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Tajianna Roberts, Skylar Jones lead No. 22 Louisville women over New Hampshire 94-43

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Tajianna Roberts and Skylar Jones scored 15 points apiece and No. 22 Louisville rolled to a 94-43 victory over New Hampshire on Sunday.

Roberts made 6 of 10 shots and added five assists and four steals for the Cardinals (8-3), who were coming off a 79-77 loss to then-No. 2 South Carolina. Jones made 5 of 9 shots with a 3-pointer and all four of her free throws, grabbing seven rebounds as Louisville improved to 6-2 at home.

Mackenly Randolph scored 11 on 5-for-7 shooting for Louisville.

Maggie Cavanaugh totaled 12 points and seven rebounds to pace the Wildcats (3-7), who fell to 0-7 on the road.

Roberts sank her only two 3-pointers and scored 10 to help Louisville take a 25-4 lead after one quarter.

Jones came off the bench to score seven in the second period as the Cardinals outscored New Hampshire 23-10 to head into halftime up 48-14.

Randolph had seven points in the third quarter and Jones scored six to up Louisville’s advantage to 81-31 heading to the fourth.

Louisville shot 49% overall to the Wildcats’ 29%. The Cardinals had a 48-32 advantage on the boards and a 44-16 scoring advantage in the key.

Up next

Louisville: Hosts Ball State on Wednesday.

New Hampshire: At Central Connecticut on Dec. 17.

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Hawkeyes are set to play Vanderbilt in a November women’s basketball game in Sioux City, Iowa

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Vanderbilt and Iowa, both ranked in the top 10 late last season, will meet in a women's basketball game early next season in northwest Iowa, the schools announced Tuesday. The neutral-site game is set for Nov. 15 at the Tyson Events Center, which is 290 miles from Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Vanderbilt is 4-0 all-time against the Hawkeyes. This will be the teams' first meeting since 1997. The Commodores are expected to return national scoring leader Mikayla Blakes. She averaged 27 points per game and was Southeastern Conference player of the year. Vanderbilt was ranked as high as No. 5 and finished No. 10 with a 29-5 record after reaching the NCAA Sweet 16.
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