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No 20 Baylor trounce Charleston Southern

WACO: Cory Jefferson had 16 points was still up by 10 when Austin made a 14 points, while Nimley had 11 includ- the Charleston Southern. and 11 rebounds for his third double- with 2 minutes left. ed three 3-pointers. Those sandwiched a 3-pointer by double already this season and Isaiah But Charleston Southern wasn’t The Buccaneers shot 46 percent on Harper, but Jefferson made two free Austin also scored 16 points as No 20 done. Arlon Harper had a layup before 3-pointers (12 of 26), much better than throws both times Baylor opened the Baylor beat Charleston Southern 69-64 a turnover by Austin, then Will their 27-percent showing (10 of 37) game with an 8-0 run, which was on Wednesday night. After Baylor (4-0) Saunders made two free throws. The inside the arc. Charleston Southern, capped when Jefferson rebounded a had a 4-minute scoring drought in the Buccaneers forced another turnover coming off a 109-93 loss at No. 19 New missed 3-pointer by Austin and scored second half, allowing the Buccaneers before Saunders hit a 3-pointer that Mexico on Sunday, didn’t have a player on a short jumper. The Buccaneers to close to 4 points, Gary Franklin made it 67-64 in the final minute. The that could match the height of Baylor’s responded with a 13-1 run with con- made a 3-pointer with 5 minutes left. Buccaneers went the other way after two big men. The 6-9, 220-pound secutive 3-pointers by Strickland put- Then the 7-foot-1 Austin had another Austin missed a shot. But Saah Nimley Jefferson finished with his 14th career ting them up 13-9. Jefferson then of his seven blocked shots, leading to missed a 3 pointer with 14 seconds left, double-double. Brady Heslip added 11 made a layup and Baylor went ahead Franklin driving the baseline for a then stepped out of bounds trying to points with three 3-pointers for Baylor. to stay on a 3-pointer by Heslip. Those layup that made it 64 55. Jefferson set up for another shot after they got Soon after halftime, Jefferson was baskets started a spurt of nine consec- added a jumper with 3:57 left that the . Saunders led Charleston fouled on consecutive dunk attempts utive points for the Bears, and they led pushed the lead to 66-55, and Baylor with 16 points. Sheldon Strickland had by 6-8 Allie Fullah, the tallest player for the rest of the game.— AP UConn outrun Oregon 114-68

HARTFORD: Stefanie Dolson recorded the second triple-double in Connecticut history, with a career-high 26 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists as the top-ranked Huskies ran away from Oregon 114-68 on Wednesday night. had 28 points and eight rebounds and Bria Hartley added 17 points, six rebounds, and six assists for UConn (5-0). Freshman Chrishae Rowe had 27 for the Ducks (2-2), just over her season average. The Huskies never trailed. They used a 13-2 run to open up an early 18-point lead and ran away from there. Oregon coach Paul Westhead had his run-and-gun team averag- ing almost 110 points a game this season. But the Huskies held the Ducks to 31 percent shooting, blocked 12 shots and outscored Oregon in the paint 64-28. The only other triple-double in UConn history was recorded by Laura Lishness in 1989. Coach played Dolson late into the second half to get the mile- stone. She passed the ball to for a short jumper with 1:20 left to record her 10th and got another one on a jumper by walk-on Birana Pulido a few seconds later. The most points Connecticut has ever scored in a game is 126, in 1998 against Providence. The Huskies seemed poise to challenge that early, putting up 62 in the first half against the Ducks. UConn used an 11-0 run to open up a 13-2 lead just three minutes into the game. Oregon closed the gap to seven before the Huskies made a 13-2 run to stretch it back out to 28-10. A 3-point play by Dolson gave the Huskies their first 20-point lead at 42-22, just over 12 minutes into the game. The sen- OHIO: Jordan Lynch #6 of the Northern Illinois Huskies is tackled by Jayrone Elliott #15 and Christian Smith #9 of the ior center, who had not scored more than 16 points in any of the Toledo Rockets during the fourth quarter on November 20, 2013. — AFP Huskies first four games, had 17 at halftime as UConn led 62-35. had 14 points for UConn, Stokes added 12 and 13 rebounds and Brianna Banks had 10 points. UConn’s opponents had been averaging 56 shot attempts per game. The Ducks Lynch lifts Northern attempted 88, 52 in the first half, but made just 27 of them. A layup by Stokes gave UConn a 93-53 lead midway through the second half. The biggest shock of the night came when the Ducks Illinois over Toledo got a shot clock violation with 6:08 left in the first half. It wasn’t for lack of trying to score as they had their shot blocked three times TOLEDO: Jordan Lynch rushed for three Series appearance after playing in the just 30 yards on the ground in the first during the possession. Connecticut was coming off wins over three touchdowns and 161 yards to lead No Orange Bowl last season. The Huskies half. He scored three times in the sec- ranked teams in the last 10 days, and starting a string for four games 20 Northern Illinois over Toledo 35-17 are 16th in this week’s BCS rankings. ond half. in five days against unranked opponents. The Huskies are hosting on Wednesday night, securing a fourth They need to keep winning and move He faked a handoff and raced up the Boston University, Monmouth and St. Bonaventure in the Hall of consecutive trip to the Mid-American ahead of Fresno State in the standings middle for a 31-yard touchdown, pulling Fame Challenge this weekend. Former NBA and WNBA coach Paul Conference title game. Lynch’s third to keep their hopes alive. Northern the Huskies ahead for good at 21-17 Westhead had his run-and-gun team averaging almost 110 points a touchdown, a 1-yard dive into the end Illinois is the first MAC team to appear in with 6:15 left in the third quarter. Lynch game this season. The Ducks came in having attempted 266 shots zone, capped a 99-yard drive that four straight league championship has thrown for at least 200 yards and in three games and broke the Pac-12 scoring record in their season stretched the lead to 28-17. The Huskies games since Marshall did it six seasons run for 100 in the same game 11 times opener, a 131-91 win over Cal State Bakersfield. Five Ducks came in started the fourth quarter backed up in a row from 1997-2002. The Huskies in his career. He moved into third place averaging double figures, led by Rowe’s 26 points per game. Jillian against their end zone, clinging to a have won the past two MAC titles. on the school’s rushing list behind Alleyne, who sprained an ankle in the Ducks’ loss to Sacramento four-point lead. Terrance Owens threw two touch- Garrett Wolfe and Michael Turner, both State on Sunday, wasn’t expected to play in this one. Last year’s Pac- That’s when Lynch took control. He down passes for Toledo (7-4, 5-2). of whom went on to the NFL. 12 freshman of the year had 15 points. The Huskies beat Stanford, ran for 62 yards on seven carries during Toledo’s leading rusher, David Fluellen, The Rockets led 10-7 at the half after Maryland and Penn State by an average of more than 18 points, the drive, the big play coming when he started after missing the past two Owens found a wide open Alonzo despite playing the last two games without post players Kaleena scrambled out of the end zone to pick games with what the team has called a Russell along the right sideline for a 45- Mosqueda-Lewis and . up a first down. The Huskies (11-0, 7-0 lower leg injury, but he was held to 54 yard touchdown, putting Toledo ahead. Mosqueda-Lewis, a preseason All American, sustained a nerve MAC) extended their 24-game confer- yards on 15 carries - far below his 133- The Huskies drove 85 yards on the open- contusion to her elbow during the Maryland game, and Tuck under- ence winning streak and are off to the yard average. The Huskies’ offense sput- ing possession of the second half to take going minor surgery to repair cartilage in her right knee. Both are best start in school history. Lynch was 17 tered in the first half without their two back the lead 14-10, scoring on a 12- expected to miss about a month. The Huskies will have played 10 of 22 for 202 yards passing and ran for leading receivers, Tommylee Lewis and yard run by Lynch, his first of the game. games by Dec. 5 and will have just 12 more before February. The 161 yards on 28 carries. He is 23-2 as a Da’Ron Brown, because of injuries. Lewis Owens came back with a 36-yard touch- win comes the same day UConn announced a four-member signing starter. Juwan Brescacin had eight didn’t dress for the game and Brown down to Bernard Reedy, who stretched class for next season. , Courtney Ekmark, Sadie Edwards receptions for 121 yards. went out in the first quarter with an out to make the catch in the back of the and all are guards, though Nurse and Ekmark both Northern Illinois is still in the hunt for undisclosed injury. end zone, pulling the Rockets ahead 17- are 6-foot tall.—AP a second straight Bowl Championship Lynch was shut down too, held to 14 midway in the third quarter.—AP