Loss to Texas can’t dim bright future for Michigan women’s basketball

Fort Worth, Texas – It was a season of growth for the Michigan women’s basketball team, and while the Wolverines fell short of making the program’s first Final Four, the foundation laid earlier this decade by All-American Naz Hillmon continues to build upward. Michigan, ranked No. 9 nationally, earned a program-best No.

2 seed in the NCAA Tournament and reached its second Elite 8. But the Wolverines ran into more experienced Texas, a No. 1 seed coming off a Final Four appearance last year, and were soundly defeated, 77-41, on Monday night at Dickies Arena.

The Wolverines finish the season 28-7, tying a program-best win total. They set several program records, including total points (2,880), scoring average (82. 3 points per game) and Big Ten victories (15).

They were 17-1 at Crisler Center, their only loss to No. 2 UCLA by three points. And they accomplished this with a core group of sophomores, who said after the loss this was the experience they needed to take the next step next year.