Women’s basketball starts NCAA tournament with 79-47 win over UC-Riverside

Nnemkadi Ogwumike had 19 points and 11 rebounds Saturday.
With its 79-47 win over UC-Riverside Saturday night, the women’s basketball team seems poised for a third straight trip to the Final Four. Next up is Iowa on Monday night, with the home crowd again expected to pack Maples Pavilion. The eighth-seeded Iowa Hawkeyes beat Rutgers 70-63 in Maples earlier Saturday.