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The No. 8 seed South Florida Bulls (18-3) will look to defeat the No. 9 seed Washington State Cougars (12-11) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday. The matchup begins at 9:30 PM ET on ESPN2. Here are some insights into this Mercado Region contest for those filling out their brackets. Elena Tsinekes 23 points led South Florida to a 64-54 win against UCF on Thursday in the teams last action. Washington State lost to Arizona 60-44 in the teams last outing on Thursday. Charlisse Lege...

Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images The Big Dance is here and women’s college basketball has had more depth and parity this year than perhaps any other season in recent memory. Here’s a look why each of the Top 8 teams has a shot at a national title, plus a look at the strongest and weakest teams in the 3 to 10-seed range. Stay tuned for our mid-major preview, which will take a look at the 11 through 16-seeds later in the week. 1 seeds Key players: Haley Jones, Kiana Williams, Lexie Hull, C...

Lincoln – Nebraska women’s basketball redshirt sophomore Ashley Scoggin has been named 1 of 10 finalists for the NCAA Division I Junior College Transfer of the Year Award, as selected by World Exposure Report News Services. Scoggin, who is in her first season with the Huskers, has started all 24 games in 2020-21 and is averaging 8.5 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists in more than 31 minutes per game. The 22-year-old who had the start of her Division I career sidetracked for four season...

Amy Kontras-USA TODAY Sports “Around the NCAAW Weekly” highlights the notable events of the week. Check out the milestones, surprises, best games and outstanding performances for games played through Sunday, March 14: Conference championships No. 6 Baylor Lady Bears NaLyssa Smith was named Big 12 Tournament Most Outstanding Player as the Lady Bears took home the title with a 76-50 win over the No. 17 West Virginia Mountaineers on Sunday. Baylor won the Big 12 outright for the 10th time and...

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Elisa Pinzan made six free throws in the final 23 seconds and 20th-ranked South Florida went 8 for 8 from the line in the last

2021/03/10 06:22 FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Sydni Harvey scored 14 points and No. 20 South Florida, the top seed in the American Athletic Conference tournament, avoided a major upset on Tuesday with a 48-44 win over ninth-seeded Wichita State in the quarterfinals. Elena Tsineke added 12 points for the Bulls (16-3), who overcame 24.6% shooting (15 of 61) and 16 turnovers. They will play fourth-seeded Temple in the semifinals on Wednesday. Bethy Mununga, who a...

Dawson Powers-USA TODAY Sports “Around the NCAAW Weekly” highlights the notable events of the week. Check out the milestones, surprises, best games and outstanding performances for games played through Sunday, March 7: Conference championships No. 7 South Carolina Gamecocks The Gamecocks won the SEC Tournament championship on Sunday and their coach Dawn Staley, along with Georgia Bulldogs coach Joni Taylor, became the first Black head coaches to face each other in the conference’s title ...

2021/03/05 08:25 ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Masseny Kaba scored 16 points and grabbed nine rebounds and Central Florida stymied No. 15 South Florida 58-45 on Thursday to close the regular season. The Knights put on a defensive display, holding the Bulls to a season low in scoring as well as shooting at 25.5% (14 of 55). UCF did a great job of protecting the rim as USF went 7 of 22 from 3-point range and 7 of 33 inside the arc and was outscored 34-8 on points in the paint. ...

Tuesday’s college roundup: No. 4 Illinois dismantles No. 2 Michigan, 76-53 Mens basketball: The Illini keep Michigan from clinching the Big Ten title and boost their own chances at a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. Associated Press Share Michigan guard Mike Smith shoots on Illinois forward Giorgi Bezhanishvili in the second half of Tuesday’s game at Ann Arbor, Mich. Paul Sancya/Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Andre Curbelo scored 11 of his 17 points in the first half, and No. 4 ...

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