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Upsets highlight Monday’s women’s tourney action while unbeaten Notre Dame advances

Brittany Hrynko, Ka'Lia Johnson

Brittany Hrynko, Ka’Lia Johnson

AP

NCAA Women’s Tournament bracket

Second-round action of the 2014 NCAA Women’s Tournament continued on Monday night as the evening was highlighted by two big upset wins heading into the Sweet 16.

The biggest upset of the night belonged to No. 7 seed DePaul as the Blue Demons knocked off No. 2 seed Duke, 74-65, at Cameron Indoor Stadium. DePaul hit a season-high 14 three-pointers -- seven of which came after Duke field goals -- as the Blue Devils (28-7) became the first No. 2 seed to lose this early in the tournament since 2011. The Blue Demons (29-6) were led by Megan Rogowski’s 22 points as DePaul has won 18 of its last 19 games.

DePaul moves on to Lincoln for its Sweet 16 game on Saturday against the winner of Texas A&M and James Madison.

The other big upset of the night came courtesy of No. 12 seed BYU, as they toppled No. 4 seed Nebraska, 80-76. Morgan Bailey scored a career-high 18 points and Jennifer Hamson added 15 points and 14 rebounds as the Cougars (28-6) advanced to their first Sweet 16 since 2002. The loss for Nebraska (26-7) means they won’t get to play on its home floor for a potential Sweet 16 game against unbeaten No. 1 seed UConn, who still needs to beat St. Joseph’s tomorrow night to advance.

Unbeaten No. 1 seed Notre Dame moved to 34-0 on the season with an 84-67 win over No. 9 seed Arizona State (23-10). Natalie Achonwa finished with 25 points and 11 rebounds as the Irish moved on to its 12th Sweet 16 appearance in the last 18 years. Notre Dame is the host for the next two rounds, so the Irish will potentially have two home games as they attempt to advance to their fourth consecutive Final Four.

Also moving on was No. 1 seed Tennessee with a 67-51 win over No. 8 seed St. John’s (23-11). Cierra Burdick had 21 points and 11 rebounds for the Lady Vols (29-5) as they advance to Louisville for its next game on Sunday.

A pair of No. 2 seeds -- Baylor and Stanford -- both advanced as well on Monday as Baylor (31-4) defeated No. 7 seed Cal, 75-56, behind senior Odyssey Sims’ 27 points. The Cardinal (31-3) cruised to a 63-44 win over No. 10 Florida State behind a 30-2 run.

No. 3 seed Kentucky (26-8) survived a scare from No. 6 seed Syracuse in Lexington as the Wildcats won 64-59 to move on to face No. 2 seed Baylor while No. 5 seed Oklahoma State (25-8) held off No. 4 seed Purdue with a 73-66 victory as the Cowgirls get a crack at No. 1 seed Notre Dame on its home floor.

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