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The Women's NCAA Tournament tips off with the First Four. USA TODAY Sports is providing live updates, highlights and scores from Thursday's games.
Inconsistency has plagued Maryland women’s basketball this season. The No. 17 Terps went 12-0 in regular-season nonconference matchups and started 4-2 in Big Ten play. Maryland then dropped four straight games in late January before coach Brenda Frese’s team responded with six consecutive wins.
A Division I team from the state of Alabama will head to the Big Dance for the fourth straight season. Samford and Alabama will represent the state this season in the NCAA Division I women’s basketball tournament,