The second round of the 2022 Women's NCAA Tournament wrapped up after some exciting games on Monday. While there were no huge upsets, there were some games that were not decided until the last few seconds.
The No. 1 seeds South Carolina, Louisville and Stanford held strong to continue proving why they earned those spots in the first day of the second round. Meanwhile, the No. 1 seed NC State Wolfpack got the job done on the second day with a confident win over Kansas State.
Monday saw three double-digit seed teams put up fights in their respective games, but none of them were able to pull off an upset. Eight double-digit seeds picked up wins in this year's Women's NCAA Tournament, which is tied for the most ever. There were also eight wins in 2018.
- No. 1 seed NC State got an 89-57 win over No. 9 Kansas State with a great offensive effort from the entire team, including 5-of-5 shooting from three-point range from Diamond Jonson coming from the bench. NC State is heading to its fourth consecutive Sweet 16, which is a program-record streak.
- No. 5 seed Notre Dame advanced after an 108-64 win over No. 4 seed Oklahoma. This was a program record for the Fighting Irish for most points in an NCAA Tournament game. The previous high score for Notre Dame was 99 points against Ohio State in 2017 in the Sweet 16 round. This was also the first 100+ point game in the 2022 Women's NCAA Tournament.
- No. 4 seed Tennessee barely escaped an upset to a persistent No. 12 seed Belmont team with a 70-67 victory. Belmont climbed back from a 14-point deficit and found the lead with under 2:30 remaining. Tennessee's Sarah Puckett hit a 3-pointer with 20 seconds left to give her team the final lead they would need to advance to the Sweet 16.
- No. 1 seed UConn struggled offensively but still pushed past a strong defensive UCF team with a 52-47 win. The Huskies are heading to their 28th straight Sweet 16 round, a streak that began in 1994. That is the most consecutive Sweet 16 appearances in NCAA Tournament history.
- No. 2 seed North Carolina found a 20-point lead after three quarters and did not lose control as No. 4 seed Arizona looked for a comeback. Three Tar Heels reach double digits in the 63-45 victory, with sophomore guard Kennedy Todd-Williams leading all scorers with 19 points going 7-of-11 from the field.
Women's NCAA Tournament second round TV schedule, scores
(1) NC State 89, (9) Kansas State 57 | Bridgeport Region | (6) Ohio State 79, (3) LSU 64 | Spokane Region |
(3) Michigan 64, (11) Villanova 49 | Wichita Region | (3) Indiana 56, (11) Princeton 55 | Bridgeport Region |
(5) Notre Dame 108, (4) Oklahoma 64 | Bridgeport Region | (2) UConn 52, (7) UCF 47 | Bridgeport Region |
(4) Tennessee 70, (12) Belmont 67 | Wichita Region | (5) North Carolina 63, (4) Arizona 45 | Greensboro Region |
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