No. 1 South Carolina women rebound to beat Iowa State

AMES, Iowa (AP) – Zia Cooke scored 19 points and No. 1 South Carolina bounced back from its first loss of the season with a 83-65 win over 23rd-ranked Iowa State on Sunday. The Gamecocks (4-1) were beaten by No. 8 N.C. State 54-46 on Thursday, but never trailed against the Cyclones (2-2) during the SEC/Big 12 Challenge matchup. Aliyah Boston and Brea Beal added 13 points each while Destanni Henderson had 12. Ashley Joens scored 32 points for Iowa State, which shot just 37.1% for the game and was outrebounded 50-24. No. 16 ARKANSAS 83, No. 4 BAYLOR 78 FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) – Amber Ramirez scored 23 points and Chelsea Dungee added 22 to help Arkansas beat Baylor in the Big 12/SEC Challenge. The Razorbacks (5-1) led by 10 early in the fourth quarter before the Lady Bears cut it to 78-76 on DiJonai Carrington’s layup with 3:06 left. Dungee hit two free throws 10 seconds later to restore a four-point edge. NaLyssa Smith’s layup with 29 seconds remaining brought Baylor back within two. Ramirez hit the second of two free throws with 22 seconds left to give Baylor a chance to tie the game. Caitlin Bickle’s 3-pointer from the top of the key missed and Ramirez sank two free throws to seal the win. Carrington scored 24 points and Smith added 16 for Baylor (2-1). No. 2 STANFORD 83, WASHINGTON 50 LAS VEGAS (AP) – Haley Jones scored a career-high 29 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead Stanford to a victory over Washington at the Thomas and Mack Center on the campus of UNLV. The Pac 12 home opener for Stanford (3-0, 1-0 Pac-12) was shifted from Palo Alto, California due to Santa Clara County’s ban on sporting events and practices for three weeks. Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer improved to 1,097-253 and is two victories shy of passing Pat Summitt (1,098) as the winningest coach in women’s college basketball history. Quay Miller had 10 points to lead Washington (3-1, 1-1). No. 5 LOUISVILLE 85, UT MARTIN 67 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Dana Evans scored 26 points to lead Louisville to a victory over UT Martin. The Cardinals (4-0) used an 18-3 run over the final 6:58 of the first half to take a 40-27 halftime lead and break away from a solid Skyhawks squad playing their first game of the season. Evans, a preseason All-American, scored 10 of her points during that spurt. Chelsey Perry, last year’s Ohio Valley Conference player of the year, scored 26 for the Skyhawks, who were playing their first game. No. 7 ARIZONA 78, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 77 TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) – Aari McDonald scored 30 points and Cate Reese added 25, helping Arizona outlast Southern California. The Wildcats (3-0, 2-0 Pac-12) picked up their first marquee win of the season on Friday, beating No. 9 UCLA for their third win in the past four games against top-10 teams. Arizona found itself in another tight game against the Trojans (1-2, 0-2) and fell into an 11-point hole early in the third quarter. McDonald and Reese keyed a 22-3 run that carried into the fourth quarter and Arizona stretched the lead to 77-72 late. USC’s Madison Campbell hit a 3-pointer with 18 seconds left to pull the Trojans within two. Reese made 1 of 2 free throws and Endyia Rogers made two to cut it 78-77 with 5 seconds left, but the Trojans couldn’t get the ball back. Endyia and Angel Jackson led USC with 18 points each. No. 8 N.C. STATE 98, COASTAL CAROLINA 46 RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Raina Perez scored 17 points and North Carolina State looked primed for a big jump in the national rankings by routing Coastal Carolina. N.C. State (4-0), which has won its first four games for 10 straight seasons, took over with its defense for a dominating 32-4 second-quarter advantage.