Baylor Women Stunned: Lady Bears Lose to Louisville in 'Biggest Upset in NCAA Women's History'
The Baylor Lady Bears, reigning NCAA women's champions with their All-American player Brittney Griner, lost in the Sweet 16 of the tournament in a close game to the Louisville Cardinals on Sunday.
According to The Associated Press, Louisville's Monique Reid hit two free throws for the win with only 2.6 seconds left in the game. The score was 82-81, ending the Baylor Lady Bears' 32-straight game winning streak and their chances at winning the tournament for the second year in a row.
Louisville coach Jeff Walz said, according to the publication, "I told our kids we're going to come out and fire it up. We got nothing to lose. Our goal was to make this a street ball game."
During the game, Griner was double and sometimes triple-covered. The 6-foot-8 player averaged 33 points in the tournament's first two games yet only had 14 points and 10 rebounds against Louisville.
Griner is the second highest scoring player in NCAA history, the AP reports.
According to ESPN, Louisville will play against Tennessee on Tuesday and the men's Louisville team is in the Final Four and will play Wichita State on Saturday. The Men's team won a dramatic game against Duke on Sunday, 85-63, after Louisville player Kevin Ware horrifically broke his leg in two places in the first half.
