The 2025 NCAA Women’s Tournament may need simply tipped off on Friday, however brackets throughout the nation are already busted.
Inside the first few hours of the event, the No. 9 seed Indiana Hoosiers upset the No. 8 seed Utah Utes. With extra upsets certain to return, the stage is about for some attention-grabbing matchups within the subsequent spherical.
Listed below are all the highest moments from Day 1 of the ladies’s event:
Olivia Miles departed Notre Dame‘s 106-54 victory over Stephen F. Austin within the NCAA Event due to a left knee damage, casting a shadow on the varsity’s dominant efficiency within the first spherical on Friday.
Miles fell to the court docket underneath the SFA basket with 8:44 left within the fourth quarter. The senior guard limped off the court docket and headed to the workforce’s locker room. Miles, a first-team All-ACC choice, completed with two factors and eight assists. She missed the 2023-2024 season due to a knee damage.
Hannah Hidalgo and Sonia Citron every scored 24 factors for third-seeded ND (27-5). Liza Karlen had 13 factors. Hidalgo additionally had six rebounds and 5 assists. Citron grabbed seven rebounds.
Notre Dame pressured 28 turnovers, together with 18 steals, whereas committing solely 11. The Preventing Irish piled up a 38-5 benefit in factors off turnovers.
Subsequent up for the Irish is No. 6 seed Michigan (23-10) on Sunday.
Yarden Garzon scored 17 factors and Shay Ciezki added 16 as No. 9 seed Indiana gained its opener for a sixth straight NCAA Event with a 76-68 victory over eighth-seeded Utah on Friday.
The Hoosiers (20-12) reached 20 wins for a sixth consecutive season. Their reward is a possible matchup with the Birmingham 2 Regional’s high seed in South Carolina, who will play later Friday in opposition to No. 16 seed Tennessee Tech.
Ciezki had 11 of her 16 factors within the ultimate two quarters as Indiana used a 15-4 run within the third interval to take management. The Utes (22-9) acquired inside 72-68 on Gianna Kneepkens‘ 3-pointer with 1:05 left, however might get no nearer.
Kneepkens led Utah with 24 factors, together with a four-point play within the fourth quarter.
Reporting by The Related Press.
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