Shenise Johnson scored 19 points and Riquna Williams added 17 to lead No. 6 Miami to a 61-37 win against No. 22 North Carolina on Wednesday night.
Stefanie Yderstrom chipped in 10 points for the Hurricanes, who won their 38th straight home game.
The 38-game home streak is the third-longest active streak in the nation. Only Connecticut (98) and Stanford (74) have longer streaks.
With the win, Miami (21-3, 10-1) avenged its only loss in the ACC. North Carolina beat Miami 65-63 in Chapel Hill on Jan. 2.
Laura Broomfield scored seven points to lead North Carolina (17-7, 7-4), which committed a season-high 35 turnovers. Their previous high was 31, which was against Miami in their last meeting.
Miami shot 37.3 percent (22 of 59) from the floor, and North Carolina was held to 26.8 percent (15 of 56).
Dayton 91, UNC Charlotte 68: Andrea Hoover and Justine Raterman had 18 points apiece to lead Dayton to an Atlantic 10 win against visiting UNC Charlotte. Samantha Mackay added 16 points for Dayton (16-5, 8-1).
Jennifer Hailey led the 49ers (15-9, 7-3) with 20 points and 10 rebounds.
Appalachian State 75, Wofford 46: The Mountaineers (19-3, 13-1 SoCon) defeated the Terriers (11-13, 4-11) for the 10th straight time and extended their winning streak to eight games with a home victory.
Anna Freeman led all players with 16 points, and she had five assists and five steals. Kelsey Sharkey finished with 12 points, seven rebounds and four steals, and Courtney Freeman scored 11 and grabbed eight boards.
Davidson 71, UNC Greensboro 52: Laura Murray scored a game-high 20 points for Davidson (16-7, 12-2 SoCon) in a home win. Davidson also got 16 points and eight rebounds from Sophia Aleksandravicius. Murray matched her season high with six 3-pointers, going 6 for 8 from beyond the arc.
Dayshaun Richbow scored a team-high 13 points off the bench for the Spartans (3-20, 2-13).
No. 14 Georgetown 56, Seton Hall 51: Sugar Rodgers had 23 points and 11 rebounds in a home win. Sydney Wilson had nine points and nine rebounds for the Hoyas (19-5, 8-3 Big East), who have won six of seven.
No. 15 Texas A&M 67, Kansas State 36: Kelsey Bone and Karla Gilbert scored 14 points apiece in a home victory. The win leaves the Aggies (17-5, 8-3 Big 12) in second place in the Big 12 entering Saturday's game against league-leader and top-ranked Baylor.
No. 25 St. Bonaventure 69, UMass 54: Megan Van Tatenhove and Armelia Horton scored 17 points each in a road victory. The Bonnies (23-2, 10-0 Atlantic 10) also set a regular-season record for victories.
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