Women's basketball takeaways: 11/9 edition

If you couldn’t catch all the women’s basketball action yesterday or just need a refresher, here are some takeaways.

MVP of the Day: Jazzy Davidson

1. USC is much better than I anticipated

I’ll admit it: I was wrong. USC looked really strong in their first big win of the season against NC State. I wanted to see how this group gelled, and I think a bigger sample size will provide more insight, but they’re certainly a Top 25 team right now.

Jazzy Davidson is incredibly gifted on both ends of the floor and UCLA transfer Londynn Jones had a standout performance from beyond the arc.

2. Maryland (more than) survived a scare

Maryland has been dealing with some significant injuries and had three key players out against Georgetown on Sunday. The Hoyas were able to capitalize and led for much of the game (by as many as 10 points), but the Terps didn’t give up.

They went on a massive fourth-quarter run and wound up with an 85-66 victory. Freshman Addi Mack had a standout performance with 23 points and Duke transfer Oluchi Okananwa came up big down the stretch.

3. Key stat lines

Creighton’s Kiani Lockett: 25 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals

UConn’s Sarah Strong: 21 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks

Le Moyne’s Ashley Buragas: 20 points, 22 rebounds, 6 assists

LSU’s MiLaysia Fulwiley: 19 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals

Duke’s Toby Fournier: 27 points, 9 rebounds, 1 steal, 2 blocks, 3/3 from deep

USC’s Jazzy Davidson: 21 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals, 5 blocks

NC State’s Zoe Brooks: 24 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists

Notre Dame’s Hannah Hidalgo: 32 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 steals

Baylor’s Bella Fontleroy: 26 points, 8 rebounds, 4 steals, 4/8 from deep

Iowa’s Chit-Chat Wright: 16 points, 10 assists, 4 rebounds, 4/5 from deep

Kentucky’s Clara Strack: 27 points, 12 rebounds, 1 steal, 4 blocks

Ohio State’s Jaloni Cambridge: 23 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals

Charlotte’s Princess Anderson: 26 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals

Virginia’s Kymora Johnson: 23 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 steals, 4/7 from deep

Kansas’ Jaliya Davis: 28 points, 5 rebounds

Mississippi State’s Chandler Prater: 25 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 4/6 from deep

Northwestern’s Grace Sullivan: 25 points, 6 rebounds, 1 steal, 2 blocks

Arizona’s Mickayla Perdue: 31 points

Boise State’s Dani Bayes: 20 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, 1 block, 4/8 from deep

LMU’s Maya Hernandez: 25 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals, 3 blocks

UNLV’s Meadow Roland: 18 points, 15 rebounds, 2 steals, 5 blocks