The NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship tipped off Sunday, March 21 with the nation’s top 64 teams battling for the crown. 5-seed Tech faced 12-seed Stephen F. Austin in their first round matchup on the opening day. The Lady Jacks scored well early and pulled away in the first half thanks to poor shooting from Tech. The Jackets only broke ten points in the first quarter on a buzzer-beating three-pointer by Kierra Fletcher.
Tech continued to struggle offensively in the second quarter, not scoring a single point for over five minutes in the frame. When Lorela Cubaj hit her head on the floor during a tie-up, the Jackets were already trailing by double figures, and after a second quarter in which Tech only mustered seven points, Stephen F.