Clark scores 24, leading No. 7 Texas to a win over South Dakota State after losing Booker
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Jayda Clark scored 24 points to lead No. 7 Texas to a 93-63 victory over South Dakota State after losing All-American forward Madison Booker to an injury late in the first half.
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Clark, a 21-year-old sophomore who came to Texas this season from Australia, scored 14 in the third quarter, converting all six of her shots, including two 3-pointers.
Texas (3-0) hit 12 of 14 from the field in the period, outscoring South Dakota State 29-18 without Booker. Clark finished 10 for 15 from the field, including 3 of 4 from distance.
Booker, a two-time AP All-American, left the game with 1:30 remaining in the first half when she landed hard on her back after getting fouled by Mahli Abdouch while making a layup. Texas did not immediately provide an update on her injury during the game.
Zya Vann scored 14 for Texas, while Bryanna Preston provided 11 points. Center Breya Cunningham finished with 10 points. Cunningham and her backup, freshman Isi Etute, combined to limit South Dakota State star Brooklyn Meyer to nine points, six fewer than her average.
NO. 8 VANDERBILT 101, W. KENTUCKY 59
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Mia Woolfolk scored 27 points as Vanderbilt cruised to a win over Western Kentucky.
Vanderbilt (4-0), which entered the game fourth in the nation in points per game, had its fourth straight 100-point scoring night, a first for the Commodores.
Aubrey Galvan had a lot to do with it. The Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year last season, Galvan scored 19, including 5 of 7 on 3-pointers in the first half. One of her 3s, midway through the second quarter, barely moved the net.
Preseason All-American Mikayla Blakes had 12 points but her nation-leading streak of 18 straight games with at least 20 points ended. She struggled from the floor, shooting 6 of 15 and 0 of 5 on 3-point tries.
NO. 12 KENTUCKY 98, EVANSVILLE 30
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Freshman Emily McDonald scored a season-best 27 points and set a program record with nine 3-pointers — on just 12 attempts — and Kentucky routed Evansville.
McDonald made three 3-pointers in the opening four minutes of the fourth quarter to reach nine and break a record that teammate Ajša Sivka tied on Sunday against N.C. State. Sivka matched Rhyne Howard’s mark of eight that had stood since Feb. 27, 2022.
Kentucky finished 18 of 39 (46%) beyond the arc, tying the team record for makes in a game. The Wildcats also went 18 of 39 on Sunday against the Wolfpack to tie the team mark set on Jan. 1, 2025, in an SEC opener against Mississippi State.
Me’Arah O’Neal added 18 points for Kentucky (4-0). Ajsa Sivka scored 12, and Clara Strack had 11. Six different Wildcats made a 3-pointer.
Jayden Scott led Evansville (0-3) with 14 points.
NO. 21 MISSISSIPPI 95, ALBANY (NY) 41
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Talaysia Cooper erupted for 29 points, Jaida Civil added 13, and Ole Miss women took down UAlbany.
Nine different players scored for the Rebels (3-0), who won in their first-ever matchup with the Great Danes (3-1).
Cooper shot 10-for-16 from the field and 7-for-12 from deep, coming just shy of her career-high of 33. The fifth-year transfer from Tennessee had not reached double figures in each of the Rebels’ previous two contests.
Ole Miss opened on a 14-2 run, and held a 14-point lead after the first quarter. They doubled that lead in the second, taking a comfortable 45-17 advantage into the half.
They closed the game on a 21-5 run to set their highest point total so far this season.
NO. 23 NORTH CAROLINA 109, NC CENTRAL 40
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Nyla Brooks scored 17 points and North Carolina set a program record with 18 3-pointers in a victory over North Carolina Central for the Tar Heels’ first win of the season.
North Carolina shot 56% from the field and made 18 of 39 attempts from 3-point range, surpassing the previous record of 16 against Virginia on Feb. 26, 2026. Brooks was 5 of 10 and seven other UNC players hit a shot from distance — including all five starters.
North Carolina (1-2) opened the season with a 91-79 loss to No. 21 Oklahoma and an 84-39 loss to No. 1 South Carolina before breaking through against the Eagles.
The Tar Heels put the game away early, leading 30-11 after the first quarter and 54-15 at halftime. The Tar Heels extended the advantage to 85-31 after three quarters.