The Guru’s NCAAW Report: Delaware and Penn State Still Winless After Road Setbacks

 By Mel Greenberg @womhoopsguru

On a lite schedule Monday night locally two border schools in the Guru 13 D-1 group on the road stayed winless with Delaware (0-2) to the south getting nipped 57-55 at Towson (1-2) in suburban Baltimore while to the west Penn State (0-3) lost 77-71 at Dayton of the Atlantic 10 in Ohio.

Playing her second collegiate game at Delaware, Ava Andrews had 17 points and six rebounds while Safi Kolliegbo scored 12 points, Frances Ulysse scored 10, and Jordyn Coleman had a personal best nine rebounds.

Towson is coached by Cheltenham grad Laura Harper, a star on Maryland’s NCAA champs in 2006 and former WNBA player, while the Tigers were a regular rival in the CAA before Delaware left a year ago to join Conference USA.

The Blue Hens next visit Wisconsin Wednesday night 7:30 p.m. on B1G+.

Meanwhile as alum Tanisha Wright is still looking for her first win at her alma mater the Lady Lions had rallied from a ten-point deficit to three inside a minute left in regulation before falling short.

Petra Bozan had a personal best and game high 27 points shooting10-for-11 from the field and 5-of-6 from deep while Devyn Quigley scored a career-high 23 points with six makes from beyond the arc.

Dayton is coached by Tamika Williams Jeter, a former UConn and WNBA star who served in the past as an assistant at Penn State.

Next up is a Sunday trip to Arizona State in Tempe Sunday at 4 p.m. on ESPN+.

The National Scene

It was a quieter night across the nation with two ranked teams gaining wins as No. 19 Oklahoma State (3-0) at home in Stillwater won 94-56 over Northwestern State (1-2) with Florida transfer Liv McGill scoring 23 points with seven assists and Iowa State transfer Audi Crooks getting 12 of her 13 points in the second half.

The Cowgirls next at Tulsa on Thursday.

In the other ranked game No. 8 Vanderbilt (3-0) beat Morehead State 102-50 with Sommerville (N.J.) native Mikayla Blakes getting 25 points, Aubrey Galvan collecting 18 points and dealing 10 assists, Mia Woolfolk scoring 20, and Aiyanna Mitchell double doubling with 15 points and 10 boards.

The Commodores next host Western Kentucky Wednesday night.

In other scores of note, Grand Canyon won 81-74 over visiting Oregon, Harvard won 63-42 at Holy Cross, Creighton won 66-60 at North Dakota State, and Washington State won 76-53 against visiting Idaho.

Looking Ahead

Just one local Tuesday night and its notable with two area teams as Villanova visits Ivy favorite Princeton in Jadwin Gym at 7 p.m. on ESPN+.

Nationally at 10:30 p.m. on the Big Ten Network No. 3 Southern Cal hosts Iona, No. 13 Notre Dame hosts Detroit Mercy at 7 on ACNX, which at the same time hosts No. 7 Louisville at home against Lindenwood, which visits Penn Thursday.