Women's Top 25 roundup: Miami blitzes No. 4 NC State
Mar 24, 2023; Greenville, SC, USA; Miami Hurricanes head coach Katie Meier during the second half of the NCAA Women s Tournament against the Villanova Wildcats at Bon Secours Wellness Arena. credits: Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports Shayeann Day-Wilson, Jasmyne Roberts and Lashae Dwyer scored 18 points apiece as Miami stunned No. 4 North Carolina State with a thorough 73-59 upset victory on Thursday in Coral Gables, Fla.
The Hurricanes (12-5, 2-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) shot 53.6 percent from the floor while holding NC State to 28.1 percent, by far a season low.
Dwyer had six rebounds, Day-Wilson added three assists and three steals and Lazaria Spearman contributed 10 points and eight rebounds for Miami.
Mimi Collins led NC State (15-2, 3-2) with 18 points and grabbed six rebounds. Saniya Rivers had 17 points and six rebounds, and Zoe Brooks scored 14 points. The Wolfpack, who went 17-for-19 at the foul line, were outscored by 11 points in the first quarter and never recovered.
No. 13 Louisville 81, Clemson 64
Jayda Curry poured in 19 points on 8-of-13 shooting off the bench for the visiting Cardinals, who led by 25 after three quarters in a beatdown of the Tigers.
Kiki Jefferson tallied 17 points and eight assists, Olivia Cochran had 12 points and six rebounds and Sydney Taylor had 11 points and eight boards for Louisville (16-2, 5-0 ACC), which has won six games in a row and 12 of its last 13.
Dayshanette Harris carried Clemson (8-10, 1-5) with 25 points on 9-of-14 shooting and seven assists. Amari Robinson and Ruby Whitehorn each scored 10.
Syracuse 79, No. 15 Florida State 73
Dyaisha Fair racked up a season-high 31 points thanks to 9-of-14 3-point shooting to lead the host Orange to a comeback win over the Seminoles.
Fair made the go-ahead 3-pointer with 3:35 left in the game after Syracuse (15-2, 5-1 ACC) had fallen behind 54-36 in the third quarter. Fair made another triple for a four-point advantage almost a minute later before she and Sophie Burrows iced the game at the foul line.
Ta'Niya Latson paced Florida State (14-5, 5-2) with 22 points, nine assists and six rebounds. Makayla Timpson had 16 points and 12 rebounds, O'Mariah Gordon added 16 points and Sara Bejedi scored 11.
No. 19 Notre Dame 86, Virginia 76
Sonia Citron tallied 28 points, Hannah Hidalgo had 23 and the visiting Fighting Irish defeated the Cavaliers in Charlottesville, Va.
Hidalgo stuffed the stat sheet with nine assists, six steals and five rebounds. Citron went 12-for-12 at the foul line and Hidalgo went 11-for-14 for Notre Dame (13-3, 4-2 ACC). Maddy Westbeld added 14 points and nine boards.
Kymora Johnson and Paris Clark scored 16 points apiece and Olivia McGhee had 14 for Virginia (8-9, 0-6), which drew within single digits during the fourth quarter but could not complete a comeback attempt.
No. 23 North Carolina 73, Georgia Tech 68
Deja Kelly went for 27 points, five rebounds and four assists as the Tar Heels outlasted the host Yellow Jackets in Atlanta.
Alyssa Ustby had 15 points and Teonni Key added 10 on 5-of-6 shooting for North Carolina (13-5, 5-1 ACC). Tonie Morgan led Georgia Tech (12-6, 3-3) with 15 points and nine assists, while Kara Dunn scored 14 points and Rusne Augustinaite and Ariadna Termis each finished with 11.
Augustinaite and Ines Noguero knocked down 3-pointers to help Georgia Tech score eight points in the final 30 seconds, but Kelly went 6-for-6 from the foul line in that span to seal the Tar Heels' victory.
—Field Level Media