BATON ROUGE Middle Tennessee guard Savannah Wheeler, the Conference USA player of the year, missed her first six shots, committed two fouls and a turnover during the first 18 minutes of the Blue Raiders women s NCAA Tournament opener against Louisville on Friday.
Colorado outscored Drake 25-12 in the third quarter. The Buffaloes will face fourth-seeded Kansas State in the second round Sunday. Colorado (23-9) also got 16 points from Jaylyn Sherrod and Kindyll Wetta, and Maddie Nolan had 12. The Buffs held a 39-18 advantage on the boards. Drake (29-6) got a game-high 24 points from Katie Dinnebier. Courtney Becker added 14 and Taylor McAulay had 13.
Chloe Kitts tied her career high with 21 points on 9-of-9 shooting as No. 1 overall seed South Carolina easily overcame the absence of starters Kamilla Cardoso and Bree Hall to beat No. 16 seed Presbyterian 91-39 in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament on Friday.
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