🏀 Women’s College Basketball – Saturday, February 14 Recap
🏀 Women’s College Basketball – Saturday, February 14 Recap
Conference Play in Full Swing
Valentine’s Day delivered fireworks across the country as conference races tightened and ranked teams faced major road tests. From SEC heavyweight battles to overtime thrillers out West, February 14 gave us everything March is made of.
🔥 Headliner: No. 3 South Carolina Outlasts No. 6 LSU
In one of the biggest games of the weekend, No. 3 South Carolina defeated No. 6 LSU 79–72 in Baton Rouge.
Tessa Johnson – 21 points
Flau’jae Johnson – 21 points
South Carolina used perimeter efficiency and late-game execution to silence the crowd. The SEC title race just tightened.
💙 No. 1 UConn Handles Business
No. 1 UConn rolled past Marquette 71–56 behind:
Azzi Fudd – 25 points
The Huskies continue to look like a Final Four lock as conference play intensifies.
📈 Notable Ranked Results
Oklahoma State over No. 16 Texas Tech, 75–65
Princeton dominated Cornell, 59–38
The Ivy and Big 12 races are heating up.
⚡ Overtime & Instant Classic Games
February basketball delivered multiple OT thrillers:
Arizona State 75, Arizona 69 (OT)
Akron 75, Northern Illinois 68 (OT)
Eastern Washington 74, Weber State 72 (OT)
ETSU 91, Chattanooga 90 (2OT)
Georgia State 73, App State 67 (OT)
These are the games that shape tournament résumés.
🎯 30-Point Performances
Several stars exploded offensively:
Bree Robinson (JMU) – 30 pts
Ashley Buragas (Le Moyne) – 30 pts
Brooklyn Gray (URI) – 30 pts
Sydne Tolbert (West Georgia) – 30 pts
Hunter Hernandez (UC Irvine) – 30 pts
Payton Hull (Abilene Christian) – 36 pts
Conference play always produces breakout nights.
🏆 Other Key Results Around the Country
Liberty over New Mexico State, 67–42
Kansas over Houston, 85–68
Colorado over BYU, 76–46
South Dakota State dominated Kansas City, 93–40
Montana State beat Montana, 72–55
Power programs handled business, but mid-majors continued making noise.
📊 Major Movez Media Take
February 14 showed us three things:
The SEC race is far from decided.
The Ivy League and Atlantic 10 are quietly competitive.
Conference tournaments are going to be chaos.
We’re officially in stretch-run mode.
March is coming.
