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• Olivia Olson and Syla Swords lead Michigan over Louisville 71-52 in Sweet 16 of March Madness
Olivia Olson scored 19 points, fellow sophomore Syla Swords added 16 and No. 2 Michigan overcame a sluggish start for a 71-52 victory over Louisville in the Sweet 16 on Saturday. The Wolverines had a 16-0 run in the second quarter to erase an 11-point deficit, their biggest, then broke a tie in the third quarter by scoring 17 consecutive points and cruising to their second Elite Eight, both in th...2026
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• Olivia Olson scores 27 to lead Michigan to a 92-63 win over NC State and into the women's Sweet 16
Olivia Olson had all 27 of her points in the second half and Syla Swords bounced back from a slow start to score 26 and help second-seeded Michigan rout short-handed N.C. State 92-63 on Sunday and earn a spot in the women's Sweet 16. The Wolverines (27-6) will play the winner of third-seeded Louisville vs. sixth-seeded Alabama in the NCAA Tournament Fort Worth Regional semifinals. The seventh-se...2026
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• March Madness 2026: How To Watch NC State Vs Michigan, Live Stream, TV Channel, Prediction, Betting Odds

The Crisler Center in Ann Arbor turns into a pressure cooker this Sunday as the #2 seed Michigan Wolverines host the #7 seed NC State Wolfpack in the Second Round of the Women's NCAA Tournament. Michigan is looking to secure its third Sweet 16 appearance in program history on their home floor, while Wes Moore's Wolfpack-a program with deep March pedigree-aims to play the role of spoiler in the For...2026
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• March Madness mismatch: No. 2 Michigan routs Holy Cross 83-48 in women's NCAA Tournament
Mila Holloway and Syla Swords each had seven points in a dominant opening quarter and combined to score 33 points, leading second-seeded Michigan to an 83-48 win over 15th-seeded Holy Cross in the first round of the women's NCAA Tournament on Friday. Holloway finished with 20 points, eight rebounds and seven assists to show she's a talented sophomore on the team along with third-team All-American...2026
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• Holy Cross vs. Michigan Odds: 15-vs-2 Upset Predictions and How to Watch Friday

Disclosure: RealGM may receive a commission if you sign up for a service or purchase a product through the links in this article. These partnerships help support our independent sports coverage. The iconic Crisler Center in Ann Arbor hosts a historic opening round battle this Friday as the #2 seed Michigan Wolverines look to defend their home floor against the #15 seed Holy Cross Crusaders. To wat...2026
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• Sarah Strong, Azzi Fudd Named AP All-Americans As UConn Enter March Madness Undefeated

UConn sophomore Sarah Strong and senior Azzi Fudd have been named to the Associated Press Women's Basketball All-America first team, becoming the first teammates to earn that distinction since Oregon's Sabrina Ionescu and Ruthy Hebard in 2020. The pair helped lead the Huskies to an undefeated record heading into the NCAA Tournament. Strong earned unanimous recognition from the 31-member national m...2026
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• March Madness 2026: How To Watch NC State Vs Michigan, Live Stream, TV Channel, Prediction, Betting Odds
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• 9 stellar women’s basketball rookies ready for star-making sophomore seasons

Mar 9, 2025; Uncasville, CT, USA; Villanova Wildcats guard Jasmine Bascoe (11) and UConn Huskies forward Sarah Strong (21) work for the ball in the second half at Mohegan Sun Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-Imagn Images | David Butler II-Imagn Images Sarah Strong, Mikayla Blakes, Toby Fournier and Kiyomi McMiller are among the rising stars in women’s college basketball. Who is the...2025
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• Here’s everything you may have missed in this women’s college basketball season, so far

Rich Janzaruk/Herald-Times / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Now is the time to get updated on all things women’s college hoops as we are 54 days from Selection Sunday. For college sports fans everywhere, the football season is officially over and it’s now time to turn our attention to hoops. It’s hard to find a better collegiate sports alternative to watch than women’s basketball. As ...2025
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• Women’s basketball rankings: Conference play returns, Maryland’s Sellers makes play of the weekend

Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images The Big Ten and ACC return to in-conference play, with ranked teams facing off NCAA women’s college basketball took a few days off after week seven, but when it returned this weekend, ranked sides clashed, a surprise ACC side continued its tear and Maryland Terrapin senior Shyanne Sellers made an early candidate for the play of the year. AP top 25 women’s coll...2024
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• The top 10 Big Ten women’s college basketball freshmen, ranked

Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images In a competitive conference, these freshmen are already making a name for themselves. After the 2023-24 Big Ten season, there was a group of departing seniors featuring players who grabbed the attention of the entire sport, made it onto WNBA starting lineups and left teams wondering who was stepping in to key roles. With three and a half weeks of th...2024
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"Sophomore guard Olivia Olson has established herself as a national player of the year candidate, leading the roster with 18."

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"The senior out of Michigan was tasked with leading a roster of freshman stars this season as the Wolverines welcomed in Syla Swords, Mila Holloway and Olivia Olson."

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"USC’s Smith wasn’t strong offensively, scoring three points in 32 minutes, but helped hold Michigan’s leading scorer, freshman Olivia Olson, to 11 points."

• March Madness 2026: How To Watch NC State Vs Michigan, Live Stream, TV Channel, Prediction, Betting Odds
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• Holy Cross vs. Michigan Odds: 15-vs-2 Upset Predictions and How to Watch Friday
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• Hailey Van Lith and 4 other players who could be 2025 WNBA Draft steals

Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images With the WNBA Draft just one week away, players like Hailey Van Lith out of TCU or Kaitlyn Chen out of UConn could end up being great long-term projects for teams. Now that the NCAA season is over, attention switches right over to the WNBA Draft, happening on Monday, April 14 in New York. While we know that newly crowned National Champion Paige Bueckers...2025
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• Olivia Olson and Syla Swords lead Michigan over Louisville 71-52 in Sweet 16 of March Madness
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• Olivia Olson scores 27 to lead Michigan to a 92-63 win over NC State and into the women's Sweet 16
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• March Madness 2026: How To Watch NC State Vs Michigan, Live Stream, TV Channel, Prediction, Betting Odds
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• March Madness mismatch: No. 2 Michigan routs Holy Cross 83-48 in women's NCAA Tournament
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• Sarah Strong, Azzi Fudd Named AP All-Americans As UConn Enter March Madness Undefeated
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• Syla Swords, Olivia Olson lead No. 8 Michigan past Oregon 80-58 in Big Ten quarterfinals
Syla Swords scored 17 points and Olivia Olson had 16 as No. 8 Michigan beat Oregon 80-58 in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals on Friday. The Wolverines (25-5) will face No. 9 Iowa in Saturday’s semifinals. The final margin was Michigan’s largest lead of the game....2026
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• Olivia Olson's 28 points help power No. 8 Michigan to an 87-69 win over No. 14 Maryland
Olivia Olson scored 21 of her game-high 28 points in the first half, and No. 8 Michigan snapped No. 14 Maryland's six-game winning streak with an 87-69 victory in the teams' regular-season finale on Saturday. Olson, who had a career-high 31 points in an overtime win over Ohio State on Wednesday, added eight rebounds and four assists. Syla Swords had 17 points for Michigan (24-5 overall, 15-3 Big...2026
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• Olson's career-high 31 points propel No. 8 Michigan to 88-86 OT victory over No. 13 Ohio State
Olivia Olson scored a career-high 31 points, including a driving jumper with 3.2 seconds remaining in overtime, to give No. 8 Michigan an 88-86 victory over 13th-ranked Ohio State on Wednesday night. Ohio State's Chance Gray hit a 30-footer on the ensuing trip down the floor, but the senior did not get her shot off until after the buzzer. Olson also had nine rebounds and four assists for Michiga...2026
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• Syla Swords scores 24, No. 7 Michigan beats No. 13 Michigan State 86-65 to sweep season series
Syla Swords had 24 points and Olivia Olson scored 23, helping No. 7 Michigan beat No. 13 Michigan State 86-65 on Sunday to sweep the season series. Mila Holloway, who finished with 15 points, made a 3-pointer to give the Wolverines (22-4, 13-2 Big Ten) their first lead with 5:53 left in the first half and scored eight points in one minute to spark a 10-0 run. The Spartans (20-6, 9-6) were outsco...2026
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• How to watch and live stream Michigan State Spartans @ Michigan Wolverines NCAAW Big 12 basketball game
February 15, 2026, as the No. 7 University of Michigan Wolverines host the No. 13 Michigan State University Spartans at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor. This encounter represents a critical juncture in the 2025-26 Big Ten women's basketball campaign, featuring two programs ranked within the national top fifteen and positioned for high-level NCAA Tournament seeding. The following report provides an...2026
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• How to watch and live stream Michigan State Spartans @ Michigan Wolverines NCAAW Big Ten basketball game
February 15, 2026, as the No. 7 University of Michigan Wolverines host the No. 13 Michigan State University Spartans at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor. This encounter represents a critical juncture in the 2025-26 Big Ten women's basketball campaign, featuring two programs ranked within the national top fifteen and positioned for high-level NCAA Tournament seeding. The following report provides an...2026
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• JuJu Watkins, Lauren Betts and the stars who shined brightest in the Big Ten Tournament so far

Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images The Los Angeles stars shined on Friday, but does it continue on Saturday? The postseason is known for all the excitement, tension and expectations. Each year, we see players separate themselves and become the key factor in their team’s deep run into the postseason. In all four games of the women’s Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals, an individual perform...2025
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• Here’s everything you may have missed in this women’s college basketball season, so far
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• Hailey Van Lith and 4 other players who could be 2025 WNBA Draft steals
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• JuJu Watkins’ supporting cast steps up at Big Ten tournament, making USC very dangerous ahead of March Madness

Photo by Jeffrey Brown/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Trojans battled a Michigan side that will be a top Big Ten team for years to come, and without a big day from JuJu Watkins. There’s an idea in basketball that one player can make a team. To be honest, that is often true. A player can come in and elevate a bad team to a higher standing. Often times, the coverage around the USC Troj...2025
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• Women’s college basketball Way-Too-Early Top 25: The best teams in 2025-26, ranked

Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images UConn, South Carolina and UCLA seemed built to return to the Final Four. But what about teams like Duke and USC? The women’s college basketball season is over. It ended on Sunday in Tampa, Florida where UConn won its 12th national championship by beating South Carolina 82-59 behind the stellar play of the Huskies’ big three — Paige Bueckers, Azzi Fudd a...2025
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• March Madness 2026: How To Watch NC State Vs Michigan, Live Stream, TV Channel, Prediction, Betting Odds
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• Olson and Swords help No. 7 Michigan rally past Northwestern for an 80-58 win
Olivia Olson had 21 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, and No. 7 Michigan beat Northwestern 80-58 on Thursday night. Michigan (21-4, 12-2 Big Ten) shook off a slow start while bouncing back from a 69-66 home loss to No. 2 UCLA on Sunday. Next up is a big matchup with rival Michigan State on Sunday....2026
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• No. 9 Michigan women beat No. 13 Michigan State 94-91 in OT in rivals' 1st matchup as top-15 teams
Mila Holloway scored a career-high 26 points to help No. 9 Michigan outlast No. 13 Michigan State 94-91 in overtime on Sunday in the rivals’ first matchup with both teams ranked in the top 15 of The Associated Press women’s college basketball poll. Olivia Olson, who had 23 points, made a three-point play and 3-pointer on consecutive possessions and Syla Swords followed with a layup to help the Wo...2026
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• JuJu Watkins’ supporting cast steps up at Big Ten tournament, making USC very dangerous ahead of March Madness
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• JuJu Watkins, Lauren Betts and the stars who shined brightest in the Big Ten Tournament so far
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