Olivia Olson’s 20 points led No. 14 Michigan to a 93-54 victory over No. 18 Notre Dame on Saturday in Detroit.
The Wolverines (3-0) overcame 19 turnovers as Mila Holloway scored 12 points, Syla Swords, who knocked down three 3-pointers, added 11 points and nine rebounds and Ashley Sofilkanich contributed 10 points. Michigan finished with a 38-2 advantage in bench scoring.
Cassandre Prosper’s 17 points and KK Bransford’s 15 points paced Notre Dame (3-1), held to 25 points in the second half. The Irish shot 28.3% from the field, including 2 of 22 from 3-point range.
Michigan never trailed and used a 20-9 run midway through the second quarter to build a 37-21 lead.
No. 11 North Carolina 82, Fairfield 68
Laila Hull scored 14 points off the bench as the Tar Heels put together a dominant second quarter and beat Fairfield in the WBCA Challenge in Las Vegas.
Ciera Toomey and reserves Nyla Harris and Nyla Brooks all had 12 points and Indya Nivar added 10 points for the Tar Heels (3-1), who lost two nights earlier in a matchup with No. 3 UCLA.
Janele Brown had 16 points and Meghan Andersen and Kaety L’Amoreaux both had 15 points for Fairfield (3-1).
Fairfield led 19-11 after the first quarter, but North Carolina outscored the Stags, 26-6, in the second quarter. The Tar Heels opened the fourth quarter on a 15-4 run for a 74-49 lead.
No. 23 Kentucky 76, Marshall 44
Led by Jordan Obi’s 17 points, four Kentucky players scored in double figures Saturday as the No. 23 Wildcats routed Marshall 76-44 in Huntington, WVa.
Clara Strack added 15 points and 13 rebounds for Kentucky (5-0), Asia Boone scored 14 and Teonni Key 10. Teammate Amelia Hassett had a game-high 14 rebounds.
Kentucky shot 81 percent from the free throw line, making 17 of 21 attempts. Marshall (2-2) shot just 59.1 percent (13 of 22).
Timaya Lewis-Eutsey and Blessing King led the Thundering Herd with nine points and five rebounds each.
No. 25 Washington 72, Utah 61
Sayvia Sellers scored 30 points on 12-of-23 shooting and the visiting Huskies took control in the second half in Salt Lake City.
Washington (3-0) shot just 3 of 17 from 3-point range, but methodically pulled away from a 36-36 halftime tie. Hannah Stines added 14 points and a team-high eight rebounds.
Maty Wilke had 13 points and Reese Ross and Lani White both scored 12 points for Utah (3-1), which shot 41.5 percent from the field.
–Field level media
