The Texas State women erased a 10-point deficit Saturday and got critical stops down the stretch to defeat Old Dominion 65-61 Saturday in San Marcos.

ODU (12-9, 4-5 Sun Belt) led 27-19 at halftime and increased the lead to 10, the last time at 44-34 late in the third quarter. It was 57-52 before a 7-0 run gave Texas State (9-10, 5-4) a 59-57 edge.

Riley Stack’s layup tied the score at 59, but after the Bobcats nearly turned the ball over at the midcourt line, Mia Galbraith drove for a layup and a 61-59 lead with 1:36 on the clock.

Three ODU field-goal misses later, Texas State hit enough free throws to go ahead 65-59. ODU’s En’Dya Buford sank a long shot at the 13-second mark. It was originally ruled a 3-pointer, but after replay, it was ruled a 2. The Monarchs never had a chance to pull even.

“The road has been unkind to us, and we failed to grasp a much-needed win tonight,” ODU coach DeLisha Milton-Jones said on odusports.com. “Too many missed box-outs and lost opportunities on 50/50 balls cost us greatly. Road wins start and end with your ability to rebound the ball, and we failed miserably in that regard. Home is always good for us to regroup, and what better moment than now for us to do so.”

ODU will play Wednesday at Chartway Arena against Louisiana Monroe.

A free throw that increased Texas State’s lead to 62-59 came after SImaru Fields committed a foul. Fields was judged by the home team’s scorer to have accumulated five fouls, but it was Simone Cunningham who had four fouls before that, while Fields had three. Fields was sent to the bench, and the situation wasn’t resolved until there was 12 seconds remaining.

Stack led the Monarchs with 16 points, followed by Fields’ 14 and Buford’s 11.

North Carolina State 78, Virginia 76, OT: In a game that started at John Paul Jones Arena about 30 minutes after the UVA men lost to North Carolina, the Cavaliers’ women (14-6, 6-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) came back to force overtime but still lost to the Wolfpack (14-6, 7-2).

Zoe Brooks scored 37 points for NC State, which led 12-2 and 38-20 early in the third quarter.

Kymora Johnson netted 26 points and had nine assists for UVA, though her heave from just behind halfcourt clanged off the glass as the clock struck zeroes in OT. Her 3-pointer with 14 seconds in regulation forced overtime.

Tabitha Amanze had 14 points for the Cavaliers.

Virginia Tech 85, Wake Forest 57: Carys Baker had 20 points and nine rebounds for the Hokies (16-5, 6-3), who outscored the Demon Deacons 51-24 in the second half at Joel Coliseum. It was the fifth of Tech’s six ACC triumphs that have come by at least 20 points.

Carleigh Wenzel had 19 points and six assists, and Kilah Freelon 11 points and seven rebounds for Tech.

Wake (12-9, 2-7) got 13 points each from Grace Oliver and Milan Brown.

Davidson 66, VCU 51: The host Wildcats (15-7, 7-2 Atlantic 10) went on a 12-2 run in the second quarter and remained in front.Daija Preston led VCU (7-14, 3-6) with 10 points, and Ann Zachariah had nine points and five rebounds. Kyra Bruyndoncx led three Wildcats in double figures with 18 points.

No. 1 Connecticut 92, Seton Hall 52: Sarah Strong scored 17 points, reserve Blanca Quinonez added 16, and Azzie Fudd broke out of a brief shooting slump with 14 points in South Orange, New Jersey, as UConn (21-0, 11-0 Big East) ran its winning streak against Seton Hall to 43 games. The Pirates last beat the Huskies January 5, 1994.

Mariana Valenzuela led Seton Hall (14-6, 8-3) with 18 points and eight rebounds.

No. 8 Louisville 85, Boston College 56: Mackenly Randolph tied her career-high with 13 points as the host Cardinals (19-3, 9-0 ACC) extended their winning streak to 12 games. Louisville shot 54.7% from the field, its second-best performance this season.

Freshman Amira Anderson’s 16 points led the Eagles (4-18, 0-9), who lost their 14th straight.

No. 9 TCU 67, Central Florida 50: Olivia Miles scored 17 points in Orlando as TCU won for the fifth time in six games. Marta Suarez finished with eight points, seven rebounds and two steals, while Clara Silva added eight points, 10 rebounds and four blocks.Mahogany Chandler-Roberts led the Knights (10-10, 2-7) with 17 points.

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