The Elite Eight is formally set for the ladies’s NCAA Event after every of the higher-seeded groups flexed their muscle on Saturday.
Listed below are some winners and losers from Saturday’s Candy 16 motion:
Winner: No. 2 Michigan‘s scoring runs
For the second time in program historical past, two-seed Michigan (28-6, 15-3 Huge Ten) will play within the Elite Eight after overcoming a sluggish begin to beat three-seed Louisville (29-8, 15-3 ACC), 71-52. The Wolverines endured a six-minute scoring drought to start the sport, however they put collectively a 16-0 run within the second quarter and a 17-0 burst to interrupt a tie within the third to create some separation.
“Their chemistry is unbelievable,” Michigan head coach Kim Barnes Arico instructed ESPN’s Holly Rowe after the sport. “Their love for one another. The love that they’ve for one another is unbelievable.”
