The Elite Eight has arrived. Follow along as Sports Illustrated delivers live updates, scores and analysis during Sunday’s matchups from the women’s NCAA tournament.
No. 1 overall seed UConn will take on Hannah Hidalgo and No. 6 Notre Dame at 1 p.m. ET, which will be followed by No. 1 UCLA taking on No. 3 Duke at 3 p.m. ET.will have live updates throughout the games with analysis, highlights and more from around the bracket.
.Hannah Hidalgo is on a heater this NCAA tournament. She flirted with a quadruple-double in the opening round, blew by Jaloni Cambridge and the Buckeyes in the second round, then followed it up with a triple-double against Mikalya Blakes and Vanderbilt in the Sweet 16. UConn better have its pockets protected on Sunday becauseThe junior guard has 26 steals so far in the tourney, and when she’s not forcing turnovers, she is grabbing rebounds, dishing passes or splitting defenses to drive toward the basket UConn has figured out Hidalgo & Co. once already this season, though. The Huskies beat the Fighting Irish 85–47 back in January. Geno Auriemma’s squad didn’t look its best in its Sweet 16 win over North Carolina, but it seems unlikely that the Huskies would be slow out of the gate in back-to-back games. If they are, HidalgoNo. 1 UCLA vs. No. 3 Duke, 3 p.m. ET Duke has long been known for its staunch defense under coach Kara Lawson. But the Blue Devils displayed a more complete game in their Sweet 16 win over LSU. When up against one of the highest-scoring offenses in the country, Duke had no choice but to dig deep offensively. Sure, it was still a defensive slog at times, but shutting down the Tigers the way the Blue Devils did (should give them quite a confidence boost heading into Sunday’s matchup. UCLA, meanwhile, has started showing some life on the perimeter to complement what Lauren Betts does so consistently in the post. Much like she did when the Bruins faced Minnesota during the regular season, Kiki Rice took over in the Sweet 16 as the game’s leading scorer, notching 21 points. But it was forward Angela Dugalic who stepped up with 10 points off the bench in the first half against the Golden Gophers to keep the Bruins in the game early before they really took over in the second half. Duke will certainly want to rely on its tried and true defensive smothering to slow UCLA down, but will need to continue moving the ball well to keep up with the Bruins.
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