Women’s March Madness: Michigan Join Texas, South Carolina In Elite Eight

Olivia Olson scored 19 points, chap sophomore Syla Swords added 16 and No 2 Michigan overcame a sluggish commencement for a 71-52 triumph complete Louisville successful nan Sweet 16 connected Saturday.

The Wolverines had a 16-0 tally successful nan 2nd 4th to erase an 11-point deficit, their biggest, past collapsed a necktie successful nan 3rd 4th by scoring 17 consecutive points and cruising to their 2nd Elite Eight, some successful nan past 5 seasons.

Michigan (28-6) tied a schoolhouse grounds for victories and will play top-seeded Texas connected Monday nighttime for a spot successful nan Final Four.

Elif Istanbulluoglu scored 18 points for nan third-seeded Cardinals (29-8), who changeable 35% and were outscored 49-16 complete a two-quarter agelong from midway done nan 2nd to nan mediate of nan fourth.

Olson, nan apical scorer among a bevy of sophomores starring some teams, missed 4 of her first 5 shots, and nan Wolverines went much than six minutes without scoring to commencement nan game.

Te’Yala Delfosse, who had 10 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks, had a 3-pointer during nan second-quarter tally that she capped pinch a three-point play for Michigan’s first lead astatine 28-25.

No 1 Texas 76, No 5 Kentucky 54

Rori Harmon had 11 points, 7 assists and six steals and Texas hit chap SEC personnel Kentucky, sending nan top-seeded Longhorns to different Elite Eight successful nan women’s NCAA Tournament.

Jordan Lee had 18 points while All-America guardant Madison Booker had 17 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists for nan Longhorns (34-3), who person an 11-game winning streak. Harmon besides had 7 rebounds.

Amelia Hassett deed a three-pointer connected nan first changeable of nan crippled for nan Wildcats (25-11), but their only lead didn’t past long. Texas responded pinch 15-0 run, successful nan mediate of which Harmon had 3 protect rebounds and 4 assists successful a span of 90 seconds.

The Longhorns will play second-seeded Michigan successful nan Fort Worth Regional 3 last connected Monday night. The Wolverines hit Louisville 71-52 earlier Saturday, mounting up nan only location last this twelvemonth matching nan apical 2 seeds.

Texas is successful nan Elite Eight for nan 3rd twelvemonth successful a statement nether coach Vic Schaefer. Last twelvemonth it went to nan Final Four for nan first clip since 2003.

Clara Strack, nan 6ft 5in halfway who came from Virginia Tech pinch coach Kenny Brooks 2 years ago, led nan Wildcats pinch 16 points. Asia Boone had 11 points while Teonni Key added 10 points and 9 rebounds.

No 1 South Carolina 94, No 4 Oklahoma 68

Ta’Niya Latson scored 28 points and Raven Johnson added 18 to thief top-seed South Carolina hit No 4 seed Oklahoma and beforehand to nan Elite Eight of nan women’s March Madness tournament.

South Carolina will look No 3 seed TCU connected Monday nighttime for nan chance to spell to nan Final Four successful Phoenix from nan Sacramento 4 Regional.

The Gamecocks person precocious to nan nationalist semifinals successful six of nan past 8 Final Fours and won 3 nationalist championships during that stretch. Oklahoma was looking for its first travel to nan location since nan 2009-10 play which was nan Sooners past clip successful nan Final Four.

The Gamecocks (34-3) jumped retired to a beardown commencement down Latson, who was playing successful her first Sweet 16. The elder defender played nan first 3 years of her profession astatine Florida State earlier coming to South Carolina this season. She scored 8 of nan teams first 10 points arsenic nan Gamecocks went up 10-0.

Johnson scoring 9 points arsenic nan Gamecocks were up 23-13 aft nan first quarter.

Oklahoma (26-8) turned nan shot complete connected 3 of its first 4 possessions successful nan 2nd 4th and South Carolina took advantage. Latson’s four-point play pinch 46 seconds near successful nan half made it 47-28. The Sooners sewage a extremity connected nan adjacent possession, but Sahara Williams missed a wide-open layup conscionable earlier nan buzzer.

Latson vanished nan first half pinch 18 points and Johnson had 16. Second-team AP All-America Joyce Edwards was scoreless successful nan opening 20 minutes. It didn’t matter arsenic nan Gamecocks had capable discourtesy from Latson and Johnson.

No 3 TCU 79, No 10 Virginia 69

Marta Suarez had 33 points and 10 rebounds arsenic portion of a astir unstoppable duo pinch Olivia Miles, and No 3 seed TCU hit 10th-seeded Virginia successful nan Sweet 16 of nan women’s NCAA Tournament.

TCU (32-5), making its 2nd consecutive quality successful nan Elite Eight, will look No 1 seed South Carolina connected Monday for a travel to nan Final Four.

Miles, a elder and a three-time All-American, vanished pinch her ain gaudy stat statement of 28 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists.

A fewer weeks from now, Suarez and Miles will apt beryllium WNBA draught picks, but for now, their last collegiate play and nan chance they took to travel to TCU has paid off.

The Horned Frogs went connected 17-4 tally to commencement nan 2nd half that put them up for good, moreover arsenic nan Cavaliers pressed aggressively and trim nan lead to six points pinch 27.1 seconds to go.

Paris Clark scored 20 points and Kymora Johnson had 18 points, 8 assists and six rebounds for Virginia (22-12), nan lone double-digit seed to scope nan Sweet 16.