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“Around the NCAAW Weekly” highlights the notable events of the week. Check out the milestones, surprises, best games and outstanding performances for games played through Sunday, March 14:
Conference championships
No. 6 Baylor Lady Bears
NaLyssa Smith was named Big 12 Tournament Most Outstanding Player as the Lady Bears took home the title with a 76-50 win over the No. 17 West Virginia Mountaineers on Sunday.
Baylor won the Big 12 outright for the 10th time and has 23 total Big 12 titles now between the regular season and tournament. It has won 17 games in a row.
On Saturday, the Lady Bears defeated the Texas Longhorns in the semifinals and held superstar Charli Collier to just three points and one rebound. Collier amassed just 17 points against Baylor this season after three meetings.
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Alright, so Camerun Peoples rushed for 317 yards and five touchdowns on the totally, predictably porous North Texas Mean Green, and Appalachian St. Mountaineers cruised to a 56-28 win in the Myrtle Beach Bowl over hapless under .500 competition.
Moving on.
We’re rewarded with TWO bowl games today, and.guys, these should be fun. Lots of “Who knows?” in the mid-afternoon opener, with ALL THE POINTS from Boca Raton. I’m fortunate enough that my gal will be upstairs with
The Bachelorette season finale going, and I’ll be barricaded in the basement with pizza, a few crowlers from Bent Brewstillery in Roseville, and all the points I can watch.