Women's College Basketball Recap: Sunday, January 18, 2026 – Major Movez Media
Women's College Basketball Recap: Sunday, January 18, 2026 – Major Movez Media
Sunday, January 18, 2026, brought a loaded slate of women's college basketball with plenty of ranked action across the power conferences. Top teams flexed their muscle in non-conference and league play, delivering blowouts, overtime thrillers, and standout scoring performances.
From dominant SEC showings to high-scoring Big Ten and ACC battles, here's the full recap of the day's key results, winners, final scores, and top performers.
SEC Dominance Continues: The SEC featured several ranked teams in action, with most cruising to victories:
No. 2 South Carolina (now 19-1) made quick work of Coppin State on the road, SC 90, COPP 48. Joyce Edwards led with 26 points and five steals for the Gamecocks, while Khila Morris scored 20 for Coppin State.
No. 4 Texas overwhelmed Texas A&M, TEX 80, TA&M 35. Aaliyah Crump paced Texas with 12 points, and Janae Kent had 16 for the Aggies in the lopsided affair.
No. 6 LSU handled No. 13 Oklahoma, LSU 91, OU 72. Flau'jae Johnson dropped 23 points for the Tigers, with Payton Verhulst scoring 21 for the Sooners.
Mississippi State upset No. 7 Kentucky, MSST 71, UK 59. Kharyssa Richardson led with 23 points for the Bulldogs.
No. 16 Ole Miss fell to Georgia, UGA 82, MISS 59, as Dani Carnegie exploded for 32 points.
No. 20 Tennessee edged No. 21 Alabama, TENN 70, ALA 59. Talaysia Cooper had 16 for the Vols, Jessica Timmons 22 for the Crimson Tide.
Big Ten HighlightsBig Ten matchups delivered excitement:
No. 3 UCLA dominated No. 12 Maryland, UCLA 97, MD 67. Gabriela Jaquez scored 22 for the Bruins, Oluchi Okananwa led Maryland with 25.
No. 11 Iowa outlasted No. 15 Michigan State, IOWA 75, MSU 68. Hannah Stuelke had 22 points for the Hawkeyes, Grace VanSlooten 17 for the Spartans.
No. 25 Illinois held off Northwestern, ILL 74, NU 71, with Berry Wallace's 29 points leading the way. Grace Sullivan added 21 for the Wildcats.
ACC Action and Overtime DramaThe ACC saw some competitive games:
No. 9 Louisville survived overtime against NC State, LOU 88, NCSU 80 (OT). Imari Berry erupted for a career-high 33 points (including big second-half and OT contributions), Khamil Pierre had 26 for NC State.
Clemson edged Wake Forest in OT, CLEM 78, WAKE 71 (OT). Rachael Rose scored 20 for the Tigers.
North Carolina cruised past Florida State, UNC 82, FSU 55.
Syracuse upset Stanford, SYR 69, STAN 58, led by Dominique Darius' 26 points.
Duke blew out Georgia Tech, DUKE 93, GT 46.
Other Notable Performances and UpsetsStandout individual efforts dotted the day:
Zahra King dropped 40 points in SMU's SMU 83, PITT 76 win over Pittsburgh.
Lulu Twidale scored 36 in California's CAL 73, BC 58 victory at Boston College.
Destiny Howell poured in 39 points in Wisconsin's wild double-OT win over Oregon, WIS 94, ORE 92 (2OT).
Ryley Goebel had 32 in Northern Iowa's UNI 73, BRAD 70 thriller.
Gigi Gamble exploded for 30 in Monmouth's MONM 72, CAM 31 rout.
Sunday reinforced the strength at the top of women's college basketball, with ranked teams mostly handling business while delivering memorable scoring outbursts and close calls.
The SEC and Big Ten continue to look deep and dangerous as conference play intensifies.
Major Movez Media (#MMBR) will keep you updated with more recaps, player spotlights, and analysis.
