Ogunbowale has 20 points, No. 3 Notre Dame women beat Penn

Posted December 09, 2017 6:00 am

By The Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Arike Ogunbowale scored 20 points and Marina Mabrey added 15 points and eight rebounds, leading No. 3 Notre Dame over Penn 66-54 on Saturday.

Notre Dame (9-1) took the lead for good in the early minutes and dominated inside, outscoring Penn 40-18 in the paint 40-18.

Lauren Whitlatch led Penn (2-4) with 18 points, all on 3s. Quakers senior forward Michelle Nwokedi, the defending Ivy League Player of the Year, was held to four points. She shot 2 for 14 and didn't score in the second half. She had been averaging a team-high 13.6 points.

NO. 4 LOUISVILLE 80, MIDDLE TENNESSEE 26

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Asia Durr scored 19 points in 20 minutes for Louisville.

Louisville (11-0) had a 28-1 first-quarter runs abd shot 70.8 percent in the first half and 56.3 percent for the game. Bionca Dunham added 14 points on 5-for-6 shooting.

Jess Louro led Middle Tennessee (5-3) with seven points.

NO. 9 OREGON 98, SOUTHERN UTAH 38

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Sabrina Ionescu had 16 points and 12 assists, and Lexi Bando scored 17 points to help Oregon overpower Southern Utah.

Ionescu had her fifth double-double of the season and the Ducks (8-1) won their fifth in a row. Ruthy Hebard added 13 points, and Mallory McGwire had 10.

Breanu Reid had 11 points for the Thunderbirds (1-8).

OKLAHOMA 79, NO. 16 SOUTH FLORIDA 74

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Gabbi Ortiz had eight 3-pointers and 31 points, both career highs, and Oklahoma beat South Florida to snap a four-game losing streak.

Vionise Pierre-Louis added 18 points, and Ana Llanusa had 15 points and nine rebounds for the Sooners (4-5). Kitija Laksa had 21 points for the Bulls (7-2).

NO. 21 TEXAS 72, CENTRAL ARKANSAS 61

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - Khaalia Hillsman scored half of her 26 points in the fourth quarter, and Anriel Howard tied the Texas A&M record for career double-doubles.

Howard had 20 points and 10 rebounds to tie Daniel Gant and Kelsey Bone with 19 double-doubles, one ahead of Hillsman. Hillsman was 10 of 14 and had six rebounds and three blocks for the Aggies (8-2).

Taylor Baudoin had 18 points for the Sugar Bears (5-3).

Notre Dame's Jessica Shepard, center, blocks the shot attempt by Pennsylvania's Michelle Nwokedi, left, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017, in Philadelphia. Notre Dame won 66-54. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola) The Associated Press

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