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Michigan women’s hoops upsets Tennessee, advances to program’s first Sweet 16 appearance
By Paul Harvey
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This years Sweet 16 will be twice as sweet for Michigan fans!
On Monday, the men’s team took down LSU in a heated battle. Chaundee Brown was the big star for the Wolverines as they were able to down the Tigers and head to a Sweet 16 in Juwan Howard’s second season with the team.
On Tuesday, the women’s team made sure to join in on the sweetness. Despite taking on 3-seed and traditional power Tennessee, the Wolverines put up a strong effort and downed the Lady Volunteers, 70-55.
For the first time ever, @umichwbball is headed to the Sweet 16! 〽️🔥 pic.twitter.com/adi7qZ0AO6
— Michigan On BTN (@MichiganOnBTN) March 23, 2021
LET'S GO!!!!!
Congrats to @KBA_GoBlue & her squad for reaching the Sweet 16 — FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER!!!GO BLUE! pic.twitter.com/NSaoSB7zVk
— Juwan Howard (@JuwanHoward) March 23, 2021
Leigha Brown led all scorers with 23 points on 6-for-14 shooting. She also was a perfect 11-for-11 from the free-throw line and added three rebounds, five assists, and three steals to her stat line.
Naz Hillmon was also dominant for the Wolverines with another double-double at 19 points and 15 rebounds. Hailey Brown also scored in double figures with 14 points.
As a team, Michigan shot 38.3% from the floor and 6-for-20 from deep, but it was the defense of the Wolverines that was the big key. They held Tennessee 33.9% shooting the ball and just 2-for-14 from three-point range in the upset.
From here, the Wolverines will advance to play the winner of the 7-seed Virginia Tech vs 2-seed Baylor matchup.
Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.