Sarah Strong takes charge with career-high 39 points as No. 2 UConn beats No. 10 Iowa

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Sarah Strong scored 26 of her career-high 39 points in the first half as No. 2 UConn beat No. 10 Iowa 91-79 on Sunday.

Blanca Quinonez had 21 points and hit her fourth 3-pointer of the game with 2:57 remaining after Iowa pulled within 10 points. KK Arnold added 14 points and Jovana Popovic had 10 points and six assists for UConn, which returned home after suffering its first loss of the season on the road against Michigan.

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Chit-Chat Wright had 23 points, Ava Heiden had 15 points and Dani Carnegie finished with 12 points for Iowa (2-1).

Heiden had five points as Iowa jumped out to an early six-point lead. Quinonez came off the bench to score 11 points as UConn finished the first quarter on a 13-3 run.

NO. 1 SOUTH CAROLINA 84, NO. 12 NORTH CAROLINA 39

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Chloe Kitts had 17 points and 10 rebounds and Joyce Edwards added 15 points as South Carolina rolled past North Carolina at the Ally Tipoff.

Kitts had missed all of last season with a knee injury, but looked as energetic as ever in the leading the Gamecocks (2-0) to a lopsided victory over a second straight ranked opponent.

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South Carolina topped No. 20 Maryland, 101-93, in Paris to start the season this past Monday. The Tar Heels (0-2) were there, too, falling to No. 21 Oklahoma, 91-79, in their game at the Oui-play double-header.

But it was the Gamecocks who caught fire in the second and third quarters to break things open. They outscored North Carolina 51-16, forced 17 turnovers and allowed just six baskets in those two periods.

It was South Carolina’s fifth straight win in the Carolina border rivalry.

Fifth-year forward Ashlyn Watkins had 10 rebounds, but was held scoreless. She returned to action after an ACL injury in January 2025. She sat out all last season. Watkins also had a team-high 10 boards in the opening win over the Terrapins.

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NO. 3 USC 118, UTAH ST. 40

LOS ANGELES (AP) — JuJu Watkins had 32 points, 16 rebounds, six assists and five…

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Publish date : 2026-11-09 03:16:00

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