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Aussies in NCAAW

Purdue knew! Wickstrom has back-to-back 21s in hot start

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Purdue knew! Wickstrom has back-to-back 21s in hot start
Purdue knew! Wickstrom has back-to-back 21s in hot start

Purdue junior guard Hannah Wickstrom scored 21 points for the second straight game to start the season. Photo: Purdue University

Hannah Wickstrom matched her opening-day 21 for Purdue, and 69 Aussie women went 36-33 on day four.

Purdue junior guard Hannah Wickstrom scored 21 points with three threes and nine rebounds as the Boilermakers beat Eastern Michigan 83-73 at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Close to 70 Australian women had a game on day four, and their teams went a combined 36-33.

All box scores are below in a searchable table. Games played Thursday, November 5 US time, Friday, November 6. All times AEDT.

Wickstrom, from Melbourne, went 6-from-14 from the field and 6-from-7 at the line in 38 minutes, matching the 21 she scored against IU Indianapolis on opening day. Eastern Michigan senior Ruby Brannon, from Woonona, did not play.

Hannah Wickstrom Purdue Boilermakers
Hannah Wickstrom matched her opening-day 21 for Purdue. Photo: Purdue University

Northwestern junior Lily Carmody, from Melbourne, scored 20 points on 6-from-12 shooting and 7-from-9 at the line, with five rebounds and two steals in 24 minutes, but the Wildcats lost 91-78 to Xavier at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston.

Illinois State sophomore Hannah Chicken, from Taree, had the only Australian double-double of the day, 19 points and 13 rebounds, as the Redbirds won 91-87 in overtime at Dayton's UD Arena.

TCU sophomore Lara Somfai, from Adelaide, scored 19 on 6-from-10 shooting and 6-from-7 at the line in 23 minutes as the Horned Frogs beat Le Moyne 96-41 at Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth. Freshman Jessie-May Hall, from Sydney, added 11 points and three steals off the bench, and sophomore Sarah Portlock, from Victoria, had a rebound in three minutes.

Manhattan junior Taylah Murtagh, from Traralgon, made five of her nine threes for 17 points, but the Jaspers lost 62-61 at UAlbany. Only Lulu Twidale's six threes on opening day is a bigger haul by an Australian woman this season.

Twidale, a senior from the Sunshine Coast, had 15 points with three threes in 26 minutes as California beat Long Beach State 100-46 at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, a game with five Australians in it. Cal freshman Ruby Perkins, from East Killara, started and had six points and five assists, and freshman Zara Russell, from Canberra, had five points and four rebounds. For Long Beach State, sophomore Rosie Akot, from North Adelaide, started and had six points, six rebounds and three blocks, and sophomore Danijela Kujovic, from Melbourne, hit a three.

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Australians in NCAAW: every box score, Friday 6 November

69 Australians across 44 schools · 54 played, 15 did not · 12 scored 10 or more · 1 double-double
Hannah WickstromPurdueW 83-73v Eastern Michigan382193006-143-56-7
Lily CarmodyNorthwesternL 78-91v Xavier242051206-121-17-9
Hannah ChickenIllinois StateW 91-87at Dayton3819131118-140-13-4
Lara SomfaiTCUW 96-41v Le Moyne231951206-101-46-7
Taylah MurtaghManhattanL 61-62at UAlbany371741005-105-92-2
Sienna HarveyIowa StateW 68-44v Nicholls311554007-131-10-0
Lulu TwidaleCaliforniaW 100-46v Long Beach State271543106-133-50-0
Prasayus NotoaBYUW 74-64v Portland231384226-91-40-0
Edie ClarkeClemsonW 76-57v East Tennessee State171341216-91-30-0
Amy KurkowskiNorth AlabamaL 51-72at Ole Miss341132124-132-81-2
Jessie-May HallTCUW 96-41v Le Moyne171132305-91-30-1
Teyahna BondHawai'iL 79-85at San Francisco331123214-121-42-2
Katie DonovanDavidsonL 57-72v Virginia29823103-90-32-2
Isla AireyLouisiana TechW 90-41v Texas A&M-Texarkana117100013-40-01-2
Opal BirdWake ForestW 85-53v Presbyterian23713303-41-20-0
Naomi WilsonMerrimackL 35-57at NJIT18681003-80-00-2
Rosie AkotLong Beach StateL 46-100at California27661133-100-30-0
Ruby PerkinsCaliforniaW 100-46v Long Beach State20645002-62-30-0
Sharni ReisingerDavidsonL 57-72v Virginia13640002-70-12-2
Susan FahnbullehSE LouisianaW 71-64v Arkansas Monticello21612102-60-32-2
Bonnie DeasUCLAW 78-42v UC Irvine17572011-51-42-2
Zara RussellCaliforniaW 100-46v Long Beach State22541012-30-01-1
Dallas LoughridgeMichiganW 77-66v UConn39539201-90-13-4
Ella MacleodNorth AlabamaL 51-72at Ole Miss9512001-11-12-2
Saoirse SmartPresbyterianL 53-85at Wake Forest16510002-20-01-2
Asha NightingaleDavidsonL 57-72v Virginia14430001-60-32-4
Dyani AnanievPortlandL 64-74at BYU27433102-40-20-0
Evelyn MartynPepperdineL 54-58v UC Santa Barbara10411110-00-04-8
Emilija DakicIowa StateW 68-44v Nicholls10400002-30-00-0
Summah HansonUC IrvineL 42-78at UCLA14341100-50-23-4
Taryn BondHawai'iL 79-85at San Francisco16332201-30-01-2
Layla-J CameronCentral ArkansasL 44-72at Baylor12322001-31-20-0
Danijela KujovicLong Beach StateL 46-100at California20311101-41-40-0
Emilie BessellDavidsonL 57-72v Virginia23312101-51-20-0
Liz MurphyUT ArlingtonW 79-64v Lamar13310001-51-50-0
Zoe ShanahanPepperdineL 54-58v UC Santa Barbara8310001-21-20-0
Jemma AmooreKentuckyW 79-28v Northern Kentucky2300001-21-20-0
Stella SakalasBYUW 74-64v Portland11301101-31-20-0
Achol AgokUMass LowellW 78-53v Niagara19281211-30-10-0
Paris SantacaterinaCentral ArkansasL 44-72at Baylor25242001-100-30-0
Caitlyn MartinFordhamW 70-62v St. Thomas Aquinas38227201-50-30-2
Olivia HastingsButlerW 104-57v Lipscomb3220001-10-00-0
Emilie BeggsSan FranciscoW 85-79v Hawai'i6210000-10-02-2
Adeang RingVirginiaW 72-57at Davidson19060000-10-10-0
Ella AverillFordhamW 70-62v St. Thomas Aquinas16020100-40-00-0
Georgia EllNorth Dakota StateW 86-60v Augustana (SD)2020000-10-00-0
Sophie AlexanderBowling GreenW 77-73v Cleveland State11021000-10-10-0
Jada KennedyPortlandL 64-74at BYU8010000-10-00-0
Jade PeacockHawai'iL 79-85at San Francisco11010000-40-30-0
Maddie AngusPortlandL 64-74at BYU2010000-00-00-0
Olivia TredreaNorth AlabamaL 51-72at Ole Miss9010000-00-00-0
Sarah PortlockTCUW 96-41v Le Moyne4010000-00-00-0
Sierra WoolhouseHarvardW 81-51v Boston College3010110-20-10-0
Phoebe HolmesNorth AlabamaL 51-72at Ole Miss2000000-00-00-0
Alleah Hanson DNPUC IrvineL 42-78at UCLA–––––––––
Delaney Todd DNPNew HampshireL 48-52v Canisius–––––––––
Eleanor Trout DNPBoston CollegeL 51-81at Harvard–––––––––
Ella Brow DNPBaylorW 72-44v Central Arkansas–––––––––
Freya Bijkerk DNPPepperdineL 54-58v UC Santa Barbara–––––––––
Jaymee Wadey DNPAmerican UniversityL 65-75at Georgetown–––––––––
Jemma Hunter DNPHoustonW 78-50v Sam Houston–––––––––
Jordan Billing DNPCal PolyW 61-33v Whittier–––––––––
Kyra Webb DNPHawai'iL 79-85at San Francisco–––––––––
Natalie Chisi DNPBryantW 65-63v Marist–––––––––
Ruby Brannon DNPEastern MichiganL 73-83at Purdue–––––––––
Savannah Metcalfe DNPWake ForestW 85-53v Presbyterian–––––––––
Sophia Hickey DNPIonaL 63-77v Stony Brook–––––––––
Vahayliah Seumanutafa DNPBYUW 74-64v Portland–––––––––
Zoe Shaw DNPUC Santa BarbaraW 58-54at Pepperdine–––––––––
Hannah Wickstrom led the way with 21 points for Purdue in the 83-73 win over Eastern Michigan. Games played Thursday 5 November US time, Friday 6 November in Australia. Bold marks 10 or more points.

Iowa State sophomore Sienna Harvey, from Wodonga, scored 15 on 7-from-13 shooting with four assists as the Cyclones beat Nicholls 68-44, with sophomore Emilija Dakic, from Melbourne, adding four. Clemson junior Edie Clarke, from Melbourne, scored 13 on 6-from-9 shooting in 17 minutes of a 76-57 win against East Tennessee State.

Michigan senior Dallas Loughridge, from Bena, had nine assists and two steals in 39 minutes as the Wolverines beat UConn 77-66 at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor. She scored five points.

North Alabama junior Amy Kurkowski, from Melbourne, scored 11 with two threes and two blocks as the Lions lost 72-51 at Ole Miss, where three more Australians played for North Alabama. Junior Ella Macleod, from Eynesbury, had five points in 10 minutes, and freshman Olivia Tredrea, from Adelaide, and junior Phoebe Holmes, from Mackay, also got minutes.

Hawai'i sophomore Teyahna Bond, from Cairns, scored 11 as the Rainbow Wahine lost 85-79 in overtime at San Francisco, and her sister Taryn Bond, a freshman, had three points and two steals. Senior Jade Peacock, from the Gold Coast, started without scoring, sophomore Kyra Webb, from Melbourne, did not play, and San Francisco freshman Emilie Beggs, from Perth, made two free throws.

Five Australians were at John M. Belk Arena, where Virginia beat Davidson 72-57. Davidson senior Katie Donovan, from Queensland, scored eight, freshman Sharni Reisinger, from Brisbane, six, sophomore Asha Nightingale, from Traralgon, four and junior Emilie Bessell, from Sydney, three, while Virginia junior Adeang Ring, from Sydney, had six rebounds in 20 minutes.

Wake Forest sophomore Opal Bird, from Sydney, had seven points, three assists and three steals in an 85-53 win against Presbyterian, whose freshman Saoirse Smart, from Perth, started and scored five. Wake Forest sophomore Savannah Metcalfe, from Perth, did not play.

Louisiana Tech junior Isla Airey, from Melbourne, had seven points and 10 rebounds, eight of them offensive, in 12 minutes as the Lady Techsters beat Texas A&M-Texarkana 90-41. UCLA sophomore Bonnie Deas, from Frankston, had five points and seven rebounds in a 78-42 win against UC Irvine, whose senior Summah Hanson, from Brisbane, scored three, while freshman Alleah Hanson, also from Brisbane, did not play.

Fordham junior Caitlyn Martin, from Katoomba, played 38 minutes for seven assists and two steals, with sophomore Ella Averill, from Perth, also playing, as the Rams beat St. Thomas Aquinas 70-62. SE Louisiana junior Susan Fahnbulleh, from Perth, scored six in a 71-64 win against Arkansas Monticello. None of St. Thomas Aquinas, Arkansas Monticello and Texas A&M-Texarkana is a Division I program.

UMass Lowell freshman Achol Agok, from Canberra, had eight rebounds and two steals in a 78-53 win against Niagara, and Merrimack senior Naomi Wilson, from Baldivis, had six points and eight rebounds in a 57-35 loss at NJIT. Central Arkansas lost 72-44 at Baylor, with senior Layla-J Cameron, from the Gold Coast, scoring three and senior Paris Santacaterina, from Mackay, two, while Baylor senior Ella Brow, from Palm Beach, did not play.

Pepperdine freshman Evelyn Martyn, from Victoria, scored four and sophomore Zoe Shanahan, from Melbourne, three as the Waves lost 58-54 to UC Santa Barbara, whose junior Zoe Shaw, from Melbourne, did not play, nor did Pepperdine freshman Freya Bijkerk, from Sydney.

Kentucky junior Jemma Amoore, from Ballarat, hit a three in two minutes of a 79-28 win against Northern Kentucky, UT Arlington junior Liz Murphy, from Yackandandah, hit a three in a 79-64 win against Lamar, and Butler freshman Olivia Hastings, from Sydney, scored two in a 104-57 win against Lipscomb. North Dakota State sophomore Georgia Ell, from Sydney, Bowling Green freshman Sophie Alexander, from Melbourne, and Harvard freshman Sierra Woolhouse, from Hampton, all played in wins, Harvard's coming 81-51 against a Boston College side whose freshman Eleanor Trout, from Melbourne, did not play.

Six more Australians are on the two rosters for BYU's 74-64 win against Portland at the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah: Prasayus Notoa, Stella Sakalas and Vahayliah Seumanutafa for the Cougars, and Dyani Ananiev, Jada Kennedy and b for the Pilots.

Six others did not play: Houston freshman Jemma Hunter in a 78-50 win against Sam Houston, Cal Poly junior Jordan Billing in a 61-33 win against Whittier, Bryant freshman Natalie Chisi in a 65-63 win against Marist, American sophomore Jaymee Wadey in a 75-65 loss at Georgetown, New Hampshire freshman Delaney Todd in a 52-48 loss to Canisius, and Iona freshman Sophia Hickey in a 77-63 loss to Stony Brook.

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