Kelsey Ransom scored a career-high 36 factors, none extra necessary than the 2 free throws she sank with two seconds left, and No. 10 seed Georgetown upset No. 7 seed Windfall 58-56 within the first spherical of the Massive East ladies’s basketball event on Friday in Uncasville, Conn.
Ransom scored all 11 of the Hoyas’ factors within the fourth quarter. Her 3-pointer within the first minute gave Georgetown a 50-40 lead, its largest of the sport. Windfall rallied all the way in which again, with Olivia Olsen’s layup and free throws pulling the Friars even with 59 seconds left earlier than Ransom drew a foul. The Friars missed a brief shot earlier than the buzzer.
Ransom made 14 of twenty-two discipline aim makes an attempt and added seven rebounds for Georgetown (12-18), which is able to face second-seeded Creighton within the quarterfinals. Ariel Jenkins added eight factors and 6 boards in 20 minutes earlier than fouling out.
Olsen led Windfall (13-19) with 21 factors and 7 rebounds. Grace Efosa added 14 factors and eight boards.
St. John’s 66, Butler 50
Ber’Nyah Mayo had a game-high 16 factors and the eighth-seeded Purple Storm got here again to beat the ninth-seeded Bulldogs.
Skye Owen added 13 factors and Lashae Dwyer scored 10 as St. John’s (16-14) shot 58.3 p.c from the sphere and turned 16 takeaways into 24 factors. St. John’s will meet top-seeded UConn within the subsequent spherical.
Sydney Jaynes scored 14 factors and Lily Zeinstra had 11 for Butler (15-17). The Bulldogs led 16-10 after one quarter earlier than the Purple Storm grabbed the lead for good within the third and gained the fourth interval 17-6.
Xavier 80, DePaul 73
Freshman Meri Kanerva scored a season-high 28 factors, Aizhanique Mayo added a career-high 27 and the Eleventh-seeded Musketeers stunned the sixth-seeded Blue Demons.
Kanerva and Mayo helped Xavier (7-23) race out to an 18-2 lead, and the Musketeers led by as many as 22 after Mayo’s back-to-back 3-pointers halfway by the third quarter. DePaul (13-19) rallied all the way in which again to tie the sport at 62 with 5:04 to play, however Xavier shot 15-for-16 from the foul line within the fourth quarter to tug out the upset.
Mayo made 6 of 10 makes an attempt from the arc as Xavier shot 11-for-24 on 3-pointers. Tae’lor Purvis scored 12 for the Musketeers, who will face third-seeded Seton Corridor subsequent. Jorie Allen paced DePaul with 28 factors and 12 rebounds.
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