Women’s Top 25 roundup Thursday’s games

No. 1 Connecticut 83, Cincinnati 51

STORRS, Conn. — Maya Moore scored 25 points to lead Connecticut in a homecoming for Bearcats coach Jamelle Elliott, a former star player and assistant coach at UConn. Tina Charles added 17 points and had six of the Huskies’ season-high 11 blocked shots as UConn (14-0, 3-0 Big East) extended its winning streak to 53 games. Charles passed Svetlana Abrosimova into seventh place on the school’s all-time scoring list, and Moore moved into ninth place, passing Ann Strother. Shareese Ulis had 19 points and seven steals to lead Cincinnati (7-7, 0-2).

No. 4 Tennessee 79, South Carolina 62

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Angie Bjorklund scored 23 points and Shekinna Stricklen added 21 to help Tennessee open the SEC schedule with a win. The Lady Vols (13-1) now have 37 consecutive wins over South Carolina, their longest streak over any Southeastern Conference team. The Gamecocks last won on Jan. 23, 1980. South Carolina (7-7, 0-2) was up 19-14 when Tennessee went on a 17-1 run helped by three 3-point shots by Angie Bjorklund. A long jumper by Bjorklund sent the Lady Vols into halftime with a 47-33 lead.

No. 8 Georgia 61, Kentucky 60, OT

ATHENS, Ga. — Jasmine James hit a 3-pointer with 15 seconds remaining in overtime to give Georgia a school-record 15-0 start. Ashley Houts scored a career-high 27 points for the Bulldogs, (2-0 Southeastern Conference) who appeared to have the game won at the end of regulation after Meredith Mitchell blocked Amani Franklin’s shot with 4 seconds to play. Mitchell chased down the block and was fouled with 2.8 seconds left. She made the second free throw, but fouled Amber Smith on the inbound play. Smith hit both shots to tie it at 56 and force overtime.

No. 9 Duke 67, Clemson 41

CLEMSON, S.C. — Jasmine Thomas and Joy Cheek scored 15 points apiece, and Duke opened Atlantic Coast Conference play with its 13th straight victory over Clemson. The Blue Devils (13-2, 1-0 ACC) won their sixth straight overall and have not lost a league opener since Dec. 9, 2000 — also the last time they lost to the Tigers (9-8, 0-1). Thomas and Cheek helped the Blue Devils to a 21-6 first-half run, and Clemson never threatened after that. Shaniqua Pauldo scored 12 points to lead Clemson, which has lost its last 38 games against ranked opponents.

No. 11 LSU 65, Arkansas 38

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Allison Hightower and LaSondra Barrett led LSU with 13 points each to help the Tigers overcome a sloppy first half. The Tigers (13-1, 2-0) committed 16 turnovers in the first 20 minutes, but started the second half on a 15-4 run to take a 34-23 lead and put the game away. Ashley Daniels scored nine points for Arkansas and Skye Rees added seven points.

No. 13 Florida St. 68, No. 21 Virginia 50

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Freshman Chasity Clayton scored a career high 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead Florida State in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both schools. Florida State, which shared last year’s regular season ACC title with Maryland, charged into command of the game with a 16-2 run midway through the contest that wiped out a 34-28 Virginia lead. Alysha Harvin added 13 points and Courtney Ward had 12 for the Seminoles (14-2). Monica Wright led Virginia (10-4) with 19 points, but was just 7 of 20 from the floor and committed six turnovers. Chelsea Shine added 10 points for the Cavaliers, who shot just 16.1 percent in the second half.

No. 18 Wis.-Green Bay 68, Wright St. 41

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Julie Wojta was 10 for 10 from the field and scored 21 points in Wisconsin-Green Bay’s victory. Celeste Hoewisch added 14 points and six rebounds, and Kayla Tetschlag had 10 points for the Phoenix (14-0, 3-0 Horizon League).

Associated Press