It’s mostly been all chalk in the first round 2011 Women’s NCAA Tournament. Almost every key top seed has advanced comfortably to the second round, with No. 2 seeds Xavier and Texas A&M joining that group Sunday afternoon with easy first-round wins of their own.
Women’s NCAA Tournament 2011: Xavier, Texas A&M Among Favorites Advancing To Second Round
The Musketeers defeated No. 15 seed South Dakota State, 72-56, and will next play No. 7 seed Louisville after the Cardinals defeated Vanderbilt. Texas A&M, meanwhile, rolled over McNeese State, 87-47, and will next play the winner of Sunday night’s game between No. 7 Rutgers and No. 10 Louisiana Tech.
Here are the other afternoon results:
No. 9 Purdue 53, No. 8 Kansas State 45: Purdue moves on to face No. 1 Connecticut.
No. 6 Oklahoma 86, No. 11 James Madison 72: The Sooners will take on No. 3 Miami next.
No. 5 Georgetown 65, No. 12 Princeton 49: Georgetown now faces No. 4 seed Maryland in an intriguing game between two teams in the same area.
No. 9 West Virginia 79, No. 8 Houston 73: West Virginia will play the winner of No. 1 Baylor and No. 16 Prairie View A&M
No. 3 Florida State 76, No. 14 Samford 46: Florida State next plays the winner of No. 6 Georgia and No. 11 Middle Tennessee State
No. 5 Wisconsin-Green Bay 59, No. 12 Arkansas-Little Rock 55: Green Bay next plays either No. 4 Michigan State or No. 13 Northern Iowa
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