US EditionTexas Longhorns and Illinois Fighting Illini play in NCAA Tournament second round
- Texas Longhorns and Illinois Fighting Illini compete in the NCAA Tournament second round, with both teams aiming for a spot in the Sweet 16 in Birmingham, Alabama.
- Kendall Bostic scored 12 points and grabbed 17 rebounds in Illinois' first-round win, while Taylor Jones contributed 19 points in Texas' victory.
- The winner of this matchup will advance to the Sweet 16.
- Illinois coach Shauna Green stated her team is ready for the physical challenge posed by Texas.
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Traverse City Record-Eagle
No. 1 Texas dispatches No. 8 Illinois to send the Longhorns back to the Sweet 16
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Madison Booker scored 20 points and No. 1-seed Texas used a smothering defense to earn a 65-48 victory over No. 8 Illinois on Monday, sending the Longhorns to the Sweet 16 of the women’s NCAA Tournament…
Booker and No. 1 Texas dispatch No. 8 Illinois 65-48 to send the Longhorns back to the Sweet 16
Madison Booker scored 20 points and No. 1-seed Texas used a smothering defense to earn a 65-48 victory over No. 8 Illinois in the second round of the women's NCAA Tournament.
No. 1 Texas 65 ... No. 8 Illinois 48 ... Final
Top-seeded Texas (33-3) beat eighth-seeded Illinois 65-48 Monday in the second round of the NCAA Women's Tournament at Moody Center, earning a berth in the Sweet 16 on Saturday in Birmingham, Ala., against fifth-seeded Tennessee, which knocked off fourth-seeded Ohio State 82-67.
Illinois and Kendall Bostic face a tall task in matchup with No. 1 Texas and its towering forwards
AUSTIN, Texas — No. 8 Illinois earned its first women’s NCAA Tournament win in 25 years with a huge dose of muscle and finesse from rugged senior forward Kendall Bostic. A matchup Monday with No. 1 Texas and its frontcourt rotation of 6-foot-4 Taylor Jones and 6-6 Kyla Oldacre is a much taller and even more physical challenge. The winner advances to the Sweet 16. “I expect to be very sore and very tired afterward,” Bostic said Sunday. She also i…
The EagleHerald
Texas Longhorns face the Illinois Fighting Illini in second round
Illinois Fighting Illini (22-9, 11-8 Big Ten) at Texas Longhorns (32-3, 17-2 SEC)
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