Women's college basketball

Monet Tellier tied a career high with 31 points and fueled a late charge that carried Virginia Tech to a stunning 75-69 upset of No. 8 Maryland on Thursday night.

The Hokies (7-14, 3-5 ACC) came in with a five-game losing streak, during which they failed to break the 50-point barrier. They had also dropped six consecutive against Maryland.

But Virginia Tech overcame 38 percent shooting behind Tellier (who went 10 for 11 at the foul line) and a defense that forced 20 turnovers.

Maryland (18-3, 5-3) was without leading scorer Alyssa Thomas, who sprained her left thumb in practice and watched from the sideline with a cast on her hand. Thomas, a 6-foot-2 sophomore, is averaging 17.2 points.

She was desperately missed.

Lynetta Kizer scored 21, Laurin Mincy had 19 and Tianna Hawkins added 18, but the rest of the Terrapins totaled only 11 points in the team's second consecutive defeat.

A driving layup by Tellier put the Hokies up 62-61 with 5:25 left.

VIRGINIA TECH — Wilson 15, Fenyn 7, Tellier 31, Hadley 14, Hines-Allen 5, Hall 2, Conyers 1. Totals 24 21-29 75.

MARYLAND — Mincy 19, Barrett 1, Hawkins 18, DeVaughn 5, Austin 4, Moseley 1, Kizer 21. 22 24-31 69.

3-point goals — VT: Tellier 5, Wilson; M: Mincy.

Halftime — Maryland 34-31

DREXEL 47, VCU 41: Courtney Hurt became the Rams' career scoring leader in a loss to CAA rival Drexel (10-8, 6-2) at the Siegel Center.

Hurt scored nine points to push her career total to 1,755, four better than the 23-year-old mark set by Kelly Hoover. Hurt also pulled down 15 rebounds.

Andrea Barbour had a team-best 14 points for VCU (11-8, 4-4).

DREXEL — Wootton 4, Hale 5, Nacickaite 17, Mershon 8, Crane 3, Flanagan 10. Totals 17 7-13 47.

VCU — Hurt 9, Barbour 14, Parks 6, Carter 2, Hobson 3, McRae 4, Green 3. Totals 18 3-6 41

3-point goals — D: Flanagan2, Mershon; VCU: Hobson, Green.

Halftime — Drexel 21-19

WILLIAM AND MARY 83, OLD DOMINION 80: Taysha Pye scored 23 points, Emily Correal added 18, and the host Tribe (9-10, 2-6) beat CAA foe Old Dominion (6-14, 3-5) for the first time in 52 meetings, dating to Feb. 6, 1975.

Only Stanford's 53 consecutive wins over Washington State is longer than ODU's run vs. W&M.

Pye was 11 of 14 from the free throw line for W&M, which trailed 34-32 at the break.

The Monarchs' Tia Lewis contributed 23 points, and Ashley Betz-White added 22.

JAMES MADISON 76, GEORGIA STATE 45: Kirby Burkholder posted 22 points in helping the Dukes (15-4, 6-2) topple the visiting Panthers (7-13, 0-8) in CAA action.

Burkholder recorded six 3-pointers and eight rebounds for JMU, and Tarik Hislop finished with 16 points and six assists.

The Dukes held a 43-20 advantage at the half.

GEORGE MASON 78, TOWSON 54: A 21-point, 12-rebound performance by Amber Easter helped the Patriots (10-6, 4-4 CAA) beat the visiting Tigers (12-7, 3-5). Taleia Moton scored 20 points for GMU.

VIRGINIA UNION 59, VIRGINIA STATE 48: Danielle Ferguson scored a game-best 23 points to help the Panthers (6-10, 3-5) notch a home win over the Trojans (9-9, 1-5) in a CIAA matchup.

Ferguson finished 7 of 10 from the field and 9 of 12 from the free throw line for VUU, which hadn't defeated VSU since 2007. Vicki Collier finished with 10 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and five steals for the Panthers.

Mariame Sylla added 12 points and 13 boards for VSU, and Da'Shae Jones had 12 points, including three 3-pointers.

Top 10

NO. 1 BAYLOR 89, OKLAHOMA 58: Brittney Griner had 18 points and seven blocks, Odyssey Sims and Terran Condrey scored 14 points apiece, and the Bears (20-0, 7-0 Big 12) ran away in the second half to beat the host Sooners (12-6, 4-3).

NO. 6 KENTUCKY 66, AUBURN 48: A'dia Mathies scored 20 points, and the Wildcats (19-2, 8-0 SEC) forced 30 turnovers in a victory over the host Tigers (10-11, 2-6).

NO. 9 OHIO STATE 73, INDIANA 55: Samantha Prahalis had 18 points and nine assists to help the Buckeyes (20-1, 7-1 Big Ten) beat the host Hoosiers (5-16, 0-8).

NO. 10 MIAMI 64, WAKE FOREST 39: Stefanie Yderstrom and Riquna Williams scored 14 points each to lead the host Hurricanes (18-3, 7-1 ACC) over the Demon Deacons (12-8, 2-5).