Another day of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament has passed, and four teams will advance to the next round. None of the games were even close.
Every team won by double digits on Saturday, but no victory was more crushing than South Carolina, who pummeled Quinnipiac by 42 on Thursday. They jumped out to a 22-7 first quarter lead and never looked back. Kaela Davis, Allisha Gray and A’ja Wilson combined for 69 points, while no Bobcats player scored more than 12.
The top-ranked, undefeated Connecticut Huskies took down No. 4 UCLA by 15 behind Napheesa Collier’s 27 points on 10-of-17 shooting. They took a 17-point lead at the half and kept the Bruins at bay for the rest of the game.
Florida State held Oregon State to just seven points in the third quarter to creep away with a 66-53 win. Leticia Romero led the Seminoles with 18 points on eight-of-12 shooting.
Oregon defeated Maryland by 14 with four players scoring in double digits. And Michigan took down the Virginia Tech Hokies, 80-62, outscoring them 43-25 in the second and third quarters.
Final scores
No. 10 Oregon 77, No. 3 Maryland 63
No. 1 UConn 86, No. 4 UCLA 71
No. 1 South Carolina 100, No. 12 Quinnipiac 58
No. 3 Florida State 66, No. 2 Oregon State 53
Michigan 80, Virginia Tech 62