March 26, 2011 Sweet Sixteen Matchups, Preview Roundup

Update: Tennessee defeats Ohio State, 85-75
Lady Vols beat Ohio State, 85-75 to advance to Elite Eight (govolsxtra.com)

DAYTON REGION
University of Dayton Arena – Dayton, Ohio

(4) Ohio State (24-9) vs. (1) Tennessee (33-2), 12 p.m. EDT

• OSU women’s basketball: Tennessee full of confidence, quick players (dispatch.com)
• Guarding Samanatha Prahalis a point of concern (govolsxtra.com)
• Will Lady Vols shorten or lengthen bench against Ohio State? (govolsxtra.com)
• Lady Vols look to make statement (espn.com)
• Buckeyes could be in odd state against Lady Vols (AP)

(6) Oklahoma (23-11) vs. (2) Notre Dame (28-7), 2:30 p.m. EDT

• OU, Notre Dame develop a high-stakes rivalry (newsok.com)
• Dayton weather drastically different (newsok.com)
• McGraw envisions shootout with Oklahoma (southbendtribune.com)
• Irish tired of the word `Almost’ (southbendtribune.com)
• Irish focused on arc, not revenge (southbendtribune.com)
• Oklahoma-Notre Dame Preview (AP)

SPOKANE REGION
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena – Spokane, Washington

(11) Gonzaga (30-4) vs. (7) Louisville (22-12), 9 p.m. EDT

• Zags set sights on Louisville (spokesman.com)
• Zags: NCAA women’s teams practice (March 25) (spokesman.com)
• Walz’s way has been a winner for Louisville women’s basketball (courier-journal.com)
• Zags’ No. 11 ranking misleading, Walz says (courier-journal.com)
• Louisville getting high rewards now from high-risk Schimmel (courier-journal.com)
• Gonzaga-Louisville Preview (AP)
• Vandersloot conjures images of Stiles (espn.com)

(5) North Carolina (27-8) vs. (1) Stanford (31-2), 11:30 p.m. EDT

• VanDerveer gets an assist (sfgate.com)
• Kokenis should play (sfgate.com)
• Super sophomore subs steady Stanford women’s basketball (mercurynews.com)
• Tar Heel women hope to join men’s squad in Elite Eight with victory tonight (indyweek.com)
• Women’s preview: Stanford vs. North Carolina (newsobserver.com)
• North Carolina-Stanford Preview (AP)

Overall Sweet 16 Previews

• Breaking down the Sweet 16 (espn.com)
• Point guards lead the way in Sweet 16 (espn.com)