SAN ANTONIO — The women’s basketball bracket has been largely predictable: The higher-seeded teams — with three exceptions, in upset defeats by Brigham Young, Wright State and Belmont — have advanced to the second round. But even if their stays are brief, teams making their first or second appearances in the N.C.A.A. tournament, we’ll be able to reflect and keep growing,” Stony Brook Coach Caroline McCombs told reporters after her team lost to Arizona on Monday. High Point, Utah Valley, Stony Brook and Bradley made their N.C.A.A. tournament debuts in a so-called controlled environment, which is centered in San Antonio and has been set up by the N.C.A.A.

Source: New York Times March 22, 2021 23:40 UTC