Streaking Utes top Frogs

Lana Sitterud made seven 3s in a career-high 27-point performance, and Kim Smith added 23 as the Utah Utes (7-2) beat the No. 23 Texas Christian Frogs (7-3) 85-72 Saturday in Salt Lake City, Utah, the Utes’ sixth straight victory.

Clinging to a 67-65 lead, Smith hit two 3s and Sitterud her seventh of the game to stretch Utah’s lead to 76-69. The Utes made nine of 10 from the line in the final 1:33.

Sandora Irvin led the Lady Frogs with 20 points and nine rebounds, and became the school’s all-time leading scorer. The 6-foot-3 post player broke the record when she rebounded her own miss and banked it in with 4:16 left.

Janice Dziuk, who played from 1986-90, held the TCU record of 1,448 points. Irvin, who ended the game with 1,451, already was the program’s career-leading rebounder and shot blocker. Irvin also had three blocks to move into a tie for ninth place on the all-time NCAA list with 359.

Shona Thorburn had 12 points and 11 assists for the Utes, whose only two losses are to top-15 teams at the time they played. Most of the assists were on penetrations and kick-out passes to Sitterud and Smith, who went 5 of 5 on her 3-point attempts.

TCU dominated inside with a 28-12 point advantage but could not overcome Utah’s long-range accuracy.

Vanessa Clementino had 12 points and JimAnne Baker 11 for TCU.

(6) Baylor 91, Penn St. 70: At Waco, Texas, Steffanie Blackmon had 25 points and nine rebounds, and Chameka Scott added 20 points to lead the Bears (7-1) past the Lions (4-4). Baylor dominated throughout, leading 52-31 by halftime. Tanisha Wright paced Penn State with 23 points, making 13 of 14 free throws. … (7) Notre Dame 72, Washington 58: At South Bend, Ind., Crystal Erwin scored a career-high 24 points on 9-of-9 shooting and Jacqueline Batteast had 17 points and 10 rebounds, leading the Fighting Irish (9-1) over the Huskies (4-4). Kristen Burt was the only Washington player in double figures with 13 points. … (10) Ohio St. 86, Nebraska 61: At Columbus, Ohio, Jessica Davenport scored 26 points, including 17 in the first half to almost match the Cornhuskers’ (6-3) total, and the Buckeyes (8-1) shot 65 percent from the field in the win. Davenport hit 8 of 9 shots from the field, and the Buckeyes held the Cornhuskers to 25 percent shooting in the opening half to build a 36-19 lead. Kiera Hardy scored 22 points to lead Nebraska. … (12) Michigan St. 73, Detroit Mercy 64: At Detroit, Kelli Roehrig scored 19 points and had 11 rebounds to lead the Spartans (8-1) to its eighth straight win over the Titans (1-6). . Lindsey Pasquinzo had 18 points to lead the Titans.

(16) Minnesota 69, Santa Clara 42: At Santa Clara, Calif., Jamie Broback scored 21 points to lead the Golden Gophers (8-1) past the Broncos (3-4). Shannon Schonrock made a pair of 3-pointers to move into third place on Minnesota’s career list with 121. Quinn Thomas scored 12 points to lead the Broncos, held to their season low in points and shooting percentage (29). … (17) Boston College 78, New Hampshire 49: At Boston, Jessalyn Deveny scored 14 of her 23 points during a 24-9 run to start the second half and finished with nine rebounds to lead the Eagles (7-1) over the Wildcats (3-4). Whitney Edwards paced New Hampshire with 10 points. … (18) UCLA 92, Fresno St. 76: At Fresno, Calif., Nikki Blue and Noelle Quinn each scored more than 20 points for the Bruins (6-1) as UCLA pulled away for a win over the Bulldogs (6-1). Blue’s 22 points and Quinn’s 21 points and game-high 12 rebounds helped UCLA give the Bulldogs their first loss of the season. … (25) Kansas St. 63, Missouri-Kansas City 31: At Kansas City, Mo., Megan Mahoney scored 15 points, and the Wildcats limited the Kangaroos (2-6) to just three points in the last 11 minutes en route to a victory.