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Isla Juffermans drops 22 on Aussie-loaded California

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Isla Juffermans drops 22 on Aussie-loaded California
Isla Juffermans drops 22 on Aussie-loaded California

Charleston redshirt sophomore forward Isla Juffermans (middle in grey). Photo: College of Charleston

Charleston lost 78-64 at California, but Isla Juffermans outscored all three Cal Aussies with 22.

Charleston redshirt sophomore forward Isla Juffermans scored 22 points with eight rebounds as the Cougars lost to California 78-64 at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, in a game with four Australians on the floor.

Twenty-eight Australian women had a game, and their teams went a combined 17-11.

All box scores are below in a searchable table. Games played Thursday, November 12 US time, Friday, November 13. All times AEDT.

Juffermans, from Coffs Harbour, went 8-from-17 from the field and 5-from-6 at the line, adding three assists, three steals and two blocks. Charleston trailed 25-4 after the first quarter, and she scored 12 points in the second as the Cougars won it 21-11. They took the last three quarters 60-53, but the first-quarter hole was too deep.

California senior Lulu Twidale, from the Sunshine Coast, scored 19 with four rebounds and four steals, on 8-from-26 shooting and 2-from-13 from three. Freshman Zara Russell had seven points and four rebounds, and Sydney freshman Ruby Perkins had two points and two assists in 29 minutes.

RELATED: Australian NCAA Women's Top 20 Power Rankings I Australian NCAA Men's Top 20 Power Rankings

Buffalo sophomore forward Meg Lucas, from Melbourne, scored 20 points on 9-from-11 shooting with nine rebounds as the Bulls beat Sacramento State 67-60 at Broadview Arena in Buffalo, 14 of them in the second half. Freshman Ella Wickstrom, from Melbourne, had four points, four rebounds and five assists, freshman Layla Hearne, from Murray Bridge, played two minutes, and Hornets sophomore Jelena Savic, from Melbourne, scored seven.

Manhattan junior guard Taylah Murtagh, from Traralgon, hit four of her five threes for 16 points as the Jaspers lost 58-55 at Fairleigh Dickinson at the Bogota Savings Bank Center in Hackensack. Manhattan trailed 48-34 after three quarters and won the fourth 21-10, with Murtagh scoring six of them.

TCU sophomore forward Lara Somfai, from Adelaide, had 15 points and nine rebounds on 6-from-9 shooting in 22 minutes as the Horned Frogs beat SE Louisiana 106-47 at Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth. Freshman Jessie-May Hall, from Sydney, added five points, three assists and three steals, sophomore Sarah Portlock played three minutes, and Lady Lions junior Susan Fahnbulleh, from Perth, scored eight.

UC Davis freshman guard Rebecca Donnelly, from Sydney, scored 15 with three threes in 25 minutes as the Aggies beat Cal State Fullerton 86-52 at the University Credit Union Center in Davis, where fellow freshman Anna Bassett, from Brisbane, added eight.

Michigan senior guard and former Adelaide Lightning guard Dallas Loughridge had 13 points and seven assists as the Wolverines won 81-58 at Columbia's Levien Gymnasium in New York. For the Lions, senior Fliss Henderson, from North Curl Curl, had two points, six rebounds and four assists, and freshman Chloe Dix, from Sydney, scored two.

Louisiana Tech junior Isla Airey, from Melbourne, scored seven in nine minutes in a 78-51 win over Northwestern State, and Iowa State sophomore Sienna Harvey, from Wodonga, had six points, seven rebounds and four assists in a 77-55 win over Howard. UCLA sophomore Bonnie Deas, from Frankston, had three steals as the Bruins beat Arizona 76-44, with Wildcats freshman Callie Hinder, an Australian-American from Chandler, Arizona, playing two minutes. Wake Forest sophomore Opal Bird, from Sydney, had six rebounds, two steals and two blocks in a 65-48 win over UNC Wilmington.

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Australians in NCAAW: every box score, Friday 13 November

37 Australians across 27 schools · 28 played, 9 did not · 7 scored 10 or more
Isla JuffermansCharlestonL 64-78at California302283328-171-35-6
Meg LucasBuffaloW 67-60v Sacramento State382091109-110-02-5
Lulu TwidaleCaliforniaW 78-64v Charleston331942408-262-131-1
Taylah MurtaghManhattanL 55-58at Fairleigh Dickinson331620105-64-52-2
Lara SomfaiTCUW 106-47v SE Louisiana221591016-91-42-2
Rebecca DonnellyUC DavisW 86-52v Cal State Fullerton251552006-113-50-0
Dallas LoughridgeMichiganW 81-58at Columbia351327205-92-31-1
Anna BassettUC DavisW 86-52v Cal State Fullerton22822013-80-52-2
Susan FahnbullehSE LouisianaL 47-106at TCU23810103-70-12-2
Zara RussellCaliforniaW 78-64v Charleston15740102-50-23-6
Isla AireyLouisiana TechW 78-51v Northwestern State9730002-30-03-4
Jelena SavicSacramento StateL 60-67at Buffalo29710202-71-32-2
Sienna HarveyIowa StateW 77-55v Howard36674002-70-22-2
Jessie-May HallTCUW 106-47v SE Louisiana22543302-50-21-2
Ella WickstromBuffaloW 67-60v Sacramento State29445111-50-32-2
Edie ClarkeClemsonL 44-65v South Carolina30270101-50-20-0
Fliss HendersonColumbiaL 58-81v Michigan32264011-60-00-0
Sofia AhmedCal State BakersfieldL 51-85at Washington7210001-10-00-0
Chloe DixColumbiaL 58-81v Michigan6200001-20-10-0
Ruby PerkinsCaliforniaW 78-64v Charleston29202101-50-30-0
Bonnie DeasUCLAW 76-44v Arizona19121310-30-31-2
Opal BirdWake ForestW 65-48v UNC Wilmington33062220-30-00-0
Naomi WilsonMerrimackL 44-97at Villanova13021100-00-00-0
Callie HinderArizonaL 44-76at UCLA2010010-00-00-0
Emilija DakicIowa StateW 77-55v Howard6000010-20-10-0
Kailee FieldPortland StateL 64-78at UC San Diego1000000-00-00-0
Layla HearneBuffaloW 67-60v Sacramento State2000000-00-00-0
Sarah PortlockTCUW 106-47v SE Louisiana3000010-00-00-0
Alice Magnanini DNPMurray StateW 81-72v Morehead State–––––––––
Ella Brow DNPBaylorW 121-43v Prairie View A&M–––––––––
Erin Condron DNPUC San DiegoW 78-64v Portland State–––––––––
Georgia Ell DNPNorth Dakota StateL 61-68at Butler–––––––––
Harriet Ford DNPRichmondW 90-67v Old Dominion–––––––––
Jada Crawshaw DNPSeton HallL 67-69v Fairfield–––––––––
Olivia Hastings DNPButlerW 68-61v North Dakota State–––––––––
Savannah Metcalfe DNPWake ForestW 65-48v UNC Wilmington–––––––––
Tyla Fautua DNPLittle RockL 64-71v North Florida–––––––––
Isla Juffermans led the way with 22 points for Charleston in the 64-78 loss to California. Games played Thursday 12 November US time, Friday 13 November in Australia. Bold marks 10 or more points.

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