San Antonio Express-News (Sunday)
Miami rallies to beat Oklahoma State
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Haley Cavinder scored 12 of her 16 points in the second half and made what proved to be the decisive free throw with 8.9 seconds left to pull off a 17-point second half rally Saturday that gave ninth-seeded Miami a 62-61 victory over eighthseeded Oklahoma State.
The comeback was tied for the fifth-largest comeback in tourney history. But it wasn’t over until Naomie Alnatas’ 10-footer rolled off the rim at the buzzer following a 5second call on the Hurricanes.
Miami (20-12) will play top-seeded Indiana on its home court Monday night with a ticket to the Sweet 16 at stake.
Cavinder also had eight rebounds and six assists while Jasmyn Roberts added 12 points.
GREENVILLE 2
INDIANA 77 TENNESSEE TECH 47
Sydney Parrish scored 19 points and had eight rebounds to lead the Hoosiers (28-3) in Bloomington, Ind.
FLORIDA GULF COAST 74 WASHINGTON STATE 63
Maddie Antenucci’s 3-pointer bounced four times before going through the net as part of her game-changing spree from beyond the arc sent the Golden Eagles (33-3) into the second round.
SEATTLE 3 REGION
UCONN 95, VERMONT 52
In Storrs, Conn., Aaliyah Edwards scored a career-high 28 points, Dorka Juhasz added a double-double and UConn routed Vermont, giving the Huskies (30-5) a 29th straight win in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.
TENNESSEE 95 SAINT LOUIS 50
Jordan Horston scored 21 points and Rickea
Jackson added 18 as the Lady Vols remained perfect when opening the NCAA Tournament on their home court.
OHIO STATE 80 JAMES MADISON 66
Cotie McMahon scored 18 points to help the No. 3 seed Buckeyes (26-7) pull away in Columbus, Ohio.
McMahon made her team’s first 3-pointer with 5:18 left in the third quarter to give Ohio State a 44-43 lead, and the Buckeyes didn’t give up the
advantage from there on out. They trailed by as many as 16 in the first half before going on a 12-0 run.
Kiki Jefferson led the Dukes with 17 points and Jamia Hazell added 10.
FRIDAY’S GAMES GREENVILLE 2
LSU 73 HAWAII 50
Angel Reese had 34 points and 15 rebounds — her 29th double-double this season — and the
Tigers (29-2) raced to a double-digit lead in the first quarter and maintained a comfortable lead most of the way in Baton Rouge, La.
The Tigers advanced to a second-round match-up on Sunday with sixth seeded Michigan (23-9), a 71-59 winner over 11 seed UNLV earlier Friday.
UTAH 103 GARDNER-WEBB 77
Alissa Pili tallied 33 points, eight rebounds and eight assists to power the Utes (26-4) in Salt Lake City.
PRINCETON 64 N.C. STATE 63
Grace Stone scored 22 points, including her fifth 3-pointer of the game with 4.7 seconds remaining, to lift the Tigers
(24-5) in Salt Lake City.
SEATTLE 3
VIRGINIA TECH 58 CHATTANOOGA 33
In Blacksburg, Va., Georgia Amoore scored 22 points, Elizabeth Kitley added 12, and the top-seeded Hokies (28-4) rolled to their 12th consecutive victory.
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 62 SOUTHERN CAL 57 (OT)
Myah Selland scored 29 points to lead the Jackrabbits (29-5) to their 22nd consecutive victory in Blacksburg, Va.
SEATTLE 4
STANFORD 92 SACRED HEART 49
In Stanford, Calif., Haley Jones scored 17 points for a Stanford team missing star Cameron Brink because of a stomach bug, and the Cardinal (29-5) notched the program’s 100th NCAA Tournament victory.
MISSISSIPPI 71 GONZAGA 48
Snudda Collins scored 15 points as the Rebels (24-8) once again leaned on their stingy defense to advance .