STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Lou Lopez Senechal and Aubrey Griffin scored 18 points apiece and No. 3 UConn beat Providence 98-53 Friday night in the Big East Conference opener for both teams.
Azzi Fudd scored 17 points and Aaliyah Edwards had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Nika Muhl added 12 assists — her fourth straight game with at least 10 assists — for unbeaten UConn (6-0).
Grace Efosa scored 11 points and Logan Cook finished with 10 points and eight rebounds for Providence (6-3).
NO. 13 CREIGHTON 67, NO. 25 VILLANOVA 46
VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Molly Mogensen scored 22 points and Morgan Maly added 16 on 7-for-10 shooting as Creighton beat Villanova.
Creighton (7-0, 2-0 Big East) trailed 19-9 in the first quarter before rallying. Emma Ronsiek scored 14 points for the Bluejays.
Maddie Siegrist scored 25 points for Villanova (6-2, 0-1) and Christina Dalce had nine points and nine rebounds. The Wildcats missed 21 of 23 3-point attempts.
SOUTH FLORIDA 70, NO. 22 TEXAS 65
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Sammie Puisis scored 25 points and Elena Tsineke scored 22 as South Florida beat Texas.
A jump shot by Tsineke with 2:37 left gave the Bulls (8-2) the lead for good at 64-63.
Deyona Gaston scored 14 points for Texas (3-4). Rori Harmon and Aaliyah Moore had 13 each.
NO. 24 MARQUETTE 78, GEORGETOWN 57
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jordan King scored 23 points, Chloe Marotta had 12 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists and Marquette beat Georgetown in a Big East Conference opener.
Liza Karlen added 15 points, 12 rebounds, four assists and three blocks for Marquette (7-1).
Marotta scored 10 points in the first 10 minutes as Marquette led 22-13. King scored eight points in the opening five minutes of the fourth quarter, with her 3-pointer giving the Golden Eagles a 65-53 lead.
Marquette closed the game on a 16-4 run as Georgetown was just 3-of-10 shooting in the fourth.
Kristina Moore scored 19 points and Kennedy Fauntleroy added 11 points for Georgetown (4-3). The Hoyas were held to 22-of-60 shooting (37%) with 17 turnovers.
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