Jantel Lavender dominant as Ohio State defeats Temple: Women's college basketball roundup

The Buckeyes star has a career-high 37 points to lead the Buckeyes to the victory. Also, Kent State's women's team opens its season with a victory.

Jantel Lavender had a career-high 37 points and 12 rebounds to lead No. 7 Ohio State to an 84-75 win over Temple on Friday night in Philadelphia in the season opener for both teams.

Lavender (Cleveland Central Catholic) made 16 of 22 shots, as the Owls couldn't stop the preseason All-American.

The Buckeyes were missing starting point guard Samantha Prahalis, suspended for three games by the school for a secondary NCAA rules violation.

Qwedia Wallace had a career-high 32 points to lead Temple, which hit 12 of 23 3-pointers.

The game was tied at 60 with 8:36 left before Ohio State used a 15-4 spurt to take control.

Kent State 60, Canisius 54 The Golden Flashes came up with key offensive plays late in the game to earn a victory in Buffalo, N.Y.

With the game tied at 53 with 2:24 left, Kent State's Jamilah Humes drilled a pull-up jumper. Then, after a Canisius missed 3-pointer and turnover, Ellie Shields put Kent State up by four with a layup with just over a minute remaining.

Humes led Kent State with 13 points, eight coming in the second half, while Stephanie Gibson had 12 points, including a pair of 3-pointers.

No. 4 Tennessee 63, Louisville 50 Freshman Meighan Simmons scored 22 points and a record crowd saw the Lady Vols win in Louisville, Ky., in the first regular-season game at the new KFC Yum Center.

The game set a Big East women's attendance mark of 22,124. That topped the 19,123 that then-No. 1 Connecticut drew in a visit to Louisville's Freedom Hall on Jan. 12, 2008.

No. 5 Xavier 84, S. Carolina 65 Amber Harris scored 21 points to lead the visiting Musketeers over the Gamecocks in the season opener for both teams.

No. 9 Kentucky 82, Morehead State 48 Victoria Dunlap and A'Dia Mathies scored 18 points apiece in helping the host Wildcats pull away for a win.

No. 12 Notre Dame 99, New Hampshire 48 Devereaux Peters had a career-high 23 points and eight rebounds in only 14 minutes, and the Fighting Irish opened their season by cruising past visiting New Hampshire in a record-setting rout.