Winners and losers from the first weekend of the women's NCAA tournament include Virginia, Carver-Hawkeye Arena and Hannah Hidalgo
While there weren't a ton of upsets, there were plenty of clear winners and losers out of the first four days of the women's NCAA tournament.
There are plenty of clear winners and clear losers with the first and second rounds of the women’s NCAA tournament now in the books. While the clear winners are those at the top — including all four No. 1 seeds, and the rare “Cinderella” that is Virginia — Iowa, its arena and Clemson’s Mia Moore are among those who struggled over the first four days.
Let’s take a look at the biggest winners and losers from the first two rounds of tournament play: Winner: Hannah Hidalgo Notre Dame has a weapon like none other in college basketball in Hannah Hidalgo. Fairfield and Ohio State each found out the hard way. Fairfield, an 11 seed, was a popular first-round upset pick over the sixth-seeded Fighting Irish.
Hidalgo was having none of it. Hidalgo flirted with a quadruple-double to lead Notre Dame’s 79-60 win with 23 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 8 steals. Notre Dame then faced 3-seed Ohio State in the second round.
The favored Buckeyes raced out of the gates with an 11-0 run, putting the Irish in peril. But once again, Hidalgo took over . This time she finished with 26 points, a career-high 13 rebounds, 2 assists … and 8 more steals.
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