Women's Basketball

ACC Women's Basketball Recap - January 11

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – California, Duke, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, NC State, Notre Dame, Syracuse and Virginia Tech registered victories on Sunday.

Virginia Tech 78, Boston College 56 | Box Score | Highlights
  • Opening the game with a 22-9 lead in the first quarter, Virginia Tech ran away from Boston College for its second straight win.
  • Three Hokies scored in double figures, paced by Carys Baker with 17 points, including 14 second-half points.
  • As a team, Virginia Tech shot 50.9 percent (28-for-55) from the field and 89.5 percent (17-for-19) from the free throw line.
  • Boston College's Amirah Anderson scored a team-high 14 points and knocked down three of the Eagles' five 3-pointers on the day.

Notre Dame 73, #22 North Carolina 50 | Box Score | Highlights
  • Outscoring No. 22 North Carolina 22-5 in the third quarter, Notre Dame cruised to a home victory for its second consecutive victory.
  • Junior guard Hannah Hidalgo recorded her league-best fifth 30-point effort on the season, leading all scorers with 31 points, while adding eight rebounds, six assists and seven steals.
  • Cassandre Prosper (17 points) and Vanessa de Jesus (16 points) also finished in double figures.
  • Nyla Harris posted her fourth straight game scoring in double figures with a team-high 14 points, along with eight rebounds.

#10 Louisville 86, Pitt 46 | Box Score | Highlights
  • Fueled by 44 points in the paint and 43 bench points, No. 10 Louisville claimed its ninth straight victory, the ACC's longest active winning streak.
  • Five different Cardinals scored in double figures, headlined by Anaya Hardy's season-high 16 points on 7-of-9 shooting, along with nine rebounds.
  • The Louisville defense held Pitt to just 29.6 percent (16-for-54) shooting from the field.
  • Theresa Hagans Jr. led the Panthers with 14 points, her sixth double-figure scoring performance in her last seven contests.

Syracuse 79, Virginia 60 | Box Score | Highlights
  • Ending the game on a 15-2 run, Syracuse sealed a come-from-behind victory and handed Virginia its first ACC loss.
  • Senior Laila Phelia recorded Syracuse's first 30-point performance of the season, finishing with a game-high 38 points to go along with five rebounds and three steals.
  • Teammate Sophie Burrows knocked down seven 3-pointers and finished with 21 points, while also swiping five steals.
  • Virginia's Kymora Johnson scored 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting.

Miami 89, Florida State 73 | Box Score | Highlights
  • After holding a two-point lead at halftime, Miami outscored Florida State 52-38 in the second half and snapped its two-game skid.
  • Miami's Ra Shaya Kyle tallied her league-leading 12th double-double of the season with 30 points and 10 rebounds. The 30-point performance marked her first of the season.
  • In the second half, the Hurricanes shot 52.8 percent (19-for-36).
  • Sole Williams continued her scoring ways with a team-high 19 points, registering her fourth straight double-figure effort.

Georgia Tech 58, Clemson 55 | Box Score | Highlights
  • Despite facing a five-point deficit at halftime, Georgia Tech rallied to earn its fourth win in its last five games.
  • Sophomore Talayah Walker notched her sixth straight 20-point performance with a game-high 22 points, including a perfect 10-for-10 mark from the free throw line.
  • Senior Brianna Turnage grabbed a season-high 18 rebounds for her ninth double-figure rebounding performance of the season.
  • Raven Thompson led the Tigers with 15 points, while teammate Mia Moore scored her 1,000th career point.

California 61, Wake Forest 52 | Box Score | Highlights
  • Knocking down eight 3-pointers, California took advantage of a strong start and never looked back to jump back into the win column.
  • Cal's Sakima Walker paced the Golden Bears with 17 points for her third double-figure scoring performance in her last four games.
  • Lulu Twidale knocked down four of the team's eight triples, finishing with 12 points, while Gisele Maul finished with 13 points.
  • Four Demon Deacons finished in double figures, led by Mary Carter with 14 points.

Duke 67, Stanford 60 | Box Score | Highlights
  • In a back-and-forth matchup, Duke connected on four of its final four field goals and outscored Stanford 19-15 in the fourth quarter to clinch the West Coast sweep.
  • Delaney Thomas led the way with 19 points and six rebounds, while teammate Toby Fournier added 16 points and four blocks.
  • The Blue Devils' defense forced 19 turnovers and turned them into 21 points.
  • Nunu Agara led Stanford with 17 points and 10 rebounds for her fourth double-double of the season.

NC State 91, SMU 54 | Box Score | Highlights
  • Opening the game with an 8-0 run, NC State never looked back and captured its seventh win in the last eight games.
  • Five different NC State players scored in double figures, led by Qadence Samuels who recorded a season-high 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting.
  • The Wolfpack shot 54.5 percent (36-for-66) on the evening, while defensively, NC State held SMU to just 32.3 percent (20-for-62).
  • SMU's Zahra King led all scorers with 22 points, while Anaya Brown pulled down 10 rebounds.