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A healthy Lucienne Berthieu, along with the strength of Hamchetou Maiga, gives the Monarchs the size to do damage on the low block. Marquee matchup: ODU's strength is inside, and La. Natalie Diaz and Okeisha Howard have to control the tempo and keep these two in check or it could be a very long night. Both are exceptionally quick and love to defend, force turnovers and go coast to coast. Key matchup: ODU's guards have to find a way to contain Tech's All-American backcourt of Betty Lennox and Tamicha Jackson. Tech is playing with a lot ofĮmotion due to the impending retirement of longtime coach Leon Barmore. The Lady Techsters survived a second-round scare in against a tough Vanderbilt team Monday night. The more scoring threats the Blue Devils come up with, the better their chances of shooting down the Tigers. She came up big in the second round with 25 points in the win over Western Kentucky. Keep your eye on: Duke rookie Sheana Mosch. LSU is one of five schools with men's and women's teams still alive in Bracketville. Noteworthy: LSU has lost in the Sweet 16 two of the last three years, but has a good shot at breaking through this season. Hibbert has been All-SEC three years running and she leads a balanced Tiger attack. Schweitzer was the ACC Player of the Year and comes equipped with 3-point range and a good running jumper. Marquee matchup: Georgia Schweitzer (Duke) and Katrina Hibbert (LSU). The Tigers want to use their quickness to get by the Dukies.
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LSU, on the other hand, has multiple weapons and has been scoring effectively inside. They'll use several different looks to try to keep the Tigers off balance. The Blue Devils allowed the fewest points in the ACC this year, and their ability to defend is among the nation's best. Key matchup: Duke's defense meets LSU's offense. Just a sophomore, she's brash and confident and will need to come up big.īoth teams have had little trouble getting to the Sweet 16, so this is the first real test the Tigers and Blue Devils will have in the Big Dance. Keep your eye on: Sooner shooting guard LaNieshea Caufield, who kept OU in the game against Purdue, is capable of scoring points in bunches. OU rallied from a 17-point deficit at Mackey Arena to upset defending national champion Purdue in the second round for their first Sweet 16 appearance. Hansmeyer played at Norman High School for Sherri Coale, now the Sooners' head coach. Noteworthy: UConn beat Oklahoma during the regular season and go into battle with Oklahoma natives Stacy Hansmeyer and Paige Sauer in the lineup. Sooner LaNeishea Caufield, left, is a player to watch in Saturday's UConn-Oklahoma matchup in the East. She was triple-teamed against Purdue and will see more of the same Saturday. The same can be said for Oklahoma's Phylesha Whaley, who at 5-10, will have to find some space among the taller Huskies inside. She's a hustler and the master of drawing fouls and getting to the free-throw line. Marquee matchup: UConn's Shea Ralph loves this time of year and saves some of her best for last. Bird has had an MVP-like season - and if she can get the Huskies in transition, they could run away with it. She was able to control Purdue All-American Katie Douglas (who went 1-for-11 from the floor) Monday night. At 6-foot, Dales creates matchup problems. Both can shoot the jumper and score off the dribble. Key matchup: Point guards Sue Bird (UConn) and Stacy Dales (Oklahoma) control their teams' fate. Connecticut should have Swin Cash available after she suffered a concussion in Sunday's win over Clemson. The Huskies have to be ready for a balanced Sooner attack that shocked Purdue in the second round. The Tourney Tune-up will continue to break down the matchups throughout March.) (ESPN's Beth Mowins offers a viewer's guide to the regionals of the women's NCAA Tournament. All individual self posts looking for games or help will be removed.OU's Dales could pose problems for UConn, Bird There are stickied posts for these, post the request there. If your game was caught in the spam filter unfairly, PM us and explain why you think your post did not violate the above rules.