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    Saturday, May 04, 2024

    NCAA women's basketball roundup

    Temple 65, James Madison 53

    Qwedia Wallace scored 21 points and Temple beat James Madison Sunday at Norfolk, Va., setting up a matchup with UConn and Geno Auriemma, Temple coach Tonya Cardoza's mentor.

    Kristen McCarthy and LaKeisha Eaddy added 15 points each for Temple (25-8), which gained its first victory in the tournament since it beat Nebraska in opening round in 2007.

    Ohio State 93, St. Francis, Pa. 59

    Jantel Lavender dominated inside for Ohio State with 23 points and 16 rebounds against smaller Saint Francis, Pa. and the Buckeyes opened up a 27-point lead before halftime during a rout.

    Wis.-Green Bay 69, Virginia 67

    Celeste Hoewisch scored 23 points and Wisconsin-Green Bay let most of a 16-point lead slip away before holding on to beat Virginia.

    After it appeared the Phoenix (28-4) would win in a rout, fifth-seeded Virginia forced a slew of turnovers by turning up its defensive pressure and cut the lead to 64-63 on Ariana Moorer's two free throws with 32.7 seconds left.

    Nebraska 83, Northern Iowa 44

    Kelsey Griffin had 22 points and nine rebounds to lead Nebraska to an easy win over Northern Iowa. Dominique Kelley added 11 points for the Cornhuskers (31-1), the top-seeded team in the Kansas City regional.

    Notre Dame 86, Cleveland State 58

    Becca Bruszewski scored 14 points, Ashley Barlow added 13 and Notre Dame overcame a 31-point performance by Cleveland State's Kailey Klein, including 21 in the first half, to beat the Vikings.

    Stephanie Crosley scored a layup for Cleveland State (19-14) for the game's first basket and added another shot inside with 73 seconds left in the first half. In between, Klein scored all of the Vikings' other points in the half.

    Arkansas-Little Rock 63, Georgia Tech 53

    Kim Sitzmann scored a season-high 21 points and Arkansas-Little Rock won its NCAA tournament debut, stunning Georgia Tech.

    Arkansas-Little Rock (27-6) was so unsure of making the 64-team tournament field that it didn't hold a formal viewing party last Monday. The Trojans, who had a 21-game winning streak snapped in the Sun Belt Conference tournament title game, received one of the last at-large bids.

    Vermont 64, Wisconsin 55

    Courtnay Pilypaitis scored 25 points, May Kotsopoulos added 14 and Vermont survived squandering a 14-point lead in the first half to beat Wisconsin, the Catamounts' first NCAA tournament victory in six tries.

    The Catamounts (27-6) bucked the trend of the higher seed winning in this year's tournament by overcoming mis't hold off the Catamounts. After Kotsopoulos hit a 3 to tie the score at 39, Pilypaitis scored on a layup, then added another basket 19 seconds later.

    After Alyssa Karel hit a 3 for Wisconsin, Vermont went on a 9-2 run to extend the lead to 55-46. Wisconsin never got closer than four points.

    San Diego State 74, Texas 63

    Jene Morris scored 32 points and San Diego State stunned Texas on the Longhorns' home court.

    Morris put on a dazzling display of 3-point shooting and quick-burst drives to the basket that tormented Texas the entire game. She made four 3-pointers as the Aztecs (22-10) built a 19-point lead in the first half, then made the big shots and plays again in the second to put down Texas rallies. It was the second year in a row San Diego State has pulled off a first-round upset. The Aztecs were a No. 10 seed when they beat No. 7 DePaul last season.

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