NO. 5 UCLA VS. NO. 4 PURDUE.Byline: - Ramona Shelburne Ramona Shelburne is an American sports journalist currently writing for the Los Angeles Daily News. Shelburne was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She attended El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills, California where she was a class valedictorian. Tip-off: 7 p.m., West Lafayette, Ind. TV: ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network 2 UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX (21-10) update: The Bruins have won six in a row and nine of their past 10. The Bruins have three All-American candidates in Lisa Willis, Nikki Blue and Noelle Quinn. If those three guards control the pace of the game, UCLA could be heading to its first Sweet 16 since 1999. Purdue (25-6) update: The Boilermakers will have a huge homecourt advantage tonight. They are 16-5 in NCAA Tournament home games. UCLA beat Purdue last year at Pauley Pavilion, but lost at Purdue on a last-second halfcourt shot two seasons ago. NO. 8 USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. VS NO. 1 DUKE Tip-off: 6 p.m, Norfolk, Va. TV: ESPN2 USC (19-11) update: The Trojans are making their second-straight appearance in the second-round of the NCAA Tournament and for the second straight year, they've drawn a No. 1 seed in the second round. Last year, USC nearly upset eventual national runner-up Michigan 61-59. With only eight players, the Trojans face an uphill battle against Duke, ranked No. 4 in both national polls. Duke (27-3) update: The Blue Devils have been a No. 1 seed in five of the past six seasons, but haven't won a national championship. Senior Monique Currie is the third leading scorer in school history. Two of Duke's three losses were to North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. . |
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