WBB2K22: Hoops Report 12

Georgia Tech 65, East Tennessee State 42

Nerea Hermosa posted a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds in 25:30 minutes of action, leading Georgia Tech to an 4-0 start. The 6-5 junior center from Vitoria, Spain had her second highest scoring output of the season. Hermosa scored 18 points in the season opening win over Central Michigan. So far this season she is averaging 12.4 points, just over seven rebounds and one blocked shot per game.

Lorela Cubaj had another productive night scoring 12 points with nine rebounds, five assists, three steals and two blocks. The Yellow Jackets started the night shooting 71 percent shooting 10-14 in the first quarter. It was never that good again as Georgia Tech shot 23 percent in the second period, 31 percent in the third and 23 percent in the fourth. Despite shooting 37 percent for the game, Georgia Tech shot 94 percent shooting 17.18 from the free-throw line. East Tennessee State made 13-14 free-throws but only shot 22 percent from the field, making just 12 of its 15 shot attempts.

St. John's 76, Temple 67

St. John's (3-1) bounced back from its first defeat to capture its first road win, beating Temple (1-2) 76-67. The Red Storm was led by 24 points and eight rebounds from Kadaja Bailey. The 6-0 senior guard from Long Beach, New York struggled shooting 6-17 but she hit 4-8 from three and made all eight of her free-throw attempts. The 24 points is the most points Bailey has scored during her time at St. John's. Unique Drake and Danielle Patterson both came off of the bench to score 12 points each. Patterson had a strong night from the line as well, making eight out of 10 free-throw attempts. Drake shared the team lead with starter Leilani Correa, posting three assists each.

Mia Davis led Temple with a dominant 25 points, 14 rebounds and four assists. Alexa Williamson followed that up with 19 points and 14 rebounds in the losing effort.

Pitt 92, Long Island University 41

Pitt didn't mess around when it came to getting its third win in as many games. After leading 28-7 in the first quarter the Panthers marched into halftime with a 55-20 lead on their way to a 51-point victory. Destiny Strother shot 6-8, scoring 17 points to pace the Panther offense. She also had four assists without any turnovers. The 5-9 junior guard scored her season high after scoring just eight points on 3-12 shooting in her first two games. Against Long Island, Strother shot 5-7 from three. Sandrine Clesca was strong off of the bench posting 13 points, five assists, three steals and three rebounds. Two other Pitt players collected three steals as Maliyah Johnson and Emy Hayford shared the team lead with Clesca in takeaways

UCF 59, Virginia 38

Brittney Smith earned her first double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds during UCF's road double-digit win over Virginia. This was Smith's strongest performance of the year as she entered the game with 8 points and nine rebounds in the first two contests of the season.

Tay Sanders led the team in scoring with 15 points on 6-10 shooting. She also shot 3-3 from the free-throw line. The 6-1 fifth-year guard also had her best game of the season as she entered the game making six of her first 23 shots averaging 7.5 points in her first two appearances. Alisha Lewis had a team best five steals to go with 11 points. She shot 2-4 from three as well. Virginia was led by Camryn Taylor's 10 points. Virginia had a horrible night of shooting making 31 percent of its overall shots and 40 percent of its free-throws.