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Women's basketball takeaways: 12/7 edition

Talia-HS-white-300x300by: Talia Goodman20 hours agoTaliaGoodmanWBB

It was a loaded day of women’s hoops. Here are my takeaways.

1. Maryland/Minnesota takes cake for ‘Game of the Year’

We were treated to the best game of the year yesterday between Maryland and Minnesota. The Terrapins, who are dealing with plenty of injuries, struggled in the first half of this road game. 

They were able to force overtime – and then double OT – and then earn the win. The fashion in which they won this game, though, is unforgettable. Maryland trailed by nine points with 1:06 left in 2OT, but went on a tear to earn the victory. 

2. Kansas State upsets Ole Miss, Wisconsin upsets Michigan State

There were quite a few upsets yesterday, but these two are most notable. Ole Miss fell to unranked Kansas State and Michigan State fell to unranked Wisconsin.

Both of the ranked foes hadn’t been battle-tested too hard yet and weren’t able to earn the wins yesterday. The Rebels had just earned a comeback win over Notre Dame, but really struggled to shoot the ball yesterday, despite forcing 21 turnovers. 

Michigan State really hadn’t been tested at all and the Badgers, under first-year head coach Robin Pingeton, earned their first resume win of the year. 

3. Notable results 

Maryland 100, Minnesota 99 in 2OT

Kansas State 61, Ole Miss 60

USC 59, Washington 50

Wisconsin 78, Michigan State 64

Creighton 73, Tulsa 60

Georgetown 58, Wake Forest 56

Xavier 77, Cincinnati 70

Fairfield 93, Richmond 73

Duke 70, Virginia Tech 54

NC State 61, Seton Hall 53

Kansas 73, Missouri State 70 in OT

Iona 67, Navy 61

Syracuse 78, SMU 69

New Mexico 72, Arizona 69

Davidson 87, Ball State 65

Mississippi State 89, Charlotte 59

4. Key stat lines

Texas’ Breya Cunningham: 30 points, 14 rebounds

South Carolina’s Ta’Niya Latson: 32 points, 5/6 from deep, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals, 1 block

UCLA’s Lauren Betts: 24 points, 14 rebounds, 1 steal, 5 blocks

Michigan’s Olivia Olson: 26 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals

Maryland’s Saylor Poffenbarger: 30 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block

Minnesota’s Grace Grocholski: 31 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists

Iowa State’s Audi Crooks: 30 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal

USC’s Jazzy Davidson: 22 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks

Notre Dame’s Cassandre Prosper: 21 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal, 4 blocks

Wisconsin’s Ronnie Porter: 12 points, 11 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals

Northwestern’s Grace Sullivan: 37 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals

Davidson’s Kyra Bruyndoncx: 25 points, 6/9 from deep

Davidson’s Katie Donovan: 28 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 steals, 7/8 from deep

Fairfield’s Meghan Andersen: 18 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block

Fairfield’s Kaety L’Amoreaux: 31 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 6 steals, 5/9 from deep

Liberty’s Emmy Stout: 22 points, 5 assists

Saint Joseph’s Rhian Stokes: 23 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal

Morehead State’s Kate Dike: 35 points, 12 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block

Maine’s Adrianna Smith: 26 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists

Creighton’s Ava Zediker: 26 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 4/4 from deep

Xavier’s Mackenzie Givens: 25 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals

Syracuse’s Sophie Burrows: 22 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals

Marist’s Jackie Piddock: 26 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal, 4/4 from deep

Bellarmine’s Triniti Ralston: 26 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 steals

Drexel’s Molly Rullo: 22 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, 5/6 from deep

George Mason’s MJ Johnson: 25 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal

Florida’s Liv McGill: 32 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 7 steals

Chattanooga’s Gianna Corbitt: 30 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 steals, 5/7 from deep

Queens’ Brenae Jones-Grant: 27 points, 11 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 block

San Diego’s Ayla Williams: 14 points, 18 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal