5 tips to filling out your NCAA women's basketball tournament bracket
Here are five key tips on filling out your NCAA women's basketball bracket for March Madness, including common Elite Eight combinations and where to find upsets on the seed line.
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Nyla Harris scores 15 as No. 22 North Carolina women defeat Virginia Tech 66-63 in OT
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Nyla Harris scored 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds, Elina Aarnisalo added 13 points and five assists and No. 22 North Carolina took down Virginia Tech 66-63 in overtime on Thursday night. Aarnisalo, Harris, and Lanie Grant combined for all nine overtime points for the Tar Heels (22-6, 12-4 Atlantic Coast Conference), who bounced back from a 72-68 loss at then-No. 11 Duke on Sunday. Grant made two clutch free throws with 25 seconds remaining in overtime to make it a ...
Pryor drops 22 in Texas A&M women's 82-74 win over No. 21 Tennessee
Ny'Ceara Pryor scored 22 points and dished 10 assists, Fatmata Janneh added 17 and Lemyah Hylton put up 12 in Texas A&M's 82-74 win over No. 21 Tennessee on Thursday night. The Aggies (11-11, 4-9 Southeastern Conference) jumped ahead early with a 10-0 run to start the game, with half the points coming from Pryor. Texas A&M was hot from the perimeter, shooting 7 of 11 (64%) as a team from 3-point range to take a 47-42 lead going into halftime.
Heiden tallies 21-point double-double as No. 13 Iowa women beat Purdue 83-74
Ava Heiden scored 21 points and tallied a double-double to lead No. 13 Iowa 83-74 over Purdue on Thursday. Heiden was a ruthlessly efficient 10-of-12 shooting for the Hawkeyes (21-5, 12-3 Big Ten). Taylor Stremlow had 19 points, going 7 of 10, and dishing eight assists.
Aaliyah Chavez's 27 leads No. 11 Oklahoma women 71-67 over No. 24 Georgia
Aaliyah Chavez racked up 27 points, five assists, and four rebounds as No. 11 Oklahoma held off No. 24 Georgia, 71-67 on Thursday night. Chavez was 9-for-17 from the floor and a perfect 8-for-8 from the charity stripe for the Sooners (20-6, 8-5 Southeastern Conference). Oklahoma improved to 14-0 when Chavez leads the team in assists.
Fournier scores 26 as No. 9 Duke beats N.C. State for 17th straight win
Toby Fournier had 26 points and 12 rebounds as No. 9 Duke extended its winning streak to 17 games by beating N.C. State 83-65 on Thursday night. Arianna Roberson scored 15 points in 17 minutes off the bench, Ashlon Jackson had 14 points and Riley Nelson added 10 points — all in the first half — as Duke (20-6, 15-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), combined with Sunday’s topping of North Carolina, beat two in-state rivals in a five-day period. With three regular-season games remaining, the Blue Devi...
Booker leads five in double figures as No. 4 Texas defeats Arkansas 93-62
Madison Booker scored 21 points to lead five Texas players in double figures as the No. 4 Longhorns beat Arkansas 93-62 on Thursday night. Booker entered the game averaging 18.5 points and nearly hit that mark by halftime, scoring 16 as the Longhorns took a 20-point lead into the break. Aaliyah Crump scored 16, Kyla Oldacre and Ashton Judd scored 13 apiece, and Jordan Lee added 11.
Madina Okot, Joyce Edwards pace No. 3 South Carolina over No. 25 Alabama 76-57
Joyce Edwards had 23 points and 12 rebounds, Madina Okot scored 16 points and pulled in 16 rebounds, and No. 3 South Carolina beat No. 25 Alabama 76-57 on Thursday night. The Gamecocks' defense set the tone early, forcing five turnovers in the first quarter and holding Alabama to just 3-of-15 shooting from the floor. Okot and Edwards were dominant inside — South Carolina outrebounded Alabama 39-31, including 12 offensive rebounds which led to 18 second-chance points and a 44-20 advantage in p...
Betts powers No. 2 UCLA past Washington 82-67 to clinch a share of the Big Ten title
Lauren Betts had 23 points on 11-of-15 shooting and eight rebounds, and No. 2 UCLA defeated Washington 82-67 on Thursday night to clinch a share of the Big Ten regular-season title with its 20th consecutive victory. The Bruins (24-1, 14-0) can win the title outright with a victory over visiting Wisconsin on Sunday. USC claimed it last season, the first playing in the Big Ten for both the Bruins and the Trojans.
Fulwiley scores 26 as No. 7 LSU rallies to defeat No. 17 Mississippi 78-70
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — MiLaysia Fulwiley scored 26 points as No.7 LSU erased an 11-point deficit in the final eight minutes and beat No. 17 Mississippi 78-70 on Thursday night. Fulwiley capped her performance with a clinching layup with 46 seconds remaining as LSU (23-4, 9-4 Southeastern Conference) outscored Ole Miss (21-7, 8-5) 24-5 in the decisive game-closing rally. Flau’jae Johnson added 18 points, five rebounds and three assists for the Tigers, despite missing most of the first half with ...
With Angel Reese’s return and Phantom-Laces, Week 6 begins with the best Unrivaled night yet
Angel Reese’s Unrivaled return in the headline, but Phantom-Laces could be the best game of the season.