\u261d\ufe0f Fort Worth 1<\/h2>\n\n\ud83c\udf40 No. 6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. \u2693 No. 2 Vanderbilt Commodores, today at 2:30 p.m. ET:<\/strong> Turns out New Jersey produces stellar hoopers. Vandy\u2019s Mikayla Blakes, the nation\u2019s leading scorer, and ND\u2019s Hannah Hidalgo, one of the best two-way players in the game, both hail from the Garden State. There must\u2019ve been something in the water.<\/p>\n\n- The higher-seeded \u2019Dores are the better squad on paper, but the last time Hidalgo and Blakes went head-to-head (in an NJ high school game<\/a>, of course) the Irish icon took the dub. Will history repeat itself, or can Blakes take Vandy to their first Elite Eight since 2002?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\ud83e\ude75 No. 4 UNC Tar Heels vs. \ud83d\udc3a No. 1 UConn Huskies, today at 5 p.m. ET: <\/strong>The Huskies continue to prove they are that<\/em> team. UConn breezed through the first two rounds, winning both tilts by a combined 91 points. Par for the course when the tandem of sophomore Sarah \u201cPlayer of the Year frontrunner\u201d Strong and grad student Azzi Fudd hit the hardwood.<\/p>\n\n- All signs point to a UConn victory, but it could be closer than you think: UNC is one of the best defensive teams in the country, they rebound exceptionally well, and head coach (HC) Courtney Banghart\u2019s had the inside scoop<\/a> on Strong for years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\ud83d\udc3b No. 1 UCLA Bruins vs. \ud83d\udc9b No. 4 Minnesota Golden Gophers, tonight at 7:30 p.m. ET:<\/strong> Six-foot-seven Bruins senior standout Lauren Betts is one of the best players in college hoops, but she doesn\u2019t do it alone<\/a>, and that depth is one of UCLA\u2019s biggest strengths. Interestingly, it\u2019s also<\/em> the calling card of their Sweet 16 opponent for this Big Ten rematch<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n- All five Golden Gophers starters, including second-round hero<\/a> Amaya Battle, average double-digit points, and any one of them could be the main character. Still, it\u2019ll take a superhuman performance from the whole squad to unseat these powerhouse Bruins.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\ud83d\udc2f No. 2 LSU Tigers vs. \ud83d\udc7f No. 3 Duke Blue Devils, tonight at 10 p.m. ET: <\/strong>LSU boasts one of the most potent offenses in the country, averaging an NCAA\u2013best 95.3 points per game. That plus the title-winning experience of senior Flau\u2019jae Johnson, junior MiLaysia Fulwiley, and HC Kim Mulkey is a recipe for March success.<\/p>\n\n- On the flip side, Duke\u2019s juggernaut defense allows just 58.7 points per game, anchored by six-foot-two sophomore Toby Fournier\u2019s 2.3 blocks per game. Unlike the Tigers, the Blue Devils have advanced past the Sweet 16 just once since 2013. This one\u2019s going to be good.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\u303d\ufe0f No. 2 Michigan Wolverines vs. \u2764\ufe0f No. 3 Louisville Cardinals, tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. ET: <\/strong>Who run the world? Girls<\/del> Sophomores, at least when it comes to the Wolverines. Second-year sensation Olivia Olson netted all 27 of her points in the second half of Sunday\u2019s win, while her classmate Syla Swords chipped in 26.<\/p>\n\n- Not to be outdone, the defensive-minded Cardinals are orchestrating their own youth movement, led by, you guessed it, a pair of standout sophomores in Tajianna Roberts and Imari Berry. These kids are more than alright.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\ud83e\udd18 No. 1 Texas Longhorns vs. \ud83d\udc31 No. 4 Kentucky Wildcats, tomorrow at 3 p.m. ET:<\/strong> Texas burnt orange and defensive dominance go hand-in-hand, a reality the Wildcats know all too well. When these SEC foes matched up last month<\/a>, Texas forced Kentucky into a season-high 23 turnovers \u2014 and the Longhorns\u2019 defense has only gotten better since.<\/p>\n\n- With that in mind, expect Kentucky junior Clara Strack to be the X-factor. If the six-foot-five center (who went 0-for-4 from the three-point line against Texas in February) can hit from long range, the Wildcats just might rock the house<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\ud83d\udc14 No. 1 South Carolina Gamecocks vs. \ud83d\udd34 No. 4 Oklahoma Sooners, tomorrow at 5 p.m. ET: <\/strong>HC Dawn Staley\u2019s squad has just three blemishes on their r\u00e9sum\u00e9 this season, and one of them is January\u2019s 94\u201382 overtime (OT) loss<\/a> to the Sooners. Superstar Oklahoma freshman Aaliyah Chavez was exceptional in that tilt, logging 15 of her 26 points in OT.<\/p>\n\n- South Carolina missed a ton of wide-open shots<\/a> in that loss, including a whopping 15 layups. Just like a rooster, that won\u2019t fly in this high-powered showdown as the Gamecocks seek their sixth straight Elite Eight appearance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\ud83d\udc38 No. 3 TCU Horned Frogs vs. \ud83e\udde1 No. 10 Virginia Cavaliers, tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. ET:<\/strong> Forget Hilary<\/a>, UVA is Cinderella<\/a> after winning three games in five days to become the first First Four team ever<\/em> to reach the Sweet 16. And these \u2019Hoos are battle-tested: Two of those three matchups were won in extra time, with their second-round tilt decided in double OT.<\/p>\n\n- But midnight could strike in the form of TCU grad student Olivia Miles, aka the best playmaker in college basketball. Expect Miles and UVA junior Kymora Johnson to duel all game long \u2014 the winner of that head-to-head just might find themselves in the Elite Eight.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\ud83c\udf40 No. 6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. \u2693 No. 2 Vanderbilt Commodores, today at 2:30 p.m. ET:<\/strong> Turns out New Jersey produces stellar hoopers. Vandy\u2019s Mikayla Blakes, the nation\u2019s leading scorer, and ND\u2019s Hannah Hidalgo, one of the best two-way players in the game, both hail from the Garden State. There must\u2019ve been something in the water.<\/p>\n \ud83e\ude75 No. 4 UNC Tar Heels vs. \ud83d\udc3a No. 1 UConn Huskies, today at 5 p.m. ET: <\/strong>The Huskies continue to prove they are that<\/em> team. UConn breezed through the first two rounds, winning both tilts by a combined 91 points. Par for the course when the tandem of sophomore Sarah \u201cPlayer of the Year frontrunner\u201d Strong and grad student Azzi Fudd hit the hardwood.<\/p>\n Source: Gerald Herbert\/AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \ud83d\udc3b No. 1 UCLA Bruins vs. \ud83d\udc9b No. 4 Minnesota Golden Gophers, tonight at 7:30 p.m. ET:<\/strong> Six-foot-seven Bruins senior standout Lauren Betts is one of the best players in college hoops, but she doesn\u2019t do it alone<\/a>, and that depth is one of UCLA\u2019s biggest strengths. Interestingly, it\u2019s also<\/em> the calling card of their Sweet 16 opponent for this Big Ten rematch<\/a>.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc2f No. 2 LSU Tigers vs. \ud83d\udc7f No. 3 Duke Blue Devils, tonight at 10 p.m. ET: <\/strong>LSU boasts one of the most potent offenses in the country, averaging an NCAA\u2013best 95.3 points per game. That plus the title-winning experience of senior Flau\u2019jae Johnson, junior MiLaysia Fulwiley, and HC Kim Mulkey is a recipe for March success.<\/p>\n Source: Addi Ray\/SEC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u303d\ufe0f No. 2 Michigan Wolverines vs. \u2764\ufe0f No. 3 Louisville Cardinals, tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. ET: <\/strong>Who run the world? \ud83e\udd18 No. 1 Texas Longhorns vs. \ud83d\udc31 No. 4 Kentucky Wildcats, tomorrow at 3 p.m. ET:<\/strong> Texas burnt orange and defensive dominance go hand-in-hand, a reality the Wildcats know all too well. When these SEC foes matched up last month<\/a>, Texas forced Kentucky into a season-high 23 turnovers \u2014 and the Longhorns\u2019 defense has only gotten better since.<\/p>\n Source: Charlie Neibergall\/AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \ud83d\udc14 No. 1 South Carolina Gamecocks vs. \ud83d\udd34 No. 4 Oklahoma Sooners, tomorrow at 5 p.m. ET: <\/strong>HC Dawn Staley\u2019s squad has just three blemishes on their r\u00e9sum\u00e9 this season, and one of them is January\u2019s 94\u201382 overtime (OT) loss<\/a> to the Sooners. Superstar Oklahoma freshman Aaliyah Chavez was exceptional in that tilt, logging 15 of her 26 points in OT.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc38 No. 3 TCU Horned Frogs vs. \ud83e\udde1 No. 10 Virginia Cavaliers, tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. ET:<\/strong> Forget Hilary<\/a>, UVA is Cinderella<\/a> after winning three games in five days to become the first First Four team ever<\/em> to reach the Sweet 16. And these \u2019Hoos are battle-tested: Two of those three matchups were won in extra time, with their second-round tilt decided in double OT.<\/p>\n\n
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