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The Madness continues! Day 2 of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament is underway.Here’s a look at Saturday’s matchups. All times Eastern. (3) Ohio State 75, (14) Howard 54Jaloni Cambridge scored 21 points and third-seeded Ohio State rolled to a 75-54 victory over 14th-seeded Howard on Saturday in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament.(3) Louisville 72, (14) Vermont 52 Mackenly Randolph scored 20 points to help Louisville pull away for a 72-52 win over Vermont.(1) South Carolina 103, (16) Southern 34Joyce Edwards had 27 points and eight rebounds and No. 1 seed South Carolina won its 17th straight home women’s NCAA Tournament game with a 103-34 defeat of 16th-seeded Southern.(10) Virginia 82, (7) Georgia 73 Kymora Johnson scored 28 points and Sa’Myah Smith added a career-high 23 to go with 11 rebounds as 10th seed Virginia beat seventh seed Georgia 82-73 in an NCAA Tournament first-round game.(6) Notre Dame 79, (11) Fairfield 60Hannah Hidalgo had a dominant performance with 23 points, nine rebounds, eight steals and six assists as sixth-seeded Notre Dame led the entire game en route to a 79-60 victory over 11th-seeded Fairfield.(5) Kentucky 71, (12) James Madison 56Tonie Morgan had 18 points and Amelia Hassett scored 11 of her 14 during a dominant first half to help Kentucky cruise to a 71-56 victory over James Madison.(6) Alabama 68, (11) Rhode Island 55Jessica Timmons scored 21 points and Essence Cody added 19 as Alabama beat Rhode Island 68-55.(1) UConn 90, (16) UTSA 52The title defense for the UConn women’s basketball team began like so many other NCAA tournament openers for the 12-time national champions. Sarah Strong had 18 points, five rebounds, four assists and five steals in three quarters of play as the Huskies, the top seed in the Fort Worth 1 region, rolled to a 90-52 win over No. 16 UTSA.(9) USC 71, (8) Clemson 67Freshman Jazzy Davidson scored 31 points in her women’s NCAA Tournament debut, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:03 left in overtime to lift ninth-seeded Southern California to a 71-67 victory over No. 8 seed Clemson.(2) Iowa 58, (15) FDU 48Ava Heiden scored a career-high 29 points, including 12 straight for Iowa in the fourth quarter, and the No. 2-seeded Hawkeyes survived an upset bid from 15th-seeded Fairleigh Dickinson with a 58-48 victory.(4) West Virginia 82, (13) Miami (OH) 54Sydney Shaw had 19 points and nine rebounds, Gia Cooke scored 18 points and West Virginia used an early defensive lockdown to take control in an 82-54 victory over Miami (Ohio).(9) Syracuse 72, (8) Iowa State, 63Uche Izoje had 16 of her 23 points in the first half as ninth-seeded topped No. 8 Iowa State 72-63(2) Vanderbilt 102, (15) High Point 61All-American Mikayla Blakes scored 23 of her 30 points by halftime as the second-seeded Vanderbilt Commodores routed No. 15 seed High Point 102-61 on Saturday night.Vanderbilt came in with the most victories in program history and remains undefeated at home this season. (8) Oklahoma State 82, (9) Princeton 68Oklahoma State survived blowing most of their leads of 18 and 14 points to beat Princeton 82-68 on Saturday, giving Jacie Hoyt her first March Madness win in her fourth season as coach.The eighth-seeded Cowgirls were led by Achol Akot with 28 points and 10 rebounds. Jaydyn Wooten had 18 points and 10 assists and Micah Gray added 16 points.(7) Illinois 66, (10) Colorado 57Cearah Parchment scored 21 points as seventh-seeded Illinois beat No. 10 seed Colorado 66-57 on Saturday night in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament. The Fighting Illini are the youngest team in this tournament after replacing four starters. They now have won a first-round game for a second straight season. (1) UCLA 96, (16) Cal Baptist 43UCLA stormed past Cal Baptist in the women’s NCAA Tournament, turning a close game into a 96-43 blowout. The Bruins clamped down after halftime, outscoring the Lancers 52-9 over the final two quarters. Lauren Betts powered UCLA with 22 points and 10 rebounds. Kiki Rice added 18 points, while hitting all 10 of her free throws, and dished seven assists.
The Madness continues! Day 2 of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament is underway.
Here’s a look at Saturday’s matchups. All times Eastern.
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(3) Ohio State 75, (14) Howard 54
Jaloni Cambridge scored 21 points and third-seeded Ohio State rolled to a 75-54 victory over 14th-seeded Howard on Saturday in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament.
(3) Louisville 72, (14) Vermont 52
Mackenly Randolph scored 20 points to help Louisville pull away for a 72-52 win over Vermont.
(1) South Carolina 103, (16) Southern 34
Joyce Edwards had 27 points and eight rebounds and No. 1 seed South Carolina won its 17th straight home women’s NCAA Tournament game with a 103-34 defeat of 16th-seeded Southern.
(10) Virginia 82, (7) Georgia 73
Kymora Johnson scored 28 points and Sa’Myah Smith added a career-high 23 to go with 11 rebounds as 10th seed Virginia beat seventh seed Georgia 82-73 in an NCAA Tournament first-round game.
(6) Notre Dame 79, (11) Fairfield 60
Hannah Hidalgo had a dominant performance with 23 points, nine rebounds, eight steals and six assists as sixth-seeded Notre Dame led the entire game en route to a 79-60 victory over 11th-seeded Fairfield.
(5) Kentucky 71, (12) James Madison 56
Tonie Morgan had 18 points and Amelia Hassett scored 11 of her 14 during a dominant first half to help Kentucky cruise to a 71-56 victory over James Madison.
(6) Alabama 68, (11) Rhode Island 55
Jessica Timmons scored 21 points and Essence Cody added 19 as Alabama beat Rhode Island 68-55.
(1) UConn 90, (16) UTSA 52
The title defense for the UConn women’s basketball team began like so many other NCAA tournament openers for the 12-time national champions. Sarah Strong had 18 points, five rebounds, four assists and five steals in three quarters of play as the Huskies, the top seed in the Fort Worth 1 region, rolled to a 90-52 win over No. 16 UTSA.
(9) USC 71, (8) Clemson 67
Freshman Jazzy Davidson scored 31 points in her women’s NCAA Tournament debut, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:03 left in overtime to lift ninth-seeded Southern California to a 71-67 victory over No. 8 seed Clemson.
(2) Iowa 58, (15) FDU 48
Ava Heiden scored a career-high 29 points, including 12 straight for Iowa in the fourth quarter, and the No. 2-seeded Hawkeyes survived an upset bid from 15th-seeded Fairleigh Dickinson with a 58-48 victory.
(4) West Virginia 82, (13) Miami (OH) 54
Sydney Shaw had 19 points and nine rebounds, Gia Cooke scored 18 points and West Virginia used an early defensive lockdown to take control in an 82-54 victory over Miami (Ohio).
(9) Syracuse 72, (8) Iowa State, 63
Uche Izoje had 16 of her 23 points in the first half as ninth-seeded topped No. 8 Iowa State 72-63
(2) Vanderbilt 102, (15) High Point 61
All-American Mikayla Blakes scored 23 of her 30 points by halftime as the second-seeded Vanderbilt Commodores routed No. 15 seed High Point 102-61 on Saturday night.
Vanderbilt came in with the most victories in program history and remains undefeated at home this season.
(8) Oklahoma State 82, (9) Princeton 68
Oklahoma State survived blowing most of their leads of 18 and 14 points to beat Princeton 82-68 on Saturday, giving Jacie Hoyt her first March Madness win in her fourth season as coach.
The eighth-seeded Cowgirls were led by Achol Akot with 28 points and 10 rebounds. Jaydyn Wooten had 18 points and 10 assists and Micah Gray added 16 points.
(7) Illinois 66, (10) Colorado 57
Cearah Parchment scored 21 points as seventh-seeded Illinois beat No. 10 seed Colorado 66-57 on Saturday night in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament. The Fighting Illini are the youngest team in this tournament after replacing four starters. They now have won a first-round game for a second straight season.
(1) UCLA 96, (16) Cal Baptist 43
UCLA stormed past Cal Baptist in the women’s NCAA Tournament, turning a close game into a 96-43 blowout. The Bruins clamped down after halftime, outscoring the Lancers 52-9 over the final two quarters. Lauren Betts powered UCLA with 22 points and 10 rebounds. Kiki Rice added 18 points, while hitting all 10 of her free throws, and dished seven assists.
