WOMEN’S NCAA TOURNAMENT SUNDAY 3-24-19
Megan Gustafson scored 24 points with 19 rebounds, Makenzie Meyer added 18 points and second-seeded Iowa blew past Missouri 68-52 on Sunday to advance to its second Sweet 16 in five years.
Amber Smith scored 21 points for Missouri (24-11). The Tigers bowed out in the second round for the third time in four years after scoring just 23 points in the second half.
WOMEN”S NCAA TOURNAMENT SATURDAY 3-23-19
Alexa Willard and Danielle Gitzen each scored 20 points and 11th-seeded Missouri State stunned DePaul 89-78 on Saturday, snapping the Blue Demon’s five-game winning streak in opening-round NCAA Tournament games.
Freshman Elle Ruffridge had a career-high 15 points for the surprisingly stout Lady Bears (24-9). They’ll face No. 3 seed Iowa State, the host school, or New Mexico State on Monday after shooting 52.5 percent in the upset over the Blue Demons.