Top-ranked UCLA sets school record with 22nd straight win.

[ad_1]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lauren Betts had 19 points and 14 rebounds, Gabriela Jaquez scored 17 and top-ranked UCLA pulled away from No. 8 Ohio State in the fourth quarter for a 65-52 victory Wednesday night.

Kiki Rice added 12 points for the Bruins, who remain the only unbeaten team in Division I with a 22-0 mark, including 10-0 in the Big Ten. It also marks the longest winning streak in school history, eclipsing the 21 during the 1977-78 season.

Jaloni Cambridge led the Buckeyes (20-2, 9-2) with 21 points and Cotie McMahon added 14.

Ohio State trailed 30-24 at halftime but rallied to tie it at 44-all 34 seconds into the fourth quarter on Cambridge’s layup.

The Bruins though countered with a 19-1 run to put it out of reach that included nine points by Jaquez.

Betts had 13 points and 10 rebounds in the first half, the first time in the junior’s career she had a double-double by halftime.

NO. 7 SOUTHERN CAL 86, WISCONSIN 64

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Kiki Iriafen scored 15 points to lead a balanced attack as No. 7 Southern California bounced back from a rare loss and never trailed in a victory over Wisconsin.

USC (20-2, 10-1 Big Ten) was finishing a two-game trip after its 15-game winning streak ended Sunday with a 76-69 loss at Iowa.

Wisconsin (11-12, 2-10) lost for the 10th time in 11 games to drop below .500 for the first time this season.

USC’s JuJu Watkins, who entered the night averaging 24.7 points to rank third in Division I, had a season-low 14 points in 26 minutes. Avery Howell also had 14, Talia von Oelhoffen 11 and Kayleigh Heckel 10.

Serah Williams scored 19 points and Carter McCray and Tess Myers added 12 each for Wisconsin.

Watkins made the game’s first basket but didn’t score again for over 18 minutes. Then she got five points during a 10-4 run over the last 1:39 of the second quarter to give USC a 39-28 halftime lead.

NO. 12 KANSAS STATE 59, NO. 9 TCU 50

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Serena Sundell scored a season-high 27 points, Jaelyn Glenn had 14 and No. 12 Kansas State…

[ad_2]
Source link : https://sports.yahoo.com/top-ranked-ucla-sets-school-050419735.html

Author : Associated Press

Publish date : 2025-02-06 05:04:00

Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.