Women's Hoop Report 52

West Virginia 81 - TCU 78

Above: Esmery Martinez

Esmery Martinez scored 21 points and pulled down 12 rebounds as West Virginia improved to 17-3 in a tough win over TCU (8-11).

Host WVU played the entire second half without Kysre Gondrezick who was injured after a 14-point first half.

Gondrezick entered the game averaging 21.4 points per game and West Virginia had reasons to be concerned as TCU's Lauren Heard came to play. Heard a high scoring guard rattled off 38 points on 12-of-20 shooting, including four-of-five from three. She also had nine rebounds and five assists.

Martinez led the Mountaineers with her 11th double-double of the season. She also matched her season high with three blocks to go along with three steals. Her 21 points was the second most that she has scored this season. Guard Kirsten Deans shot five-of-nine to score 15 points, while dishing out nine assists. Point guard Madisen Smith followed Deans up with seven assists.

Connecticut 83 - Xavier 32

Above: Olivia Nelson-Ododa

At 18-1, UConn is looking like its usual dominate self. Guard Christyn Williams scored 22 points on nine-of-16 shooting. Aaliyah Edwards came off of the bench to post her first double-double scoring 16 points and 11 rebounds. The 6-3 freshman came into the game with a shooting percentage of 66.7. Paige Bueckers led the Huskies with seven assists in an 11-point effort. Forward Olivia Nelson-Ododa filled the stat sheet with 11 points, eight rebounds, six assists and two blocks.

Xavier (4-7) had a hard night, trailing 42-13 at the half. The Musketeers didn't reach 10 points in a quarter until the fourth. The best performer for Xavier was Carrie Gross who scored 10 points on five-of-nine shooting.

Williams scored at least 20 points for the second straight game. She has had over 20 points, six times this season.

Youngstown State 64 - Cleveland State 61

Above: Mary Dunn

For the second straight day Cleveland State outscored Youngstown State in the fourth quarter, but this time, YSU held off its in-state foe with a three-point win. Youngstown State's Mary Dunn sizzled with a 10-of-12 shooting performance. She scored 24 points, which was her second highest total of the year. Freshman forward Nneka Obiazor had her third double-double of the year with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

YSU also got five blocks, to go along with seven assists and six rebounds from reserve Chelsea Olson. Mady Schires also came off of the bench to score 12 points in 14 minutes.

Cleveland State was led in scoring by Mariah White's 13 points. White struggled from the field with five-of-25 shooting. The Vikings got a second straight quality performance from center Aminata Ly. This time she started instead of coming off of the bench. The 6-4 center just missed having her second straight double-double with 11 points, nine rebounds and three blocks.

North Carolina A&T 65 - Norfolk State 60

Above: Chanin Scott

When the fourth quarter began, North Carolina A&T trailed Norfolk State 46-40. The Aggies outscored the Spartans 25-14 in the final quarter to rally for the win, to improve to 10-1 on the season. Norfolk State dropped to 2-7.

Guards Chanin Scott and Jasmen Walton led North Carolina A&T with 19 points each. They combined to make 14-of-27 shots. Forward Deja Winters also scored 11 points for the Aggies. Forward Mangela Ngandjui led Norfolk State with 16 points and 14 rebounds. She has grabbed 12 or more rebounds in three of her last four games.

North Carolina A&T forced 21 turnovers. Winters shared the team lead in steals with Sean Kelly Darks. They both had three swipes. Kelly Darks has had at least two steals in all but two of her 11 games this season. Walton had two steals as well.

Below: Sean Kelly Darks