Tonie Morgan pumped in 23 points and reserve Dani Carnegie scored 22 points as No. 25 Georgia Tech remained unbeaten by defeating No. 14 North Carolina 82-76 on Sunday at Chapel Hill, N.C.
The Yellow Jackets (11-0, 1-0 ACC) were in control in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams, leading 66-45 after three quarters. Kara Dunn finished with 13 points, Kayla Blackshear posted 12 and Zoesha Smith had 10 for Georgia Tech, which shot 51.7 percent from the field and 16-for-18 on free throws.
Maria Gakdeng scored 21 points on 9-for-11 shooting from the field for North Carolina (10-2, 0-1), which only lost previously to No. 2 Connecticut. Indya Nivar had 16 points while Reniya Kelly and Lexie Donarski each added 15, but the Tar Heels had a 41-24 rebounding deficit.
North Carolina trailed by as many as 23 and made the result look closer with a 7-2 run in the final 13 seconds.
No. 2 Connecticut 79, Georgetown 44
At Hartford, Conn., the Huskies bounced back from a loss to Notre Dame by rolling in the Big East Conference opener for both teams behind Paige Bueckers’ 24 points.
Bueckers shot 11-for-16 from the floor. Sarah Strong added 17 points and 14 rebounds for UConn (9-1, 1-0), which led 40-19 at halftime.
Ariel Jenkins scored 12 points for Georgetown (6-5, 0-1), which made 26.3 percent (15-of-57) of its shots from the field and was charged with 22 turnovers.
No. 3 South Carolina 78, South Florida 62
Joyce Edwards scored 15 points off the bench and the Gamecocks benefitted from 51.7 percent shooting from the field at at Columbia, S.C.
Sania Feagin added 14 points, while Chloe Kitts, Te-Hina Paopao and Ashlyn Watkins all had 10 for South Carolina (10-1).
The Gamecocks used a 21-10 third-quarter edge after holding a 43-31 halftime lead. Sammie Puisis scored 19 points to lead South Florida (5-6), which has lost four of its last five.
No. 6 Texas 65, Richmond 54
Madison Booker’s 25 points and 11 rebounds led the Longhorns at Richmond, Va.
Taylor Jones added 10 points as Texas (10-1) won despite shooting 2-for-12 on 3-pointers.
Rachel Ullstrom’s 20 points led the Spiders (9-2), who were charged with 24 turnovers. Addie Budnik added 12 points and Maggie Doogan had 10.
No. 8 Notre Dame 118, Eastern Michigan 49
Hannah Hidalgo made 10-of-14 shots from the field en route to 27 points, and there was no letdown for the Irish a South Bend, Ind., a few days after defeating previously undefeated Connecticut.
Emma Risch racked up 23 points, aided by 7-for-9 shooting on 3s, and fellow reserve Cassandre Prosper had 20 points. Notre Dame (9-2) shot 67.6 percent from the field, including 16-for-24 from 3-point range. Olivia Miles added 17 points and eight assists and Laitu King provided 15 points and 15 rebounds.
Olivia Smith’s 13 points off the bench were tops for Eastern Michigan (1-6), which shot just 28.8 percent from the field.
No. 15 West Virginia 68, Temple 46
At Philadelphia, Kyah Watson posted a 15-point, 10-rebound double-double and lead five Mountaineers in double figures in scoring
Celia Riviere had 12 points, Jordan Harrison (three 3-pointers) and JJ Quinerly both had 11 and Sydney Shaw supplied 10. The Mountaineers (10-1), despite 18 turnovers, pulled away from a 31-21 halftime lead.
Tiarra East had 15 points, going 3-for-13 from the field with all her baskets from 3-point range for Temple (5-4). The Owls, who shot 24.2 percent from the floor, fell to 1-3 at home.
No. 22 North Carolina State 72, Louisville 42
At Louisville, Ky., freshman Zamareya Jones poured in 18 points off the bench in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams.
Jones was 3-for-3 on 3-pointers, while Louisville was 2-for-28.
Saniya Rivers had 14 points and Zoe Brooks and Aziaha James had 11 apiece for the Wolfpack (8-3, 1-0), who led 19-6 at the end of the first quarter.
Louisville (6-5, 0-1) was held to a season-low point total in its sixth consecutive loss to NC State. Nyla Harris and Olivia Cochran both scored eight points.
No. 24. Nebraska 66, Chattanooga 42
Alexis Markowski scored 18 points on 7-for-9 shooting from the field and grabbed eight rebounds in a nonconference victory at Lincoln, Neb.
Callin Hake had 10 points for the Cornhuskers (10-1), who made nine 3-point baskets. Nebraska, which improved to 9-0 at home, outscored Chattanooga 37-22 in the second half.
Caia Elisaldez and Ava Card both scored 10 points for the Mocs (4-8).
–Field Level Media