The 2025 NCAA Women’s Tournament continues Sunday with second-round motion.
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Listed here are all the highest moments from Day 1 of the Spherical of 32:
High-seeded South Carolina advances to Candy 16 with win over No. 9 seed Indiana
Bree Hall had 11 factors and Chloe Kitts scored all her 10 factors within the second half as high seed South Carolina pulled away after trailing at halftime to beat ninth-seeded Indiana 64-53 on Sunday within the girls’s NCAA Event and attain the Candy 16 for the eleventh straight time.
South Carolina had a dreadful first-half, taking pictures simply 10 of 29 and trailing Indiana 26-25 on the break. The Gamecocks got here out on fireplace within the third quarter, nonetheless, hitting 9 of their first 10 photographs for a 20-7 run to take management.
When Corridor’s third 3-pointer closed the surge, the Gamecocks had the sport in hand and improved to 18-1 of their previous 4 NCAA Tournaments. Indiana could not get nearer than seven factors the remainder of the best way.
Kitts added 10 rebounds for the Gamecocks (32-3), who will tackle both fourth-seeded Maryland or fifth-seeded Alabama within the Birmingham 2 Regional subsequent week. These groups play Monday evening.
Poindexter hit a nook 3-pointer with 56 seconds left in additional time — her eighth 3 of the sport — and fifth-seeded Kansas State dodged 4 misses by No. 4 seed Kentucky within the closing seconds to beat the host Wildcats 80-79 within the second spherical of the ladies’s NCAA Event on Sunday.
Kentucky star Georgia Amoore missed a jumper with 21 seconds left, a 3-pointer with 16 seconds remaining after which a baseline layup on the buzzer. Amelia Hassett additionally missed a 3 that might have put Kentucky forward at Rupp Area.
Poindexter missed her first six photographs however completed 8 of 15 past the arc to attain 24 factors. Serena Sundell added 19 factors, together with a turnaround jumper with 8 seconds left to drive additional time, and Ayoka Lee scored 16.
Kentucky got here in averaging seven blocks per recreation, however it was Kansas State denying photographs with 13 blocks, together with two on 3-point makes an attempt within the second quarter. These fueled a 12-3 run that propelled Kansas State to a 33-31 halftime lead.
Kansas State (28-7) superior to face both JuJu Watkins and top-seeded USC or No. 9 seed Mississippi State within the Candy 16 in Spokane, Washington.
Hidalgo scored 21 factors and No. 3 seed Notre Dame routed No. 6 seed Michigan 76-55 within the second spherical of the ladies’s NCAA Event on Sunday. Notre Dame superior to the Candy 16 for the fourth consecutive season. The Irish can have a rematch in Birmingham in opposition to both TCU or Louisville.
Olivia Miles, who suffered an ankle harm in Notre Dame’s 106-54 victory in opposition to Stephen F. Austin within the first spherical, began for the Preventing Irish. She had eight factors, 5 assists and 4 rebounds.
Liatu King turned in a double-double with 18 factors and 15 rebounds. Sonia Citron scored 16 factors for Notre Dame.
Notre Dame (28-5) opened up with an 11-2 run and stormed to a 32-12 lead after the primary quarter. The Preventing Irish hitt 12 of their first 16 photographs, whereas Michigan (23-11) began out 1-of-7 from the sector.
Notre Dame held Michigan, which entered the sport averaging 78.2 factors a recreation, to a season-low 55 factors.
Jackson scored 14 of her 20 factors within the third quarter to energy No. 2 seed Duke to a 59-53 victory over Tenth-seeded Oregon within the second spherical of the ladies’s NCAA Event on Sunday. Jackson shot 5 of 9 on 3-pointers and had 4 rebounds. Reigan Richardson added 13 factors whereas Delaney Thomas scored 12.
Oregon held a five-point benefit at halftime however got here out chilly within the second half, failing to make a discipline aim for the primary six minutes of the third quarter. In the meantime, Jackson had the new taking pictures hand.
Starting with a 3-pointer off a feed from Jadyn Donovan, Jackson broke off an 11-0 run of her personal to assist Duke take the lead. She capped off a 16-1 run for the Blue Devils by connecting on her fourth shot from behind the arc of the quarter, giving Duke a 10-point benefit. The Geese’ protection saved them within the recreation, however their offensive struggles within the third quarter proved to be an excessive amount of to beat. They did trim the deficit to a single level within the fourth quarter.
The win for the Blue Devils marks the primary time they’ve superior to a minimum of the Candy 16 in back-to-back seasons since they went to 4 straight Elite Eights beneath former coach Joanne P. McCallie greater than a decade in the past, the final of these coming in 2013. Duke will play the winner of Monday evening’s recreation between No. 3 seed North Carolina and No. 6 seed West Virginia within the Candy 16 in Birmingham, Alabama.
Duke (28-7) performed with out main scorer Toby Fournier, the ACC rookie of the 12 months who averages 13.4 factors and 5.2 rebounds per recreation. The 6-foot-2 Canadian ahead was coping with an sickness, ESPN reported.
No. 4 seed Baylor vs. No. 5 seed Ole Miss
No. 2 seed TCU vs. No. 7 seed Louisville
No. 4 seed Ohio State vs. No. 5 seed Tennessee
No. 1 seed UCLA vs. No. 8 seed Richmond
Reporting by The Related Press.
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