Women’s Sweet 16 takeaways: Michigan overcomes slow start to beat Louisville
The Athletic has live coverage of the 2026 Women’s March Madness Sweet 16. The Sweet 16 continues to whittle down to the Elite Eight at the NCAA Tournament regional sites in Fort Worth, Texas, and Sacramento, Calif. Michigan started Saturday’s action with a dominant 71-52 win against Louisville after overcoming a slow start in the first.
The Wolverines followed Friday’s action, which saw UConn continue its bid for another unbeaten national championship season. Sixth-seeded Notre Dame secured an
The Athletic has live coverage of the 2026 Women’s March Madness Sweet 16. The Sweet 16 continues to whittle down to the Elite Eight at the NCAA Tournament regional sites in Fort Worth, Texas, and Sacramento, Calif. Michigan started Saturday’s action with a dominant 71-52 win against Louisville after overcoming a slow start in the first.
The Wolverines followed Friday’s action, which saw UConn continue its bid for another unbeaten national championship season. Sixth-seeded Notre Dame secured an upset of No. 2 seed Vanderbilt, and Duke sank LSU in buzzer-beating fashion.
No. 2 Michigan 71, No. 3 Louisville When Michigan last played in the Sweet 16 in 2022, the coaching staff wore baseball and softball uniforms.