UConn women get rolling in latest title quest
Freshman Katie Lou Samuelson scored 22 points, two-time national Player of the Year Breanna Stewart added 18 and UConn routed Robert Morris 101-49 on Saturday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Storrs, Conn.
The Huskies, who are seeking an 11th championship, have won 70 consecutive games, which matches the second-longest winning streak in team and NCAA history.
[...] at Storrs, Dava’Nyar Workman scored a career-high 25 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead ninth-seeded Duquesne to a successful NCAA debut with a 97-76 win over eighth-seeded Seton Hall. ...
In Austin, Texas, freshman Sophie Cunningham scored 20 points, most of them in a dominant third quarter, and 10th-seeded Missouri upset seventh-seeded BYU 78-69 for the Tigers’ first NCAA Tournament win since 2001. ...
At College Park, Md., Kelsey Plum and seventh-seeded Washington finally got going on offense and prevented an Ivy League surprise, with the nation’s third-leading scorer producing 24 points and seven assists in the Huskies’ 65-53 victory over 10th-seeded Penn. ...
At South Bend, Ind., Brianna Turner scored 16 points, Madison Cable added 14 points and seven rebounds and top-seeded Notre Dame dominated inside to beat North Carolina A&T 95-61 as the Fighting Irish (32-1) began their pursuit of a sixth-straight Final Four appearance. ...
Makayla Epps scored 24 points and third-seeded Kentucky routed UNC Asheville 85-31 in Lexington for its biggest NCAA Tournament victory margin in school history.
At College Station, Texas, freshman Anriel Howard set an NCAA Tournament record with 27 rebounds, Courtney Walker scored 29 points and fourth-seeded Texas A&M overcame the suspension of starter Courtney Williams to beat 13th-seeded Missouri State 74-65. ...