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 The Terrapins (32-2) recorded their 26th win in a row to advance to
a meeting with fourth-seeded Duke on Saturday in Spokane, Wash.
The Tigers (31-1) rolled through their nonconference schedule, the
Ivy League and their first NCAA Tournament game without a defeat.
However, Maryland proved too tough on its home floor.
Guard Laurin Mincy scored 27 points and handed out seven assists to
lead the Terrapins. She hit nine of 11 shots from the floor,
including six of seven from 3-point range. Maryland guard Lexie
Brown added 23 points, and center Brionna Jones had 10 points and a
game-high 10 rebounds.
Princeton got 26 points from guard Blake Dietrick. Tigers guard
Vanessa Smith scored 15, and forward Alex Wheatley added 10.
Arizona State 57, Arkansas-Little Rock 54
The third-seeded Sun Devils escaped a 16-point hole and edged the
11th-seeded Trojans by scoring 10 of the game's final 12 points.
Forward Sophie Brunner made two layups sandwiching a layup by
Arizona State forward Kelsey Moos, and the Sun Devils grabbed the
lead with 54 seconds left. Moos added another layup, forward Kaitlyn
Pratt answered for Arkansas-Little Rock, and Arizona State guard
Katie Hempen made two free throws to stretch the margin to three
points. Trojans guard Alexius Dawn saw her last-second 3-point
attempt blocked by guard Elisha Davis.
Arizona State (29-5) advances to a Friday semifinal in the
Greensboro, N.C., region against second-seeded Florida State.
Brunner and Promise Amukamara led the Sun Devils with 17 points
apiece. Forward Kiera Clark and guard Ka'Nesheia Cobbins each scored
10 points for the Trojans (29-5).
Connecticut 91, Rutgers 55
Forward Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis scored 23 points, and the top-seeded
Huskies cruised to a win over the eighth-seeded Scarlet Knights in
Storrs, Conn. Fifth-seeded Texas awaits the Connecticut (34-1) in
the Sweet 16 on Saturday in Albany, N.Y.
Huskies guard Moriah Jefferson made eight of 11 shots from the floor
en route to 19 points, and forward Morgan Tuck added 16 points,
seven rebounds and seven assists.
Guard Tyler Scaife topped Rutgers (23-10) with 16 points. Forwards
Betnijah Laney and Kahleah Copper each scored 11 for the Scarlet
Knights.
Louisville 60, South Florida 52
The third-seeded Cardinals came through on the road, knocking off
the sixth-seeded Bulls in Tampa, Fla. Louisville (27-6) moves on to
a Sweet 16 matchup with seventh-seeded Dayton on Saturday in Albany,
N.Y.
Guard Jude Schimmel scored a team-high 13 points for the Cardinals.
Forward Myisha Hines-Allen added 12, forward Mariya Moore had 11,
and forward Shawnta Dyer finished with 10.
South Florida guard Courtney Williams piled up a game-high 25
points, but none of her teammates scored in double figures.
Tennessee 77, Pittsburgh 67
The second-seeded Lady Vols advanced to the Sweet 16 for the sixth
year in a row and the 33rd time in 34 years, eliminating the
10th-seeded Panthers in Knoxville, Tenn.
Tennessee (29-5) will meet 11th-seeded Gonzaga on Saturday in a
regional semifinal in Spokane, Wash.
Forward Bashaara Graves led Tennessee with 21 points and 14
rebounds. Lady Vols guard Ariel Massengale scored 16 points, and
forward Cierra Burdick added 14 points and 10 boards. Panthers guard
Brianna Kiesel scored a game-high 32 points, and Pitt forward Yacine
Diop finished with 18.
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Florida State 65, Florida Gulf Coast 47
Thanks in large part to a huge rebounding advantage, the
second-seeded Seminoles rolled to a win over the seventh-seeded
Eagles in Tallahassee, Fla. Florida State (31-4) moves on to the
semifinals of the Greensboro, N.C., region.
Led by center Adut Bulgak's game-high 13 rebounds, the Seminoles
finished with a 46-23 edge on the glass. Florida State shot 46.3
percent from the floor while limiting Florida Gulf Coast to 30.9
percent shooting.
Forward Shakayla Thomas scored 12 points to pace Florida State, and
Seminoles guard Leticia Romero contributed 11 points, seven rebounds
and six assists. Guard Taylor Gradinjan topped Florida Gulf Coast
(31-3) with 12 points.
North Carolina 86, Ohio State 84
Guard Jamie Cherry's tiebreaking jumper in the last second lifted
the fourth-seeded Tar Heels to a win over the fifth-seeded Buckeyes
in Chapel Hill, N.C. Next up for North Carolina (26-8) is a date
with top-seeded South Carolina on Friday in the semifinals of the
Greensboro, N.C. region.
Forward Stephanie Mavunga led the Tar Heels with 27 points, 14
rebounds and four blocked shots. North Carolina guard Allisha Gray
scored 20 points, and guard Brittany Rountree finished with 15.
Ohio State (24-11) got 30 points from guard Ameryst Alston, 25
points from guard Kelsey Mitchell, and 15 points and 10 rebounds
from forward Alexa Hart.
Stanford 86, Oklahoma 76
Guard Amber Orrange scored a game-high 24 points, leading the
fourth-seeded Cardinal to a victory over the fifth-seeded Sooners in
Stanford, Calif. Stanford (26-9) will battle top-seeded Notre Dame
on Friday in the semifinals of the Oklahoma City region.
Guard Lili Thompson and forward Bonnie Samuelson added 19 points
apiece for the Cardinal. Stanford forward Erica McCall finished with
seven points and 11 rebounds.
Forward Kaylon Williams led Oklahoma (21-12) with 22 points and 10
rebounds. Sooners guard Gioya Carter scored 20 points.
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