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Sports Local women’s collegiate hoops teams head into postseason action By LOIS ELFMAN Special to the AmNews History will be made at this year’s NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament as the field expands to 68 teams for the first time. The women also have their very first March Madness banner, which is part of the NCAA’s attempt to right some of the inequities spotlighted at last year’s Tournament. The season continues for several teams from New York and New Jersey, but only All-Ivy First team selection Kaitlyn Davis and her teammates (Columbia Athletics photo) Princeton University is headed to the Big Dance. With an overall record of 24-4 on the sixth seed, University of Kenand undefeated in Ivy League play, the tucky, on Saturday. Princeton Tigers earned a national rankThe top seed in the NCAA Tournament ing at the end of regular season and will goes to the University of South Carolibe making their ninth appearance in the na. The Gamecocks also hold the top NCAA Tournament. They have the 11th spot in the Greensboro region, which seed in the Bridgeport Region and take contains Howard University, winners of
versity, has the top seed in the Spokane region, which contains Jackson State, winners of the SWAC. The number one seed in the Wichita region is Louisville. Action goes on for five Division I teams from the area in the Postseason WNIT. Columbia University and Fairleigh Dickinson were automatic qualifiers and Fordham, Stony Brook and Seton Hall received at-large bids to the 64-team field. Columbia comes into its first WNIT after its best season ever, making it to the final of the Ivy League Tournament. Junior guard/forward Kaitlyn Davis was named First Team All-Ivy and sophomore guard Abbey Hsu was named Second Team All-Ivy. The Lions took on Holy Cross last night. It will be a battle for New Jersey supremacy when Fairleigh Dickinson and Seton Hall face off tonight. Fordham plays Bucknell tomorrow. play in the Lions’ first postseason WNIT The WNIT spot for Stony Brook is bittersweet. The Seawolves were barred from competing in the America East conthe MEAC. The Bison took on Incarnate ference tournament, which could have Word last night for a spot among the 64. earned them a return trip to the NCAA The number one seed in the Bridgeport Tournament, because Stony Brook is region is NC State. Making its 33rd consec- leaving the conference for the Colonial utive Tournament appearance, University Athletic Association at the end of the of Connecticut has the two seed. The de- season. The team plays Virginia Comfending National Champion, Stanford Uni- monwealth tomorrow.
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College basketball’s seasonending showcase known as March Madness officially tipped off on Tuesday with the First Four looking to move on from the field of 68 to the group of 64.AM Texas NEWS 01034 Southern, with 6-foot-3 senior AM NEWS 01/13/22 guard Bryson Etienne coming 01/13/22 0 7 74470 22784 off the bench to score a gamehigh 21 points, knocked off Texas A&M-CC 76-67 in the tournament’s opening game. In the single elimination battle, the Tigers earned their third First Four win in the last four NCAA seasons. The Houston, Texas-based AM NEWS 01044 school will now take on the MidNEWS men’s head west region’s No. 1 seed, the 01/20/22 Kansas Queens, New York native and St. Peter’s PeacocksAM basketball coach Shaheen Holloway will lead his team into an 01/20/22 0 7 Jayhawks, today scheduled for 9:57 22784 opening round 74470 NCAA tournament matchup tonight against p.m. In the second game, former Kentucky (Photo courtesy of saintpeterspeacocks.com) Knicks head coach Mike Woodson
took his alma mater, Indiana University, into a late night matchup with Wyoming. Woodson had guided Indiana to a 20-13 record before facing Wyoming. The goal of every team is to advance game-by-game. Getting to the Sweet Elite 8, AM16, NEWS Final Four and championship Monday, 03/10/22 which will be held in New Orleans April 4. Returning to defend their first ever men’s basketball title are the Baylor Bears, last year’s champion. They are the top seed in the East region. The Gonzaga Bulldogs, NEWS this season’s AM overall No. 1 seed, lost to Baylor in last sea03/17/22 son’s final game. It was their second loss in the championship game and their second
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