The Women’s NCAA Tournament bracket began their march through the Sweet 16 with four matchups in Birmingham, Alabama and Spokane, Washington. Among the eight teams playing today half hailed from the Carolinas, with second-seeded Duke taking on third-seeded UNC, top-seeded South Carolina taking on fourth-seeded Maryland, and second-seeded NC State facing third-seeded LSU. UCLA and Ole Miss rounded out the day from Spokane.
Defending national champions South Carolina faced the stiffest test of the day, outlasting Maryland 71-67 to keep their repeat title hopes alive. Westwood One’s Danny Reed and Debbie Antonelli had the call for us live from Birmingham.
The @GamecockWBB star drops 23, including this TOUGH bucket late in the game
SCAR has won 19 of their last 20 tourney games
Gamecocks win 71-67 to advance to the #Elite8
️: @GSEaglesVoice & @debbieantonelli… pic.twitter.com/OZtyd1YlZC— Westwood One Sports (@westwood1sports) March 28, 2025
Out west in Spokane, LSU advanced with an 80-73 win over NC State, coming back from a four-point halftime deficit.
The Tigers of @LSUwbkb head to their third straight Elite Eight with an 80-73 win over @PackWomensBball and our own @_kimadams & @LanceMedow had the call⤵️ pic.twitter.com/kBoD4joLli
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The final game of the night saw an absolute clinic put on by UCLA’s Lauren Betts, who started the game a perfect 8-8 en route to 31 points on 15 of 16 shooting and a 76-62 win against Ole Miss.
Our @_kimadams & @LanceMedow were courtside as Lauren Betts stole the show in Spokane, going 15-16 for 31 points to send her @UCLAWBB into the Elite Eight with a 7⃣6⃣- 6⃣0⃣ win over @OleMissWBB ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/XXeCCrloKk
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It was a gritty, defensive battle befitting an in-state rivalry that opened the day’s games, as Duke took down the UNC Tar Heels 47-38 in Birmingham after starting the game in an 11-0 hole.
#Elite8!@DukeWBB overcomes an 11-0 slump to start, beating rival UNC 47-38 in the #Sweet16
️: @GSEaglesVoice & @debbieantonelli pic.twitter.com/E066fSaYaZ— Westwood One Sports (@westwood1sports) March 28, 2025
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