We are underway in the Women’s Sweet 16, while Notre Dame, UNC, and Duke are all underdogs they still get to play the games today !

#2 Vanderbilt University and #6 Notre Dame kick off the four straight games today. The Fighting Irish upset #3 Ohio State to get the opportunity, and Miss Hidalgo gives them a fighting chance.

The Atlantic Coast Conference has five of the 16 spots, but it will be an uphill challenge for any of the teams to make it to Phoenix for the Final Four.

We’ll have to take a break in the coverage when it’s time to head to The Hill to announce the softball games.

Vanderbilt is a great story as the Duke University of the SEC has made made tremendous progress in each of the Big 3 sports.

The Commodores hosted Furman University in their second game of the season.

Alyssa Ervin dropped 16 points on the #2 seeded team back in early November!

Notre Dame has an advantage in experience, and the crowd up in Columbus, Ohio, when they beat OSU, will have them ready for any noise in Fort Worth.

Irish on an 11-0 run over five minutes, which gives them a 13 – 5 lead, but it’s still really early.

Coverage off and on until the end of the Duke – LSU game around Midnight.

End 1st – Irish 15, Vandy 11 (3pm)

Stay tuned….

Aubrey Galvan has game ! 12 points to lead the Vandy comeback from down 12.

Getting ready for halftime, Irish still leading behind 16 from Hidalgo.

Notre Dame 31, Vanderbilt 26 (3:28)…

Respectable performance from the Tar Heels πŸ‘ !
UCLA  joins the party πŸ₯³ called the Elite Eight !

Next up : Duke – LSU !!!!

Sadly, it was not the first pair of tickets that I possessed but didn’t use.

I’m looking forward to watching it on TV πŸ“Ί here in a bit.

Duke leads 47 – 40 at the break and are now 20 minutes away from facing #1 UCLA. But there is no chance that LSU is going to just go away.

13 – 9, at first media TO

24 – 19,  after 1st

34 – 23 , media TO

47 – 40 , Halftime

Up 61 – 59 at 3rd Quarter Media TO

67 – 65 lead after 3rd quarter…..

10 more minutes…. 11:40 pm

Last Media TO – Duke 83 – 73 [4:45] !!!!

What a ball game !!!!!!!!!!!!

Duke 87, LSU 85 at the buzzer..

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Rain, Rain 🌧 please stay away as we have a whole lot of Cavaliers looking to play today ! NCAA Women’s Hoops kicks off their Sweet 16 as well…

Morning πŸŒ„ Brew
Two noticeable changes – Girls Varsity Soccer ⚽️ at 6pm. Varsity Softball at 4:45 with JV to follow.
Women’s College Basketball πŸ€ Sweet 16

The rain 🌧 looks to be inevitable, with the big question being when will it start ? Hopefully, it will hold off long enough to get some of the events completed.

Holly Miller is the Senior of the Night at Cavalier Park, and Hix Miller will be tossing out our Ceremonial First Pitch !

Travis Osborne and his Bible Verse of the Day :

Proverbs 27:1 Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

Howard Mayo and his Motovational Nugget for the Day ;

Four or five stories are waiting to be written from yesterday, and I will start on those shortly.

Have yourself a Blessed Day πŸ™Œ!

The Sweet 16 game versus LSU isn’t until tomorrow night, but the festivities begin out in Sacramento today for the Lady Blue Devils !

Kira Lawson called Sacramento home for the first half of her 13 year career and helped the Monarchs win the πŸ‘‘ back in 2005. For the next few days, Coach will be looking for that type of Sac Town success story for Duke University.

Friday will be a fun day in the world 🌎 of Women’s Basketball πŸ€ as the four games will be played consecutively. The first two from Texas and then out to California !

Full Slate on Friday