No. 3 Notre Dame women get 53-48 win over No. 11 Mississippi State
(SOUTH BEND) - Lauren Ebo had 10 points, 18 rebounds and four blocks to help No. 3 seed Notre Dame beat 11th-seed Mississippi State 53-48 in the second round Greenville Regional 1 game on Sunday. Maddy Westbeld added nine points and 15 rebounds for the Irish, who blew an eight-point lead in the fourth quarter before making the plays down the stretch for the win. Mississippi State scored eight straight points to open the fourth quarter and tie the game at 41. Ebo scored the first Irish basket of the final period on an offensive putback with 4:38 remaining. The Irish regained the lead for good on a pair of KK Bransford free throws with 3:49 left in the game, which gave Notre Dame a 45-43 advantage. The Irish held onto the lead the rest of the way. Ebo also did it on the defensive end, holding the Bulldogs' leading scorer Jessika Carter to five points on 2 for 11 shooting. The Notre Dame post player set the school record in the NCAA Tournament with her rebounding effort, breaking Katryna Gaither's mark of 16 set in 1997. Notre Dame (27-5) will take on No. 2 seed Maryland.

OTHER GREENVILLE REGIONAL ! SCORES
No. 2 Maryland 77 – No. 7 Arizona 64
No. 1 South Carolina 76 – No. 8 South Florida 45

SUNDAY SEATTLE REGIONAL 3 SCORES
No. 1 Virginia Tech 72 – No. 9 South Dakota St. 60

SUNDAY SEATTLE REGIONAL 4 SCORES
No. 2 Iowa 74 – No. 10 Georgia 66
No. 8 Mississippi 54 – No. 1 Stanford 49

SUNDAY WOMEN’S NIT SECOND ROUND SCORES
Nebraska 77 – Northern Iowa 57
Washington 67 – New Mexico 56