Hailey Van Lith scored 12 of her 26 points in the fourth quarter to help second-seeded TCU beat No. 3 seed Notre Dame 71-62 on Saturday in the Sweet 16 of the women’s NCAA Tournament.
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JuJu Watkins will miss the rest of the women's March Madness tournament with a torn ACL, and Dan Patrick says it doesn't just hurt Watkins or her USC Trojans -- but the sport of basketball itself.
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After a disappointing finish in the ACC Tournament, Notre Dame coach Niele Ivey had a week of hard practices to refocus her team and get them ready for a run in March Madness.
Doug Bruno will stay at the school as the special assistant to the vice president/director of athletics for women’s basketball.
Coaches still playing in the NCAA Tournament are having to split their time between preparing their teams for the Sweet 16 and talking to potential transfers who have entered the portal.
Coaches and players all across women’s basketball, along with fans of the game, feel the impact of Juju Watkins’ injury.
Now with 11 transfers, eight of them who had previous NCAA Tournament experience, they are in the Sweet 16 for the first time after sweeping the Big 12 regular season and conference tournament titles, then winning their first two NCAA games as a host team.
The 2025 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament begins on Wednesday, March 19 - Sunday, April 6.
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No. 3 seed Notre Dame routed No. 6 seed Michigan 76-55 in the second round of the women’s NCAA Tournament on Sunday.
Ashlon Jackson scored 14 of her 20 points in the third quarter to power No. 2 seed Duke to a 59-53 victory over 10th-seeded Oregon in the second round of the women’s NCAA Tournament on Sunday.
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Michigan State meets second-seeded N.C. State (27-6), a 75-55 winner against Vermont, in the second round on Monday.
Illinois came into the NCAA Tournament on a four-game losing skid and hadn’t won a game since Feb. 16.
The Terrapins (24-7) will host fifth-seeded Alabama on Monday with a spot in the Sweet 16 on the line
The Trojans (29-3) advanced to the second round to play either eighth-seeded California or ninth-seeded Mississippi State on Monday at Galen Center.
Coach Dawn Staley knows her team won’t make that mistake again on Sunday when it faces Indiana for the second straight year in the women’s NCAA Tournament.
The Huskies had runs of 22-0, 12-0 and 13-0 in the first half as UConn won its 31st consecutive first-round game.
Iowa will play No. 3 Oklahoma or No. 14 Florida Gulf Coast on Monday for a spot in the Sweet 16.
