Category Archives: Women’s NCAA Tournament
Interview: Louisville head coach Jeff Walz ahead of Mississippi State
COLUMBUS, OH – Top-seeded Louisville return to the Women’s Final Four for the first time since 2013, where they lost to Connecticut in the title game. The Cardinals just might get another title-shot against Huskies, but first they will have to get past fellow top-seed Mississippi State on Friday. Westwood… Read More »
Butch Dill | Getty ImagesNCAA Tournament Women’s Elite 8 Recap: Mississippi State, Louisville advance to Final Four
KANSAS CITY, MO — After a disappointing loss in the National Championship Game last year, Mississippi State is headed back to the Final Four. The Bulldogs, the top-seed in the Kansas City Regional, held off third-seeded UCLA, 89-73, behind Teaira McCowan’s 23 points and 21 rebounds. Louisville will join Mississippi… Read More »
Ron Jenkins | Getty ImagesWomen’s Championship Highlights: South Carolina takes down Mississippi State for their first national title
DALLAS, TX – Mississippi State may have won the game of the tournament when they knocked off Connecticut in overtime in the semifinals, but even a win like that doesn’t guarantee the fairy tale ending. The Bulldogs found that out the hard way as South Carolina led them practically wire… Read More »
Ron Jenkins | Getty ImagesInterview: South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley talks growth of women’s game, Gamecocks program
DALLAS, TX – As a Virginia Cavaliers player, Dawn Staley made it to three consecutive Women’s Final Fours, including the National Championship game in 1991. Twenty-six years later, she returns to the final, this time as the head coach of SEC double-champion South Carolina. With the national title on the… Read More »
Ron Jenkins | Getty ImagesInterview: Mississippi State head coach Vic Schaefer on embracing the moment, yet staying focused on task at hand
DALLAS, TX – Mississippi State head coach Vic Schaefer has already made a huge statement in his return to his home state of Texas, shocking the sports world when his second-seeded Bulldogs knocked off top-seeded Connecticut in a hard-earned, overtime victory in the Final Four. The thrilling upset just also… Read More »
Ron Jenkins | Getty ImagesWomen’s Final Four Highlights: Mississippi State pulls off an upset for the ages against UConn
DALLAS, TX – It’s been 111 games since the UConn women’s basketball team lost, and if you want to be technical, they actually made it 111 games and four quarters. But in overtime, Mississippi State’s Morgan William hit a floater at the buzzer to knock off the powerhouse Huskies 66-64… Read More »
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