No. 24 Miami women sink 16 3s, bury Alabama 101-74
WINTER PARK, Fla. -- Mykea Gray and Laura Cornelius combined for 41 points on 11 of 14 3-point shooting and No. 24 Miami had a second-straight big game against an SEC foe at the Florida Sunshine Classic, racing to a 101-74 win over Alabama on Friday night.
Gray went 5 of 7 behind the arc and scored 21 points and Cornelius was 6 of 7 for 20 points. Overall, the Hurricanes (11-2) went 16 of 22 (72.7 percent) from distance, tying their season high for makes and smashing their previous best percent of .545. A night after whipping Vanderbilt 90-65 with a season-high 51-point first half, the `Canes scored 55 points by halftime on Friday.
Meanwhile, Beatrice Mompremier had her fourth-straight double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds, Kelsey Marshall had 13 on 3-of-5 3s and Emese Hof had 12 points.
Miami took care of this one early, scoring the first nine points and leading 22-9 after one quarter. Then came a 3-point barrage, the `Canes going 7-for-7, shooting 12 of 17 overall and stretching the lead to 55-34. Cornelius, Gray and Marshall all had three 3s and 11 points.
Cierra Johnson led the Crimson Tide (8-5) with a career-high 27 points.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Carla Fountain
- Dawn Marsh
- Talisa Green
2023-24 Southeastern Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
South Carolina | 16-0 | - | 38-0 |
LSU | 13-3 | 3 | 31-6 |
Ole Miss | 12-4 | 4 | 24-9 |
Alabama | 10-6 | 6 | 24-10 |
Tennessee | 10-6 | 6 | 20-13 |
Vanderbilt | 9-7 | 7 | 23-10 |
Mississippi State | 8-8 | 8 | 23-12 |
Auburn | 8-8 | 8 | 20-12 |
Texas A&M | 6-10 | 10 | 19-13 |
Arkansas | 6-10 | 10 | 18-15 |
Florida | 5-11 | 11 | 16-16 |
Kentucky | 4-12 | 12 | 12-20 |
Georgia | 3-13 | 13 | 12-18 |
Missouri | 2-14 | 14 | 11-19 |
2023-24 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Virginia Tech | 14-4 | - | 25-8 |
NC State | 13-5 | 1 | 31-7 |
Notre Dame | 13-5 | 1 | 28-7 |
Syracuse | 13-5 | 1 | 24-8 |
Louisville | 12-6 | 2 | 24-10 |
Florida State | 12-6 | 2 | 23-11 |
Duke | 11-7 | 3 | 22-12 |
North Carolina | 11-7 | 3 | 20-13 |
Miami | 8-10 | 6 | 19-12 |
Georgia Tech | 7-11 | 7 | 17-16 |
Virginia | 7-11 | 7 | 16-16 |
Boston College | 5-13 | 9 | 14-19 |
Clemson | 5-13 | 9 | 12-19 |
Pittsburgh | 2-16 | 12 | 8-24 |
Wake Forest | 2-16 | 12 | 7-25 |