Cornelius scores 26, No. 21 Miami women top Buffs 73-58
CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Laura Cornelius hit four 3-pointers and scored a career-high 26 points, Beatrice Mompremier added 15 and No. 21 Miami handed Colorado its first loss 73-58 on Sunday.
Cornelius hit a jumper in the final minute of the first half to give the Hurricanes (7-2) at 31-29 lead. The Buffaloes (6-1) took a one-point lead early in the third quarter before Cornelius hit back-to-back 3-pointers to spark a 10-0 run that proved to be the separation Miami needed.
With the opening basket of the third quarter, Colorado pulled within 51-44 but got no closer.
Cornelius was 8 of 11 from the field, including 4 of 6 behind the arc and made all six of her free throws. The Hurricanes went 8 of 16 from distance and shot 53 percent overall.
Peanut Tuitele led Colorado with 15 points and Alexis Robinson added 13 to surpass 1,000 for her career. Kennedy Leonard had 13 assists.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Joseph Vaszily
- Brandon Enterline
- Angelica Suffren
2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Arizona | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Arizona State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Colorado | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Iowa State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Kansas State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Oklahoma State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Texas Tech | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Utah | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
BYU | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Baylor | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Cincinnati | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Houston | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Kansas | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
TCU | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
UCF | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
West Virginia | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Boston College | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
California | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Clemson | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Duke | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Florida State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Georgia Tech | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Miami | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
NC State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
North Carolina | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Notre Dame | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Pittsburgh | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
SMU | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Stanford | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Virginia | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Virginia Tech | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Wake Forest | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Syracuse | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Louisville | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |