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Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 17 Irish run past No. 5 Va. Tech
Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports

Hannah Hidalgo piled up 23 points, 12 rebounds and six assists as No. 17 Notre Dame upset No. 5 Virginia Tech 71-58 on Thursday night in South Bend, Ind.

Maddy Westbeld also had a double-double of 19 points and 10 rebounds as the Irish (22-6, 12-5 Atlantic Coast Conference) won their fourth straight game while snapping a 10-game win streak for the Hokies (23-5, 14-3). Notre Dame also got 21 points and five rebounds from Sonia Citron.

Georgia Amoore paced Virginia Tech with 20 points, while Elizabeth Kitley had 12 points and nine rebounds. Matilda Ekh also scored 12 points.

Notre Dame outrebounded Virginia Tech 43-29 and outscored the Hokies 15-2 on fastbreaks.

No. 12 North Carolina State 75, No. 19 Syracuse 71 (OT)

Saniya Rivers scored 22 points to help the Wolfpack snap a two-game skid and outlast the Orange in overtime at Raleigh, N.C.

Rivers also had eight rebounds and a team-high five assists for NC State (24-5, 12-5 ACC), while River Baldwin added 13 points and 13 rebounds. Mimi Collins chipped in 15 points.

Dyaisha Fair powered Syracuse (23-6, 13-5) with 26 points. Georgia Woolley and Izabel Varejao each scored 14 points.

It seemed as if NC State won at the end of regulation, but referees signaled for a foul on Wolfpack guard Aziaha James with 0.1 seconds remaining. Alyssa Latham then hit two free throws for the Orange to send the game into overtime.

No. 18 Utah 82, Washington State 67

Kennady McQueen scored 22 points to help the Utes beat the Cougars in Salt Lake City.

Utah (21-8, 11-6 Pac-12) also got 21 points and 12 rebounds from Alissa Pili plus 13 points and six assists from Ines Vieira. Lani White added 11 points and Dasia Young had 10 off the bench.

Bella Murekatete led Washington State (17-13, 6-11) with 14 points, while Kyra Gardner added 13 and Tara Wallack had 11.

Utah jumped out to a 25-10 first-quarter lead and never trailed in the game. The Utes won the rebounding battle 37-28 and shot 44 percent (11 of 25) from 3-point range.

No. 22 Louisville 70, Florida State 55

Nyla Harris and Olivia Cochran each had a double-double as the Cardinals raced away from the visiting Seminoles.

Harris had 11 points and 15 rebounds while Cochrane piled up 16 points and 11 boards for Louisville (23-7, 12-5 ACC). Sydney Taylor added 16 points and Kiki Jefferson scored 12.

Mikayla Timpson had 17 points and 11 rebounds for Florida State (20-9, 11-6), while Ta'Niya Latson added 18 points.

Florida State shot just 2-for-20 from 3-point distance, and Louisville outrebounded the Seminoles 57-32.

This article first appeared on Field Level Media and was syndicated with permission.

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