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The Amherst Student

Volume 152 • Issue 1

The Amherst Student

The Newspaper of Amherst College Since 1868

Friday, March 24, 2023

NCAA DI Women's Basketball

In Razor-thin Finals, Stanford Women's Basketball Wins 2021 National Championship

By Melanie Schwimmer '23

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April 7, 2021

On Sunday, April 4, the Stanford Cardinal held off the Arizona Wildcats to win the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball National Championship by a score of 54-53. For the first time in tournament history, two teams from the Pacific-12 (Pac-12) Conference battled to cut down the nets. From the start, it was obvious that the national championship would be a choppy game, with elite defense from both sides stifling offensive flow and forcing numerous turnovers. Stanford, led by the tournament’s Most

March Madness Playing Field Narrows

By Anya Ramras '22

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March 31, 2021

Men’s Tournament Over the past four days, the playing field in the NCAA’s March Madness tournament narrowed from sixteen teams to the Final Four. On March 27, No. 1 seed Baylor University defeated No. 5 seed Villanova 62-51, before punching their ticket to the Final Four for the first time since 1950 with an 81-72 victory against University of Arkansas. Gonzaga University, in pursuit of an undefeated season, overpowered No. 5 seed Creighton University 83-65 before beating University of Southern

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