In a significant day for college basketball, both the Vanderbilt and Presbyterian women's basketball teams marked notable achievements in the NCAA Tournament. Vanderbilt's basketball team participated in March Madness for the first time in seven years, securing a win against Columbia with a score of 72-68. This victory was led by Shea Ralph, a UConn alum, in her first NCAA Tournament appearance as a coach. The Commodores, the 11 seed in the Huskies’ Portland 3 bracket, are now set to face 5-seed Baylor in the first round on Saturday. On the other hand, Presbyterian earned its first-ever NCAA Tournament victory by defeating Sacred Heart 49-42. This win propels them to face No. 1 South Carolina. Both games are scheduled for Friday, with Vanderbilt's game against Baylor at 6pm ET on ESPNU and Presbyterian's game against South Carolina at 2pm ET on ESPN.
First Four: Vanderbilt advances beating Columbia 72-68, they will face No. 5 Baylor on Friday at 6pm ET on ESPNU #MarchMadness #ncaaw https://t.co/njgDfRB47z
UConn alum Shea Ralph leads Vanderbilt to a win in her first NCAA Tournament appearance as a coach! Commodores are the 12 in the Huskies’ Portland 3 bracket, they’ll play 5-seed Baylor in the first round Saturday. https://t.co/wjuiWYbsJE
.@VandyWBB takes down Columbia and is headed to the Round of 64 😤 The Commodores will face Baylor on Friday. https://t.co/Nd0Sko5JwU
UConn alum Shea Ralph leads Vanderbilt to a win in her first NCAA Tournament appearance as a coach! Commodores are the 11 in the Huskies’ Portland 3 bracket, they’ll play 5-seed Baylor in the first round Saturday. https://t.co/wjuiWYbsJE
The Commodores are Moving 🔛 @VandyWBB defeats Columbia and moves on to the round of 64! #MarchMadness https://t.co/5suXCY6WO2
First Four: Presbyterian earns its first-ever NCAA tourney victory by beating Sacred Heart 49-42, the Blue Hose will face No. 1 South Carolina on Friday at 2pm ET on ESPN. #MarchMadness #ncaaw https://t.co/4X7UEYWl20
.@BlueHoseWBB defeats Sacred Heart to get their FIRST-EVER NCAA Tournament win 👏 https://t.co/vghrHeILgR
Good morning. A Vanderbilt basketball team plays in March Madness today for the first time in 7 years