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After finally winning their first championship in 2012, all the key pieces are back as the Indiana Fever open their title defense.

A defense that remains a complete headache for opponents might be Duke's key to upsetting Notre Dame. Just don't expect it to be pretty.

Kentucky's fast pace and high-pressure defense wore down Delaware on Saturday, sending the Wildcats to the Elite Eight and ending Elena Delle Donne's college career.

No. 2 seed Kentucky will bring the heat with its relentless defense while Delaware will try to play smart and composed facing the most on-ball pressure it has ever seen in the Bridgeport regional.

Pac-12 rivals Stanford and Cal seem headed for a rubber match -- if they can get past physical, athletic and defense-first SEC teams Georgia and LSU.

Adrienne Webb scored a career-high 29 points, including two crucial free throws with 22 seconds left, and LSU beat third-seeded Penn State 71-66 in the second round of the NCAA tournament on Tuesday night.

Joslyn Tinkle made a career-high five 3-pointers on the way to 21 points in her final home game at Maples Pavilion, and Stanford used a spectacular perimeter shooting performance to rout No. 8 seed Michigan 73-40 on Tuesday night.

For as much as an efficient offense was the storyline in UConn's opener, defense paved the way to a second-round victory over Vanderbilt.

Samantha Logic had 23 points with 11 rebounds and host Iowa beat eighth-seeded Miami 69-53 on Sunday night, snapping a two-game losing streak in the NCAA tournament.

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Jordan Hooper scored 18 of her 21 points in the second half, helping Nebraska rally from nine points down to beat Chattanooga, 73-59, in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Saturday night

In a display of epic Duke-ness, the Blue Devils used suffocating defense and precision shooting to rout North Carolina for their eighth ACC tournament title.

Jasmine Thomas scored 14 of her 19 points in the second half and Michigan State used its stout defense to upset No. 8 Penn State 54-46 in the Big Ten tournament semifinals.

Purdue played the aggressor in its mild upset of Nebraska, while Michigan State's defense smothered Penn State to knock off the top seed.

Tennessee was going for a fourth straight SEC tournament title. Instead, Texas A&M used two Lady Vols' staples -- defense and rebounding -- to upset the No. 1 seed and advance to the championship game.

Though her defense was "awful" at one point, Baylor's Jordan Madden -- who might help decide Monday's showdown with UConn -- has grown into the Lady Bears' defensive stopper.