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Leaked NCAA Tournament bracket was a 'bummer,' but it didn't stop the Lady Bears' celebration

Danielle Gitzen wanted her teammates to know how it felt to see their school's name when it went across the screen during the NCAA Tournament Selection Show.

She is the only senior on the team and is also the only player that's had that feeling before.

But when she received a text from former teammate Liza Fruendt saying that the NCAA Tournament's bracket leaked, she was at a loss for words.

"It is what it is," Gitzen said. "It is what it is."

With the bracket unveiling originally supposed to be taking place on ESPN2 at 6 p.