Womens Basketball

The Connecticut Lady Huskies have breezed through the last three years with no big rival, unlike their old days against Tennessee.That rivalry looked set to be renewed again, but it fell just short again in the Elite Eight.

The women's Final Four is now all set. Like on Monday night, a No. 1 seed cruised to a regional title, while another got surprised by a No. 2. Connecticut was naturally the team that cruised, but Baylor was less lucky against Texas A&M.

The women's Elite Eight started off with all four No. 1 teams still alive, and all but one facing a No. 2 in the regional final. Stanford ended No. 11 Gonzaga's home court run - which left Tennessee's loss to Notre Dame as the closest thing to an upset.

While the men's tournament bracket has fallen apart, the women are as predictable as ever. Yesterday, Connecticut and Baylor did what the Kansas men couldn't, surviving upset bids. Tonight, No. 1 seeds fight to fill the first two Final Four slots.

While the men's NCAA tournament keeps losing No. 1 seeds, the women still have theirs. Tennessee and Stanford got pushed, but they survived their Sweet 16 games, as the bracket remains predictable - even with No. 11 Gonzaga in the Elite Eight.

Now that the men's Sweet 16 is over, the women are set to resume play as well. Tennessee and Stanford look to defend their No. 1 seeding against Ohio State and North Carolina, while Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Gonzaga and Louisville also fight to be elite.

The NCAA women's tournament finished its second round last night, as all four No. 1 seeds have now made it through. Xavier, Florida State and Miami weren't so lucky, however, although UConn and Baylor had it easier than Tennessee and Duke.

The NCAA women's tournament seems to have less room for Cinderellas than the men. However, Tennessee and Duke got surprise scares from Marquette and Marist, before finally advancing as expected.

As expected, the likes of Tennessee, Stanford and Duke breezed through their first games on the NCAA women's tournament. Today, Connecticut and Baylor are among those who look to do the same, and round out the round of 32.

The NCAA men are already through one round in their tournament, while the women get things started today. Tennessee, Stanford, Duke and Notre Dame headline the action on opening day, with Connecticut and Baylor waiting for tomorrow.

Connecticut is once again the top favorite for the NCAA women's tournament, though they aren't as heavily favored as usual. Stanford, Baylor and Tennessee also have high hopes, as they joined UConn as No. 1 seeds last night.

Gallaudet University's women's basketball team, coached by an individual who is battling Parkinson's disease, won't except defeat even though they are all deaf or hard of hearing.

The University of Connecticut Huskies stand to officially have the longest NCAA Division I basketball winning streak of all time. But some are not eager to celebrate it due to the constant blowouts and the gap between the Huskies and the entire sport.

The UConn women's winning streak has been put right alongside the legendary UCLA men - but they had to tie the Bruins first. After a slow start by their standards, the Huskies got win #88 in a row, in a typical 81-50 blowout of Ohio State.

At last, the NCAA women's basketball tournament will finally get down to officially crowning Connecticut as champions. That is, unless Stanford does what it did two years ago tonight and defeat them, this time for a national title.

After all these weeks, the NCAA women's basketball tournament will end with the title game everyone expected. But Stanford had to hold of a big late rally from Oklahoma, and even Connecticut took a while to put Baylor away.

Connecticut is two wins away from another women's title, and increasing their winning streak to 78. If they get two more blowouts on the way, however, there will be more arguments on whether the Huskies are helping or hurting their sport.

The Stanford Cardinal have only lost once, and in any other year, would be considered a title favorite. Yet they're now just the best team other than Connecticut - but unlike others, they beat the Huskies before and nearly did it again this year.

UConn, Stanford and Baylor are making all the headlines for the women's Final Four, leaving Oklahoma relatively invisible. But they've already overcome injuries and a mixed regular season - and they know that they can challenge Connecticut.

The Baylor Bears were considered too young to make a women's Final Four run, even with powerful center Brittney Griner. Yet two upset wins over Tennessee and Duke gave the Bears a trip home to San Antonio - as well as a date with Connecticut.

As expected, Connecticut got a 40 point blowout win over Florida State to reach the women's Final Four, though it took a few extra minutes. The other regional final also got out of hand, as Oklahoma recovered from a slow start to handle Kentucky.

Last night, the women's Elite Eight got off to a blazing start with two thrillers. Of course, Connecticut may end that streak in their regional final tonight, although Kentucky and Oklahoma may have a tight one later on.

The women's basketball tournament starts to form its Final Four tonight, since three teams other than Connecticut have to be there. Duke and Baylor meet yet again for the first berth, followed by Stanford against Xavier for the second.

Connecticut got their 75th straight easy win to start day 2 of the women's Sweet 16 schedule. But the rest of the games were easy, as Florida State narrowly won, Oklahoma held off Notre Dame in overtime, and Nebraska's dream season died hard.

The Sweet 16 is over for the men, but will just begin for the women today. Tennessee, Stanford, Duke and Xavier try to hold serve towards the Elite Eight, while Baylor, Georgia, San Diego State and Gonzaga go for rare upsets.

With the NCAA women's Sweet 16 halfway filled, the other half will be settled tonight. Aside from Connecticut looking for their next blowout against Temple, other favorites like Nebraska, Ohio State and Notre Dame look to go on.

Favorites ruled the first round of the NCAA women's tournament, and they largely did it again to start the second. Yet a few higher seeds had trouble moving on, while Texas A&M wasn't so lucky against seven seed Gonzaga.

The NCAA women get to start their second round tonight while the men rest for the Sweet 16. So far, the favorites have dominated as all but four higher seeds won in round one. Tennessee, Stanford, Duke and others try to keep that going tonight.

While the men wrap up their second round today, the NCAA women get set to end round one. Today, Connecticut begins their run towards another title against unlucky Southern, while the other favorites look to keep the high seeds perfect.

The favorites in the men's second round struggled to break even yesterday. But on the other end of the spectrum, every single women's favorite won to start the NCAA women's tournament. In fact, the higher seeds went 16-0, with most winning easily.

While the men begin the round of 32 today, women's basketball begins with their field of 64. Some of the best teams not named Connecticut are in action on day 1, with Tennessee kicking off the schedule and Stanford wrapping it up.

While the men play the second round of their tournament this weekend, the women will have just begun theirs. There are 16 games each on Saturday and Sunday, with Connecticut's first match up at around noon on Sunday.

Connecticut is the unanimous choice to win another NCAA women's title and extend their historic winning streak to 78. The teams labeled with the best chance to stop them are fellow top seeds Stanford, Nebraska, and possible semifinal opponent Tennessee.

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