No. 1 South Carolina women beat Clemson 76-45

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Destanni Henderson had 16 points off three 3-pointers and Zia Cooke scored 13 points as No. 1 South Carolina pulled away in the second half for its 11th straight win over rival Clemson 76-45 on Wednesday night. South Carolina’s backcourt tandem got things going in the third quarter after managing just seven field goals the first 20 minutes to lead 27-17. Cooke played only six minutes in the opening half as she picked up two quick fouls. But she lit things up after the break, leading an 18-6 run with a jumper and two 3-pointers for a 45-27 lead Clemson could not overcome. South Carolina (3-0) finished with four players in double figures. All-America Aliyan Boston scored 11 points, her first game in double digits this season. South Carolina has dominated the Tigers (1-2), winning almost all by lopsided scores with the closest coming the last time they played here, 69-57, in Nov. 2018. No. 8 IOWA 87, SOUTHERN 67 IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – Caitlin Clark had 16 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for her second career triple-double, McKenna Warnock had 15 points and 11 rebounds, and Iowa beat Southern. Monika Czinano added 16 points and seven rebounds, and Tomi Taiwo scored 12 for the Hawkeyes (4-0). Czinano, who led the nation in field-goal percentage last season, was 6 of 8 from the field after going scoreless in the first quarter. Clark shot just 2 for 9 from the field – including 1 for 6 on 3-pointers – but she was 11 of 12 on free throws. Warnock, who opened the game with a 3-pointer, had eight points in Iowa’s 14-3 run over the first 3:05 of the game. Genovea Johnson led Southern (0-3) with 19 points. Kayla Watson had 12 points and Nakia Kincey had 10. The Jaguars were called for 29 fouls and Iowa was 33 for 38 on free throws. No. 10 LOUISVILLE 62, UT-MARTIN 30 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Emily Engstler scored 18 of her 20 points in the first half, Kianna Smith added 10 and Louisville cruised past UT Martin. Louisville also shot 7 of 13 on 3-pointers, including two by Smith, and finished at 44% from the field. Olivia Cochran had six points and six rebounds, and Liz Dixon and Ramani Parker added six points each for Louisville (2-1). Paige Pipkin had 12 points on 5-of-9 shooting for UT Martin (2-2), which shot just 28% and had its two-game winning streak stopped. Engstler began 7 of 8 from the field, including 4 of 4 from behind the arc, to jumpstart the Cardinals (2-1) toward a 32-11 halftime lead despite 36% shooting in the second quarter. The Syracuse transfer scored eight of Louisville’s first 10 points and 13 overall after one quarter. Engstler added a pair of third-quarter free throws before sitting out the final 13 minutes. No. 12 TEXAS 88, SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE 47 AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Joanne Allen-Taylor scored 13 points, Lauren Ebo had 11 points and 10 rebounds, and Texas beat Southeast Missouri State. Rori Harmon, Aliyah Matharu, and DeYona Gaston each scored 11 points for Texas (3-0). Jaliyah Green scored 12 points and Taelour Pruitt added 10 for SE Missouri State (1-2) Ebo started a 14-0 run in the first quarter and Allen-Taylor scored the final four points as Texas led 18-4. Allen-Taylor and Harmon combined to score Texas’ final 12 points of the second quarter for a 42-18 lead. No. 15 OREGON STATE 80, CALIFORNIA BAPTIST 72 CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – Freshman Greta Kampschroeder scored all 13 of her career high points in the decisive third quarter to lead Oregon State. Talia von Oelhoffen led the Beavers (2-0) with 18 points and Taylor Jones had 17. Taya Corosdale grabbed 12 rebounds to help build a 49-25 rebounding advantage – 16-2 on the offensive boards.