Marta Suarez scored a career-high 33 points, Olivia Miles added 28 in a near triple-double and third-seeded TCU ended Virginia’s magical NCAA Tournament run with a 79-69 victory in the Sweet 16 on Saturday in Sacramento, Calif.
Miles had 10 rebounds and eight assists and Suarez had 10 rebounds for the Horned Frogs (32-5), who will make their second straight Elite Eight appearance when they meet Sacramento Region 4 top seed South Carolina on Monday.
Miles’ two free throws with 26 seconds left for a 77-69 lead clinched it. She is one of four Division I players with at least 600 points, 250 rebounds and 100 assists in a season.
Paris Clark had 20 points and Kymora Johnson had 18 for the Cavaliers (22-12), the lowest seed to reach the Sweet 16 since 2022. Clara Silva had eight points and eight rebounds for TCU, which had a 38-27 edge on the boards and limited Virginia to 41% shooting.
No. 1 South Carolina 94, No. 4 Oklahoma 68
Ta’Niya Latson scored 28 points to help the Gamecocks defeat the Sooners in a Sweet 16 matchup in Sacramento.
Latson set the tone from the start, scoring eight points during the Gamecocks’ 10-0 run to start the game. South Carolina (34-3) will take on No. 3 seed TCU on Monday in the Elite Eight, seeking its sixth consecutive Final Four appearance.
Latson finished 7 of 11 from the floor with five assists. The Gamecocks shot 50.7% from the floor. Raven Johnson added 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting, and Tessa Johnson scored 14. For Oklahoma (26-8), which finished with a season-low nine assists, freshman Aaliyah Chavez led the way with 21 points.
No. 1 Texas 76, No. 5 Kentucky 54
Jordan Lee scored 18 and Madison Booker had 17 as the Longhorns knocked off the Wildcats in Fort Worth, Texas, and advanced to the Elite Eight for the third consecutive season.
Texas (34-3) will take on Michigan, the No. 2 seed in Fort Worth Region 3, on Monday with a Final Four berth on the line. The Longhorns got a scare in the opening quarter when starting point guard Rori Harmon suffered a jammed right middle finger and went to the bench for a stretch. She finished the game with 11 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and six steals with just one turnover.
Kentucky (25-11) was led by Clara Strack, who scored 16 points, and Asia Boone with 11. Teonni Key nearly chipped in a double-double with 10 points, albeit on 2-of-8 shooting, and nine rebounds.
No. 2 Michigan 71, No. 3 Louisville 52
Olivia Olson scored eight of her 19 points in the third quarter to help the Wolverines pull away for a win over the Cardinals in a Fort Worth Region 3 semifinal.
Syla Swords scored 16 points, Te’Yala Delfosse added 10 with eight rebounds and Brooke Q. Daniels added nine boards for Michigan (28-6), which has reached the second Elite Eight in program history.
Elif Istanbulluoglu scored 18 points with seven rebounds and Reyna Scot added nine points for the Cardinals (29-8), who were playing in their 15th consecutive NCAA Tournament.
–Field Level Media
