Archive - Mar 2012

Texas A&M holds off late Arkansas rally to advance

College Station, TX (Sports Network) - Adaora Elonu scored a game-high 23 points as the third-seeded Texas A&M Aggies fended off a furious comeback attempt by the sixth-seeded Arkansas Razorbacks to win 61-59 in the second round of the NCAA Women's Tournament at Reed Arena.

Kentucky fends off furious Green Bay rally to move on

Ames, IA (Sports Network) - Samarie Walker finished with 15 points and 13 rebounds as the second-seeded Kentucky Wildcats survived a second-half push by the seventh-seeded Green Bay Phoenix to win 65-62 in the second round of the NCAA Women's Tournament at James H. Hilton Coliseum.

Lady Vols take care of DePaul to advance to Sweet 16

Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Shekinna Stricklen tallied 17 and nine rebounds as the second-seeded Tennessee Lady Volunteers defeated the seventh-seeded DePaul Blue Demons 63-48 in the second round of the NCAA Women's Tournament at Allstate Arena.

11th-seeded Gonzaga continues improbable run to Sweet 16

Spokane, WA (Sports Network) - Kayla Standish tallied 19 points and eight rebounds as the 11th-seeded Gonzaga Bulldogs pulled off an upset over the third-seeded Miami-Florida Hurricanes 65-54 in second round action of the NCAA Women's Tournament at McCarthey Athletic Center.

Second-seeded Terps edge Louisville to advance to Sweet 16

College Park, MD (Sports Network) - Laurin Mincy scored a game-high 24 points to lead the second-seeded Maryland Terrapins to a 72-68 victory over the seventh-seeded Louisville Lady Cardinals in the second round of the 2012 NCAA Women's Tournament at the Comcast Center.

Gamecocks top Purdue in second round bout

West Lafayette, IN (Sports Network) - Markeshia Grant led the way with 21 points as the fifth-seeded South Carolina Lady Gamecocks defeated the fourth- seeded Purdue Boilermakers, 72-61, in the second round of the 2012 NCAA Women's Tournament at Mackey Arena.

Top-seeded Cardinal run past West Virginia into Sweet 16

Norfolk, VA (Sports Network) - Amber Orrange finished with 18 points, seven rebounds, and five assists as the top-seeded Stanford Cardinal defeated the West Virginia Mountaineers, 72-55, in the second round of the 2012 NCAA Women's Tournament at the Ted Constant Center.

Connecticut stifles Kansas State on way to Sweet 16

Bridgeport, CT (Sports Network) - Bria Hartley scored a game-high 16 points as the top-seeded Connecticut Huskies completely dominated the eighth-seeded Kansas State Wildcats to earn a 72-26 victory in the second round of the 2012 NCAA Women's Tournament at Webster Bank Arena.

Texas women's hoops coach Goestenkors resigns

Austin, TX (Sports Network, with additional reporting by Lee Michaelson/FullCourt.com) - Texas announced the resignation of head women's basketball coach Gail Goestenkors on Monday. Her last day will be Friday.

Kingston Regional: UConn and Kansas State finally meet

No. 1 Connecticut vs. No 8 Kansas State: March 18, 7:05 p.m.

Three of the four teams who will land in the NCAA Sweet 16 at the Kingston Regional at the University of Rhode Island’s Ryan Center this weekend will be determined Monday night.

In the Bridgeport subregional, top-seeded Connecticut (30-4) will host eighth-seeded Kansas State (20-13), which will play the Huskies for the first time ever though the team has made three previous appearances in Connecticut in the NCAA field.