Women’s No.1s Survive
All four No. 1 seeds—UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina—remain alive heading into the women’s Elite Eight, and UConn brings a 52‑game win streak into the weekend. (usatoday.com) The women’s Final Four is set for Cleveland with games on April 3 and the title game on April 5. (usatoday.com)
UConn’s next opponent will be Notre Dame in the Fort Worth regional final at Dickies Arena on Sunday, March 29 at 1 p.m. ET. (USA TODAY (usatoday.com)) (usatoday.com) Notre Dame’s Hannah Hidalgo produced a 31-point, 11-rebound, 10-steal triple-double in the Sweet 16 and broke the NCAA Division I single-season steals mark during the game. (ESPN (espn.com)) (espn.com) Sarah Strong posted a double-double (21 points, 10 rebounds) as UConn routed North Carolina 63-42 to reach the regional final — the Huskies’ 30th trip to the Elite Eight. (Associated Press / Newsday (newsday.com)) (newsday.com) No. 1 UCLA overwhelmed Minnesota 80-56 to set up a Sacramento regional final against Duke, and Duke advanced after Ashlon Jackson’s buzzer-beating 3 gave the Blue Devils an 87-85 Sweet 16 win over LSU. (UCLA Athletics (uclabruins.com); ESPN (espn.com)) (uclabruins.com) Texas’ Madison Booker scored 40 points in the second round against Oregon and the Longhorns were scheduled to meet Kentucky in Fort Worth in the Sweet 16 (3 p.m. ET, March 28); Booker’s scoring burst has been a focal point for Texas’ tournament run. (Texas Athletics (texaslonghorns.com); CBS Sports schedule (cbssports.com)) (texaslonghorns.com) The women’s Final Four will be held at the Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, with national semifinals on Friday, April 3 and the championship game on Sunday, April 5; the host committee lists semifinal local start times and on-site events in its official schedule. (NCAA / Phoenix Final Four Host Committee ( )) (ncaa.com)
