Kelsey Ransom received a career pile of 36 points, no more important than the two free throw she fell by two seconds left, and no. 10 seed Georgetown upset no.
Ransom made all 11 of Hoya’s points during the fourth quarter. Her 3-pointer in the first minute gave Georgetown a 50-40 lead, its largest of the game. Providence gathered all the way back, with Olivia Olsen’s layout and free throw that pulled the releases even with 59 seconds left before Ransom drew a foul. Friars missed a short shot before the summer.
Ransom made 14 out of 22 field target attempts and added seven returns for Georgetown (12-18), which will meet Second-seeded Creighton in the quarter final. Ariel Jenkins added eight points and six boards in 20 minutes before they go out.
Olsen led Providence (13-19) with 21 points and seven returns. Grace Efosa added 14 points and eight boards.
St. John’s 66, Butler 50
Ber’nyah Mayo had a game high 16 points and the eighth seeded red storm came back to beat the ninth seeded bulldogs.
Skye Owen added 13 points and Lashae Dwyer made 10 when St. John’s (16-14) shot 58.3 percent from the field and turned 16 takeaways into 24 points. St. John’s will meet top-seeded uconn in the next round.
Sydney Jaynes got 14 points and Lily Zeinstra had 11 for Butler (15-17). The bulldogs led 16-10 after a quarter before Red Storm took the lead for good in the third and won the fourth period 17-6.
Xavier 80, DEPAUL 73
Freshman Meri Kanerva got a season high 28 points, Aizhanique Mayo added a career pile of 27 and the 11th seeded muskets surprised the sixth-seated blue demons.
Kanerva and Mayo helped Xavier (7-23) to compete to an 18-2 lead, and the musketeers led by as many as 22 after Mayo’s back-to-back 3-points halfway through the third quarter. Depaul (13-19) collected all the way back to bind the match at 62 with 5:04 to play, but Xavier shot 15-for-16 from the Foul Line during the fourth quarter to pull out the upset.
Mayo made 6 out of 10 attempts from the bow when Xavier shot 11-for-24 on 3-score. Tae’lor Purvis got 12 for the musketeers, who will meet the third seeded Seton Hall next. Jorie Allen paced Depaul with 28 points and 12 returns.
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