The Trentonian (Trenton, NJ)

Ducks back in Sweet 16 as No. 6 seed

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SAN ANTONIO >> Sedona Prince scored 22 points, Nyara Sabally took over late and sixth-seeded Oregon beat No. 3 Georgia 57-50 on Wednesday in the women’s NCAA Tournament to advance to its fourth straight Sweet 16.

Sabally scored six straight points — including a putback of her own missed shot — to break open a tie game and give the Ducks a 54-48 lead with less than a minute to go. She finished with 15 points, including 10 in the second half, and nine rebounds. MARYLAND 100, ALABAMA 64 SAN ANTONIO >> Maryland and its offensive juggernaut are rolling fast and easy into the Sweet 16, getting 19 points from Angel Reese and overwhelmi­ng Alabama. The second-seeded Terrapins came into the NCAA Tournament with the nation’s highest-scoring offense and have yet to take their foot off the gas. The Terps are averaging 99 points in their two tournament wins after scoring 91.3 per game in the regular season.

MISSOURI STATE 64, WRIGHT STATE 39

SAN ANTONIO >> Elle Ruffridge had a career-high 20 points with five 3-pointers, Jasmine Franklin had a double-double and fifthseede­d Missouri State is going to its second consecutiv­e Sweet 16 after knocking off Wright State in matchup of mid-major teams.

LOUISVILLE 62, NORTHWESTE­RN 53

SAN ANTONIO >> Kianna Smith scored 16 points and No. 2 seed Louisville advanced to the Sweet 16 by rallying from an early 18-point deficit to beat seventhsee­ded Northweste­rn.

INDIANA 70, BELMONT 48

SAN ANTONIO >> Grace Berger scored 17 points and Indiana used another suffocatin­g defensive effort to beat Belmont, sending the fourth-seeded Hoosiers to the program’s first Sweet 16.

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