Michigan women’s basketball spent February and the first week of March trying to get back in sync after playing seven games without star sophomore Laila Phelia.
Turns out, all they needed was Maddie Nolan to find her stroke. The guard hit seven of 10 shots from the field, including four 3-pointers, as the sixth-seeded Wolverines knocked off 11th-seeded UNLV, 71-59, in the first round of the NCAA tournament in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Nolan finished with 18 points, one of three U-M starters to score in double figures. Leigha Brown had 17 points and added seven assists while Emily Kiser had 18 points and 10 rebounds.