SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The sixth-seeded Texas Women's Basketball team secured its spot in the Sweet 16 with a 72-61 victory over third-seeded UCLA (No. 9/9) on Monday at the Alamodome. It marks the 16th Sweet 16 appearance for Texas, and the first time UT has reached the regional semifinal round as a No. 6 seed or lower.
The win marks only the third time in Texas history that the Longhorns have won an NCAA Tournament game as the lower-seeded team. UT's previous two victories came in 2003 (No. 2 Texas def. No. 1 LSU) and 1990 (No.