Women's basketball takeaways: 11/20 edition

It was a crazy day of women’s hoops. Between upsets and big performances, it was loaded. Here are my takeaways.

1. Duke suffers third loss, USF completes ‘upset’

Duke certainly doesn’t look like a Top 25 team right now. In the first three weeks of the season, they’ve suffered three losses – all to teams they were expected to beat. Last night, USF managed the upset over Duke and made it look easy. 

With a new head coach at the helm and their star out with injury until yesterday, this USF squad took a little bit to adjust. But last night, they came out swinging and gave Duke an even deeper hole to dig themselves out of. 

2. Troy beats Missouri in a blowout victory 

Troy cemented themselves as a mid-major to watch this season after scoring 100 points on Missouri and taking the 18-point win. This is a really deep Troy squad and a very new Missouri team, so the Tigers were expected to need some time. 

But Troy looked absolutely dominant and is now 4-1 with their lone falter coming at Kansas State.

3. Ball State remains perfect 5-0 after win over Cincinnati

Ball State is another strong mid-major that remains a perfect 5-0 this season. Last night, they notched a win over a struggling Cincinnati team. And they didn’t just win, they dominated.

The Bearcats need a healthy Dee Alexander if they want to get their season back on track. 

4. Notable results

Iowa 57, Baylor 52

Tennessee 85, MTSU 41

Saint Joseph’s 66, Columbia 48

Troy 100, Missouri 82

Miami 66, Davidson 58

Ball State 83, Cincinnati 63

Florida 89, Florida State 67

UNI 51, Creighton 50

Seton Hall 90, Fordham 83 in OT

Texas Tech 69, Mississippi State 62

South Dakota State 72, Gonzaga 63

USF 85, Duke 72

Key stat lines

Cal State Bakersfield’s Tena Ikidi: 16 points, 15 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks

TCU’s Taylor Bigby: 18 points, 4/7 from deep, 5 rebounds, 1 steal

UNC’s Nyla Brooks: 22 points, 5 rebounds, 2 blocks

Saint Joseph’s Gabby Casey: 17 points, 3/6 from deep, 5 rebounds, 3 assists

Troy’s Emani Jenkins: 22 points, 6/12 from deep, 2 assists

Troy’s Leilani Guion: 22 points, 5/8 from deep, 1 steal

Cal’s Sakima Walker: 25 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks

Army’s Kya Smith: 28 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks

Youngstown State’s Casey Santoro: 21 points, 4/6 from deep, 5 rebounds, 2 assists

Virginia’s Romi Levy: 14 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 blocks

Binghamton’s Bella Pucci: 29 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists

Miami’s Gal Raviv: 22 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals

Xavier’s Mariyah Noel: 19 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists

Ball State’s Bree Salenbien: 26 points, 4/8 from deep, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, 3 blocks

Georgia’s Dani Carnegie: 22 points, 6/8 from deep, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal

Florida’s Liv McGill: 27 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 7 steals, 1 block

Evansville’s Camryn Runner: 25 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 steals

Queens’ Brenae Jones-Grant: 28 points, 3/5 from deep, 7 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block

Texas Tech’s Bailey Maupin: 17 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals

Mount St. Mary’s Gabrielle Kennerly: 21 points, 4/6 from deep, 2 assists

Loyola (MD)’s Lexi Therien: 26 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 steals, 1 block

Cal State Bakersfield’s Crishawn Coleman: 21 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals

Western Illinois’ Raegan McCowan: 28 points, 9 rebounds

USF’s Stefanie Ingram: 27 points, 4/6 from deep, 3 rebounds, 5 assists

Iowa’s Ava Heiden: 18 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block

Baylor’s Taliah Scott: 32 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal

Fordham’s Alexis Black: 42 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals

Missouri’s Shannon Dowell: 25 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 1 block