NCAA Women's Tournament 2025: Top moments from Day 3

The 2025 NCAA Women’s Tournament continues Sunday with second-round motion.

To date, No. 1 seed South Carolina has superior to its eleventh straight Candy 16 because the defending champions got here again within the second half to beat No. 9 seed Indiana. No. 3 seed Notre Dame, led by All-American Hannah Hidalgo, breezed previous No. 6 seed Michigan. No. 5 seed Kansas State additionally gained an extra time thriller over No. 4 seed Kentucky.

Listed here are all the highest moments from Day 1 of the Spherical of 32:

Hailey Van Lith leads TCU to first Candy 16 with win over her former group, Louisville

Agnes Emma-Nnopu scored 23 factors with 4 3-pointers, Hailey Van Lith had a double-double in opposition to her former group and second-seeded TCU superior to its first NCAA Candy 16 within the girls’s NCAA Match with an 85-70 win over seventh-seeded Louisville on Sunday.

Van Lith had 16 factors and 10 assists after going to a Ultimate 4 and two different Elite Eight video games with Louisville from 2021-23. She performed in her nineteenth tourney recreation, probably the most amongst lively gamers, after going to a different Elite Eight with LSU final season.

Sedona Prince had 19 factors and Donovyn Hunter 18, together with three 3-pointers in a 17-0 run that put the Horned Frogs (33-3) forward to remain.

Jayda Curry had a career-high 41 factors for the Cardinals (22-11). She already had 15 of these when she made a jumper that put them up 17-13 with 2:57 left within the first quarter, earlier than TCU’s game-turning run when Van Lith made the go-ahead basket.

Earlier than successful twice at dwelling when internet hosting for the primary time, the Huge 12 champion Horned Frogs hadn’t even made the NCAA area in 15 years — and final gained a tourney recreation since 2006. They have been 1-17 in convention video games two years in the past earlier than Mark Campbell turned their coach and has since introduced in 11 transfers, most with NCAA expertise.

They’re now headed to Birmingham, Alabama, and a rematch with third-seeded Notre Dame (28-5). TCU beat the Preventing Irish 76-68 within the Cayman Islands on Nov. 29, an early indication of what could possibly be a particular season for the Frogs.

No. 5 seed Ole Miss defeats No. 4 seed Baylor for Candy 16 spot

Madison Scott scored 14 factors, together with a tiebreaking jumper within the remaining minute, and Ole Miss superior to the Candy 16 of the ladies’s NCAA Match with a 69-63 victory over Baylor on the Bears’ dwelling court docket Sunday.

Sira Thienou, enjoying with gauze stuffed into certainly one of her nostrils, scored 16 factors because the Rebels (22-10) gained twice in Waco three years after a first-round loss that was the primary event victory for South Dakota.

Aaronette Vonleh scored 16 factors for the Bears (28-8), who didn’t advance to the Candy 16 from their enviornment for the second time in 4 seasons underneath coach Nicki Collen. They’d executed so eight consecutive occasions underneath Kim Mulkey, who gained three nationwide championships at Baylor.

Scott’s bucket capped a tiebreaking 6-0 run to begin the fourth quarter, however the fourth-seeded Bears hung round. Baylor pulled even at 59-all on a putback from Vonleh. It was even once more at 61 after a bucket from Sarah Andrews, who had 14 factors, establishing Scott’s go-ahead shot after a timeout.

KK Deans iced it for the Rebels by making all six of her free throws within the remaining 29 seconds.

Ole Miss, which had the resume to be an early-round host, settled for the No. 5 seed, its highest since 1994, and moved on to the Spokane 1 Regional.

It is the second Candy 16 previously three seasons underneath coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin and the twelfth in program historical past. Ole Miss will play both No. 1 seed UCLA or No. 8 seed Richmond. These groups tip off Sunday evening.

Prime-seeded South Carolina advances to Candy 16 with win over No. 9 seed Indiana

Bree Hall had 11 factors and Chloe Kitts scored all her 10 factors within the second half as prime seed South Carolina pulled away after trailing at halftime to beat ninth-seeded Indiana 64-53 on Sunday within the girls’s NCAA Match and attain the Candy 16 for the eleventh straight time.

South Carolina had a dreadful first-half, capturing simply 10 of 29 and trailing Indiana 26-25 on the break. The Gamecocks got here out on hearth within the third quarter, nevertheless, hitting 9 of their first 10 pictures for a 20-7 run to take management.

When Corridor’s third 3-pointer closed the surge, the Gamecocks had the sport in hand and improved to 18-1 of their previous 4 NCAA Tournaments. Indiana could not get nearer than seven factors the remainder of the best way.

Kitts added 10 rebounds for the Gamecocks (32-3), who will tackle both fourth-seeded Maryland or fifth-seeded Alabama within the Birmingham 2 Regional subsequent week. These groups play Monday evening.

Poindexter hit a nook 3-pointer with 56 seconds left in extra time — her eighth 3 of the sport — and fifth-seeded Kansas State dodged 4 misses by No. 4 seed Kentucky within the closing seconds to beat the host Wildcats 80-79 within the second spherical of the ladies’s NCAA Match on Sunday.

Kentucky star Georgia Amoore missed a jumper with 21 seconds left, a 3-pointer with 16 seconds remaining after which a baseline layup on the buzzer. Amelia Hassett additionally missed a 3 that may have put Kentucky forward at Rupp Enviornment.

Poindexter missed her first six pictures however completed 8 of 15 past the arc to attain 24 factors. Serena Sundell added 19 factors, together with a turnaround jumper with 8 seconds left to drive extra time, and Ayoka Lee scored 16.

Kentucky got here in averaging seven blocks per recreation, but it surely was Kansas State denying pictures with 13 blocks, together with two on 3-point makes an attempt within the second quarter. These fueled a 12-3 run that propelled Kansas State to a 33-31 halftime lead.

Kansas State (28-7) superior to face both JuJu Watkins and top-seeded USC or No. 9 seed Mississippi State within the Candy 16 in Spokane, Washington.

Hidalgo scored 21 factors and No. 3 seed Notre Dame routed No. 6 seed Michigan 76-55 within the second spherical of the ladies’s NCAA Match on Sunday. Notre Dame superior to the Candy 16 for the fourth consecutive season. The Irish could have a rematch in Birmingham in opposition to both TCU or Louisville.

Olivia Miles, who suffered an ankle harm in Notre Dame’s 106-54 victory in opposition to Stephen F. Austin within the first spherical, began for the Preventing Irish. She had eight factors, 5 assists and 4 rebounds.

Liatu King turned in a double-double with 18 factors and 15 rebounds. Sonia Citron scored 16 factors for Notre Dame.

Notre Dame (28-5) opened up with an 11-2 run and stormed to a 32-12 lead after the primary quarter. The Preventing Irish hit 12 of their first 16 pictures, whereas Michigan (23-11) began out 1-of-7 from the sector.

Notre Dame held Michigan, which entered the sport averaging 78.2 factors a recreation, to a season-low 55 factors.

Jackson scored 14 of her 20 factors within the third quarter to energy No. 2 seed Duke to a 59-53 victory over Tenth-seeded Oregon within the second spherical of the ladies’s NCAA Match on Sunday. Jackson shot 5 of 9 on 3-pointers and had 4 rebounds. Reigan Richardson added 13 factors whereas Delaney Thomas scored 12.

Oregon held a five-point benefit at halftime however got here out chilly within the second half, failing to make a area purpose for the primary six minutes of the third quarter. In the meantime, Jackson had the recent capturing hand.

Starting with a 3-pointer off a feed from Jadyn Donovan, Jackson broke off an 11-0 run of her personal to assist Duke take the lead. She capped off a 16-1 run for the Blue Devils by connecting on her fourth shot from behind the arc of the quarter, giving Duke a 10-point benefit. The Geese’ protection stored them within the recreation, however their offensive struggles within the third quarter proved to be an excessive amount of to beat. They did trim the deficit to a single level within the fourth quarter.

The win for the Blue Devils marks the primary time they’ve superior to no less than the Candy 16 in back-to-back seasons since they went to 4 straight Elite Eights underneath former coach Joanne P. McCallie greater than a decade in the past, the final of these coming in 2013. Duke will play the winner of Monday evening’s recreation between No. 3 seed North Carolina and No. 6 seed West Virginia within the Candy 16 in Birmingham, Alabama.

Duke (28-7) performed with out main scorer Toby Fournier, the ACC rookie of the yr who averages 13.4 factors and 5.2 rebounds per recreation. The 6-foot-2 Canadian ahead was coping with an sickness, ESPN reported.