Women’s Top 25 Capsules: Iowa State wins fourth straight, upsets No. 6 Texas

AUSTIN, Texas – Seanna Johnson scored 22 points, including 10 straight for Iowa State in the third quarter, and the Cyclones upset No. 6 Texas 70-66 on Friday night for their fourth straight victory.

Down two with seven minutes remaining, Iowa State (17-11, 8-9 Big 12) took control with a 9-0 run.

Bridget Carleton scored points 18 for Iowa State, but she committed two turnovers in the final minute to give Texas an opportunity. The Longhorns (21-7, 14-3) had a chance to tie it after the second turnover, but Carlton blocked Ariel Atkins’ driving shot with nine seconds left and then made two free throws.

Jadda Buckley added 14 points for Iowa State.

Texas has lost three straight games for the first time this season. Brooke McCarty led the Longhorns with 12 points, and Brianna Taylor added 11.

No. 10 Oregon State 50, No. 8 Stanford 47

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Marie Gulich made a go-ahead layup with 14.4 seconds left and Oregon State clinched a share of the Pac-12 regular season title with a victory over Stanford.

Sydney Weise led the Beavers (26-3, 15-2) with 22 points, including five 3-pointers, and Kolbie Orum added 12 points and six rebounds. The crowd of 9,604 was a record for a women’s game at Gill Coliseum.

Erica McCall and Alanna Smith each had nine points for Stanford (24-5, 14-3), which had won four straight. The Cardinal had not dropped a conference game on the road this season.

No. 15 UCLA 79, Arizona 56

TUCSON, Ariz. – Jordin Canada and Nicole Kornet scored 21 points apiece and UCLA beat Arizona.

Monique Billings added 12 points and 11 rebounds to help UCLA (21-7, 12-5) win its third straight. LaBrittney Jones had 26 points for Arizona (13-15, 4-13).

No. 19 DePaul 77, Villanova 50

CHICAGO – Brooke Schulte scored 17 points, and senior Jessica January scored 13 for DePaul in her return from a broken hand.

Jacqui Grant added 12 points and 10 rebounds for DePaul (23-6, 15-2), which moved a half-game ahead of Creighton (14-2) in the Big East.

Mary Gedaka led Villanova (16-12, 11-6) with 12 points.

No. 21 Drake 70, Northern Iowa 57

DES MOINES, Iowa – Lizzy Wendell scored 21 points and No. 21 Drake beat Northern Iowa to wrap up the Missouri Valley Conference regular-season championship.

The Bulldogs (23-4, 16-0) won their 17th straight game to break the school record they shared with the 1996-97 team. Madison Weekly scored 19 points for the Panthers (20-7, 13-3).