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Joanna McFarland had 18 points and a career-high 17 rebounds and Aaryn Ellenberg scored 18 of her 22 points in the second half Saturday to lead sixth-seeded Oklahoma to a 78-73 victory over Central Michigan in a first-round NCAA women's tournament game.

From players to watch and potential upsets to the best games in the first round, espnW breaks down each region of the women's NCAA tournament.

A former Central Michigan basketball player who claimed she lost her scholarship partly because she's heterosexual has failed to persuade a federal appeals court to revive her lawsuit against the school.

Unable to contain a Central Michigan team with more balance, better athletes and bent on finishing the job after a heartbreaking loss last season, Akron fell 86-68 on Saturday to the Chippewas in the Mid-American Conference championship.

Stars are measured by big games as much as anything else. And when it comes to beating UConn and Tennessee, Notre Dame senior Skylar Diggins has delivered more often than anyone.

Cent. Michigan 73, No. 20 Texas 65

Sam Ostarello had 23 points and nine rebounds Sunday to help No. 14 Purdue defeat Central Michigan 87-71.

Skylar Diggins scored 17 of her 25 points in the first half, and No. 5 Notre Dame pulled away late in a 72-63 victory over Central Michigan on Thursday night.

Paige Redditt's layup with 1.5 seconds left gave Eastern Michigan a 72-71 win over Central Michigan in the Mid-American Conference tournament championship game on Saturday and a trip to the NCAA tourney.

Bowling Green women's basketball coach Curt Miller will not travel with the team to Central Michigan after doctors determined Thursday that he suffered a mild stroke late in his team's win over Eastern Michigan last Sunday.

Brittany Rayburn had 25 points and point guard Brandie Baker scored all 16 of hers in the second half and Central Michigan upset Purdue 75-62 on Sunday.

South Florida 86, Cent. Michigan 80

Morgan Johnson scored 21 points while Kachine Alexander added 20 points and 18 rebounds to help Iowa (No. 22 ESPN/USA Today, No. 24 AP) beat Central Michigan 90-79 Sunday to improve to 5-0.

Brittainey Raven had a season-high 26 points to help Texas (No. 22 ESPN/USA Today, No. 17 AP) beat Central Michigan 94-83 on Monday in the opening round of the Miami Wyndham Holiday Tournament.

DePaul grabbed 23 offensive rebounds to defeat Central Michigan 86-76 Friday night.

A federal judge has dismissed parts of a lawsuit against Central Michigan University and its women's basketball coach, who is accused of dropping a scholarship partly because a player isn't a lesbian.