Tuesday's second round games in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament brought an end of a weekend full of thrills and the unexpected in the NCAA Championships.
As usual, the men's tournament served up plenty of upsets, including in the first round with Patriot League tournament winners Lehigh sending Duke home early on Friday night, and MEAC tournament winners Norfolk State sending Mizzou home. Both Mizzou and Duke were number 2 seeds in their respective regions!
Some pleasant surprises heading into Thursday's regional semifinals is the MAC tourney winners Ohio University, the thirteenth seed in the Midwest region as well as the resurgency of North Carolina State men's basketball, which has been sort of in absentia since the days when the late Jim Valvano was coach (remember Valvano took NCSU to a national title in 1983). Good onya Wolfpack.
On the women's side, it's pretty much the usual, nothing special. But for your own sake, check out Baylor center Brittney Griner's historic dunk in the Lady Bears' second round win over UF. Only the 2nd to dunk in the women's tourney.
Also on the NCAA championship front, Penn State-under Cael Sanderson-won the team title once again at the D-I wrestling championships in St. Louis on Saturday. Cornell junior Kyle Dake with his third straight national title, and perhaps a fourth next year (two have done it in their collegiate careers-including Sanderson).
Dake and Griner with such historic feats this weekend. Also congrats to Minnesota women's ice hockey, as they defeated Wisconsin for their third NCAA D-I title in program history! Men's Frozen Four in Tampa next month!
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