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Women’s NCAA Tournament capsules: Top seeds Notre Dame, Louisville roll to victory
(1) Notre Dame 99, (16) Cal State Northridge 81: Arike Ogunbowale scored 30 points and the Fighting Irish defeated the Matadors in South Bend, Indiana. -- Spokesman-Review
OU softball wins two in California
The No. 5/5 Oklahoma softball team opened the Easton Tournament on Friday with two wins, taking down Cal State Northridge 7-1 and DePaul 9-1 in five innings in Fullerton, California. -- Tulsa World
Friday’s NCAA women’s tournament roundup: Notre Dame win spoiled by injury
Kathryn Westbeld, often referred as “The Glue” by Coach Muffet McGraw, rolled her left ankle early in the Irish’s 99-81 win over Cal State Northridge on Friday in the opening round of the NCAA tournament. -- Press Herald
Shepard helps Irish advance
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Arike Ogunbowale scored 30 points and Notre Dame beat Cal State Northridge. -- Fremont Tribune
Another injury for Irish, who roll over CS Northridge, 99-81
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame's first round win could be costly for the top-seeded Irish. -- Independent Mail
Irish women advance but lose Westbeld
Kathryn Westbeld, often referred as “The Glue” by coach Muffet McGraw, rolled her left ankle early in the Irish's 99-81 win over Cal State Northridge on Friday in the opening round of the women's NCAA Tournament. -- Journal Gazette - IN
A look at what could happen in the women’s NCAA Tournament
FIRST ROUND - 1. NOTRE DAME vs. (16) Cal State Northridge — The Matadors played competitive NCAA games against South Carolina in 2014 and Stanford in 2015. They won’t be able to put up as good a fight against the Irish. --The World News
Notre Dame Prepares for NCAA Opener
Tournament begins today for the Notre Dame women. The Irish will host Cal State Northridge in the 1st round. --WSBT 22
Thursday's Scoreboard 3-15-18
NCAA WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT
FRI: Cal State Northridge at Notre Dame 5pm
Notre Dame's Jessica Shepard anxious for first NCAA game
Cal State Northridge can relate. Flowers lost expected starting guards Serafina Maulupe and Cheyenne Allen to injuries before midseason and guard Hayley Tanabe (7.8 points, 107 assists) dealt with a stress fracture in her foot at the start of the season. --Traverse City Record Eagle