Women's basketball takeaways: 12/3 edition

It was a loaded day of hoops. Let’s recap.

1. Tennessee/Stanford goes down to the wire

Tennessee has had an underwhelming start to their season and I had a feeling Stanford would continue testing them. This game went down to the final seconds when the Cardinal had a chance to tie it up – but the Lady Vols pulled out the 65-62 road win. 

Tennessee forced 30 turnovers and Talaysia Cooper continued to shine in the contest. The Lady Vols’ newcomers are taking some time to adjust to the system, though, so we’ll see how they progress as we near conference play. 

2. Aaliyah Chavez has a big night

Oklahoma hosted NC State for the ACC/SEC Challenge and it delivered. The game went to overtime, where the Sooners eventually pulled out the win. 

Freshman Aaliyah Chavez had a standout performance with 33 points (the most of any freshman this season), four rebounds, four assists and a steal. 

3. Notable results

Oklahoma 103, NC State 98 in OT

Vanderbilt 81, Virginia 68

Kentucky 64. Miami 48

Tennessee 65, Stanford 62

Troy 86, Longwood 83

Miami (OH) 75, Cincinnati 71

William & Mary 67, Wake Forest 64

Quinnipiac 76, Boston College 49

BYU 56, Washington State 54

Syracuse 66, Auburn 60 in OT

Rhode Island 59, Saint Joseph’s 52

Stetson 70, UCF 67

Southern 63, Arizona 57

4. Key stat lines

Northern Colorado’s Tatum West: 18 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals

TCU’s Donovyn Hunter: 21 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 1 block

Oklahoma’s Aaliyah Chavez: 33 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal

NC State’s Zamareya Jones: 26 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals

Baylor’s Taliah Scott: 23 points, 2 rebounds, 10 assists, 4 steals, 1 block

Virginia’s Kymora Johnson: 22 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals

Vanderbilt’s Mikayla Blakes: 28 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 steals

Oklahoma State’s Haleigh Timmer: 23 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block

Army’s Kya Smith: 17 points, 15 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals

Longwood’s Amor Harris: 26 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists

West Georgia’s Sydne Tolbert: 20 points, 5/6 from deep, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals

Robert Morris’ Layke Fields: 24 points, 6 rebounds, 1 block

Miami (OH)’s Amber Tretter: 21 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals, 1 block

UAB’s Molly Moffitt: 25 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal

Oral Roberts’ Jalei Oglesby: 20 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, 1 block

Washington State’s Eleonora Villa: 23 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block

Syracuse’s Uche Izoje: 16 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 5 blocks

Richmond’s Maggie Doogan: 20 points, 4/8 from deep, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 blocks

Morehead State’s Marie Sepp: 12 points, 10 rebounds, 13 assists

Indiana’s Shay Ciezki: 26 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals

James Madison’s Peyton McDaniel: 22 points, 6/9 from deep, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block

Lehigh’s Leia Edwards: 21 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals

Buffalo’s Aniya Rowe: 18 points, 4/4 from deep, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 6 steals, 1 block

Brown’s Grace Arnolie: 27 points, 5/7 from deep, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals, 1 block

Purdue FW’s Jordan Reid: 21 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals, 1 block

URI’s Palmire Mbu: 20 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 4 blocks

Iona’s Ella Fajardo: 20 points, 4/7 from deep, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 block

Stetson’s Cameron Thomas: 35 points, 5/8 from deep, 5 rebounds, 3 assists

Saint Louis’ Jahda Dennis: 24 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals

Montana State’s Isobel Bunyan: 22 points, 6/9 from deep, 3 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 block

North Dakota State’s Karrington Asp: 18 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal

Montana’s Jocelyn Land: 30 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks

Arkansas State’s Crislyn Rose: 22 points, 4/4 from deep, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals

Tennessee’s Talaysia Cooper: 19 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists, 10 steals, 1 block

Pepperdine’s Shorna Preston: 21 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks

Oregon State’s Jenna Villa: 27 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 1 block

Oregon’s Katie Fiso: 23 points, 14 assists

Eastern Washington’s Kourtney Grossman: 15 points, 23 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block