WACO, Texas (AP) — Aijha Blackwell had 15 points and 10 rebounds for her third double-double of the season, leading five players in double-figure scoring for sixth-ranked Baylor, which beat Houston 87-58 on Saturday to stretch its season-opening winning streak to 14 games in a row.
The 14-0 start is the second-best in program history. The only better for the Bears was their 2012 national championship team with Brittney Griner that had a perfect 40-0 record.
Sarah Andrews and Darianna Littlepage-Buggs scored 14 each for the Bears, who shot 57.1% overall from the field (32 of 56) and 8-of-19 from 3-point range while improving to 3-0 in Big 12 play.
Laila Blair scored 17 points for Big 12 newcomer Houston (9-5, 0-3 Big 12), which shot 35.5% (22 of 62).
No. 10 TEXAS 70, No. 24 WEST VIRGINIA 49
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Freshman Madison Booker had 15 points and a season-high 12 rebounds and she shook off a scary fall late to lead Texas to a win over West Virginia.
West Virginia entered the game third nationally with 25 forced turnovers per game. But Texas (15-1, 2-1 Big 12) fought through West Virginia’s full-court press for easy early layups and never trailed.
The Mountaineers (13-1, 2-1) couldn’t recover from a poor beginning and saw the second-best start in school history snapped. West Virginia opened the game 2 of 12 from the floor and fell behind 23-11.
JJ Quinerly led West Virginia (13-1, 2-1) with 22 points.
No. 11 KANSAS STATE 72, CENTRAL FLORIDA 56
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Serena Sundell totaled a season-high 22 points to top 1,000 for her career, Jaelyn Glenn did not miss a shot and scored 16 and Kansas State cruised to a victory over Central Florida.
Kansas State (15-1, 3-0 Big 12 Conference) has equaled its longest win streak under coach Jeff Mittie, tying the 2016-17 squad. The Wildcats have won 15 of their first 16 games for the fourth time in program history.
Sundell, a junior, made 10 of 14 shots with two 3-pointers for K-State.
Ayoka Lee finished with 12 points and six rebounds for the Wildcats. Lee added seven blocked shots — one off her personal best — to up her career total to a school-record 275.
Kaitlyn Peterson topped UCF (9-4, 0-3) with 22 points.
No. 19 MARQUETTE 81, XAVIER 52
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Mackenzie Hare scored 19 points, Liza Karlen added 17 and No. 19 Marquette dominated the middle of the game en route to a win over Xavier that gave Megan Duffy her 100th win as the Golden Eagles’ coach.
Karlen had nine in the second quarter when the Golden Eagles outscored the Musketeers 23-5 to lead 35-15 at halftime. Hare had nine in the third quarter when the lead ballooned to 62-30.
Jordan King and Skylar Forbes both had 10 for the Golden Eagles (13-2, 2-2 Big East Conference), who scored 28 points off of 28 turnovers and had a 10-point advantage from the foul line. King moved into Marquette’s top 10 in career scoring with 1,616 points.
Daniela Lopez had 13 points for Xavier (1-11, 0-3).
No. 21 CREIGHTON 75, DEPAUL 68
CHICAGO (AP) — Lauren Jensen led all five starters in double figures with 17 points and Creighton turned back DePaul.
The Bluejays, who shoot free throws at an 83.9% clip, were 8 of 12 in the last 1:21.
Morgan Maly and Emma Ronsiek both had 15 points for Creighton (11-3, 2-2 Big East Conference). Mallory Brake had 11 points, nine rebounds, four assists, four steals and a block. She was 5-of-7 shooting for a team that shot 41%. Molly Mogensen had 10 points and nine rebounds. The Bluejays had 22 assists on 26 baskets.
Jorie Allen had a season-high 22 points and 10 rebounds for the Blue Demons (9-8, 1-3).
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