Three players top 20 points in No. 2 South Carolina’s 106-56 rout of Winthrop

COLUMBIA S C AP Ta Niya Latson scored points Madina Okot had and Joyce Edwards as No South Carolina started - for the fifth straight season with a - domination over Winthrop on Wednesday night Okot the Mississippi State transfer also had rebounds for third double-double of the season and had three of South Carolina s seven blocked shots The Gamecocks were coming off their best win of the season a - beat down of No Southern Cal in Los Angeles this past Saturday and never let up against the Eagles - of the Big South Conference Winthrop once dominated South Carolina in the s winning of the first meetings when women s hoops was in its collegiate infancy These Eagles though could not match up with Dawn Staley s powerhouse plan After Madison Ruff s basket put Winthrop up - the Gamecocks took off on a - run that essentially put the encounter on ice And South Carolina barely missed in the opening two quarters Latson made all seven of her shots Okot hit all six attempts while Edwards finished of from the floor as the Gamecocks led - at the half The Gamecocks kept the pressure on in the second half and cruised to their seventh straight win over Winthrop Freshman Agot Makeer had points while senior Raven Johnson had a game-high assists South Carolina s defense held Winthrop to shooting forced turnovers and outrebound the Eagles - It was the first time South Carolina had three players with or more points in the same match since a supremacy over Savannah State when A ja Wilson had Elem Ibiam had and Alaina Coates had NO TEXAS JAMES MADISON AUSTIN Texas AP Madison Booker scored points Jordan Lee had and No Texas beat James Madison for its th straight win at home Booker an All-American junior also made six of the Longhorns steals Lee also had a big challenge in a - win at James Madison last season making six -point baskets without missing while scoring Rori Harmon had points and assists to one turnover and five steals for Texas - The senior point guard demands assists to surpass the school record of set by Kamie Ethridge in Texas assisted on of baskets Breya Cunningham and Kyla Oldacre scored and points respectively as Texas dominated inside with a - advantage in the paint Cunningham led Texas with eight rebounds Peyton McDaniel the Sun Belt Conference participant of the year last season led James Madison with points but didn t heat up until the fourth quarter when she scored The Dukes - shot just from the field while committing turnovers which the Longhorns turned into points NO OKLAHOMA EAST TEXAS A M NORMAN Okla AP Raegan Beers had points and rebounds and No Oklahoma took control early to beat East Texas A M Sahara Williams had points and rebounds and Payton Verhulst added points and rebounds for Oklahoma - which owned a - rebounding advantage Beers made of shots for the Sooners who outscored the Lions - in the paint Reza Po scored points and Tiani Ellison added for East Texas A M - Oklahoma limited the Lions to of shooting Five players scored in double figures for the Sooners High-scoring freshman Aaliyah Chavez was not among them Chavez named SEC Freshman of the Week on Tuesday after average points in three wins struggled to find her shot against the Lions She missed nine of her first shots and finished of for nine points The consensus five-star recruit missed seven of eight -point shots Oklahoma pulled away early After East Texas cut the lead to - the Sooners went on a - run that included a pair of -pointers by Verhulst to make it - Oklahoma led - at halftime behind points from Williams who made five of six shots Beers had points and six of the Sooners rebounds Oklahoma began the third quarter on a - run that featured a -pointer and two layups by Beers The Sooners extended the lead to - on a layup by Caya Smith NO N C STATE COASTAL CAROLINA RALEIGH N C AP Zoe Brooks and Zamareya Jones each had points six rebounds and eight assists and No N C State beat Coastal Carolina N C State - bounced back after a - loss to then-No TCU on Sunday in a matchup between teams that reached the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament last season N C State was outscored by Coastal Carolina in the third and fourth quarters but it was not enough for the Chanticleers to overcome scoring first-half points CCU led - with left in the first quarter but did not make another field goal until the mark of the second to trail - The Chanticleers made just of shots in the first half to trail - at the break N C State twice had its lead cut to nine points in the third quarter but the Wolfpack had an answer at the other end both times N C State led by double figures the entire fourth Khamil Pierre grabbed rebounds to go with nine points for N C State which had a -game home winning streak end on Sunday Tessa Grady scored points and made five -pointers for Coastal Carolina - Tracey Hueston had points and rebounds The Chanticleers finished - last year to earn a postseason WNIT appearance NO VANDERBILT WESTERN KENTUCKY BOWLING GREEN Ky AP Mikayla Blakes scored points and made five -pointers for No Vanderbilt in a rout of Western Kentucky Blakes who was -of- shooting also had nine rebounds six steals and three assists Her six-steal tally is the second majority in her career It was the rd consecutive challenge that Blakes has scored in double figures She entered the contest averaging points per championship th in the nation Sacha Washington added for the Commodores - on -of- shooting to go with six rebounds Justine Pissott had points and Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda added The Commodores scored in each of the first two quarters to take a - lead into the break They took the lead into the encounter and never relinquished it using a - run to create a - lead Tatum Boettjer was the only athlete for the Lady Toppers to reach double figures with points on four -pointers Tia Shelling had nine points and seven rebounds but turned the ball over eight times Western Kentucky shot from the field - and -point territory - It s a fourth straight - start to a season by the Commodores the first time in activity history they ve accomplished that ST JOHN S NO OKLAHOMA STATE NEW YORK AP Brooke Moore scored points Kylie Lavelle and Sa Mya Wyatt added each and St John s defeated No Oklahoma State Oklahoma State shot from the field in the first half but buried of in an early stretch of the third quarter erasing a -point halftime deficit to take a - lead with about minutes left in the period After that opening run by the Cowgirls neither band led by more than four points until a -pointer by Janeya Grant gave the Red Storm - a - lead with six minutes left in the championship A three-point play by Beautiful Waheed followed by Moore s layup made it - with minutes left The Cowgirls - averaged points in winning their first five games all at home They led the country with -point attempts per event and -point makes In cozy Carnesecca Arena St John s held them to attempts and four makes Stailee Heard had points and Achol Akot for Oklahoma State Lena Girardi and Jadyn Wooten each scored NO LOUISVILLE MOREHEAD STATE LOUISVILLE Ky AP Anaya Hardy had points with rebounds and was one of seven Louisville players in double-figures scoring in the No Cardinals rout of Morehead State The Cardinals - dominated from the beginning with runs of - and - leading to a - lead after one quarter Louisville led - at halftime and added points in the third quarter The Cardinals scored of the last points in the third building a -point lead at - heading to the fourth Laura Ziegler Tajianna Roberts Imari Berry and Reagan Bender all scored points for Louisville Elif Istanbulluoglu and Reyna Scott each scored Louisville shot and made of free throws Violet McNece had points and Marie Sepp for the Eagles - The tournament was the first in a stretch of six home games in the next seven outings for Louisville NO WASHINGTON FRESNO STATE SEATTLE AP Sayvia Sellers and Avery Howell each scored points and No Washington outlasted Fresno State The Huskies - scored points in the second quarter on shooting and led - at halftime The points were one more than Washington scored in the second half Washington forced turnovers scored points after those takeaways and held Fresno State to from the field The Huskies had turnovers and shot for the championship Sellers added eight assists four rebounds three steals and three blocks Her points were a season low after tying her career high with points in a win over Utah last week Her performance against the Utes led to the Big Ten Competitor of the Week award making her the first UW participant in the past five seasons to be named a conference competitor of the week The -foot- junior entered the battle with an average of points per battle th best in the nation Danae Powell led Fresno State - 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