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Griner helps Baylor pummel Texas A&M

WACO, Texas Brittney Griner scored right away and top-ranked Baylor was quickly on the way to avenging its last loss, beating No. 15 Texas A&M 71-48 Saturday night in the teams' first meeting since last year's NCAA tournament.

Griner, who had 21 points and 10 rebounds, put the Lady Bears (25-0, 12-0 Big 12) ahead to stay with her inside basket and free throw only 30 seconds in. After Tyra White scored on the first shot by Texas A&M, Baylor scored 14 consecutive points over a four-minute span.

Texas A&M (17-6, 8-4) had lost eight in a row against Baylor, including three last season before that NCAA regional final victory last March. That sent the Aggies to their first Final Four on the way to winning the national championship.

No. 3 Connecticut 80, No. 14 Georgetown 38: Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis scored 23 points and Connecticut beat visiting Georgetown for its 99th consecutive home victory.

Bria Hartley added 18 points for UConn (23-2, 11-1 Big East), which held the Hoyas to 25-percent shooting and 24 points below their season average.

Sugar Rodgers and Rubylee Wright each had 10 points as Georgetown (19-6, 8-4) lost for the first time in five games. The Hoyas led 12-11 midway through the first half before UConn took over, outscoring them 51-14 over the next 20 minutes.

No. 9 Green Bay 64, Wright State 59:Julie Wojta had career highs of 30 points and 20 rebounds to help Wisconsin-Green Bay bounce back from its first loss with a win over visiting Wright State.

Wojta, a senior, fell two steals short of getting her first career triple-double. Megan Lukan added 12 points for the Phoenix (21-1, 11-1 Horizon League). Green Bay was coming off a 70-58 loss to Detroit on Thursday night.

Molly Fox had 16 points to lead the Raiders (16-9, 9-4), who began the day tied for second with Detroit in the conference.

No. 19 Gonzaga 79, San Francisco 59: Katelan Redmon scored 18 points as Gonzaga beat host San Francisco to bounce back from its worst conference loss in a decade.

Jazmine Redmon added 10 points for the Bulldogs (22-4, 11-2), who moved into sole possession of first place in the West Coast Conference.

Rheina Ale scored 19 points and became San Francisco's career leader for minutes played, but the Dons (4-22, 2-11) still lost their fifth straight.

No. 20 Louisville 89, Syracuse 62:Becky Burke made eight of Louisville's school-record 18 3-pointers and scored a career-high 28 points to lead the visiting Cardinals over Syracuse.

Shoni Schimmel added six 3s as Louisville (18-7, 7-5 Big East) stopped a three-game losing streak. She had 20 points and 10 assists.

Kayla Alexander had 20 points and 12 rebounds for Syracuse (15-11, 4-8).

No. 25 St. Bonaventure 56, Dayton 55: Megan Van Tatenhove scored on a spinning jumper in the lane with 23 seconds left to give St. Bonaventure a win over host Dayton.

Justine Raterman's 3-point attempt at the final buzzer was short for the Flyers.

Van Tatenhove scored 17 points to help St. Bonaventure (24-2, 11-0 Atlantic 10) get its 13th straight win overall and 12th consecutive on the road.

Raterman finished with 11 points, all in the second half, for Dayton (16-6, 8-2), which snapped a six-game winning streak.

Elsewhere

Appalachian State 79, UNC Greensboro 60: Courtney Freeman scored a game-high 19 points for host Appalachian State (20-3, 14-1 SoCon). Jazz Weaver scored 13 for the Spartans (3-21, 2-14).

Davidson 78, Elon 51: Laura Murray had 19 points for the visiting Wildcats (17-7, 13-2 SoCon). Ali Ford contributed 16 for Elon (12-12, 8-7).

Western Carolina 58, Wofford 54: Kaila'Shea Menendez led visiting Western Carolina (10-15, 5-10 SoCon) with 15 points. Wofford fell to 11-14, 4-12.

Winthrop 65, Gardner-Webb 55: Dequesha McClanahan scored a game-high 25 points for visiting Winthrop (12-11, 6-5 Big South). Gardner-Webb is 2-20, 1-11.

Erskine 73, Pfeiffer 67: Porsha Morgan scored 31 points for host Erskine (11-12, 8-7 Conference Carolinas). Pfeiffer fell to 11-11, 6-7.

Shaw 75, Winston-Salem State 68: Sequoyah Griffin led the visiting Bears (16-6, 11-1 CIAA) with 21 points. Winston-Salem State is 15-7, 10-2.

Wingate 73, Tusculum 55: Tiffany Brown and Janitsha Williams scored 15 points each for host Wingate (15-7 overall, 9-5 South Atlantic Conference). Tusculum is 15-7, 9-5.


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