AMES, Iowa — Missouri State has become a small-school outlier in an NCAA Tournament largely dominated by chalk. Alexa Willard scored 17 points to help 11th-seeded Missouri State stun third-seeded Iowa State 69-60 on Monday night, becoming the only double-digit seed to reach this year’s Sweet 16. That was amazing,” said Missouri State coach Kellie Harper, who won three national championships as a point guard under Pat Summitt at Tennessee. “They deserved to win the game,” Iowa State coach Bill Fennelly said of Missouri State. Missouri State: The Lady Bears have beaten three straight ranked opponents — Drake, DePaul and Iowa State — in road or neutral games.

Source: National Post March 26, 2019 03:11 UTC