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Te’Yala Delfosse sank consecutive 3-pointers to cap an 8-0 fourth-quarter run that put No. 5 Michigan in front for good, and she finished with 22 points as the Wolverines downed No. 2 UConn 77-66 on Thursday in Ann Arbor, Mich.
After the Huskies (1-1) scored the first four points of the final period to grab a 57-55 lead, Kendall Dudley scored a fastbreak layup before Delfosse twice connected from long range to give Michigan (1-0) a 63-57 edge with 6:49 to play.
UConn’s Sarah Strong responded with a layup, but Michigan’s Olivia Olson then sank a 3-pointer and a layup to give the Wolverines a nine-point advantage with 4:23 remaining. The Huskies never got closer than six points the rest of the way.
Olson posted 19 points, eight rebounds, four assists and four steals, and teammate Syla Swords scored 10 points. Delfosse grabbed a game-high nine boards.
Freshman Jovana Popovic put up a game-high 25 points for UConn. Strong logged 13 points and eight rebounds.
No. 9 LSU 131, Texas Southern 22
Anna Minaeva put up 21 points as the Tigers broke the program record for largest winning margin, topping a mark that stood for three days.
LSU (2-0) opened the season with a 129-35 victory over Southeastern Louisiana on Monday, with that 94-point margin topping the mark of 89 points set twice previously. The mark was topped after a Thursday effort that saw LSU outscore the Tigers (0-2) 40-0 in the second quarter.
Mikaylah Williams tallied 20 points for LSU, which had seven players score in double figures. Jayla Cornelius managed six points for Texas Southern, which shot 14.5% from the floor.
No. 10 Iowa 80, Eastern Illinois 39
McKenna Woliczko sank 9 of 12 shots en route to 22 points as the Hawkeyes downed the Panthers in Iowa City.
Ava Heiden added 15 points and eight rebounds while Dani Carnegie produced 12 points and seven boards for Iowa (2-0).
Ava Stoller scored 10 points as the lone player in double figures for Eastern Illinois (0-2). The Panthers committed 27 turnovers that led to 30 points.
–Field Level Media
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