Manhattan — Laurie Koehn had 22 points and Nicole Ohlde added 20 as No. 14 Kansas State beat No. 21 Colorado, 75-72, for the Wildcats' third straight victory over a ranked team.
The Wildcats (15-1, 3-0 Big 12) survived Colorado's second-half rally to win its 12th straight. Kansas State is off to its best start in school history.
Koehn hit a three-pointer with 1:21 to go to give the Wildcats a five-point lead. Colorado (10-6, 0-3) hit two straight layups to cut it to one, but Mandy Nightingale fouled Koehn with 15.2 seconds left and Koehn made both free throws.
Kansas State made 10 of its first 16 shots to take a 20-9 lead. Then, the Wildcats went on a 9-0 run with 7:17 left and led 39-26 at the half.
Kendra Wecker added 19 points for KSU. Nightingale led CU with 20 points.
No. 1 Connecticut 84, St. John's 41
New York Sue Bird had 17 points as Connecticut avoided a letdown after Saturday's victory over No. 2 Tennessee and extended its winning streak to 17 games. UConn (17-0, 3-0 Big East) beat St. John's (3-12, 0-4) for the 18th straight time and the second time this season.
Ashja Jones and Swin Cash had 15 points each for UConn, which led 41-22 at halftime. Jessica Moore added 11 points for the Huskies. Mary Pat Statler led St. John's with 14 points.
No. 3 Oklahoma 65, Oklahoma State 48
Norman, Okla. LaNeishea Caufield scored 18 points and Stacey Dales had 16 as Oklahoma (13-1, 3-0 Big 12) won its 17th straight regular-season conference game and beat Oklahoma State (9-6, 1-1) for the fifth consecutive time.
No. 16 Texas 66,
No. 6 Iowa State 65
Austin, Texas Stacy Stephens scored 12 points in the final 8 minutes, including the winning layup with 50 seconds left, and Texas (11-2, 3-0 Big 12) stayed undefeated in league play.
Missouri 82,
No. 10 Texas Tech 71
Columbia, Mo. Karensa Barr scored 19 points, and Evan Unrau and Natalie Bright had 16 apiece for Missouri (10-3, 1-1 Big 12). Jia Perkins had 20 points for Texas Tech (9-4, 1-2).
Virginia Tech 73,
No. 24 Boston College 52
Blacksburg, Va. Ieva Kublina and Chrystal Starling had 19 points apiece for Virginia Tech (12-2, 3-0 Big East). Brianne Stepherson scored 16 points for Boston College (11-3, 2-1).
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