Are there more stores in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament?

Four teams have qualified for the Elite Eight of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. And for the first time this March, the No. 1 seed was eradicated, as the NC State is domestic. While a chalk was held in the River and Regional Regional to establish a start-down between No. 1 seed Yukon and second-ranked Baylor, the verdict came at Mercado, where the fourth-seeded Indiana and – Seed Arizona will make their first appearances in both elites. Eight.

With four more games on tap on Sunday, which teams will join the teams Keys, Lady Bears, Hoosiers and Wildcats? Is Oregon No. 2 ready to upset Seed Louisville? What’s next for Iowa and Klin Tillin Clark, who have been ousted from the careers of Hugh Keys and Christine Williams? And we get a glimpse of what to expect in the Baylor-Yukon regional final on Monday (7pm ET, ESPN / ESPN app)

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One game went overtime. Finished in two upsets. Which team impressed you the most on Saturday?

Voepel: That’s a boring answer, but I have to say Yukon. Juniors Christine Williams, Avina Westbrook and Olivia Nelson-Ododa really looked and played like a large class of people and leaders. There was such a strong presence inside Aliah Edwards Hookies, she went 9-of-11 off the field for 18 points. And fellow Freshman Pige Bookers played a very controlled game, realizing how well everyone around him was also playing. She didn’t try to overdo it or push things, and she showed a lot of point guard maturity, which came in her first college league season.

Arizona, too. The Wildcats are known for their defenses, and the Troy and Iowa states that came close could not even finish.

But with the defense that kept Texas A&M at 59 points, the Wildcats also did the right thing aggressively. They took control with a 24-14 third quarter. Arie McDonald was brilliant with 31 points, but everyone around him also played his part.

Cream: Despite a 1-2 record on Saturday, the Big Ten remained impressive. Michigan took Baylor, who has become one of the strongest teams in the NCAA Tournament, for overtime. The Wolverines were trailed by 12 late in the second quarter but did not bow. Baylor teams have 31.7% shooting; Michigan scored 46%. The Wolverines continued to find open appearances against the generally locked c-down defense. Can pull one or two more stops on defense and Wolverines.

Entered Indiana Sweet 16 with a bit of fanfare. Now the Huskies are the first team to get the first ranked seed. With their 73-70 win over NC State, they set an example of everything from being all season – balanced, disciplined, smart, smart. All five starters hit double figures. He only turned the ball nine times (17th in NC State). Indiana collected more rebounds in the paint than the rebellious Wolfpack team and had more points in the paint.

In control of the game in the second half with a big lead of 13 in the fourth quarter, Indiana allowed NC State to return to the game late. The lead narrowed to two, but senior starters Nicole Hillary-Cardano and Ali Petberg threw the freebies needed to put Indiana in the first Elite Eye of the event in the final 21 seconds.

Back in November, Iowa was nowhere to be seen in the Precision rankings. With most of the roster back-to-expected, where will Iowa start 2021-22 – including Caitlin Clark and Monica Cિzanino?

Voepel: The Hawkeyes can certainly build from this; They hung up a lot of Saturday’s game against the Yukon, but the Keys had the offensive and a lot of defense.

Caitlin Clark, a native of Iowa, took her time in deciding her college. She could go to many places, but the opportunity to do something big for an event about two hours from her hometown was important to her.

“The reason I came to Iowa is because I want to do something special,” Clark said. “I think more and more people are starting to go that route. I think it’s important, especially this is my home state, this is the place I wanted to go. I know I’m in the right place. The season was really special.

“I think for this team, it’s just from here. So I know a lot of little girls dream of going to all those Blue Bloods, but I think playing for your home state is really something special. “There was a real belief that we were going to make the final four someday. We didn’t say we would do it here in my first year.”

Cream: The beauty of watching the season evolves and lives its life is a team like Iowa. Most people thought Clark would be an effective innovation, but Iowa was largely not biased because Kathleen Doyle and Mackenzie Meyer seemed like big holes to fill. Clark changed that. He gave the game a new star and an immediate foundation for the Hawkeyes.

With so many rosters returning and Clarke showing readiness to make an All-American mainstay, there is little chance that the Hawkeys will drop any bias rankings next season. In fact, they aim to be the top-four seed next year and it will start in our first se fisson no brackets.

Our panel was split over which reg reg Sunday will win the Reagan-Louisville game (7pm ET, ESPN / ESPN app). What is the key to matchup?

Cream: I think many of us have chosen Oregon based on Louisville’s slow start to the NCAA tournament. It’s about to catch up with the Cardinals, isn’t it? After the first quarter, Louisville was down 15-12 from Merist and 25-10 from the Northwest. Reg Reagan was able to make a small opening lead against Georgia in his second round match, but he kept South Dakota at eight in the first quarter in the opening round.

So the initial 10 minutes is the key to this matchup. There is no doubt that Louisville coach Jeff Wallace has addressed an early weak game with his team. Now we will see if the message resonates. Oregon could be pretty good for the Cardinals coming out of another big hole.

Two transfers will also be key for the ducks. Prince of Sedona, a 6-foot-7 transfer from Texas, seems to have handled Georgia’s size well with 22 points as she has come a long way in the tournament. Louisville poses the same challenge with 6-5 Elizabeth Dixon and 6-3 Olivia Cochran.

Taylor Michaels, who arrived in Eugene from Maryland, will also play a huge role. The big-time shooter, Michaels, got out of the guard Te-Hina Paopo injured leg in several new models of the season. Against the Lady Bulldogs, he scored 11 points, knocked down 2 of 4 3-point attempts and made just three turnovers in 34 minutes.

Louisville-l-American Dana Evans has not played well in this post ason Sun, but he is still a skilled defender. If Michaels could provide a similar play against Evans, reg chances to improve Reagan’s vigilance.

The 6th-ranked Michigan took Baylor to overtime. What did the Lady Bears learn from a nearby call call that would help them move to Elite Eight against the Yukon, a game eagerly awaited from Monday?

Cream: I was surprised that despite the need for extra time, it never felt like the Lady Bears weren’t playing well. They shot 50% from the field. With the exception of a throw throw, Nalisa Smith will not lose her minute 44 minute overcushion. Baylor got a more excellent production of Moon Ursin and Disney Carrington. It’s a tribute to how well Michigan performed.

Wolverine was well prepared and his game plan was running close to completion. Leiga Brown (23 points, 7 rebounds) – who was forced to sit for more than 30 days this season due to COVID-19 protocol – seems to have no more games to play this season. Wolverine deserves more credit than Beller deserves to be criticized.

But, when Lady Bear will head downhill with the Yukon, it is important to note that Baylor was in the top five nationally in each rebounding category and led the country to a rebound margin. The dominance against Michigan was not there. When Lady Bear left Wolverine behind, she was only 37-32. More importantly, Baylor had only 15 other technical points. It is usually the main part of the Lady Bear crime. He didn’t have to trust and he kept Michigan close.

The Yukon, meanwhile, dominated the glass against Iowa, 42-27, allowing just seven offensive rebounds by the HK Keys. Each game is different and takes into account its own personality, but the Hookies have employees, especially Edwards, who played a more significant role (her third straight 18-point game against Iowa) than Michigan did on board. To do even more. , Potentially what would be considered a big baler benefit.

When the Lady Bears beat the Yukon by -574–58 a year ago, they dominated the numbers by beating the Ound 44–26. If Baylor wants to be the fourth team to beat the Huckabee three times straight in the last 20 years (North Carolina, Notre Dame and Tennessee are others), getting a swagger on the glass could be the key.

Voepel: As Charlie said, Baylor didn’t really go wrong – the Michigan-Baylor game was played best by both teams on Saturday. It was really fun, and Baylor’s coach Kim Mulkey gave Baylor a lot of kicks by pushing Baylor to the overtime booster for how hard and well his Michigan counterpart Kim Barnes played.

Baylor and Yukon field goals are so selective in many categories, including percentage defense and rebounding. Both teams play high-level defense, so the chances of a second chance can be huge as there won’t be many of them.