyclones shot a season-best 63.9% from the sphere and outscored their opponents 62-34 within the paint.

Shay Ciezki helped Indiana (7-1) keep related to Iowa State by scoring a season-high 38 factors, together with 13-of-14 foul taking pictures. Lenee Beaumont added 19 factors.

No. 1 UConn 104, Xavier 39

Reserve Allie Ziebell went 5 of seven from 3-point vary and led six Huskies in double figures with 16 factors as they routed the Musketeers in Cincinnati.

In an unusually early Big East opener for each groups, UConn (7-0, 1-0) jumped out to a 49-25 halftime lead earlier than pouring on one other 35 factors within the third quarter. Ashlynn Shade (14 factors) and Azzi Fudd (12) each shot 4 of seven from past the arc because the Huskies made a fair 50% (18 of 36) from deep.

Sarah Strong compiled 14 factors, eight assists, six rebounds and 6 steals and Kayleigh Heckel and Serah Williams added 10 factors apiece for the guests. Xavier (4-3, 0-1) was led by Vivien Nejasmic’s 12 factors.

No. 3 UCLA 99, No. 14 Tennessee 77

Gabriela Jaquez racked up a season-high 29 factors on 10-of-14 taking pictures, Kiki Rice added 20 factors and 11 rebounds and the Bruins received each quarter in a radical victory over the Volunteers in Los Angeles.

Jaquez made 5 of 6 3-point tries, together with 4 within the first half, whereas Gianna Kneepkens tallied 19 factors and Angela Dugalic had 14 for UCLA (8-1). The Bruins outshot the Lady Vols 58.5% to 40.8% general and hit on 10 of 17 3-pointers.

Janiah Barker piled up 25 factors for Tennessee (5-2), whereas Nya Robertson had 12. Talaysia Cooper posted 11 factors, eight assists and 6 rebounds and Zee Spearman added 10 factors.

No. 4 Texas 81, Penn 63

Madison Booker and Justice Carlton helped the Longhorns shrug off a gradual begin in a win over the Quakers in Austin, Texas.

Booker posted 17 factors, 10 rebounds and 5 assists and made all 11 of her free throws for Texas (8-0). Carlton got here off the bench to attain all 10 of her factors within the second quarter after Texas trailed 15-11 on the first intermission.

Kyla Oldacre had 14 factors and 9 rebounds, Teya Sidberry put up 13 factors and 12 boards and Jordan Lee chipped in 12 factors for the Longhorns. Mataya Gayle completed with 24 factors for Penn (5-3) whereas Katie Collins had 12 factors and 9 boards and Simone Sawyer scored 10.

No. 9 Oklahoma 109, Florida State 91

Star freshman Aaliyah Chavez posted her second 29-point recreation of the season with seven 3-pointers and 6 assists and the Sooners fended off the Seminoles to win the Coconut Hoops Great Egret championship recreation in Fort Myers, Fla.

Chavez was one among six Sooners to attain in double figures and two of her teammates had double-doubles: Sahara Williams (16 factors, 14 rebounds) and Raegan Beers (14 factors, 11 rebounds). Oklahoma (6-1) outrebounded Florida State 51-38 and scored 34 factors on quick breaks within the high-paced recreation.

Jasmine Shavers scored 24 factors and Sydney Bowles had 18 on 6-of-9 taking pictures from three for Florida State (4-4). The Seminoles trailed 43-42 at halftime earlier than Oklahoma broke it open with a 15-5 run to begin the third quarter, which featured three of Chavez’s triples.

No. 11 Iowa 86, Fairfield 72

Ava Heiden bundled 18 factors with 16 rebounds and the Hawkeyes staved off a spirited upset bid from the Stags in Iowa City.

Iowa (8-0) trailed by as many as 11 factors within the first quarter and solely led 41-35 at halftime. Kylie Feuerbach scored 12 of her 17 factors after halftime to assist the Hawkeyes draw back. Hannah Stuelke and Taylor McCabe every completed with 13 factors for Iowa.

Reserve Christina Pham led Fairfield (4-2) with 14 factors on 4-of-5 3-point taking pictures in 16 minutes. Meghan Andersen scored 13 factors and Kaety L’Amoreaux had 12 because the Stags stayed shut with 18 3-pointers however had been outrebounded 44-26.

No. 15 Baylor 76, Grambling 35

Taliah Scott scored 17 factors and Darianna Littlepage-Buggs added 10 factors and a season-best 16 rebounds to energy the Bears to a simple win over the Lady Tigers in Waco, Texas.

Bella Fontleroy scored 11 factors for Baylor (7-1), which had a 24-2 lead after one quarter. The Bears shot 50.9% from the sphere and all 10 gamers who noticed time completed with no less than 4 factors.

Zaria Johnson led Grambling (1-7) with 14 factors. The Lady Tigers had been held to twenty% discipline objective taking pictures and had made simply 5 of 34 by halftime.

No. 20 Michigan State 72, Clemson 64

Rashunda Jones scored 10 of her 16 factors within the fourth quarter to assist the Spartans maintain off the Tigers and win the Baha Mar Championship Junkanoo Division title recreation in Nassau, Bahamas.

Kennedy Blair posted recreation highs of twenty-two factors and 12 rebounds and added a team-best 5 assists to energy the Spartans (8-0). Clemson clawed inside 5 factors within the closing minute, however Jones scored eight straight Michigan State factors down the stretch on three layups and two foul photographs.

Rusne Augustinaite (17 factors, 5 3-pointers) and Demeara Hinds (11 factors, 10 boards) led Clemson (5-3). The Spartans by no means trailed and outshot the Tigers 59.1% to 39.3%, however Clemson stored it shut because of 11 offensive rebounds and 16 Sparty turnovers resulting in a plus-12 photographs benefit.

No. 23 Louisville 100, Bellarmine 37

Imari Berry scored 14 factors and Reyna Scott tossed in 13 from off the bench because the host Cardinals blew previous the Knights.

Louisville (7-2) additionally obtained 12 factors from Tajianna Roberts and 10 from Rebekah Graves because the group shot 51.4% general, made 13 3-pointers and received the rebounding battle 58-30.

Rachel Shropshire completed with a team-high 10 factors for Bellarmine (2-7) because the Knights discovered themselves behind 30-6 after one quarter and 58-13 at halftime.

–Field Level Media