Purdue's women nearly pulled off a huge upset in South Bend, but fell to Notre Dame 88-82 in overtime on Sunday. Two other conference teams advanced, as Ohio State will face the Irish and Maryland plays Oregon in Sweet 16 action this weekend.
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2017 WNCAA Viewing Guide: Round 2
The Good Gals upset 8-seed Green Bay on Friday to join Ohio State and Maryland in the second round; they'll face top-seeded Notre Dame tonight at 9.
2017 WNCAA Viewing Guide: Round 1
The women's team needed a strong finish to make the NCAA tournament, and they got it, opening play Friday in South Bend against 8-seed Green Bay.
VB Sweeps Cyclones, Plays Missouri Friday
Danielle Cuttino led the high-flying Boiler volleyball team to a three-set sweep of Iowa State in Columbia, MO Thursday evening, eliminating the Cyclones 26-24, 25-21, 25-13. Purdue advances to face host Missouri Friday at 7:00 PM in a rematch of Purdue's second-round win in 2013 over the fourth-seeded Tigers; the match will be shown on ESPN3.
Big 14 teams continue in all four tournaments this weekend, headed by the Indiana-Kentucky second-round matchup at 5:15 PM on Saturday. Purdue's women also faced Oklahoma while I was writing this, but let's not talk about that score.
NCAA/NIT Viewing Guide, Week 1
Postseason play goes into full swing this week as both Purdue teams begin their quest for a title. The fifth-seeded men open against Arkansas-Little Rock at 4:30 PM Thursday on TBS, while the 11th-seeded women open against Oklahoma at 1:30 PM Saturday on WatchESPN (and possibly ESPN2).