Michigan Women’s Basketball dismantles NC State, advances to Sweet 16
The Michigan women’s basketball team advanced to its third ever Sweet 16 with a second-half explosion over NC State at Crisler Center on Sunday:
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - MARCH 22: Members of the Michigan Wolverines Women's Basketball team celebrate winning their NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament second round game against the NC State Wolfpack at Crisler Arena on March 22, 2026 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Michigan Wolverines won the game 92-63. (Photo by Aaron J.
Thornton/Getty Images) | Getty Images The No. 2 seed Michigan women’s basketball team is returning to the Sweet 16. The Wolverines, last advancing to the NCAA Tournament’s second weekend in 2022, punched their ticket to Fort Worth, Texas with an identity-reflecting win against NC State on Sunday.
Up by just three points at halftime, Michigan outscored No. 7 seed North Carolina State 64-38 in the second half, forcing 12 turnovers and generating 23 points off of them. Sophomore guards Syla Swords and Olivia Olson shined, with Swords notching her 1,000th career point with 26 on 9-of-18 shooting, and Olson powering the second-half surge with all of her 27 points.
With all-out effort on display, the Wolverines (28-6) downed the Wolfpack, 92-63, advancing to the program’s third ever Sweet 16. “(I saw) a different level of grit and intensity, like they played Michigan basketball in every facet today,” assistant coach Danielle Rauch said. “They were diving on the floor for loose balls.
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