WB2K22: WNIT Round 3

The Women's National Invitational Tournament is now in its quarterfinals, which includes the last eight teams. Here is a look at each of the games that took place in round three.

In a triple overtime game that fans in attendance should remember for years to come UCLA travelled to Wyoming and pulled out an 82-81 win in the third round of the WNIT. Guard Natalie Chou scored 13 points for UCLA. She scored a layup with 1:44 to playin the third overtime that put UCLA ahead 77-76. Right after she hit a free-throw to put UCLA up by two points. The Bruins kept the lead for the remainder of the game as both teams scored five points each to close the contest.

UCLA will travel to Oregon State which beat New Mexico 78-73 in the third round. Oregon State was pounded 30-16 in the first quarter by New Mexico, but the host Beavers rallied and outscored their opponent 62-43 for the rest of the game. Center Jelena Mitrovic had an impressive performance for Oregon State. She scored 13 points and yanked down 11 rebounds in just 18 minutes of action. UCLA and Oregon State of the PAC-12 conference will take each other on, March 27.

Toledo's Quinesha Lockett had one of the best performances of any postseason tournament scoring 37 points in 35 minutes while knocking down four of seven three-point shots. Her efforts guided Toledo to a 92-82 win over host Marquette. Toledo outscored its opponent 22-8 in the fourth quarter, after trailing 74-70 at the start of the final period.

Toledo will host Middle Tennessee State in the quarterfinals of the WNIT, March 28. Vanderbilt jumped out to a 21-10 lead in the first quarter as host Middle Tennessee State seemed to be in trouble. To the contrary Vanderbilt was outscored 45-32 for the rest of the contest as Kseniya Malashka saved the day off of the bench with 12 points and four rebounds for Middle Tennessee in the 56-53 win.

In another third round game, South Dakota State stopped visiting Drake 84-66. The Jackrabbits shot an excellent 52.5 percent from the field including 42.9 percent from three. Forward Myah Selland led South Dakota State with 21 points, seven boards and five steals. She also shot a perfect 6-6 from the free-throw line in the win.

South Dakota State will go against visiting Alabama in the quarter final on March 27. Alabama toppled Houston 79-64 in a home win during the third round. Guard Megan Abrams scored 18 points and collected six steals as the Crimson Tide used a 22-6 third quarter effort to break a 40-40 halftime tie and take control of the game.

In New York City, Columbia edged out visiting Boston College 54-51 in the third round. Columbia's offense was broken in the first half as it trailed 33-18 during the intermission. The second half was a different story as Columbia flipped the script and outscored Boston College 36-18. With 12 seconds to play Jaida Patrick scored on a lay-up that put Columbia up 52-51, as it never trailed again. Patrick, a guard, scored 15 points, snagged 13 rebounds, while blocking two shots.

Columbia will host Seton Hall on March 28 in the quarterfinal round. Seton Hall hosted Drexel in the third round and won 78-71. Sidney Cooks recorded her second double-double in three games during the WNIT with 19 points and 10 rebounds for the winner. She's also scored at least 19 points in four of the last five contests. Seton Hall outscored Drexel 31-20 in the final quarter to overcome a 51-47 deficit at the beginning of the period.