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Mid-America Sports Headlines: 3/20/18

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March 20th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Buffalo and Central Michigan are crashing the women’s Sweet 16. The two 11 seeds from the Mid-American Conference pulled off stunning upsets of Florida State and Ohio State on the road to advance to the regional semifinals for the first time in school history.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jordin Canada scored 21 points and Japreece Dean added 16 points to lead third-seeded UCLA to an 86-64 victory over No. 11 seed Creighton in the second round of the women’s NCAA Tournament. UCLA (26-7) reaches the Sweet 16 for the third consecutive year and advances to the Kansas City Regional and will face Texas on Friday.

NEW YORK (AP) — From 11 pairs of sisters to a mother-daughter combination, the women’s NCAA Tournament is a family affair. Carly Fabbri plays for a Quinnipiac team coached by her mother, Tricia. Says daughter Carly: “Just being able to have the opportunity to play for her has been awesome.”

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The only thing Bill Self was pleased about from the Jayhawks’ first-round win in the NCAA Tournament was the fact that they won. He wasn’t a whole lot more impressed with their second-round win. So as they head to Omaha, Nebraska, for the regional semifinals against Clemson, Self is hopeful that the best is yet to come. Kansas will play the red-hot Tigers on Friday night.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The NCAA Tournament has an altered landscape for the Sweet 16 after losing four of its top eight seeds. Top seeds Virginia and Xavier are gone, along with 2-seeds North Carolina and Cincinnati. That leaves Villanova and Kansas as the remaining No. 1 seeds, while No. 11 seeds Syracuse and Loyola-Chicago are the surprise teams vying to make it to San Antonio for the Final Four.