One of the most notable games of Monday actually finished earlier this morning, and it was the biggest upset of the day.
Grand Canyon hosted Oregon and came away with their first-ever win against them, 81-64. Dasha Biriuk had a huge game and scored 20 points while knocking down four 3-pointers. Nyadieng Yiech was extremely productive on the floor with 18 points, 10 rebounds, and six assists. Grand Canyon had an 18-point lead in the third quarter, but Oregon cut it all the way to a one-point game with under three minutes remaining. However, they would get no closer than that.
Oregon was led by Ari Long with 19 points, while Mallory Heyer and Ehis Etute added 16 points. Etute had a double-double as she added 13 rebounds to her tally as well.
Dayton beat Penn State 77-71 for its first win of the season. It was close the whole way, and Penn State cut a 10-point deficit to three in the final minute, but a turnover let the Flyers ice it at the line. Olivia Leung led Dayton with 17 points. Petra Božan scored 27 points and Devyn Quigley added 23 for the Lady Lions, who now are 0-3.
Creighton won at North Dakota State 66-60 behind 25 points from Ava Zediker, who also hit the buzzer-beater at South Dakota State last week. Karrington Asp scored 20 for the Bison.
Here are the two Basket Under Review Top 25 Polls for Week 1!
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Vanderbilt topped 100 points for the third straight game in a 102-50 win over Morehead State. No Vanderbilt team had ever done that before. Mikayla Blakes passed Christina Foggie for seventh on Vanderbilt’s all-time scoring list, surpassing Foggie’s 1,743 points in the first half.
Northern Colorado scored 123 points against Northern New Mexico, two days after Texas held the Bears to 29.
NC Central survived DII Fayetteville State 60-56. Western Illinois won at Omaha 57-54. North Alabama won at Jacksonville State 66-63.
2027 guard Tori Harvey announced her commitment to Canisius.
2028 forward Rebekah Shaffer has committed to Holy Cross.
The Week 1 AP Poll was released on Monday.
Skim Milkey previews the week to come in women's hoops.
Drew Hamm puts together the WBB Week in Review.
Skim Milkey dives into Maryland's Addi Mack.
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