ICYMI: Ionescu sets NCAA record for triple-doubles
NEW YORK (AP) Sabrina Ionescu closed out 2017 with a record performance.
Oregon's sophomore guard had her NCAA record eighth career triple-double in the 10th-ranked Ducks victory over Washington on Sunday.
She had 24 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists to help the Ducks win their fifth straight game. She broke the mark in her 48th career game with an assist on Lexi Bando's 3-pointer with 1:47 to play.
''It's pretty surreal to be honest,'' Ionescu said. ''I don't think I've really realized that I just broke it, but I'm just happy that we won and got better.''
Penn State's Suzie McConnell (128 games) and Louella Tomlinson (125) of Saint Mary's shared the mark with Ionescu until Sunday.
It was Ionescu's fourth triple-double in 15 games this season.
''As long as we continue to win, that's what's important to me,'' she said. ''The triple-doubles just come.
''Coach (Kelly Graves) was joking that I almost got a quadruple-double with my (seven) turnovers, so maybe I should have turned it over a little more and set another record.''
Ionescu's efforts helped Graves win his 500th game.
Other tidbits from the week:
WINNING IN ATHENS: Mississippi State's Vic Schaefer walked out of Georgia's Stegeman Coliseum with a win Sunday for the first time in 21 years.
''I have never won here,'' said Schaefer, speaking of his time as an assistant coach and as a head coach. ''It is good to finally walk off with a victory.''
Teaira McCowan had 26 points and 13 rebounds to lead the No. 5 team to an 86-62 victory. It was Mississippi State's first win in Athens, Georgia, since a 72-71 squeaker in 2002.
POLL WATCH: One week after dropping out of the poll for the first time in 17 years, Stanford most likely will come back into the Top 25 after victories over No. 11 UCLA and Southern California.
SLAYING THE PHOENIX: Northern Kentucky beat No. 19 Green Bay on Saturday for the first time in program history after five losses since 2016.
The Norse (3-10) were led by Taryn Taugher's 17 points and Molly Glick's 16. They were able to pull off their first win over a ranked team since transitioning to Division I despite scoring just two points in the third quarter.
UNBEATENS: And then there were four. UConn, Louisville, Mississippi State and Tennessee are the final four undefeated teams left heading into 2018. Louisville is off to the best start in program history with a 16-0 mark after Sunday's win over N.C. State.
''I've really been proud of our kids, the fight that they've shown,'' Louisville coach Jeff Walz said. ''Now we've got to continue to grow.''
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