Baylor too much for Hokies to handle

Late Tuesday

River Walk Region

Baylor 90, Virginia Tech 48

SAN ANTONIO — Reigning women’s national champion Baylor is going to its 12th consecutive NCAA Sweet 16, and the Lady Bears were quite defensive getting there.

Moon Ursin and DiJonai Carrington both had 21 points, the second-seeded Lady Bears (27-2) stretched their lead to double digits with All-American forward NaLyssa Smith on the bench after early foul trouble and, most impressive to coach Kim Mulkey, they overwhelmed Virginia Tech and its high-scoring duo with their defense in a victory.

“I’ve been doing this 36 years. That was as impressive a performance defensively from start to finish that I’ve been a part of,” said Mulkey, who has won three national titles in her 21 seasons at Baylor.

Georgia Amoore had 18 points with four 3-pointers to lead seventh-seed Virginia Tech (15-10), which had opened its first NCAA Tournament since 2006 with a win over Marquette.

Connecticut 83, Syracuse 47

Paige Bueckers scored 20 points and Aaliyah Edwards added 19 to help No. 1 seed UConn (26-1) beat eighth-seeded Syracuse and advance to the Sweet 16.

Alamo Region Stanford 73, Oklahoma State 62

Haley Jones scored 17 points and Stanford (27-2) unleashed another barrage of 3-pointers as the overall No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament booked yet another trip to the Sweet 16.

Hemisfair Region South Carolina 59, Oregon State 42

Aliyah Boston scored 19 points and top seed South Carolina (24-4) dominated after a close first quarter to beat eighthseeded Oregon State, advancing to its seventh straight Sweet 16.

Georgia Tech 73, West Virginia 56

Lotta-Maj Lahtinen scored 22 points, Lorela Cubaj had 21 points and 12 rebounds and No. 5 seed Georgia Tech (17-8) used a big third quarter to beat No. 4 West Virginia.