Helen Matthews enjoyed an excellent shooting night as Wofford defeated Samford 80-69. The Cantabrian scored 16 points on a highly efficient 6 from 8 from the field, sinking both 3-point attempts. It was a season best for the Kaiapoi native who has now scored exactly 100 points this season.
Playing her first game in over a month former Queen Margaret College standout Grace Hunter top scored for Florida International University as they came up just short against Marshall to slip to 1-3 in Conference USA. The Porirua guard scored 12 points and also added a pair of rebounds and an assist.
The three Kiwis in the St Mary’s Gaels lineup all made valuable contributions in their 78-71 away win at San Diego, with three being the common denominator amongst the stats.
Tayla Dalton made 14 points (5/8FG, 3/3 3PG) – she also had three’s in rebounds, assists and steals. Amy Westcontributed 3 points, 3 rebounds, a block and a steal while Jade Kirisome added 3 rebounds and 3 assists to 4 points.
12 points (4/6 3PG), 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and a block from Kendell Heremaia helped Fordham move to 3-1 in Atalntic-10 play with a 61-53 home win against George Washington.
Also filling the stats line was Olivia Williams as UC Irvine beat Cal State Fullerton 75-67 to move to 4-1 in the Big West Conference. Williams finished with 8 points, 3 steals, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block).
Other Women’s Results:
Portland 59 (Emme Shearer 7 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal) Gonzaga 68
Fresno State 57 (Amiee Book 5 points) Air Force 66
Southern California 43 (Tera Reed 4 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block, 1 assist) UCLA 66
Saint Peter’s 74 (Victoria Ikenasio 2 points, 4 rebounds, 1 block, 1 assist) Canisius 55
Virginia 52 (McKenna Dale 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist) North Carolina 61
Men’s Results:
Abilene Christian 62 (Tobias Cameron 2 points, 1 assist) Seattle 72
St Mary’s Gaels 73 (Dan Fotu 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist) Santa Clara 65
New Mexico State 46 (Yuat Alok 6 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist) Sam Houston 71
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