woMen’s NCAA basketball tournament Results from Saturday’s first-round games

BRIDGEPORT REGIONAL

No. 1 Connecticut 105, No. 16 Idaho 37

STORRS, CONN.

Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis led six Connecticut players in double figures. Mosqueda-Lewis finished with 22 points, all in the first half. Morgan Tuck had 18, and Moriah Jefferson added 16 for the Huskies (30-4), who advanced to the second round for the 20th straight time in their 25th consecutive tournament appearance. The Huskies will play eighth-seeded Vanderbilt on Monday. Stacey Barr had 14 points for Idaho (17-16), which was playing its second NCAA tournament game.

No. 8 Vanderbilt 60, No. 9 Saint Joseph’s 54

STORRS, CONN.

Tiffany Clarke had 16 points and 12 rebounds to lead Vanderbilt. Chatilla van Grinsven scored 14 points, all in the second half, for Saint Joseph’s (20-12).

No. 4 Maryland 72, No. 13 Quinnipiac 52

COLLEGE PARK, MD.

Alyssa Thomas had 29 points and 13 rebounds, and Maryland spoiled Quinnipiac’s debut in the NCAA women’s tournament. Felicia Barron scored 13 for Quinnipiac (30-3).

No. 5 Michigan State 55, No. 12 Marist 47

COLLEGE PARK, MD.

Kiana Johnson scored 16 points, Annalise Pickrel added 14 and Michigan State halted Marist’s string of first-round NCAA upsets.

OKLAHOMA CITY REGIONAL

No. 2 Tennessee 83, No. 15 Oral Roberts 62

KNOXVILLE, TENN.

Meighan Simmons scored 18 points as Tennessee advanced to a second-round game against No. 10 seed Creighton (25-7).

No. 10 Creighton 61, No. 7 Syracuse 56

KNOXVILLE, TENN.

McKenzie Fujan scored a career-high 24 points as Creighton held off a late Syracuse rally. Kayla Alexander, the leading scorer in Syracuse history, had 23 points and eight rebounds for the Orange (24-8). No. 3 UCLA 66, No. 14 Stetson 49

COLUMBUS

Nirra Fields led UCLA’s balanced offense with 13 points and the Bruins rolled to a win over Stetson at St. John’s Arena. Victoria McGowan had 14 points and 14 rebounds for Stetson (24-9).

No. 6 Oklahoma 78, No. 11 Central Michigan 73

COLUMBUS

Joanna McFarland had 18 points and a career-high 17 rebounds and Aaryn Ellenberg scored 18 of her 22 points in the second half to lead Oklahoma.

NORFOLK REGIONAL

No. 3 Texas A&M 71, Wichita State 45

COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS

Kristi Bellock tied a career high with 18 points.

No. 4 South Carolina 74, No. 13 South Dakota State 52

BOULDER, COLO.

Ashley Brunner had 15 points and 11 rebounds to lead South Carolina.

Associated Press