Top 25 women

Emily Westerberg (Central Valley High) scored 20 points and Jill Noe added 15 points and nine rebounds to help No. 13 Arizona State open its season with an 87-60 home victory over Nebraska Friday night.

Danielle Orsillo added 13 points for the Sun Devils.

Westerberg hit 9 of 12 shots from the field and Noe was 6 for 8, including 3 of 5 on 3-pointers.

Kelsey Griffin led Nebraska with 17 points and seven rebounds.

(1) Maryland 80, Middle Tennessee 76: At Murfreesboro, Tenn., Kristi Toliver hit a 3-pointer with 3:11 left to break a tie at 72 as the Terrapins pulled out a victory over the Blue Raiders in the season opener for both teams. … (2) North Carolina 96, East Tennessee St. 35: At Chapel Hill, N.C., freshman Jessica Breland had 18 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Tar Heels to a season-opening rout of the Buccaneers. … (14) Texas A&M 72, Pepperdine 48: At College Station, Texas, Morenike Atunrase had 18 points and seven steals to lead the Aggies to a win over the Waves. … (18) New Mexico 74, Florida Atlantic 44: At Tempe, Ariz., Julie Briody had 17 points and all five New Mexico starters scored in double figures, as the Lobos opened their season with a win over the Owls. … (19) Baylor 84, North Texas 47: At Waco, Texas, Bernice Mosby scored 15 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as the Lady Bears defeated the Mean Green. … (22) Southern California 85, Long Beach St. 50: At Los Angeles, Eshaya Murphy scored 13 of her game-high 21 points in the second half to help the Women of Troy open the season and their new Galen Center with a win over the 49ers. … (24) BYU 73, Idaho St. 50: At Provo, Utah, Shawnee Slade and Mallary Gillespie each had 10 points to lead the Cougars to victory over the Bengals in the season opener for both teams.