NEW YORK (AP) - Blake Dietrick scored 17 points and No. 13 Princeton wrapped up the Ivy League championship and an NCAA Tournament bid with a 63-44 victory over Columbia on Saturday night.
The Tigers (29-0, 13-0 Ivy) are the only undefeated team in women's basketball and broke the league record for best start to a season surpassing the 1970-71 Penn men's basketball team that won its first 28 games. Princeton became the second team to earn an NCAA berth, joining Tennessee State, which won the Ohio Valley Conference tournament earlier Saturday.
Princeton, which has won five of the past six league championships, will close out its regular season on Tuesday night at Penn. The Quakers won the Ivy title last season.
Tori Oliver scored 18 points for Columbia (8-20, 2-12).
NO. 1 UCONN 93, CINCINNATI 34
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) - Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis scored all 18 of her points in the first half and UConn beat Cincinnati in the American Athletic Conference quarterfinals.
Breanna Stewart added 13 points and 12 rebounds to help the Huskies (30-1) reach 30 victories for the 10th straight season, an NCAA record. UConn will face East Carolina on Sunday.
Makenzie Cann and Chelsea Jamison each had eight points for Cincinnati (8-23).
NO. 2 NOTRE DAME 55, NO. 16 DUKE 49
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Jewell Loyd scored 21 points and defending champion Notre Dame beat Duke in the Atlantic Coast Conference semifinals.
Brianna Turner added 11 rebounds to help the top-seeded Fighting Irish (30-2) win their 16th straight game. They will face Florida State in the title game.
Elizabeth Williams had 15 points for Duke (21-10).
NO. 3 SOUTH CAROLINA 74, LSU 54
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Alaina Coates had 16 points to help South Carolina rally in the second half to reach its first Southeastern Conference tournament championship game.
The top-seeded Gamecocks (29-2) trailed by as many as 11 points in the first half, but they were 18 of 23 (78.3 percent) from the field in the second. They will face Tennessee.
Raigyne Moncrief had 20 points for LSU (17-13).
NO. 4 MARYLAND 74, NO. 24 NORTHWESTERN 63
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (AP) - Lexie Brown scored 17 points to lead Maryland to the Big Ten tournament championship game in its first season in the conference.
Laurin Mincy and Brene Moseley added 15 apiece for the top-seed Terrapins (29-2). They will face Ohio State in the title game.
Nia Coffey had 23 points for Northwestern (23-8).
NO. 5 TENNESSEE 75, NO. 12 KENTUCKY 64
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Cierra Burdick had 20 points and 11 rebounds and Tennessee pulled away to reach the Southeastern Conference championship,
The defending tournament champion Lady Vols (27-4) have reached the final 23 times in 35 seasons. They have won the tournament 17 times. Bria Goss led Kentucky (23-9) with 16 points.
NO. 6 BAYLOR, 82, KANSAS STATE 70
DALLAS (AP) - Nina Davis scored 30 points and had a career-high six steals, leading Baylor past Kansas State in the Big 12 quarterfinals.
The Lady Bears (28-3) will face Oklahoma State on Sunday.
Haley Texada had a season-high 25 points for Kansas State (18-13).
NO. 7 FLORIDA STATE 66, NO. 10 LOUISVILLE 51
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Ivey Slaughter scored 17 points and Florida State beat Louisville in the Atlantic Coast Conference semifinals.
Maegan Conwright and Shakayla Thomas each had 12 points for the second-seeded Seminoles (29-3).
Mariya Moore had 17 points for Louisville (25-6).
NO. 19 STANFORD 59, NO. 9 ARIZONA STATE 56
SEATTLE (AP) - Amber Orrange scored 18 points, Taylor Greenfield's driving basket with 44 seconds left gave Stanford the lead for good and the Cardinal held off Arizona State in the Pac-12 semifinals.
Greenfield finished with 17 points for the Cardinal (23-9). They will play the Colorado-California winner.
Sophie Brunner led Arizona State (27-5) with 14 points.
OHIO STATE 91, NO. 14 IOWA 85, OT
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (AP) - Kelsey Mitchell scored 29 points for the second night in a row, Alexa Hart added 24 and Ohio State beat Iowa in the Big Ten semifinals.
Mitchell made a 3-pointer with 14 seconds left in overtme to give Ohio State (23-9) a four-point lead.
Melissa Dixon had 22 points, and Doolittle added 21 for Iowa (24-7).
NO. 21 GEORGE WASHINGTON 72, FORDHAM 60
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Jonquel Jones had 16 points and 15 rebounds, and Hannah Schaible had 16 points and eight rebounds to help George Washington advance the Atlantic 10 title game.
The top-seeded Colonials (28-3) will face Dayton on Sunday.
Tiffany Ruffin led Fordham (20-11) with 14 points.