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Women's basketball daily report: 1/22 edition

Talia-HS-white-300x300by: Talia Goodman01/22/26TaliaGoodmanWBB

It was a loaded day of hoops. Here’s the daily report.

A few notables

Well, first of all, BYU earned a big win over Texas Tech last night… but someone lost some hair.

Plus, a big-time recruit flipped her commitment. Joyce Isi Etute, who had committed to UCLA in October, is now a Longhorn. The 6-2 forward from Luxembourg is largely considered one of the best international recruits in the 2026 class.

Next up: we got some *very* exciting scheduling news. Two elite Huskies will meet again very soon.

Lastly, let’s shout out a few programs who stayed undefeated in conference play with wins last night.

  1. UCLA (8-0 in Big Ten play) took down Purdue
  2. George Mason (8-0 in A-10 play) earned a very solid road win at St. Bonaventure
  3. Rhode Island (8-0 in A-10 play) beat a phenomenal Davidson team at home
  4. Ball State (7-0 in MAC play) took down UMass, who has been one of the biggest surprises of the year
  5. High Point (6-0 in Big South play) beat Winthrop in a double-digit result
  6. Miami (OH) (7-0 in MAC play) took down Buffalo with ease
  7. North Dakota State (6-0 in Summit League play) earned a road win at St. Thomas

Today’s game of the day: Iowa at Maryland (NBC)

This is a big game for NCAA Tournament seeding. Iowa is largely seen as one of the top teams in the league right now, while Maryland’s stock has fallen slightly after being hit with some long-term injuries. If Maryland could manage a win here, it would aid them mightily.

Player to watch: Aaliyah Chavez

Aaliyah Chavez entered the season as the freshman to watch. The hype has been following Chavez for years – and that hype resulted in a commitment to a top SEC school, significant NIL compensation and pressure. 

Chavez is still among the best freshmen in her class, but her style of basketball hasn’t translated perfectly. Shot selection, taking care of the ball and pace are a few aspects of her game that could use some tinkering, which is to be expected from nearly all freshmen. But there are a lot of things that Chavez can do extremely well, like score from all three levels, generate fast break points and facilitate plays. 

This game, however, is a big one for her NFOY campaign. If Chavez can help lead Oklahoma to a win (or even a respectable loss) to the No. 2 Gamecocks, it’ll certainly help bolster her resume. 

Notable results

BYU 73, Texas Tech 61

West Virginia 53, Arizona State 43

Wisconsin 63, Nebraska 60

Saint Louis 67, Fordham 57 in OT

Arkansas State 84, Old Dominion 55

George Mason 57, St. Bonaventure 48

Rhode Island 60, Davidson 53

Navy 72, Holy Cross 58

Robert Morris 55, Youngstown State 40

Presbyterian 50, Gardner-Webb 46

Radford 78, Longwood 63

Lehigh 67, Loyola MD 61 in OT

Kansas State 69, Houston 65

Marquette 56, St. John’s 55

Colorado State 67, Grand Canyon 50

Minnesota 65, Oregon 60

San Jose State 60, Nevada 57

Key statlines

MY STARTING FIVE:

Iowa State’s Jada Williams: 44 points, 6/10 from deep, 2 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals

UCLA’s Gabriela Jacquez: 25 points, 3/3 from deep, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals

American’s Charlotte Tuhy: 22 points, 17 rebounds, 1 steal, 5 blocks

BYU’s Delaney Gibb: 18 points, 3/3 from deep, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals, 1 block

Wisconsin’s Gift Uchenna Okeke: 22 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks

THE BEST OF THE REST:

UCLA’s Lauren Betts: 16 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, 3 blocks

Boston University’s Anete Adler: 27 points, 16 rebounds, 1 steal, 4 blocks

Old Dominion’s En’Dya Buford: 21 points, 7 rebounds, 6 steals

Dayton’s Olivia Leung: 15 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists

URI’s Brooklyn Gray: 19 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists

Colgate’s Ella Meabon: 18 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists

Navy’s Zanai Barnett-Gay: 19 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, 1 block

Central Michigan’s Madi Morson: 23 points, 3 steals

Ball State’s Bree Salenbien: 14 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal

Baylor’s Taliah Scott: 22 points, 2 assists, 2 steals

Washington’s Sayvia Sellers: 24 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block

Butler’s Saniya Jackson: 22 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal

High Point’s Macy Spencer: 26 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal

Radford’s Joi Williams: 23 points, 5/7 from deep, 6 rebounds, 1 steal

Lehigh’s Lily Fandre: 32 points, 2 assists, 3 steals

Loyola MD’s Lex Therien: 19 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 steals, 1 block

Purdue FW’s Alana Nelson: 23 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals

Northern Illinois’ Emilie Sorensen: 22 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals

Ohio’s Bella Ranallo: 26 points, 4 steals

Ohio’s Bailey Tabeling: 20 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal

Louisiana’s Mikaylah Manley: 25 points, 6 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block

Houston’s Kyndall Hunter: 20 points, 5/9 from deep, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals

Denver’s Coryn Watts: 21 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals

South Dakota State’s Brooklyn Meyer: 31 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks

North Dakota State’s Avery Koenen: 18 points, 14 rebounds, 1 steal, 2 blocks

St. Thomas’ Alyssa Sand: 20 points, 10 rebounds, 4 steals, 1 block

Texas State’s Kyra Anderson: 19 points, 12 rebounds, 5 steals

Boise State’s Libby Hutton: 25 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 1 block

Minnesota’s Grace Grocholski: 19 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal

UNLV’s Shelbee Brown: 20 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal

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