Caitlin Clark leads Iowa back to Final Four, scoring 41 points in 94-87 win over defending champ LSU
Caitlin Clark made nine 3-pointers and finished with 41 points and 12 assists in a sensational performance as Iowa knocked defending national champion LSU out of the womenโs NCAA Tournament with a 94-87 victory, advancing the Hawkeyes to their second straight Final Four.
Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese are a major part of the rise of women's college basketball
Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese have been catalysts for the rapid rise of womenโs college basketball because of their play on the court that has drawn millions of new fans to the sport and their success off of it.
Reese's double-double, Johnson's scoring, lifts LSU over MTSU 83-56 in NCAA Tournament's 2nd round
Angel Reese had 20 points and 11 rebounds and third-seeded LSU responded to a nine-point third-quarter deficit with a dominant finish to defeat upstart No. 11 seed Middle Tennessee 83-56 in the second round of the womenโs NCAA Tournament.
March Madness: Morris, LSU women top Utah, into Elite Eight
Alexis Morris hit two foul shots with 10 seconds to play as No. 3 seed LSU reached the Elite Eight for the first time since 2008, beating second-seeded Utah 66-63, Down 64-63, the Utes had a chance to back in front, but Jenna Johnson โ a near 75% foul shooter โ missed both attempts with 4.7 seconds to go.
Texas womenโs basketball beats Maryland 64-61, advances to Elite Eight
(AP Photo/Morry Gash)(AP) โ Texas put the brakes on Maryland's high-octane offense and the Longhorns are rolling into the Elite Eight as the lowest seed still alive in the women's NCAA Tournament. Collier scored 10 points in the second half and her last basket in the fourth quarter pulled Texas even after Maryland had swung momentum with two baskets, including a 3-pointer. Chants of โTexas Fightโ roared from the Texas fans at the Alamodome after the final buzzer. "They are not letting anybody in that huddle think about anything but win," Schaefer said. Miller scored 21 points to lead Maryland (26-3) but there was just no punch in the offense outside of her.
Maryland women pour it on Alabama 100-64 to reach Sweet 16
(AP Photo/Ronald Cortes)SAN ANTONIO โ The Maryland Terrapins are ruthless and relentless on offense and rolling once again into the Sweet 16. 7 Alabama 100-64 on Wednesday in the second round of the women's NCAA Tournament. The Terps were so dominant, season scoring leader Ashley Owusu didn't make her first basket until the lead was already 46-23 in the second quarter. AdBy the second quarter, Maryland was pushing the ball inside for Reese, whose power moves and scoop layups in the post propelled a 24-point second quarter that built a 54-25 lead by halftime. Alabama paid for every mistake: Maryland turned 11 turnovers into 18 points in the first half.