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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 2014
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"To be able to go out there and play with this group of guys, to be able to come up with this win, it's unbelievable."
— jordad Sibert Dayton guard on beating Ohio State
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FACT OF THE DAY
A no.16 seed has never beaten a No.1 seed.
— foxsports.com
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
O: When was the last time Mercer was qualified for the NCAA tournament?
A:1985
- espn.com
THE MORNING BREW
March Madness begins with a weekend of thrilling upsets
Every year, millions of people take to ESPN.com to fill out their March Madness brackets. Which underdog team will peak at the right time? Which top team will crumble in the early rounds? And who will reign supreme as the national champion? Usually the average person goes a couple of rounds before their bracket takes a turn for the worst. This year however, your bracket was most likely fried by sundown in the first round. March Madness is in full swing this year, and no top seed is safe.
So far in the tournament, there have already been thirteen games in which a lower-seeded team has beaten a higher-seeded team and it all started with the very first matchup of the tournament
When Dayton went on to stun sixth-seeded Ohio State, you could feel the excitement in the air. March Madness was officially here and in full swing. The next shocking exit came when Harvard was able to hold off fifth-seeded Cincinnati. And as North
By Tori Rubinstein sports@kansan.com
Dakota State downed fifth-seeded Oklahoma, you could sense that this year was going to be like no other.
could sense that this year was going to be like no other. Many fans woke up Friday with brackets already busted. After one of the craziest days in tournament history, no one was prepared for what would be the most shocking exit thus far. As Mercer danced its way to a 78-71 victory over third-seeded Duke, you could hear the sound of brackets shattering all over the country. People are still trying to figure out how this little school that few people have heard of prevailed over one of the most experienced NCAA tournament teams of all time. But it happened. Other upsets of the day included Stanford over New Mexico, Tennessee over UMass and SF Austin over VCU.
and Dayton were going down to the wire in Buffalo, NY. And as Tyler Ennis's last second three-point jumper bounced off the rim, giving Dayton their second upset of the tourney, there seemed to be nothing more that could possibly phase college basketball fans. The other big upset of the day came from University of Connecticut (UConn), who sent second-seeded Villanova home with an eleven-point victory.
Enter the round of 32. It became clear that the madness showed no signs of slowing down as Syracuse
Day two of the second round started off with none other than an upset when second-seeded Kansas just couldn't get a handle on a hot Stanford team. The undefeated and controversial Wichita State Shockers were sent packing when eighth-seeded Kentucky proved to be too much down the stretch. And finally, the last upset of the day came from Baylor who easily handled Doug McDermott and
Creighton with a 30 point win. If we've learned anything from these past few days, it's that the name "March Madness" is not just a clever allit- eration. Every team that is thrown into this tournament truly believes that it can beat anybody and no one is
going to hand you an easy first-round victory because you think you deserve it. The beauty of sports, and March Madness in particular, is that anything can and will happen. We can only imagine what the rest of the tournament will have in store.
— Edited by Jack Feigh
This week in athletics
Wednesday
Softball
Wichita State
6 p.m.
Wichita
Track and field Texas Relays All day Austin, Texas
Thursday
Track and field Texas Relays All day Austin, Texas
Friday
Baseball
Creighton
6 p.m.
Omaha, Neb.
Tennis Oklahoma State 3:30 p.m. Lawrence
Softball Oklahoma State p. p.m. Lawrence
Track and field Texas Relays All day Austin, Texas
Baseball
Oklahoma
6 p.m.
Lawrence
Saturday
Soccer FC Kansas City 1 p.m. Lawrence
Softball
Oklahoma State
2 p.m.
Lawrence
Rowing
Sunflower Showdown
Final Results
Kansas City, Kan
Sunday
Softball
Oklahoma State
Noon
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Track and field Texas Relays All day Austin, Texas
Tennis Oklahoma Noon Lawrence
Baseball
Oklahoma
1 p.m.
Lawrence
Baseball
Oklahoma
2 p.m.
Lawrence
Monday
No events
Baseball
Wichita State
6 p.m.
Wichita
WOMEN'S NCAA BASKETBA Penn State defeats Florida, advances to Sweet 16
Tuesday
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Maggie Lucas and Dara Taylor each scored 22 points to send Penn State into the Sweet 16 with a 83-61 win over Florida on Tuesday night.
The third-seeded Lady Lions (24-7) will play at No. 2 Stanford (30-3) on Sunday.
in the Sweet 16 for the 15th time. Led by Lucas and Taylor, the Lady Lions controlled the game from the opening tip, and gave the home
Lucas, the two-time Big Ten player of the year, surpassed the 2,500 career-point milestone and led the Lady Lions to the NCAA tournament regional semifinal for the second time in three seasons. Ariel Edwards added 16 points for Penn State. The Lady Lions are in the Sweet 16 for the 13th time
crowd one more big win to savor.
Edwards hit a jumper and Taylor drove for a layup, giving the Lady Lions a 15-point lead to start the second half and force Florida into a timeout.
Lucas soon hit her third 3-pointer of the game and her fourth was a big one that put them up 56-36. Lucas, PSU's emotional leader, pumped her first and directed an exuberant shout toward the fans.
She swished a free throw early in the second half for her 2,500th career point.
Lucas also picked up her fourth foul with 7.50 left in the game and the Lady Lions ahead by 16. She took a seat for about three minutes. She could have sat out the rest of the game. Coach Coquese Washington rested against the scorer's table for a good look at the touching finishes of the rout.
Lucas got her due in her final home game, leaving for the final time to a standing ovation. She clapped her hands, waved her arms and pointed to the fans before hugging her teammates.
with a 17-0 run, the Lady Lions used an early 11-0 spurt to build a lead they would never surrender.
The Gators, who surprised No. 6 Dayton in the first round, could never dig out of a cold start, missing 10 of 13 shots to open the game. Much like how they put away Wichita State in the opener
Needles hit a pair of 3s to straighten out the offense and Florida chipped the deficit to six. Gators coach Amanda Butler, though, let her emotions get the best of her in a big game, waving her arms in protest over a call and was whistled for a technical
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