The Sweet 16 field for the 2023 Women’s NCAA Tournament is set: Miami moving on, FGCU Is Not

The Sweet 16 field for the 2023 Women’s NCAA Tournament is set. Miami is moving on, FGCU is not.  And the tournament is missing two #1 seeds.

Indiana was stunned by Miami 70-68 in a thriller that came down to the final seconds. It’s the 2nd time in Tournament history we have had multiple 1 seeds lose before the Sweet 16. Also, it's first time since 1998.

Miami became the second team in this tournament to take down a 1 seed.

That means for the first time since 1998 multiple 1 seeds have been knocked out before the Sweet 16.

The Hurricanes didn’t just win but they led the game wire-to-wire against the Hoosiers, it’s the first time Indiana had never led at any point in a game this season.

Destiny Harden hit the game-winning basket with 4 seconds on the clock. Hitting game-winning shots is just another day for Harden.

Last year in the ACC Tournament Quarterfinals against Louisville she hit a game-winning jumper to send Miami to the semifinals.

Miami built a 41-27 halftime lead, in part, by their ability to put down contested shots.  Miami had 21 points in those situations at halftime.

'The U' converted just 26% of contested shots in the second half, they landed the one that counted as Harden’s game-winning jumper was contested in the paint.

Miami also managed to push the ball in transition to their advantage, outscoring Indiana 12-4 in the process.

1st Sweet 16 appearance since 1992 and 2nd overall
A chance to make the Elite 8 for the first time in program history
2nd AP Top 2 win in program history

Miami has made it to this point by the skin of their teeth, their combined margin of victory in their first two games is just +3.

They beat Oklahoma State by 2 points in the first game and narrowly escaped Indiana by 1 point Monday night.

Their 3-point margin of victory combined through the first two games of the tournament is tied for the 2nd-smallest in Tournament history.  Miami will take on the #4 seed Villanova on Friday at 2:30pm.

We will have a full update on Craig Shemon's state of mind later today on the Shemon and Sheppard Show.

One thing is certain, the Miami Hurricane's men and women's hoop teams over the last two days have absolutely dominated the Indiana Hoosiers.

Maddy Siegrist had her 16th 30+ point game this season to lead the way for Villanova to clinch their 2nd Sweet 16 in program history.

Siegrist landed 10 of 18 contested shots on Monday for the second consecutive tournament game with 10 made contested attempts and 30 points.

Florida Gulf Coast failed to get pressure in the 2nd half allowing Villanova to pull away as the Eagles contested just 41% of Villanova shots in the second half.

Sha Carter had 11 points and 6 rebounds to lead FGCU.  The Lady Eagles finish their season with a 33-4 record.

Get ready for even more madness! It's time for basketball coach speak. I will explain that in a moment. After a crazy four day weekend we are down to the sweet 16 in the men's NCAA basketball tournament. Some of the teams are traditional Blue Bloods while others may be considered a Cinderella. Either way we will see how well you know the 16 remaining coaches in the tournament. Some are household names. Some are not.   So today, we will do sweet 16 college basketball coaches trivia during Wiki-Pete-ia on the Shemon and Sheppard Show on ESPN Southwest Florida.

The annual college basketball tournament is tricky to predict. Since it is single-elimination and spread over three weeks, a great team can go cold and a team that isn't great can get hot. Anything can happen and it usually does. By the way, this is where I take a dig at Purdue for suffering the greatest upset loss in the history of the tournament by losing to 16 seed Fairleigh Dickinson.

It's time for more madness and basketball coach speak !  It's also time for ANOTHER round of college basketball trivia on the Shemon and Sheppard Show. We try to stump Pete every weekday at 4:45ish with Wiki-Pete-ia. Be caller number nine at 239-337-3776 or 239-337-ESPN and play Wiki for prizes. If you are not lucky enough to be caller number nine then feel free to play at work or at home against your family and friends. Below are the questions and answers to today's contest. Good luck!