Wolverines to Welcome NC State in NCAA Second Round

Wolverines to Welcome NC State in NCAA Second Round


ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The No. 9-ranked University of Michigan girls’s basketball staff (26-6) superior to the second spherical of the NCAA Tournament for the tenth time in program historical past and can host NC State (21-10) on Sunday (March 22) at Crisler Center. The sport is about for 1 pm and may be seen on ABC.

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• No. 9 Michigan recorded an 83-48 win over Holy Cross in the opening spherical of the NCAA Tournament to advance to the second spherical for the tenth time in program historical past.

• Michigan will face NC State for simply the fourth time in program historical past, with two of the earlier three matchups coming throughout the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. The different time the groups met was throughout the second spherical of the 1990 NCAA Tournament, the primary time UM made the massive dance.

• Michigan is on the lookout for its third Sweet 16 look in program historical past. UM made back-to-back Sweet 16 appearances in 2021 and 2022.

Mila Holloway He went for 20 factors, eight rebounds and 7 assists in the first-round win over Holy Cross (March 20), recording his third 20-point sport of the season and sixth of his profession. She hit a career-high 5 three-pointers in the competition.

• For the second straight sport, Ashley Sofilkanich will see a highschool teammate in NC State’s Zoe Brooks. The two performed collectively at St. John Vianney.

• Michigan is now 15-1 at Crisler Center, with its lone loss coming by three factors to No. 2 UCLA on Feb. 8. Michigan is averaging 87.3 factors per sport on 49.6 % capturing at residence, yielding simply 58.6 factors per sport on 38.8 % capturing. Michigan is forcing 23.1 turnovers per sport at residence. Michigan’s 15 wins are the fourth-most in college historical past.

• UM had 5 gamers rating in double figures in their win over Holy Cross (March 20), transferring to 9-0 this season when at the very least 5 gamers attain the 10-point mark. Holloway led the cost with 20, adopted by 13 from Syla Swords12 every from Olivia Olson and Brooke Quarles Danielsand Te’Yala Delfosse chipping in 10 off the bench.

• Michigan is the second-highest scoring staff in the convention, additionally rating ninth nationally at 83.6 factors per sport. UM is 24-0 when scoring at the very least 80 factors after going for 83 factors in opposition to Holy Cross (March 20).

• UM welcomed 8,491 followers to Crisler Center in the primary spherical, marking the second-highest attendance this season and the ninth-best mark in program historical past.

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