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GREENVILLE, S.C. — Alexis Morris hit two foul shots with 10 seconds to play as third-seeded LSU reached the Elite Eight for the first time since 2008 by beating No. 2 Utah 66-63 on Friday.

Down 64-63, the Utes had a chance to get back in front, but Jenna Johnson — a near 75% foul shooter — missed both attempts with 4.7 seconds to go. Utah’s Dasia Young had her hands on the rebound, but LSU’s Sa’Maya Smith took it away.

Morris added two more foul shots for a three-point lead. The Utes had a final chance, but Young’s 3-point try from the left corner hit the side of the backboard as time expired.

LaDazhia Williams scored a season-high 24 points and Angel Reese had her 31st double-double of the season with 17 points and 12 rebounds for LSU (31-2). Morris finished with 15 points.

Playing out of Greenville Region 2, coach Kim Mulkey’s team will face ninth-seeded Miami on Sunday night for a spot in the Final Four.

LSU hadn’t advance this far since reaching the Final Four 15 years ago. This is Mulkey’s second season coaching the Tigers.

Williams, a fifth-year grad transfer who played at South Carolina and Missouri, was dominant down low as she made 11 of 14 shots and finished a point shy of her career best.

Gianna Kneepkens led Utah (27-5) with 20 points. Alissa Pili, a second-team AP All-American, had 14 points, but took just eight shots as LSU denied her the ball.

The Tigers came out fast as Reese and Morris helped build a 13-6 lead.

But Utah, the Pac 12 regular-season champions, was on its own mission to win three games in an NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2006. The Utes put together a 19-5 run behind the outside shooting of Kennady McQueen and Kneepkens.

Kneepkens’ jumper with five minutes left pushed Utah’s lead to 25-18 with LSU starters Kateri Poole and Reese on the bench with two fouls apiece.

Reese, Poole and fellow LSU starter Flau’jae Johnson fouled out in the final minutes.

MIAMI 70, VILLANOVA 65: Jasmyne Roberts scored a career-high 26 points to help ninth-seeded Miami (22-12) overcome blowing a 21-point lead and complete the upset over No. 4 Villanova (30-7) for the program’s first trip to the Elite Eight.

Roberts’ performance included the stickback for the go-ahead, three-point play with 38.8 seconds left. The Hurricanes were in the Sweet 16 for only the second time, the other coming in 1992.

Maddy Siegrist, the nation’s scoring leader, had 31 points, 13 rebounds and five steals for Villanova. It marked her third 30-point outing in as many tournament games, pushing her to the No. 2 single-season scoring total in Division I history.

IOWA 87, COLORADO 77: Caitlin Clark scored 31 points and second-seeded Iowa shook disappointing losses the past two seasons to reach the Elite Eight with a win over No .3 Colorado.

After two straight tournaments where Clark’s season ended in the round of 16 and the round of 32, the first-team All-American was the catalyst for Iowa’s big second half push that gave the Hawkeyes a chance next Sunday to earn their second Final Four berth in school history.

Frida Formann led Colorado with 21 points, but 19 of those came in the first half when her shooting carried the Buffaloes.

LOUISVILLE 72, OLE MISS 62: Hailey Van Lith scored 21 points to help fifth-seeded Louisville (26-11) beat No. 8 Mississippi (25-9).

It’s the fifth consecutive year that Louisville reached at least the Elite Eight. The loss ended a great run for Mississippi, which upset No. 1 Stanford in the second round to reach its first Sweet 16 since 2007.

Marquesha Davis and Myah Taylor each scored 19 points to lead Ole Miss.

Madison Scott's two free throws with 23 seconds left lifted the No. 8 Ole Miss Rebels to a 54-49 victory on Sunday, sending them to their first Sweet 16 since 2007 by preventing No. 1 Stanford from making it for the 15th straight NCAA Tournament.

Angel Baker scored 13 points and Marquesha Davis added 12 for the Rebels (25-8), who squandered a 13-point, third-quarter lead before Scott made a steal with Stanford trying to take its first lead of the game.

Scott, who finished with 11 points, was immediately fouled after her steal and hit two free throws. Stanford turned the ball over on its next possession, and Davis secured the win by making two throws with 15.4 seconds left.

Stanford (29-6) was led by Cameron Brink, who had 20 points, 13 rebounds and seven blocks, while Haley Jones chipped in 16 points and eight rebounds.

The Cardinal had reached the Final Four in each of the past two seasons, including winning the national title in 2021.

COLLEGE PARK SUBREGIONAL

No. 2 Maryland 77, No. 7 Arizona 64

Diamond Miller scored 13 of her game-high 24 points in the third quarter to lead the Terrapins to a 77-64 victory over the Wildcats in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Miller also finished with seven assists and six rebounds for Maryland (27-6), which outscored the Wildcats 29-9 in the third quarter after trailing 33-32 at halftime. Shyanne Sellers had 15 points, five rebounds and five assists, while Faith Masonius recorded 12 points, four rebounds and four assists for the Terrapins, who advanced to the Sweet 16 for the third straight season.

The Terrapins will face third-seeded Notre Dame, which Maryland defeated 74-72 in the regular season when Miller hit a jumper as time expired on Dec. 1 in South Bend, Ind. Arizona (22-10) was led by Cate Reese, who had 19 points and four rebounds, while Shaina Pellington added 13 points and five rebounds. Paris Clark finished with 11 points.

SALT LAKE CITY SUBREGIONAL

No. 2 Utah 63, No. 10 Princeton 56

Alissa Pili had 28 points and 10 rebounds and Jenna Johnson added 15 points and six rebounds to power the Utes to their first Sweet 16 berth since 2006 by beating the Tigers.

After Princeton (24-6) pulled to within 50-48 with seven minutes remaining, Utah (27-4) went on a 6-1 run over the next 3:39 to secure the win.

The Tigers, who were denied their first trip to the Sweet 16 in school history, were paced by Kaitlyn Chen's 19 points and six rebounds. Grace Stone had 16 points and Ellie Mitchell finished with nine points, 18 rebounds and three blocks.

BATON ROUGE SUBREGIONAL

No. 3 LSU 66, No. 6 Michigan 42

Angel Reese had 25 points and 24 rebounds as the Tigers never trailed in earning their first Sweet 16 berth since 2014.

The Tigers (30-2) held the Wolverines (23-10) to just seven first-half field goals to take a 30-15 halftime advantage and never looked back.

LaDazhia Williams added 10 points and 10 rebounds, while Alexis Morris and Jasmine Carson finished with 11 and nine points, respectively, for the Tigers. Michigan was paced by Laila Phelia's 20 points and four rebounds and Cameron Williams' eight points, but no other Wolverine scored more than five.

COLUMBIA SUBREGIONAL

No. 1 South Carolina 76, No. 8 South Florida 45

The defending national champion and top-seeded Gamecocks pulled away in the second half for a blowout win over No. 8 seed South Florida to cruise to the Sweet 16.

Zia Cooke scored a game-high 21 points for unbeaten South Carolina (34-0), which outscored South Florida 43-16 in the second half. Elena Tsineke scored 20 points to pace South Florida (27-7), while Sammie Puisis finished with 11 points and four rebounds.

After holding a 33-29 lead at the break, South Carolina closed the third quarter with a 13-3 run before scoring 17 of the first 19 points of the fourth to open up a commanding 31-point advantage. Amihere was dominant in the fourth, scoring eight points.

IOWA CITY SUBREGIONAL

No. 2 Iowa 74, No. 10 Georgia 66

Caitlin Clark scored 22 points and dished out 12 assists as the Hawkeyes held off the Bulldogs for a spot in the regional semifinals.

Monika Czinano added 20 points and nine rebounds for Iowa (28-6), which also got 15 from Gabbie Marshall, all of which came from beyond the 3-point line. McKenna Warnock chipped in 14 points with eight rebounds as the Hawkeyes connected on 12 of 28 3-pointers.

Diamond Battles scored 21 points to pace Georgia (22-12), while Brittney Smith and Javyn Nicholson each added 12.

SOUTH BEND SUBREGIONAL

No. 3 Notre Dame 53, No. 11 Mississippi State 48

Sonia Citron scored 14 points, going 10 of 14 at the foul line, as the Fighting Irish squeaked past the Bulldogs to earn a spot in the regional semifinals.

Lauren Ebo added 10 points and a game-high 18 rebounds for Notre Dame (27-5), which made just 34.7 percent of its shots from the field and went 0-for-7 from 3-point range but outrebounded Mississippi State 49-32.

Kourtney Weber scored 14 points for the Bulldogs (22-11), who made just 18 of 61 attempts from the field (29.5 percent). The Irish closed the game on a 10-5 run, getting seven points from Citron during that stretch.

BLACKSBURG SUBREGIONAL

No. 1 Virginia Tech 72, No. 9 South Dakota State 60

Georgia Amoore sank seven 3-pointers and scored 21 points as the Hokies earned just their second regional semifinal appearance by stopping the Jackrabbits.

Elizabeth Kitley added 14 points and 14 rebounds for her 21st double-double of the season. Taylor Soule chipped in 13 points and Kayana Traylor hit for 11 for Virginia Tech (29-4).

Myah Selland posted 17 points and nine rebounds to lead South Dakota State (29-6), which trailed 46-23 at halftime. Haleigh Timmer and Paige Meyer each added 12 points.

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South Carolina joined an exclusive group Monday, going wire-to-wire as No. 1 in consecutive years in The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll.

The defending national champion Gamecocks (32-0) became the third school to be the top team in the poll for the entire season in back-to-back years, equaling UConn and Louisiana Tech.

The Gamecocks, who are the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, have been atop the poll for 38 straight weeks, which is the second longest run behind UConn's record 51-week streak (2008-10). Led by Aliyah Boston, the Gamecocks were once again a unanimous choice by the 28-member media panel.

“We have the best player in college basketball that puts our program in a position to be number one in consecutive seasons,” South Carolina coach Dawn Staley said.

Indiana switched places with Iowa in the final poll, moving back up to second after landing its first No. 1 seed in an NCAA tourney. Virginia Tech and Stanford, the other two top seeds, were fourth and fifth in the final Top 25.

UConn, which won the Big East Tournament last week, switched places with Maryland to follow the Cardinal. It's the first time since 2006 that the Huskies didn't finish the season in the top five in the poll. They have been in the top 10 in the final poll every year since 1994.

Utah, LSU and Villanova rounded out the top 10 teams.

Louisiana Tech had its 36-week run at No. 1 from 1980-82, while UConn's was from 2008-10. The Huskies have gone wire-to-wire five other times. Texas (1985-86), Tennessee (1997-98) and Baylor (2011-12) are the only other teams to go one full season at No. 1.

Iowa State ran through the Big 12 Tournament, winning three games in three days to re-enter the poll at No. 17.

“These are moments they’re going to remember,” Iowa State coach Bill Fennelly said. “It’s not just winning. They’ll remember what this environment was like their whole life. We beat a great team, and it was a great three days for us.”

Middle Tennessee fell out of the rankings.

The Pac-12 finished the season with six teams in the Top 25, the most of any conference. The Big Ten was next with five, while the ACC had four. The Big 12 and SEC each had three and the Big East two. The Mountain West and the West Coast Conference each had one.

Dawn Staley has South Carolina six wins away from finishing off a historic season.

The Gamecocks are looking to become the 10th women's basketball team to go undefeated for an entire season as the they enter the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 overall seed.

Staley's squad has been challenged a few times this year but has always pulled through. The defending national champions will play Norfolk State in the first round of the tournament, the NCAA selection committee revealed Sunday night.

"It didn't take a loss for us to learn from the lessons of a close game," Staley said. "Now we found ourselves in a position where we can't afford to lose."

While the Gamecocks, led by star Aliyah Boston, have been a lock to be the top seed for most of the season, several schools were vying for the other No. 1s, including Iowa, Indiana, Virginia Tech, Stanford and Utah. The Hawkeyes, led by electrifying guard Caitlin Clark, have been a top seed twice before, in 1988 and 1992.

The committee ultimately chose the Hoosiers, Hokies and Cardinal. Indiana and Virginia Tech are first-time No. 1 seeds. Stanford has been a top seed 13 times now, including in the last three tournaments.

"We spent a lot of time on a variety of things. Certainly the number one line and the right teams hosting," selection committee chair Lisa Peterson said.

The tournament begins Wednesday with two First Four games. The full madness starts with 16 games Friday and 16 more the next day.

South Carolina may have the easiest path to the Final Four in Dallas as it won't have to go far from home. The Gamecocks, who are the 18th team to reach the NCAA tourney unbeaten, will play their first two games on campus before potentially heading 90 minutes away to Greenville, South Carolina, for one of the two regionals. The Gamecocks just won the Southeastern Conference Tournament at that site.

"It's great. When we got shipped out to Stockton (California, in 2017), we thought it was a drag, but we end up winning the national championship. So there are blessings in all types of situations," Staley said. "We're blessed that Greenville was a region. We're blessed that we did enough to get to sent to this region and we have to make it work for us. We know it won't be easy."

The NCAA changed its format this season and is having two regional sites for the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight rounds. Greenville hosts one and Seattle the other. Once again the top four teams in each region will host the opening two rounds.

The other top teams in South Carolina's bracket are No. 2 seed Maryland, No. 3 Notre Dame and No. 4 UCLA. The Gamecocks beat both Maryland and UCLA this season.

"I like it. Some familiarity. Take care of Norfolk State, then see where that takes us," Staley said. "I don't want to put the cart before the horse. Sometimes when you're in a tournament setting like this it's always a good thing to have played someone."

Indiana is the other top seed in Greenville. Utah is the 2 seed with LSU third and Villanova fourth.

UConn, which was the last team to go unbeaten and win the title in 2015-16, is looking to extend its own history and reach the Final Four for the 15th consecutive year. The Huskies had a difficult year with injuries but finally started to get healthy heading into March. Star guard Azzi Fudd, who missed 22 games with a knee injury, returned for the Big East Tournament and helped the Huskies win it.

Geno Auriemma's team, which has won a record 11 national championships, is a No. 2 seed in Seattle. The Hokies are the top seed in that part of the bracket. Ohio State is the 3 seed and Tennessee the 4. The Lady Vols have been in every NCAA Tournament since it started in 1982.

The Cardinal are the No. 1 in the other Seattle regional. Iowa is the No. 2, Duke the 3 seed and Texas 4.

The Atlantic Coast Conference has eight teams in the tournament with the Big Ten, SEC and Pac-12 each having seven. The Big 12 has six and the Big East five.

Four teams will be making their first appearance in the tournament: Southern Utah, Southeastern Louisiana, Sacramento State and Saint Louis.

The Rochester United FC women’s soccer team began its third season on Saturday. Only this time it was with a decidedly local flavor.

Unlike its first two seasons, when the Matthew Fatehi-owned Rochester United FC team trotted out a pack of women from around the world, including some Division I college players, this year’s team is predominately from a tri-state area — Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa.

That includes a pack of players from the Rochester area, some of them about to graduate from high school.

A couple that jump out are from Class A state champion Winona Cotter, Olivia Gardner and Sera Speltz. Gardner, who scored 43 goals this past high school season, was a four-time All-State selection and was this season’s Ms. Soccer in Class A, as well as the Post Bulletin’s Player of the Year.

The speedy and powerful forward will play in the fall at Division II University of Mary (N.D.). Speltz was named All-State as a junior when she nabbed the Post Bulletin Player of the Year honor. She spent much of this past season with Cotter recuperating from a variety of injuries, including a torn ACL from the final game of her junior season. The midfielder will play in the fall at Division II Northern State University (S.D.).

Among other locals are Century senior twins Kristen and Melanie LaDue. Kristen was a star defender for an outstanding Panthers team last fall while Melanie was a star midfielder. Also on the team are Century senior defender Brooke Hedin, Mayo senior midfielder Maya Basnyat and Eastview senior forward Sienna Latta.

Rochester United FC remains in the Women’s Premier Soccer League and led off Saturday with a 4-2 loss to the Maplebrook Fury at Mayo High School.

Among Rochester United FC's coaches is 37-year-old Christine Bright, a former Division III college player and coach. Bright, in her first season with Rochester United FC, likes the look of this team.

“This group has been awesome,” Bright said. “One of the things that has been cool is some of the players have been training together over the winter. There has been a focus by (Fatehi) to grow the talent from folks who were available regionally. We’ve been doing lots of stuff indoors with them that makes people great soccer players. It’s fun to see the hard work that they’ve put in.”

Rochester United FC will play an eight-game schedule, the final one July 1, on the road against Dakota Fusion FC.

ROCHESTER UNITED FC ROSTER

Sheila Sanchez, goalie; Melanie LaDue, midfield; Kristen LaDue, defense; Ilana Izquierdo, midfield; Samanth McClanahan, defense; Sharon Fung, midfield; Salem Birkholz, defense; Daniela Ortiz, midfield; Anna Reinholz, forward; Maya Basnyat, midfield; Shelby Packard, midfield; Maria Garcia, forward; Brooke Hedin, defense; Elizabeth Harlos, defense; Sera Speltz, midfield; Sienna Latta, forward; Lindsey Monnet, midfield; Addy Spaeth, midfield; Tessa Anderson, forward; Sarah Class, midfield; Celenka Hommel, goalie; Sarah Evans, defense; Olivia Gardner, forward; Kristin Treichel, midfield.

ROCHESTER UNITED FC SCHEDULE

(All home games at Mayo High School)

May 28 — Maplebrook Fury, 7 p.m.

June 2 — at Minnesota Thunder, 7:45 p.m.

June 5 — at Joy AC, 7 p.m.

June 15 — at Manitou FC, 6:30 p.m.

June 19 — Sioux Falls City FC, 6 p.m.

June 24 — Mankato United Soccer Club, 7 p.m.

June 26 — Salvo SC, 7 p.m.

July 1 — at Dakota Fusion, 4 p.m.