Women’s March Madness: Maryland, Virginia Tech vying for Sweet 16 spot – WTOP News

With March Insanity for girls’s basketball underway, two D.C. area groups are vying for a spot within the Candy 16.

After blowing out their opponents within the first spherical, the College of Maryland Terrapins and the Virginia Tech Hokies can have their work lower out for them in spherical two.

For day three of the NCAA ladies’s basketball match, here’s what you’ll want to learn about these native groups.

Virginia Tech

Seattle Regional 3 Bracket: No. 1 Virginia Tech (28-4) vs. No. 9 South Dakota State, 5 p.m. on ESPN2 in Blacksburg, Virginia

The Virginia Tech Hokies had a reasonably simple time of their 25-point win in opposition to Chattanooga, the place they led wire-to-wire, together with a 17-0 scoring run between the primary and second quarters. They have been led by Georgia Amoore (22 factors and 5 pointers) and Elizabeth Kitley (12 factors and 14 rebounds)

Though they’re presently on a 12-game successful streak, they’ll have their work lower out once they face the South Dakota State Jackrabbits, who’re coming off a primary spherical victory in opposition to USC 62-57 in extra time. The Jackrabbits are led by Myah Selland, who scored 29 factors within the opening spherical. What could also be tougher for the Hokies is that the Jackrabbits are on a 22-game successful streak.

Head coach Kenny Brooks stated, after the workforce’s first spherical victory, that the aim is to “survive and advance.”

Maryland

Greenville Regional 1 Bracket: No. 2 Maryland (26-6) vs. No. 7 Arizona (22-9), 5:30 p.m. on ESPN in Faculty Park, Maryland

One other workforce attempting to outlive and advance is the Maryland Terrapins, who’re coming off their match opening demolition of Holy Cross 93-61. They led the whole recreation and by no means regarded again. The Terrapins prime scorers have been Brinae Alexander (18 factors), Abby Meyers (16 factors) Diamond Miller and Shyann Sellers (13 factors apiece).

However they’ll be going through the Arizona Wildcats squad coming off their opening spherical victory in opposition to the West Virginia 75-62. It’ll be a March Insanity reunion for Terrapins head coach Brenda Frese, who performed faculty basketball at Arizona, graduating in 1993.

One factor that Maryland has on their aspect is that they’re 3-0 in opposition to Arizona. If the Terrapins win, they’ll advance to the Candy 16 for the eleventh time underneath Frese.

The Related Press contributed to this report.

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