Joens scores 28 as Iowa State women beat Cleveland State

AMES, Iowa (AP) – Ashley Joens had 28 points, 11 rebounds and five assists, and No. 8 Iowa State opened the season with an 87-54 victory against Cleveland State on Monday. Joens, a preseason All-American, nearly recorded a double-double in the first half with 24 points and nine boards. She has 50 career double-doubles. The entire Cleveland State roster had a combined 20 points at halftime. Stephanie Soares added 15 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks for the Cyclones (1-0). Gabriella Smith led Cleveland State (0-1) with 16 points and Brittni Moore added nine. NO. 7 LOUISVILLE 87, CINCINNATI 68 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Hailey Van Lith scored 28 points to lead No. 7 Louisville to a victory over Cincinnati in the season opener for both teams. The Cardinals broke the game open with a 15-0 first-quarter run and led 46-25 in the final minute of the first half. The Cardinals shot 51.7% and outrebounded the Bearcats 39-27. Sophomore Braylyn Milton led the Bearcats with a career-high 28 points on 9-of-12 shooting. Milton was perfect on five 3-point shots. Mya Jackson and A’riel Jackson added 12 points apiece. NO. 10 NC STATE 82, QUINNIPIAC 45 RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Jada Boyd scored 14 points as No. 10 North Carolina State led wire-to-wire in a season-opening victory over Quinnipiac. Boyd shot a perfect 4-of-4 from the floor and 6-of-6 from the free-throw line. The junior forward also had five rebounds, a block and two steals in just 20 minutes of play. Quinnipiac was led by Cur’Tiera Haywood’s eight points and five rebounds. Jackie Grisdale also had eight points for the Bobcats. NO. 13 VIRGINIA TECH 101, MOUNT ST. MARY’S 45 BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) – Cayla King made a school record nine 3-pointers and scored a career-high 33 points, All-American Elizabeth Kitley added 17 points and No. 13 Virginia Tech rolled over Mount St. Mary in both teams’ season opener. Virginia Tech never trailed thanks to King’s opening 3-pointer and after Mount St. Mary’s answered with a basket the Hokies reeled off 20 straight. Michaela Harrison scored 15 points for Mount St. Mary’s, which shot 27% and was outrebounded 45-23. NO. 15 OKLAHOMA 105, ORAL ROBERTS 94 NORMAN, Okla. (AP) – Madi Williams scored 19 points, Skylar Vann added 18 and No. 15 Oklahoma opened the season with a win over Oral Roberts. The Sooners finished at 47.6% shooting after hitting 60% of their shots in the first half. Oral Roberts outscored Oklahoma 24-6 in the final 5:18 to get the margin down to 11. Tirzah Moore scored 25 points and grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds for the Golden Eagles. NO. 22 NEBRASKA 100, OMAHA 36 LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – Isabelle Bourne had 21 points and nine rebounds, leading Nebraska to the runaway victory in its season opener. Allison Weidner added 19 points and nine rebounds, and South Dakota transfer Maddy Krull had 18 points with four 3-pointers. Alexis Markowski had 13 points and eight rebounds for the Cornhuskers. Elena Pilakouta had 10 points and eight rebounds for the Mavericks. NO. 24 PRINCETON 67, TEMPLE 49 PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) – Kaitlyn Chen scored 14 points and grabbed nine rebounds, Ellie Mitchell added 12 points and 15 boards, and No. 24 Princeton defeated Temple to spoil the debut of Owls coach Diane Richardson. Princeton won its 16th straight regular-season game dating to last season. Prior to the game, the Tigers honored its 2021-22 campaign with a banner unveiling and ring ceremony. The Tigers pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the NCAA Tournament, upending Kentucky in the first round. Jasha Clinton scored 15 points and Tiarra East had 11 points and 11 rebounds for Temple, which was just 18-of-62 shooting. ___