Friday kicked off the ladies’s NCAA Match, and it was sadly a day that was not stuffed with very many surprises.
Outdoors of some video games on the slate, every part just about went the best way that it was anticipated to go. With that being stated, listed here are three winners and three losers from Friday’s sport.
Winners
South Carolina Gamecocks
South Carolina kicked off its quest for back-to-back nationwide championships in model. It performed 16-seed Tennessee Tech, and it acquired out of hand reasonably shortly.
South Carolina scored 108 factors, good for a lot of the day by any crew that was in motion, barely edging out Notre Dame’s 106 factors. The Gamecocks scored 60 of these within the first half and cruised to a straightforward first-round win.
Oregon Geese
The primary main upset of the match got here from Oregon because the 10-seed Geese knocked off seventh-seed Vanderbilt in an extra time nailbiter.
Oregon led by as many as 19 factors earlier than letting that lead slip away, however an enormous defensive efficiency in extra time helped the Geese advance to the second spherical.
Michigan Wolverines
The Wolverines matched up with 11-seed Iowa State, and it was a back-and-forth battle all through.
Michigan trailed by as many as 10 within the sport however was in a position to outscore Iowa State 27-18 within the fourth quarter to safe an 80-74 win and transfer on to the second spherical for the second time in three seasons.
