Women's Basketball

ACC Women's Basketball Recap - January 18

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) –  California, Clemson, Duke, Louisville, North Carolina, SMU and Syracuse recorded victories on Sunday. Two of the seven games on the day needed overtime.

Clemson 78, Wake Forest 71 (OT) | Box Score | Highlights
  • Demeara Hinds knocked down a pair of free throws to force overtime, while Mia Moore scored 10 points in the extra period to seal Clemson's come-from-behind win inside Littlejohn Coliseum.
  • Rachael Rose knocked down four 3-pointers and led all players with 20 points, while Moore and Rusne Augustinaite each posted 16 points.
  • Hinds narrowly missed a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds.
  • Wake Forest was led by Grace Oliver and Aurora Sørbye with 16 points apiece, while Mary Carter added 15 points.

California 73, Boston College 58 | Box Score | Highlights
  • Opening the game on a 13-0 run, California never looked back and jumped back into the win column with a victory at Boston College.
  • Lulu Twidale knocked down eight 3-pointers and finished  with a career-high 36 points, adding nine assists and two steals.
  • Teammate Gisella Maul knocked down five triples and finished with 17, as the Golden Bears finished with 14 3-pointers, the most by a Cal team since hitting 16 against Temple on December 22, 2024.
  • Lily Carmody paced the Eagles with 17 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the field.

#9 Louisville 88, NC State 80 (OT) | Box Score | Highlights
  • Sophomore Imari Berry scored 22 of her career-high 33 points in the second half and in overtime to fuel the come-from-behind road win at NC State.
  • The victory gave the Cardinals their 11th straight win and moved them to 8-0 in conference play. It marked Louisville's first win in Raleigh since 2020 and snapped the Wolfpack's 16-game home winning streak.
  • After facing a five-point deficit at halftime and a 13-point deficit midway through the third quarter, the Cardinals outscored the Wolfpack 40-27 in the final 14 minutes of the game to force overtime and eventually secure the win.
  • Three different NC State players scored in double figures, paced by Khamil Pierre's 26 points, her sixth 20-point effort on the year. Zamareya Jones added 20 points on 4-of-8 from 3-point range.

SMU 83, Pitt 76 | Box Score | Highlights
  • Led by Zahra King's 40 points, SMU rallied from a double-digit deficit and earned its first ACC victory.
  • Knocking down a program-record seven 3-pointers, King's 40 points are the second-highest scoring total in the ACC this season as she became the first Mustang to score 40 points since 1997.
  • Teammate Anaya Brown added 20 points, as the duo combined for 60 of the team's 83 points.
  • Five Pitt players scored in double figures, led by Mikayla Johnson with 20 points, while Fatima Diakhate posted a double-double with 16 points and 15 rebounds, adding four assists and three blocks.

North Carolina 82, Florida State 55 | Box Score | Highlights
  • Outscoring Florida State 17-8 in the first quarter, North Carolina led wire-to-wire and picked up a road win in Tallahassee.
  • Four different Tar Heels scored in double figures, led by Lanie Grant who knocked down 4-of-7 from 3-point range and finished with 14 points.
  • Despite entering the week shooting 62.6 percent from the free throw line, UNC finished the week a perfect 19-for-19 after going 9-for-9 in Sunday's win.
  • Jasmine Shavers posted a game-high 15 points.

Syracuse 69, Stanford 58 | Box Score | Highlights
  • After hitting the game-winning 3-pointer Thursday night against California, Dominique Darius led all scorers with 26 points Sunday to power Syracuse to a home win over Stanford.
  • Joining Darius, three other Orange players finished in double figures, highlighted by freshman Uche Izoje' double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
  • Syracuse's Sophie Burrows added 11 points and Shy Hawkins recorded 10 points.
  • For Stanford, Nunu Agara recorded her fifth double-double of the season with 14 points and 13 rebounds, while freshman Lara Somfai registered a career-high 17 points with eight rebounds.

Duke 93, Georgia Tech 46 | Box Score | Highlights
  • Taking a 21-6 lead into the second quarter, Duke led the entire way and cruised to a home victory over Georgia Tech to improve to 8-0 in ACC play.
  • Riley Nelson knocked down four 3-pointers en route to a game-high 23 points, while Toby Fournier earned her fourth double-double of the season with 16 points and 11 rebounds. Ashlon Jackson posted her first career double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds, while also adding seven assists.
  • Defensively, the Blue Devils held the Yellow Jackets to 27.6 percent (16-for-58) from the field and just 3-for-15 from 3-point range.
  • La'Nya Foster posted a team-high 11 points for Georgia Tech.