12
Nov
2026
Aussies in NCAAW
Zara's Show: Melbourne freshman drops 25 of Buccs 55 total
Charleston Southern freshman guard Zara Sestan. Photo: Charleston Southern
Zara Sestan had 25 points and six steals, but Charleston Southern still went down 54-45 at Mercer.
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Charleston Southern freshman guard Zara Sestan scored 25 points with six steals as the Buccaneers lost to Mercer 54-45 at Hawkins Arena in Macon.
Forty-four Australian women had a game, and their teams went a combined 32-12.
All box scores are below in a searchable table. Games played Wednesday, November 11 US time, Thursday, November 12. All times AEDT.
Sestan, from Melbourne, went 10-from-15 from the field and 5-from-8 from three in 38 minutes, adding five rebounds and a block. She had 12 points in the first quarter as Charleston Southern led 20-13, finished with the game-high 25, and scored all five of her team's fourth-quarter points as Mercer won that quarter 10-5.
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Texas sophomore Jayda Clark, from Perth, scored 24 points on 10-from-15 shooting, 14 of them in the third quarter, with five rebounds and three assists as the Longhorns beat South Dakota State 93-63 at Moody Center in Austin.
Davidson senior Katie Donovan, from Queensland, scored 22 on 7-from-14 shooting and 6-from-8 at the line, but the Wildcats led 57-47 at the last break and lost 71-67 to App State at John M. Belk Arena in Davidson. Junior Emilie Bessell, from Sydney, had five points, freshman Sharni Reisinger, from Brisbane, had three, and sophomore Asha Nightingale, from Traralgon, played nine minutes.
Florida Gulf Coast junior Amelia Hobson, from Melbourne, had the only Australian double-double of the day, 18 points and 14 rebounds with three blocks, as the Eagles beat Ave Maria 99-31 at Alico Arena in Fort Myers.
Michigan State freshman Monique Bobongie, from Mackay, scored 15 on 6-from-8 shooting with seven rebounds as the Spartans beat Oakland 91-50 at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, where junior Tabitha Betson, from Melbourne, added four points.
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Portland senior Dyani Ananiev, from St Andrews, hit four threes for 14 points and sophomore Jada Kennedy, from Melbourne, scored 12 on 4-from-5 shooting as the Pilots beat Warner Pacific 90-33 at the Chiles Center in Portland. Freshman Maddie Angus did not play.
Utah Tech freshman Alyssa Bowen, from Perth, had 13 points, eight rebounds and five steals as the Trailblazers beat Nelson American Indian 133-47 at Burns Arena in St. George.
Houston Christian senior Nikki Stanic, from Melbourne, hit three threes for 12 points and freshman Remy Hearn, from Perth, had nine in 39 minutes as the Huskies lost 66-57 at North Texas. Seattle U junior Claire Fraser, from Brisbane, scored 11 with three threes in a 57-55 loss at Cal Poly, where Mustangs junior Jordan Billing did not play. Lehigh freshman Olivia Johnston, from Sydney, went 5-from-5 for 11 points as the Mountain Hawks beat Mount St. Mary's 79-44.
Fresno State senior Rubi Gray, from Devonport, hit three threes for nine points in a 74-56 win over New Mexico, whose junior Katie Duncan, from Perth, had three. BYU freshmen Prasayus Notoa (nine points, six rebounds) and Stella Sakalas (six points) helped beat Bethune-Cookman 82-56, and North Carolina senior Sophie Burrows hit three threes in a 109-40 win over North Carolina Central.
