NCAA Recap
For the first time since 2014, at least two BIG EAST teams have advanced to the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Second Round as No. 7 seeds DePaul and Creighton won their respective tilts today. The Blue Demons topped 10
th-seeded Northern Iowa 88-67 in Starkville, Miss., moving on to face second-seeded host Mississippi State on Sunday. The Bluejays dispatched 10
th-seeded Toledo, 76-49, in Corvallis, Ore., to earn a date with second-seeded and host Oregon State on Sunday. Sunday tip times have yet to be announced. Fifth-seeded Marquette will look to make it three BIG EAST teams to the second round when the Golden Eagles face 12
th-seeded Quinnipiac tomorrow in Coral Gables, Fla., at 1:30 p.m. (ET). The game will air live on ESPN2 and stream on the Watch ESPN app. For full recaps from today’s NCAA Tournament First Round games, click here:
Creighton | DePaul
WNIT Roundup
St. John’s and Villanova scored WNIT First Round victories on Friday evening, while Georgetown’s season came to a close with a 60-49 setback to Fordham. The Red Storm cruised by Sacred Heart in Queens, 72-43, and will host Harvard on Sunday in the second round at 2 p.m. (ET). The Wildcats won at Princeton 59-53, and will look to score another road win Sunday at Drexel, also at 2 p.m. For full recaps from today’s WNIT First Round games, click here:
Georgetown | St. John’s | Villanova
Notable Performances
Tanita Allen was the star of the show for No. 19/19 DePaul today in Starkville, draining 9-of-11 shots from the field, including 5-of-6 from deep, scoring a game-high 25 points as the Blue Demons cruised past Northern Iowa. Marissa Janning sparked RV/RV Creighton to its first NCAA Tournament win since 2013, coming out firing and finishing with game highs of 19 points and four assists. Villanova was led by Alex Louin, who went for a game-high 18 points off 7-of-11 shooting, committing just one miscue in 34 minutes of play as the Wildcats edged Princeton in the WNIT. Akina Wellere and Jade Walker totaled matching game highs of 18 points to lead St. John’s to a large-margin win over Sacred Heart in the WNIT, while Dionna White and Dorothy Adomako contributed 17 points apiece in Georgetown’s WNIT setback to Fordham.
BIG EAST Teams In The NCAA Tournament
First Round – Friday – Starkville, Miss.
No. 7 DePaul 88, No. 10 Northern Iowa 67
First Round – Friday – Corvallis, Ore.
No. 7 Creighton 76, No. 10 Toledo 49
First Round – Saturday – Coral Gables, Fla.
No. 5 Marquette vs. No. 12 Quinnipiac, 1:30 p.m.
Second Round – Sunday – Corvallis, Ore.
No. 7 Creighton at No. 2 Oregon State, TBA
Second Round – Sunday – Starkville, Miss.
No. 7 DePaul at No. 2 Mississippi State, TBA
All games Eastern and subject to change, airing on ESPN2
BIG EAST Teams In The WNIT
First Round - Friday - Princeton, N.J.
Villanova 59, Princeton 53
First Round - Friday - Queens, N.Y.
St. John's 72, Sacred Heart 43
First Round - Friday - Washington, D.C.
Fordham 60, Georgetown 49
Second Round - Sunday - Queens, N.Y.
St. John’s vs. Harvard, 2 p.m.
Second Round - Sunday - Philadelphia, Pa.
Villanova at Drexel, 2 p.m.
All games Eastern