Jump, No. 7 Stanford women blow out depleted No. 2 Maryland

NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) – Hannah Jump scored 21 points, hitting seven 3-pointers, and Haley Jones added 15 points and 13 rebounds to lead No. 7 Stanford to an 86-67 win over No. 2 Maryland on Saturday at the Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship. Stanford (5-2) took command with a 12-2 run late in the first quarter, capped by Jump’s third 3 of the period. The Cardinal kept the run going in the second and led 46-24 at the half. Maryland (6-2) was short-handed to begin with as only seven players were dressed because of illness and injuries. Point guard Ashley Owusu battled through foul trouble to lead the Terrapins with 29 points. NO. 5 NORTH CAROLINA STATE 62, WASHINGTON STATE 34 NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) – Diamond Johnson scored 24 points and North Carolina State beat Washington State at the Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship. The Wolfpack (6-1) played stellar defense, holding the Cougars (4-1) to 26% shooting from the field. Tara Wallack scored seven points to lead Washington State. NO. 6 BAYLOR 74, HOUSTON 58 CANCUN, Mexico (AP) – NaLyssa Smith had her sixth straight double-double with 21 points and a career-high 19 rebounds and Baylor turned back Houston to win the Cancun Challenge. Smith had 18 points in the second half for her 30th career double-double. Queen Egbo scored 16 points and Ja’Mee Asberry had 12 for the Bears (6-1), the only team to go 3-0 in the tournament with Houston (3-4), Arizona State and Fordham each finishing 1-2. Laila Blair scored 28 points for Houston. NO. 9 ARIZONA 80, RUTGERS 44 ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) – Cate Reese scored 16 points and Arizona cruised past Rutgers on the final day of the Virgin Islands Paradise Jam. Gisela Sanchez added 15 points and Aaronette Vonleh had 12 points, both off the bench, for the Wildcats (6-0). Arizona led by as many as 42 points and won the tournament’s Island Division title. Osh Brown had nine points and Shug Dickson scored eight points for the Scarlet Knights (4-4), who had won three Paradise Jam titles but went 0-3 in their fourth appearance. NO. 11 TENNESSEE 80, OKLAHOMA STATE 55 LAS VEGAS (AP) – Jordan Horston had 17 points, nine rebounds and nine assists as Tennessee rolled past Oklahoma State. Tamari Key had 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Lady Vols (6-0), who beat a Big 12 team for the third straight game. Taylen Collins and Lauren Fields each scored 12 points for the Cowgirls (3-3). NO. 12 MICHIGAN 64, MISSISSIPPI STATE 48 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) – Leigha Brown scored a season-high 23 points, Naz Hillmon had her third straight double-double and Michigan beat Mississippi State in the Daytona Beach Invitational. Hillmon had 18 points on 6-of-15 shooting and 10 rebounds for the Wolverines (7-0). Michigan coach Kim Barnes Arico picked up her 200th win at the school. Jerkaila Jordan scored 18 points and Rickea Jackson had 13 for the Bulldogs (5-1). NO. 13 IOWA STATE 93, PENN STATE 59 ESTERO, Fla. (AP) – Aubrey Joens scored 21 points, all on 3-pointers, older sister Ashley Joens had 13 points and Iowa State made 18 3-pointers in a rout of Penn State at the Gulf Coast Showcase. Aubrey Joens had career highs in rebounds with 11 and 3-pointers with seven. Beatriz Jordao added 13 points for the Cyclones (6-0). Makenna Maris led Penn State (4-2) with 11 points. NO. 14 TEXAS 83, CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE 42 AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – DeYona Gaston came off the bench to score a career-high 19 points on 9-of-11 shooting as Texas beat Cal State Northridge. Audrey Warren added 13 points and Joanne Allen-Taylor scored 12 as the Longhorns (4-1) rebounded from losing to Tennessee in overtime last weekend. Jordyn Jackson and Rachel Harvey each scored 11 points for the Matadors (3-2).

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