The first round of the 2022 Women's NCAA Tournament is under way and Day 1 is in the books. Friday's first round action saw the three No. 1 seeds that played dominate, and also a top National Player of the Year candidate put on a show. Lets take a look at some of the key moments and all of the scores from the first day of the Round of 64.
- The South Carolina, the overall No. 1 seed after going wire-to-wire as the AP No. 1 team all season, justified their top ranking in their first-round matchup. South Carolina pummeled the Bison 79-21 in a game it led 44-4 at halftime.
- Iowa's Caitlin Clark, the nation's leading scorer, made her 2022 NCAA Tournament debut with a bang, tallying 27 points, 10 assists and six rebounds in a 98-58 win over Illinois State
- Louisville dominated Albany 83-51, and sophomore guard Hailey Van Lith led the way with 20 points, four rebounds and three steals
- Stanford, the reigning national champion, held Montana State scoreless for the entire first period and finished the night just as strong with a dominating 78-37 victory in the Spokane Region.
All of the 2022 Women's NCAA Tournament games will air on the ESPN family of networks, and you can stream every game on fuboTV (try for free).
2022 Women's NCAA Tournament TV schedule
(All times eastern)
(8) Miami 78, (9) South Florida 66 | Greensboro Region | (4) Maryland 102, (13) Delaware 71 | Spokane Region |
(10) South Dakota 75, (7) Ole Miss 61 | Wichita Region | (7) Utah 92, (10) Arkansas 69 | Spokane Region |
(10) Creighton 84, (7) Colorado 74 | Greensboro Region | (1) Louisville 83, (16) Albany 51 | Wichita Region |
(1) South Carolina 79, (16) Howard 21 | Greensboro Region | (8) Kansas 77, (9) Georgia Tech 58 | Spokane Region |
(12) Florida Gulf Coast 84, (5) Virginia Tech 81 | Wichita Region | (6) Georgia 70, (11) Dayton 54 | Greensboro Region |
(9) Gonzaga 68, (8) Nebraska 55 | Wichita Region | (2) Texas 70, (15) Fairfield 52 | Spokane Region |
(2) Baylor 89, (15) Hawai'i 49 | Wichita Region | (1) Stanford 78, (16) Montana State 37 | Spokane Region |
(2) Iowa 98, (15) Illinois State 58 | Greensboro Region | (3) Iowa State 78, (14) UT Arlington 71 | Greensboro Region |