Caitlin Clark broke the single-season NCAA Division I record for 3-pointers made as No. 3 Iowa — the second seed in the Big Ten tournament — routed 7-seed Penn State 95-62 on Friday night to advance to the semifinals in Minneapolis. Clark made just two 3-pointers, but it was enough to surpass the record of 162 set by Stephen Curry (2007-08) of Davidson and Darius McGhee (2022-23) of Liberty. The superstar Hawkeyes guard — who now has 164 made 3s this see Martin scored 11. Leilani Kapinus scored 19 points while Ashley Owusu had 18 for the Nittany Lions (19-12). Iowa, which will face Michigan in the semifinals on Saturday, never trailed after jumping out to a 29-13 lead. The Hawkeyes turned 15 Penn State turnovers into 30ason — finished with 24 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists for Iowa (27-4). Sydney Affolter added 18 points, Gabbie Marshall had 15, and Kat points. No.
South Carolina 79, Texas A&M 68 Kamilla Cardoso scored 17 points to lead the top-seeded Gamecocks past the ninth-seeded Aggies to reach the SEC tournament semifinals in Greenville, S.C. Tessa Johnson added 13 points and Ashlyn Watkins had 10 for the Gamecockswho reached the 30-win mark for the third straight season. South Carolina will face fifth-seeded Tennessee in the semifinals. Aicha Coulibaly scored 26 of her career-high 32 points in the second half for the Aggies (19-12). Janiah Barker scored 11 points and Lauren Ware (30-0)
, added 10 for Texas A&M. No. 2 Stanford 66, No. 13 Oregon State 55 Cameron Brink flirted with a triple-double — piling up 16 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists — to help the Cardinal beat the Beavers in Las Vegas in the semifinals of the last Pac-12
. Hannah Jump led top-seeded Stanford (28-4) in scoring with 20 points, while Kiki Irafen added 14 points, nine rebounds and four assists. Fourth-seeded Oregon State (24-7) was steered by 17 points from Raegan Beers, while Talia von Oelhoffen and Timea Gardiner scored 11 points apiece. Stanford will oppose second-seeded Southern California in the final on Sunday. The Beavers led by as much as 16 points, but Stanford clawed back and pulled ahead in the third quarter with runs of 11-4 and 12-0. The Cardinal notched 25 assists on 2
Terrapins past the Buckeyes in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament in Minneapolis. Brinae Alexander and Jakia Brown-Turner added 19 points apiece for the eighth-seeded Terrapins (19-12). Faith Masonius scored 15 points on 7-of-8 shooting and collected 11 rebounds for Maryland, which had a stunning 55-31 rebounding advantage. The Terrapins will oppose Nebraska on Saturday in the semifinals. It was the second straight loss for top-seeded Ohio State (25-5) and this one is expected to knock them off the No. 1 seed line in the upcoming NCAA Tournament. The Buckeyes are just the third No. 1 seed to lose to a No. 8 in the Big Ten women’s tournament. No.
5 USC 80, No. 7 UCLA 70 (2OT) JuJu Watkins recorded 33 points and 10 rebounds and the second-seeded Trojans advance to Sunday’s Pac-12 championship game by outlasting the third-seeded Bruins at Las Vegas. McKenzie Forbes added 17 points for Southern California (25-5), which outscored UCLA 13-3 in the second overtime. Charisma Osborne scored 21 points and Lauren Betts had
17 points and matched her career high of 18 rebounds for the Bruins (25-6). UCLA trailed 24-8 after the first quarter before rallying to make it a game. USC and UCLA split their two regular-season meetings. No. 8 LSU 78, Auburn 48 Flau’jae Johnson netted 25 points as second-seeded LSU raced away from No. 7 seed Auburn in the Southeastern Conference tournament quarterfinals in Greenville, S.C. Angel Reese added 18 points and 11 rebounds for LSU (27-4), while Last-Tear Poa scored 14 points, Hailey Van Lith had 11, and Aneesah
Morrow tallied 10. The Tigers will oppose Ole Miss in the semifinals on Saturday. Auburn (20-11), which split the season series with LSU, was paced by 15 points from McKenna Eddings. No. 10 NC State 54, Duke 51 Aziaha James had 16 points and eight rebounds to help the second-seeded Wolfpack beat the No. 7 seed Blue Devils in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Greensboro, N.C. Zoe Brooks chipped in 12 points and a game-high five assists for NC State (26-5). The only player for Duke (20-11) to score in double figures was ACC Sixth Player of the Year Oluchi Okananwa, who totaled 12 points and 11 rebounds in an off-the-bench effort. The Wolfpack will face off with Florida State in the semifinals on Saturday. NC State led by as many as 10 points in the second quarter,
but Duke clawed back in the third frame. The Blue Devils shot 1 of 13 from 3-point range, while the Wolfpack made just 7 of 20 free throws. No. 11 Virginia Tech 55, Miami 47 Georgia Amoore scored 23 of her 27 points in the second half and the top-seeded Hokies knocked off the ninth-seeded Hurricanes to reach the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament semifinals in Greensboro, N.C.
Virginia Tech (24-6) prevailed without three-time ACC Player of the Year Elizabeth Kitley, who is sitting out the tournament due to a knee injury. Clara Strack added 10 points for the Hokies, who will play Notre Dame in Saturday’s semifinals. Jasmyne Roberts scored 12 points and Shayeann Day-Wilson added 11 for Miami (19-12). Michigan 69, No. 12 Indiana 56 Laila Phelia scored a career-high 3
