NCAA završni turnir ženske košarke u Americi je u punom zamahu. Odigrana su dva kruga utakmica i od 64 ekipe, koje su ušle u turnir, preostalo je 16 najboljih. Samo je jedna ekipa sa hrvatskim štihom ostala u igri za NCAA naslov, a to jeUconn Nike Mühl.
Prvi krug od naših cura “preživjeli” su Uconn Nike Mühl pobjedom protiv High Pointa (102:59) i South Florida (Mihaela Lazić) pobjedom protiv Washingtona (57:53), dok su Idaho State (Dora Goleš) protiv Kentuckya (63:71) i Wyoming (Marta Savić) protiv UCLA (48:69) izgubili svoje susrete. Nika Mühl se ozlijedila (zglob) u 2. četvrtini utakmice, a do tada je u 14 minuta provedenih na terenu postigla 2 koša, imala 2 ukradene lopte i po jedan skok i asistenciju. Goleš je u porazu svoje ekipe igrala 28 minuta i postigla 14 poena uz 3 skoka i 3 asistencije.
Drugi krug prošao je Uconn koji je deklasirao Syracuse (83:47), dok je South Florida pružila odličan otpor jednoj od jačih ekipa (NC State) i pokleknula tek u završnici susreta (79:67).
Treći krug (1/8 finala) kreće za vikend, a Uconn će se za prolazak među 8 najboljih ekipa boriti protiv Iowe. Očekuje se da će Nika Mühl biti na raspolaganju treneru i ekipi za taj susret.
Treći krug (16 ekipa)
Alamo Region
#1 Stanford vs #5 Missouri State
#2 Louisville vs #6 Oregon
Hemisfair Region
#1 South Carolina vs #5 Georgia Tech
#2 Maryland vs #6 Texas
River Walk Region
#1 UConn vs #5 Iowa
#2 Baylor vs #6 Michigan
Mercado Region
#1 NC State vs #4 Indiana
#2 Texas A&M vs #3 Arizona
Drugi krug (32 ekipe)
River Walk Region
Baylor (2) – Virginia Tech (7) – 90:48
Tenneesee (3) – Michigan (6) – 55:70
Kentucky (4) – Iowa (5) – 72:86
Connecticut (1) – Syracuse (8) – 83:47
Mercado Region
NC State (1) – South Florida (8) – 79:67
Indiana (4) – Belmont (12) – 70:48
Arizona (3) – BYU (11) – 52:46
Texas A&M (2) – Iowa State (7) – 84:82
Alamo Region
Stanford (1) – Oklahoma (8) – 73:62
Missouri State (5) – Wright State (13)
Georgia (3) – Oregon (6) – 50:57
Louisville (2) – Northwestern (7) – 62:53
Hemisfair Region
West Virginia (4) – Georgia Tech (5) – 56:73
South Carolina (1) – Oregon State (8) – 59:42
Maryland (2) – Alabama (7) – 100:64
UCLA (3) – Texas (6) – 62:71
Prvi krug (64 ekipe)
River Walk Region
Virginia Tech (7) – Marquette (10) – 70:63
Baylor (2) – Jackson State (15) – 101:52
Tennessee (3) – Middle Tennessee (14) – 87:62
Michigan (6) – FGCU (11) – 87:66
Iowa (5) – Central Michigan (12) – 87:72
Kentucky (4) – Idaho State (13) – 71:63
Syracuse (8) – South Dakota State (9) – 72:55
Uconn (1) – High Point (16) – 102:59
Mercado Region
NC State (1) – NC A&T (16) – 79:58
South Florida (8) – Washington (9) – 57:53
Indiana (4) – VCU (13) – 63:32
Gonzaga (5) – Belmont (12) – 59:64
Rutgers (6) – BYU (11) – 66:69
Arizona (3) – Stony Brook (14) – 79:44
Texas A&M (2) – Troy (15) – 84:80
Iowa State (7) – Michigan State (10) – 79:75
Alamo Region
Oklahoma (8) – Wake Forest (9) – 84:61
Stanford (1) – Utah Valley (16) – 87:44
Arkansas (4) – Wright State (13) – 62:66
Missouri State (5) – UC Davis (12) – 70:51
Georgia (3) – Drexel (14) – 67:53
Oregon (6) – South Dakota (11) – 67:44
Northwestern (7) – UCF (10) – 62:51
Louisville (2) – Marist (15) – 74:43
Hemisfair Region
Georgia Tech (5) – SFA (12) – 54:52
West Virginia (4) – Lehigh (13) – 77:53
South Carolina (1) – Mercer (16) – 79:53
Oregon State (8) – Florida State (9) – 83:59
Alabama (7) – North Carolina (10) – 80:71
Maryland (2) – Mt State (15) – 98:45
Texas (6) – Bradley (11) – 81:62
UCLA (3) – Wyoming (14) – 69:48
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