Raspy-sounding Nikki Collen is happy that Baylor women are back home for March Madness

Waco, Texas -Nikki Collens scratchy voice kept the NCAA tournament preview of the Baylor trainer with reporters very short.

It didn’t take long to get to the point.

The Bären (27-7) organize the first time since their Baylor debut in 2021-22 spring games. This experience was not a great baylor, a 12-year series of Süßen 16 appearances, who were traveling at South Dakota in the second round three years ago, surpassed the alternative to open the NCAA on the street.

“I think it was a goal when we took to the streets last year and lasted last year, how difficult it was and what an emotional advantage Virginia Tech,” said Colle when he answered the first questions and left the first round in the second round in her first three seasons to replace the three-time National Championship winner Kim Mulkey.

“That is the advantage,” said Colle. “Your fans, your building, her rims, her routine. So excited, to be here, even if I didn’t listen to it.”

This scratchy voice led to several breaks from an almost marked-up crowd, which after about five minutes, in which he discussed with Grand Canyon No. 13 (32-2), was discussed with the fourth seed of Baylor after about five minutes long for about five minutes.

No. 5 seeds Mississippi (20-10) faces the 12th ball state (27-7), and the winners meet for a sweet 16-point place in Spokane 1 regionally.

Daranna LittlePage-Buggs, the only Big 12 player who a double double with 14.3 points and 10.5 rebounds average, will probably return to Baylor after missing seven games with an injury to the right knee. It will have a minute restriction.

Aaronette Vonleh has an average of 14.6 points per gam to lead the bears that have the third longest women’s tournament series after 21 years, while Jada Walker and Sarah Andrews have average five templates per game per game.

Baylor held a winning streak with nine games in the absence of LittlePage-Buggs early before losing twice against TCU in the last four games. The first defeat decided the regular season championship and the second set the Big 12 tournament title.

“I think the greatest thing we have learned or already knew is that we have to recover because Buggs is very elite in it,” said Vonleh. “I think on the other hand we also learned that we have people who can do it when someone goes down. I think I am grateful that she is finally back and is able to make our job a little easier.”

Return trip

Before he defeated Baylor three years ago, South Dakota scored his first NCAA tournament victory by completing Ole Miss. Now the rebels are back, with their highest seeds in 5th place since 1994. They became seventh place in 2022.

The only disappointment for Ole Miss was that they were good enough to get the home courtyard that is a top four seeds.

“Would we have been excited if we had hosted? Of course,” said coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin, who has her team in the tournament for the fourth time in a row. “But we were also on the go and that’s why it is not strange to us. We are incredibly grateful and it doesn’t need much for us to keep the main thing the main thing.”

The event location is different this time. Baylor has been drawn to the Ferrell Center pavilion since then.

A lot of profit

Grand Canyon appears in 30 games with the longest winning streak of the nation, and the Lopes have a few victories over Big 12 teams in the state of Arizona and Arizona. The losses were against Middle Tennessee and then not. 23 Oregon.

“I think a lot of people can be involved in the name, but at the end of the day it is basketball,” said Trinity San Antonio, who heads the Lopes with 15.7 points and 5.5 templates per game. “It doesn’t matter who we are doing.”

What is in a name

San Antonio has the chance to be involved in a name and has the chance to play about 170 miles from the city of the same name in South. As expected, she was asked to explain.

“Only my father’s family – Puerto Rico,” she said. “This name has a stronghold in our descent. There is a city named San Antonio in Puerto Rico, so, you know, only PuertoNicans that it is.”

San Antonio was born in Guam, but grew up in the Los Angeles area and started her career at California Baptist. She played last summer at the Olympic Games in Paris for Puerto Rico.

It took a while to come back

Ball State did 16 years after the first when the Cardinals had Tennessee with the fifth seed in 2009 before losing his second round against the state of Iowa in 2009, his second NCAA appearance.

They try to annoy the 12-over 5 surprise in Brady Sallee’s first NCAA tournament as head coach. The deputy head coach Audrey McDonald played in this team in 2009.

“Your experience as a player and that through and really the message of” Guys, it’s worth it, “said Sallee about McDonald.” When we tried to get here until February, they knew it clearly, but it has a different perspective on it. “