Women's basketball takeaways: 11/22 edition

It was a wild day of women’s hoops. From unexpected overtimes to big resume wins, here are my takeaways.

1. Kentucky starts challenging stretch with a win

Kentucky notched a major resume win at Louisville on Sunday afternoon. They remain undefeated heading into a tough stretch where they’ll face Maryland, Miami and Belmont. 

“It gave us a lot of confidence within ourselves that you can’t really get off just practice,” Clara Strack said. “Down the road, knowing we did this and we can do better, too.”

Strack, Teonni Key and Tonie Morgan all had standout performances – but it was the third quarter as a whole that stands out. Kentucky outscored Louisville 20-6 and held star guard Tajianna Roberts to just three points after she put up 19 points in the first half. 

2. Princeton scores 100 vs. Penn State

Princeton scored 100 points for the first time in the Carla Berube era and it was en route to a significant win over Penn State. 

Despite Gracie Merkle’s 39-point performance, the Tigers always came back with an answer. Whether it was Skye Belker, Madison St. Rose or Fadima Tall, they were able to get buckets – and get the 100-93 win. 

3. Notable results

Baylor 74, Davidson 72 in OT

Iowa 64, Miami 61

Kentucky 72, Louisville 62

UMass 61, Boston College 52

Pittsburgh 63, Robert Morris 54

Green Bay 47, Kansas State 44

Tulsa 73, Missouri State 57

Arizona State 56, UNLV 53

Northern Colorado 61, DePaul 60

North Texas 58, SMU 55

4. Key stat lines

Kentucky’s Tonie Morgan: 19 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal

SC Upstate’s Cassie Gallagher: 35 points, 7/11 from deep, 4 rebounds

Morehead State’s Laura Toffali: 20 points, 4/7 from deep, 8 rebounds, 5 steals

UMass’ Megan Olbrys: 24 points, 12 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block

Penn State’s Gracie Merkle: 39 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block

Princeton’s Skye Belker: 27 points, 4/6 from deep, 5 assists, 1 steal, 1 block

American’s Molly Driscoll: 29 points, 5/9 from deep, 2 assists, 1 steal

Drexel’s Amaris Baker: 35 points, 11 rebounds

NJIT’s Olivia Kulyk: 24 points, 5/11 from deep, 8 rebounds, 1 steal

Jacksonville’s Mychal White: 19 points, 6 assists, 3 steals

SE Louisiana’s Lihi Azouri: 29 points, 5/7 from deep, 7 rebounds, 2 assists

Southern Miss’ Carly Keats: 23 points, 6/9 from deep, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals

Murray State’s Haven Ford: 24 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal

Arizona State’s McKinna Brackens: 23 points, 3/5 from deep, 10 rebounds

Weber State’s Antoniette Emma-Nnopu: 17 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals, 1 block

Davidson’s Charlise Dunn: 33 points, 11 rebounds, 3 steals

Baylor’s Taliah Scott: 22 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists

Iowa’s Ava Heiden: 20 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals

Utah Tech’s Kaylee Borden: 25 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists

Villanova’s Ryanne Allen: 19 points, 5/6 from deep, 3 rebounds, 6 assists

UTEP’s Mary Moses Amaniyo: 18 points, 18 rebounds, 1 steals, 1 block

Texas A&M’s Ny’Ceara Pryor: 18 points, 9 rebounds, 11 assists, 6 steals