NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament (First Round) (3/22/2025) (1 Upset)

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Games from Norman Ok.

#11 Murray State Racers 57 (25-8); Iowa Hawkeyes 92 (23-10). Top Players: MS- Halli Poock (15points-1rebound-1assist), Briley Pena (9-2-0); Iowa- Ava Heiden (15-7-0), Lucy Olsen (12-2-12).

#14 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles 58 (30-4): #3 Oklahoma Sooners 81 (26-7). Top Players: FGC- Cerina Rolle (12-2-0), Skyler Gil (11-3-3); Okl- Raegan Beers (25-18-0), Skyler Vann (24-9-4).

Games from Mansfield, Conn.

#15 Arkansas State Red Wolves 34 (21-11); #2 Connecticut Huskies 103 (32-3). Top Players: AS- Crislyn Rose (7-2-2), Wynter Rogers (6-4-0); Con- Azzi Fudd (27-1-7), Satah Strong (20-12-5).

#10 South Dakota State Jackrabbits 74 (30-3); #7 Oklahoma State Cowgirls 68 (25-7). Upset!! Top Players: SDS- Brooklyn Meyer (19-8-2), Paige Meyer (16-8-6); OS- Stailee Heard (20-10-1), Anna Gret Asi (16-1-2).

Games from College Park, Md.

#12 Green Bay Phoenix 67 (29-6); #5 Alabama Crimson Tide 81 (24-8). Top Players: GB- Maddy Schreiber (14-4-1), Cassie Schiltz (13-7-2); Ala- Aaliyah Nye (23-2-2), Zaay Green (20-3-5).

#13 Norfolk State Spartans 69 (30-5); #4 Maryland Terrapins 82 (24-7). Top Players: NS- Kierra Wheeler (20-7-0), Diamond Johnson (18-6-2); Md- Sarah Te-Biasu (22-3-3), Kaylene Smikle (21-4-1).

Games from Chapel Hill, NC

#11 Columbia Lions 59 (24-7); #6 West Virginia Mountaineers 78 (25-7). Top Players: Col- Cecelia Collins (16-4-6), Riley Weiss (14-5-2); WV- J.J. Quinerly (27-4-7), Jordan Harrison (23-4-5).

#14 Oregon State Beavers 49 (19-15); #3 North Carolina Tar Heels 70 (27-7). Top Players: OS- Kelsey Rees (15-10-0), A.J. Marotte (13-3-1); NCS- Lexi Donarski (19-1-2), Maria Gakdeng (13-5-1).

Games from Raleigh, NC

#15 Vermont Catamounts 55 (21-13); #2 North Carolina State Wolfpack 75 (27-6). Top Players: Ver- Keira Hanson (21-1-2), Catherine Gilwee (13-2-2); NCS- Zoe Brooks (19-5-2), Aziaha James (16-5-3).

#10 Harvard Crimson 50 (24-5); #7 Michigan State Spartans 64 (22-9). Top Players: Har- Harmoni Turner (24-6-4), Elena Rodriguez (8-6-5); MS- Grace VanSlooten (17-10-0), Jocelyn Tate (13-3-3).

Games from Los Angeles, Cal.

#16 North Carolina-Greensboro Spartans 25 (25-7); #1 USC Trojans 71 (29-3). Top Players: NCG- Nya Smith (7-6-2), Khalis Cain (6-7-1); USC- JuJu Watkins (22-8-2), Kiki Iriafen (13-13-2).

#9 Mississippi State Bulldogs 59 (22-11); #8 California Golden Bears 46 (25-9). Top Players: MS- Madina Okot (14-13-0), Eniya Russell (14-3-2); Cal- Ugonne Onyiah (17-15-0), Lulu Twidale (13-2-3).

Games from Austin, Tex.

#9 Creighton Bluejays 57 (26-7); #8 Illinois Fighting Illini 66 (22-9). Top Players: Cre- Morgan Maly (18-4-0), Lauren Jensen (17-2-1); Ill- Genesis Bryant (17-1-4), Adalia Mckenzie (14-7-2).

#16 William & Mary Tribe 61 (16-19); #1 Texas Longhorns 105 (32-3), Top Players: W&M- Bella Nascimento (19-7-1), Cassidy Geddes (14-5-2); Tex- Madison Booker (20-14-4), Kyla O’Haire (15-15-2).

Games from Baton Rouge, La.

#11 George Mason Patriots 59 (27-6); #6 Florida State Seminoles 94 (24-8). Top Players: GM- Paula Suarez (25-3-3), Kennedy Harris (12-4-5); FS- Ta’Niya Latson (28-5-2), Makayla Timpson (18-11-0).

#14 San Diego State Aztecs 48 (25-10); #3 Louisiana State Tigers 103 (29-5). Top Players: SDS- Adryana Quezada (8-2-2), Jazlen Green (7-3-1); LSU- Flau’jae Johnson (22-2-2), Mikaylah Williams (13-5-3).

Player of the Day: Florida State’s Ta’Niya Latson (28points-5rebounds-2assists)