Romero leads No. 14 Florida State women past No. 16 Miami
MIAMI -- Leticia Romero had a career-high 19 points with six assists, five rebounds and three steals and No. 14 Florida State eased away in the second half to defeat No. 16 Miami 69-58 on Sunday.
Shakayla Thomas added 15 points and Ivey Slaughter and Adut Bulgak had 10 each for the Seminoles (16-4, 6-1 ACC), who matched their best-ever start in conference play.
Adrienne Motley had 20 points and Keyona Hayes had 18 for the Hurricanes (17-3, 5-2).
Bulgak's basket on the first possession of the second half broke a 31-31 tie. She followed with two free throws on the next possession and then Romero hit a jumper and the Seminoles never trailed. When Motely cut the lead to one, Romero answered with a 3 and FSU led 49-43 after three quarters.
Florida State made 13 of 25 shots from the floor, 3 of 6 behind the arc, in the second half while Miami was 9 of 26, 1 of 7.
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2021-22 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
NC State | 17-1 | - | 32-4 |
Louisville | 16-2 | 1 | 29-5 |
North Carolina | 13-5 | 4 | 25-7 |
Notre Dame | 13-5 | 4 | 24-9 |
Virginia Tech | 13-5 | 4 | 23-10 |
Georgia Tech | 11-7 | 6 | 21-11 |
Boston College | 10-8 | 7 | 21-12 |
Miami | 10-8 | 7 | 21-13 |
Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 17-14 |
Duke | 7-11 | 10 | 17-13 |
Wake Forest | 4-14 | 13 | 16-17 |
Syracuse | 4-14 | 13 | 11-18 |
Clemson | 3-15 | 14 | 10-21 |
Pittsburgh | 2-16 | 15 | 11-19 |
Virginia | 2-16 | 15 | 5-22 |