Feb 16, 2025; Columbia, South Carolina, USA; South Carolina Gamecocks guard Te-Hina Paopao (0) drives past UConn Huskies guard Paige Bueckers (5) in the first half at Colonial Life Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Blake-Imagn Images Azzi Fudd poured in 28 points on 6-of-10 shooting from 3-point range, Sarah Strong added 16 points and 13 rebounds and No. 7 UConn steamrolled No. 4 South Carolina 87-58 on Sunday in Columbia, S.C.
Paige Bueckers tallied 12 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds in a supporting role and Kaitlyn Chen scored 10 points as the Huskies (24-3) won their third straight game since losing another nonconference game at Tennessee earlier this month.
UConn went on a 13-0 run spanning the first and second quarters to gain a 31-14 advantage and led by double figures the rest of the way. The Huskies outrebounded the Gamecocks 48-29 and shot 46.4 percent from 3-point range, outscoring the hosts 39-9 beyond the arc.
Joyce Edwards led the Gamecocks (23-3) with 17 points and five boards, MiLaysia Fulwiley scored 11 points and Te-Hina Paopao had 10. South Carolina, named the No. 2 overall seed in the women’s selection committee’s bracket preview earlier in the day, has dropped two of its past three games.
No. 15 Tennessee 80, Ole Miss 71
Jewel Spear tied her season high with 28 points on 9-of-11 shooting (5 of 7 from deep) and the Lady Volunteers outlasted the visiting Rebels in Knoxville, Tenn.
Samara Spencer compiled 13 points, 10 rebounds and six assists as Tennessee (19-6, 6-6 SEC) won for the fourth time in five games. Zee Spearman collected 14 points and eight boards and Talaysia Cooper went for 11 points, six rebounds and six assists as the Vols outshot the Rebels 52.5 percent to 35.9 percent.
Kirsten Deans had a season-high 22 points for Ole Miss (17-8, 8-5), while Tameiya Sadler scored 14, Kennedy Todd-Williams had 11 and Madison Scott netted 10.
No. 19 Georgia Tech 73, Wake Forest 62
Kara Dunn scored nine of her 22 points in the fourth quarter as the host Yellow Jackets pulled away from the Demon Deacons in Atlanta.
Georgia Tech (21-5, 9-5 ACC) led by as many as 15 early before Wake Forest (8-17, 1-13) rallied to within one point midway through the third quarter. Malaya Cowles gave Wake its only lead at 54-53 at the 8:49 mark of the fourth quarter before Georgia Tech got away, with Dunn contributing back-to-back 3-pointers.
Tonie Morgan and Dani Carnegie each scored 14 points for the Yellow Jackets. For Wake, Rylie Theuerkauf had 20 points and Raegyn Conley and Demeara Hinds added 12 apiece.
–Field Level Media
