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🇦🇺 California 75, Florida State 62 (Final)
California: 17–11 (10th in ACC)
Florida State: 9–18 (14th in ACC)
Sunshine Coast junior Lulu Twidale delivered 30 points in California’s 13-point road win against Florida State on Friday as the Golden Bears controlled the final quarter to close out the result. Twidale played all 40 minutes and shot 10–from–20 from the field, including 5–from–13 from beyond the arc, while converting 5–of–5 from the free throw line. She added nine rebounds, six assists and one steal with three turnovers. Perth junior Pania Davis played 15 minutes for Florida State and recorded five points on 2–from–8 shooting, converting 1–of–1 from the free throw line. She added six rebounds, one assist and one steal with two turnovers.
Lulu Twidale — Junior, Guard, California
From Sunshine Coast, QLD │ Height: 1.78 m
• Minutes: 40 │ Points: 30 (14.8) │ Rebounds: 9 (3.4) │ Assists: 6 (3.8) │ Steals: 1 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 3 │ FG: 10–20 │ 3PT: 5–13 │ FT: 5–5
Pania Davis — Junior, Center, Florida State
From Perth, WA │ Height: 1.98 m
• Minutes: 15 │ Points: 5 (8.2) │ Rebounds: 6 (6.2) │ Assists: 1 (0.7) │ Steals: 1 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 2 │ FG: 2–8 │ 3PT: 0–0 │ FT: 1–1
🇦🇺 UC Riverside 62, CSUB 58 (Final)
UC Riverside: 9–17 (7th in Big West)
Melbourne sophomore Hannah Wickstrom delivered 24 points in UC Riverside’s four-point road win against CSUB on Friday as the Highlanders held their margin in the final possessions. Wickstrom played 37 minutes and shot 10–from–20 from the field, including 1–from–4 from beyond the arc, while converting 3–of–4 from the free throw line. She added nine rebounds, two assists and two steals with four turnovers. Sydney sophomore Makayla Minshall played five minutes and recorded one rebound and one steal without scoring.
Hannah Wickstrom — Sophomore, Guard, UC Riverside
From Melbourne, VIC │ Height: 1.78 m
• Minutes: 37 │ Points: 24 (23.2) │ Rebounds: 9 (7.4) │ Assists: 2 (2.8) │ Steals: 2 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 4 │ FG: 10–20 │ 3PT: 1–4 │ FT: 3–4
Makayla Minshall — Sophomore, Guard, UC Riverside
From Sydney, NSW │ Height: 1.75 m
• Minutes: 5 │ Points: 0 (4.7) │ Rebounds: 1 (2.0) │ Assists: 0 (0.6) │ Steals: 1 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 0 │ FG: 0–1 │ 3PT: 0–0 │ FT: 0–0
Idaho 86, 🇦🇺 Portland State 66 (Final)
Portland State: 6–20 (9th in Big Sky)
Taree freshman Hannah Chicken and Mount Barker senior Taylor Moffat featured in Portland State’s 20-point road loss to Idaho on Friday as the Vikings trailed after halftime and were unable to reduce the margin.
Chicken played 27 minutes and recorded 16 points on 7–from–15 shooting, including 0–from–2 from beyond the arc, while converting 2–of–2 from the free throw line. She added four rebounds, two assists and three steals without committing a turnover.
Moffat logged 24 minutes and finished with two points on 1–from–3 shooting, including 0–from–1 from three-point range. She added two rebounds and one assist with two turnovers.
Hannah Chicken — Freshman, Forward, Portland State
From Taree, NSW │ Height: 1.83 m
• Minutes: 27 │ Points: 16 (11.3) │ Rebounds: 4 (6.1) │ Assists: 2 (1.6) │ Steals: 3 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 0 │ FG: 7–15 │ 3PT: 0–2 │ FT: 2–2
Taylor Moffat — Senior, Guard, Portland State
From Mount Barker, SA │ Height: 1.73 m
• Minutes: 24 │ Points: 2 (4.6) │ Rebounds: 2 (2.0) │ Assists: 1 (1.9) │ Steals: 0 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 2 │ FG: 1–3 │ 3PT: 0–1 │ FT: 0–2
🇦🇺 Boston College 77, SMU 59 (Final)
Boston College: 5–24 (18th in ACC)
Melbourne sophomore Lily Carmody delivered 27 points in Boston College’s 18-point road win against SMU on Friday as the Eagles controlled the second half to secure the result. Carmody played 39 minutes and shot 11–from–19 from the field, including 0–from–2 from beyond the arc, while converting 5–of–5 from the free throw line. She added five rebounds, three assists, two steals and two blocks with one turnover.
Lily Carmody — Sophomore, Guard, Boston College
From Melbourne, VIC │ Height: 1.8 m
• Minutes: 39 │ Points: 27 (12.3) │ Rebounds: 5 (3.5) │ Assists: 3 (2.1) │ Steals: 2 │ Blocks: 2 │ Turnovers: 1 │ FG: 11–19 │ 3PT: 0–2 │ FT: 5–5
🇦🇺 Sacramento State 69, Eastern Washington 60 (Final)
Sacramento State: 12–15 (5th in Big Sky)
Devonport sophomore Rubi Gray recorded 13 points in Sacramento State’s nine-point road win against Eastern Washington on Friday as the Hornets held their margin across the final quarter. Gray played 37 minutes and shot 5–from–14 from the field, including 3–from–6 from beyond the arc. She added two rebounds, one assist, two steals and one block with two turnovers.
Rubi Gray — Sophomore, Guard, Sacramento State
From Devonport, TAS │ Height: 1.78 m
• Minutes: 37 │ Points: 13 (14.3) │ Rebounds: 2 (2.9) │ Assists: 1 (1.2) │ Steals: 2 │ Blocks: 1 │ Turnovers: 2 │ FG: 5–14 │ 3PT: 3–6 │ FT: 0–0
🇦🇺 Florida International 62, Delaware 36 (Final)
Florida International: 16–9 (4th in CUSA)
Perth junior Riley Burd featured in Florida International’s 26-point home win against Delaware on Friday as the Panthers limited the Blue Hens to 36 points. Burd played 14 minutes and finished without scoring, attempting no field goals, while adding two rebounds, one assist and one steal without committing a turnover.
Riley Burd — Junior, Guard, Florida International
From Perth, WA │ Height: 1.83 m
• Minutes: 14 │ Points: 0 (2.3) │ Rebounds: 2 (1.6) │ Assists: 1 (0.4) │ Steals: 1 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 0 │ FG: 0–0 │ 3PT: 0–0 │ FT: 0–0
Bryant 63, 🇦🇺 Binghamton 60 (Final)
Bryant: 18–9 (5th in America East)
Wallacia senior Rose Nelson featured in Bryant’s three-point road win against Binghamton on Friday as the Bulldogs held their margin in the closing possessions. Nelson played seven minutes and finished without scoring, shooting 0–from–1 from the field while recording no rebounds, assists or turnovers.
Rose Nelson — Senior, Forward, Bryant
From Wallacia, NSW │ Height: 1.85 m
• Minutes: 7 │ Points: 0 (2.5) │ Rebounds: 0 (3.4) │ Assists: 0 (1.5) │ Steals: 0 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 0 │ FG: 0–1 │ 3PT: 0–0 │ FT: 0–0
🇦🇺 Notre Dame 78, Wake Forest 54 (Final)
Wake Forest: 13–14 (15th in ACC)
Sydney freshman Opal Bird recorded eight points in Wake Forest’s 24-point home loss to Notre Dame on Friday as the Demon Deacons trailed after halftime and were unable to reduce the margin. Bird played 26 minutes and shot 3–from–6 from the field, including 0–from–3 from beyond the arc, while converting 2–of–2 from the free throw line. She added two rebounds and three assists with five turnovers.
Opal Bird — Freshman, Forward, Wake Forest
From Sydney, NSW │ Height: 1.91 m
• Minutes: 26 │ Points: 8 (4.8) │ Rebounds: 2 (3.1) │ Assists: 3 (3.0) │ Steals: 0 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 5 │ FG: 3–6 │ 3PT: 0–3 │ FT: 2–2
🇦🇺 Rider 55, Canisius 53 OT (Final)
Rider: 7–19 (11th in MAAC)
Littlehampton sophomore Emmy Roach featured in Rider’s two-point overtime road win against Canisius on Friday as the Broncs held their defensive stops in the extra period. Roach played 38 minutes and recorded six points on 3–from–10 shooting, including 0–from–2 from beyond the arc, while missing both free throw attempts. She added seven rebounds, one assist, two steals and one block without committing a turnover.
Emmy Roach — Sophomore, Guard, Rider
From Littlehampton, SA │ Height: 1.83 m
• Minutes: 38 │ Points: 6 (6.6) │ Rebounds: 7 (4.6) │ Assists: 1 (1.1) │ Steals: 2 │ Blocks: 1 │ Turnovers: 0 │ FG: 3–10 │ 3PT: 0–2 │ FT: 0–2
🇦🇺 AMCC 76, SE Louisiana 69 (Final)
SE Louisiana: 4–21 (11th in Southland)
Sydney junior Aisha Marten-Coney featured in SE Louisiana’s seven-point home loss to AMCC on Friday as the Lady Lions were unable to close the gap in the final quarter. Marten-Coney played 17 minutes and recorded two points, shooting 0–from–2 from the field while converting 2–of–2 from the free throw line. She added three rebounds and did not commit a turnover.
Aisha Marten-Coney — Junior, Forward, SE Louisiana
From Sydney, NSW │ Height: 1.83 m
• Minutes: 17 │ Points: 2 (1.5) │ Rebounds: 3 (2.0) │ Assists: 0 (0.3) │ Steals: 0 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 0 │ FG: 0–2 │ 3PT: 0–0 │ FT: 2–2
🇦🇺 Louisiana Tech 58, Jacksonville State 57 (Final)
Louisiana Tech: 20–5 (1st in CUSA)
Melbourne sophomore Isla Airey featured in Louisiana Tech’s one-point road win against Jacksonville State on Friday as the Lady Techsters held their margin in the closing possessions. Airey played eight minutes and recorded six points on 3–from–4 shooting. She added two rebounds and one turnover.
Isla Airey — Sophomore, Forward, Louisiana Tech
From Melbourne, VIC │ Height: 1.93 m
• Minutes: 8 │ Points: 6 (2.3) │ Rebounds: 2 (1.7) │ Assists: 0 (0.5) │ Steals: 0 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 1 │ FG: 3–4 │ 3PT: 0–0 │ FT: 0–0
Miami 66, 🇦🇺 Stanford 51 (Final)
Stanford: 16–12 (13th in ACC)
Adelaide freshman Lara Somfai recorded 10 rebounds in Stanford’s 15-point road loss to Miami on Friday as the Cardinal trailed after halftime and were unable to close the margin. Somfai played 24 minutes and finished with four points on 2–from–6 shooting, including 0–from–1 from beyond the arc. She added 10 rebounds, two assists and one steal with four turnovers.
Lara Somfai — Freshman, Forward, Stanford
From Adelaide, SA │ Height: 1.91 m
• Minutes: 24 │ Points: 4 (10.5) │ Rebounds: 10 (9.5) │ Assists: 2 (1.3) │ Steals: 1 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 4 │ FG: 2–6 │ 3PT: 0–1 │ FT: 0–0
Montana State 81, 🇦🇺 Weber State 36 (Final)
Weber State: 8–20 (10th in Big Sky)
Geelong senior Antoniette Emma-Nnopu featured in Weber State’s 45-point road loss to Montana State on Friday as the Wildcats trailed throughout. Emma-Nnopu played 21 minutes and recorded five points, shooting 1–from–1 from the field while converting 3–of–3 from the free throw line. She added eight rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block with three turnovers.
Antoniette Emma-Nnopu — Senior, Forward, Weber State
From Geelong, VIC │ Height: 1.8 m
• Minutes: 21 │ Points: 5 (14.2) │ Rebounds: 8 (10.0) │ Assists: 1 (2.5) │ Steals: 1 │ Blocks: 1 │ Turnovers: 3 │ FG: 1–1 │ 3PT: 0–0 │ FT: 3–3
🇦🇺 Hawai'i 71, 🇦🇺 Cal Poly 54 (Final)
Hawai'i: 15–10 (6th in Big West)
Cal Poly: 3–23 (11th in Big West)
Cairns freshman Teyahna Bond featured in Hawai'i’s 17-point road win against Cal Poly on Friday as the Rainbow Wahine built separation across the middle quarters. Bond played 14 minutes and recorded four points on 1–from–4 shooting, including 0–from–2 from beyond the arc, while converting 2–of–2 from the free throw line. She added one rebound and one steal with two turnovers. Gold Coast junior Jade Peacock logged 12 minutes and finished without scoring, shooting 0–from–3 from the field, including 0–from–1 from three-point range. Wattle Grove sophomore Kira-May Filemu played seven minutes and collected two rebounds and one steal without attempting a free throw. Canberra freshman Ella Collins logged three minutes and attempted one field goal.
For Cal Poly, Gold Coast junior Jordan Billing played 19 minutes and finished without scoring, adding two rebounds, one steal and one block.
Teyahna Bond — Freshman, Guard, Hawai'i
From Cairns, QLD │ Height: 1.73 m
• Minutes: 14 │ Points: 4 (3.2) │ Rebounds: 1 (1.6) │ Assists: 0 (2.0) │ Steals: 1 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 2 │ FG: 1–4 │ 3PT: 0–2 │ FT: 2–2
Jade Peacock — Junior, Guard, Hawai'i
From Gold Coast, QLD │ Height: 1.83 m
• Minutes: 12 │ Points: 0 (2.7) │ Rebounds: 0 (2.0) │ Assists: 0 (0.8) │ Steals: 0 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 0 │ FG: 0–3 │ 3PT: 0–1 │ FT: 0–0
Kira-May Filemu — Sophomore, Guard, Hawai'i
From Wattle Grove, NSW │ Height: 1.8 m
• Minutes: 7 │ Points: 0 (4.2) │ Rebounds: 2 (1.4) │ Assists: 0 (0.4) │ Steals: 1 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 0 │ FG: 0–1 │ 3PT: 0–1 │ FT: 0–0
Ella Collins — Freshman, Guard, Hawai'i
From Canberra, ACT │ Height: 1.73 m
• Minutes: 3 │ Points: 0 (1.3) │ Rebounds: 0 (0.6) │ Assists: 0 (0.1) │ Steals: 0 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 0 │ FG: 0–1 │ 3PT: 0–0 │ FT: 0–0
Jordan Billing — Junior, Guard, Cal Poly
From Gold Coast, QLD │ Height: 1.78 m
• Minutes: 19 │ Points: 0 (2.4) │ Rebounds: 2 (1.2) │ Assists: 0 (0.5) │ Steals: 1 │ Blocks: 1 │ Turnovers: 0 │ FG: 0–1 │ 3PT: 0–0 │ FT: 0–0
🇦🇺 UC Irvine 77, 🇦🇺 Long Beach State 62 (Final)
UC Irvine: 22–4 (1st in Big West)
Long Beach State: 3–22 (9th in Big West)
Brisbane junior Summah Hanson and Adelaide freshman Rosie Akot featured in UC Irvine’s 15-point home win against Long Beach State on Friday as the Anteaters built separation through the middle quarters. Hanson played 17 minutes and recorded six points on 1–from–3 shooting, including 0–from–2 from beyond the arc, while converting 4–of–4 from the free throw line. She added three rebounds, one assist, two steals and three blocks with one turnover.
Akot logged 32 minutes for Long Beach State and finished with two points on 1–from–6 shooting, including 0–from–5 from three-point range. She collected 14 rebounds and three assists with one block and six turnovers.
Summah Hanson — Junior, Forward, UC Irvine
From Brisbane, QLD │ Height: 1.91 m
• Minutes: 17 │ Points: 6 (7.3) │ Rebounds: 3 (6.3) │ Assists: 1 (0.3) │ Steals: 2 │ Blocks: 3 │ Turnovers: 1 │ FG: 1–3 │ 3PT: 0–2 │ FT: 4–4
Rosie Akot — Freshman, Forward, Long Beach State
From Adelaide, SA │ Height: 1.88 m
• Minutes: 32 │ Points: 2 (6.2) │ Rebounds: 14 (4.7) │ Assists: 3 (0.4) │ Steals: 0 │ Blocks: 1 │ Turnovers: 6 │ FG: 1–6 │ 3PT: 0–5 │ FT: 0–0
🇦🇺 Oregon 80, Nebraska 76 (Final)
Oregon: 19–9 (11th in Big Ten)
Nebraska: 16–11 (12th in Big Ten)
Perth senior Mia Jacobs and Gold Coast junior Jessica Petrie featured in Oregon’s four-point home win against Nebraska on Friday as the Ducks held their margin in the final possessions. Jacobs played 21 minutes and recorded five points on 1–from–4 shooting, including 1–from–2 from beyond the arc, while converting 2–of–2 from the free throw line. She added six rebounds, three assists and one steal with three turnovers.
Petrie logged 29 minutes for Nebraska and finished with 12 points on 3–from–11 shooting, including 1–from–6 from three-point range, while converting 5–of–5 from the free throw line. She added two rebounds, one assist, two steals and two blocks with two turnovers.
Mia Jacobs — Senior, Forward, Oregon
From Perth, WA │ Height: 1.88 m
• Minutes: 21 │ Points: 5 (13.7) │ Rebounds: 6 (5.5) │ Assists: 3 (1.7) │ Steals: 1 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 3 │ FG: 1–4 │ 3PT: 1–2 │ FT: 2–2
Jessica Petrie — Junior, Forward, Nebraska
From Gold Coast, QLD │ Height: 1.88 m
• Minutes: 29 │ Points: 12 (11.4) │ Rebounds: 2 (4.8) │ Assists: 1 (1.3) │ Steals: 2 │ Blocks: 2 │ Turnovers: 2 │ FG: 3–11 │ 3PT: 1–6 │ FT: 5–5
🇦🇺 Oregon State 64, Portland 54 (Final)
Oregon State: 19–9 (3rd in WCC)
Adelaide senior Lizzy Williamson and Melbourne freshmen Katelyn Field and Keira Lindemans featured in Oregon State’s 10-point home win against Portland on Friday as the Beavers controlled the second half. Williamson played six minutes and recorded two points on 1–from–4 shooting, adding four rebounds and one block without committing a turnover. Field logged 19 minutes and finished with three points on 1–from–2 shooting, including 1–from–1 from beyond the arc. She added one rebound without a turnover. Lindemans played seven minutes and recorded one rebound and two assists with two turnovers.
Lizzy Williamson — Senior, Forward, Oregon State
From Adelaide, SA │ Height: 1.96 m
• Minutes: 6 │ Points: 2 (5.8) │ Rebounds: 4 (4.9) │ Assists: 0 (0.7) │ Steals: 0 │ Blocks: 1 │ Turnovers: 0 │ FG: 1–4 │ 3PT: 0–0 │ FT: 0–0
Katelyn Field — Freshman, Guard, Oregon State
From Melbourne, VIC │ Height: 1.8 m
• Minutes: 19 │ Points: 3 (2.2) │ Rebounds: 1 (1.0) │ Assists: 0 (0.2) │ Steals: 0 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 0 │ FG: 1–2 │ 3PT: 1–1 │ FT: 0–0
Keira Lindemans — Freshman, Guard, Oregon State
From Melbourne, VIC │ Height: 1.83 m
• Minutes: 7 │ Points: 0 (1.5) │ Rebounds: 1 (1.5) │ Assists: 2 (0.8) │ Steals: 0 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 2 │ FG: 0–0 │ 3PT: 0–0 │ FT: 0–0
🇦🇺 UC Santa Barbara 74, CSUN 58 (Final)
UC Santa Barbara: — (Big West)
Adelaide sophomore Olivia Bradley and Melbourne sophomore Zoe Shaw featured in UC Santa Barbara’s 16-point road win against CSUN on Friday as the Gauchos built separation through the middle quarters. Bradley played 26 minutes and recorded 10 points on 3–from–7 shooting, including 1–from–3 from beyond the arc, while converting 3–of–3 from the free throw line. She added three assists and one block with four turnovers. Shaw logged 21 minutes and finished with eight points on 3–from–10 shooting, including 2–from–7 from three-point range. She added two rebounds and three steals without committing a turnover.
Olivia Bradley — Sophomore, Forward, UC Santa Barbara
From Adelaide, SA │ Height: 1.85 m
• Minutes: 26 │ Points: 10 (13.2) │ Rebounds: 0 (5.9) │ Assists: 3 (1.8) │ Steals: 0 │ Blocks: 1 │ Turnovers: 4 │ FG: 3–7 │ 3PT: 1–3 │ FT: 3–3
Zoe Shaw — Sophomore, Guard, UC Santa Barbara
From Melbourne, VIC │ Height: 1.7 m
• Minutes: 21 │ Points: 8 (9.8) │ Rebounds: 2 (3.5) │ Assists: 0 (1.9) │ Steals: 3 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 0 │ FG: 3–10 │ 3PT: 2–7 │ FT:
🇦🇺 No. 2 UCLA 82, Washington 67 (Final)
Washington: 19–8 (9th in Big Ten)
Geelong freshman Sienna Harvey featured in Washington’s 15-point road loss to No. 2 UCLA on Friday as the Huskies trailed after halftime. Harvey played two minutes and did not score, shooting 0–from–1 from the field.
Sienna Harvey — Freshman, Guard, Washington
From Geelong, VIC │ Height: 1.78 m
• Minutes: 2 │ Points: 0 (4.1) │ Rebounds: 0 (1.8) │ Assists: 0 (0.8) │ Steals: 0 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 0 │ FG: 0–1 │ 3PT: 0–0 │ FT: 0–0
🇦🇺 Cleveland State 74, IU Indianapolis 45 (Final)
IU Indianapolis: 11–15 (7th in Horizon League)
Ballarat sophomore Jemma Amoore featured in IU Indianapolis’ 29-point road loss to Cleveland State on Friday as the Jaguars trailed throughout. Amoore played five minutes and did not score, attempting no field goals. She added one rebound and one assist with one turnover.
Jemma Amoore — Sophomore, Guard, IU Indianapolis
From Ballarat, VIC │ Height: 1.63 m
• Minutes: 5 │ Points: 0 (2.0) │ Rebounds: 1 (0.9) │ Assists: 1 (0.4) │ Steals: 0 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 1 │ FG: 0–0 │ 3PT: 0–0 │ FT: 0–0
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