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03/20 14:43 CDT Fiso and Oregon use big 3rd quarter to open March Madness with
70-60 win over Virginia Tech
Fiso and Oregon use big 3rd quarter to open March Madness with 70-60 win over
Virginia Tech
By JIM VERTUNO
AP Sports Writer
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) --- Katie Fiso scored 22 points and Oregon used a dominant
third quarter to pull away from Virginia Tech for a 70-60 win Friday to open
the women's NCAA Tournament.
Ehis Etute added 11 points and 11 rebounds for the No. 8-seed Ducks (23-12) who
took control of the game with an 18-0 run in the third and advance to the
second round of the tournament for the second consecutive season. They earned a
matchup with the winner of Friday's game between No. 1 Texas (31-3) and No. 16
Missouri State (23-12).
Mia Jacobs added 13 points for Oregon, Carys Baker scored 21 to lead the No.
9-seed Hokies (23-10), who shot under 30 percent over the first three quarters.
Fiso and Oregon started the game by making nine of their first 11 shots and led
22-11 by the end of the first quarter. The Hokies went more than six minutes
without a field goal, and leading scorer Carleigh Wenzel went to the bench with
two early fouls.
Wenzel stayed out the entire second quarter, but Virginia Tech rallied to
within 32-29 before Oregon closed the half with a 3-pointer by Jacobs.
Etute scored seven points in the Ducks' big run in the third and Fiso hit a
step-back 3-pointer when she was left at the top of the arc. Oregon stretched
the lead as high as 22 in the quarter.
Wenzel, who averaged 15.3 points, finished with nine on 2-of-12 shooting.
Virginia Tech, a Final Four program as recently as 2023, had missed the
tournament last year in coach Megan Duffy's first season.
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AP March Madness bracket: https://apnews.com/hub/ncaa-womens-bracket and
coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/march-madness
