Neither final score from Baton Rouge was close, but the home school seemed to have the more difficult match up.

In a game that looked to be decided early, Texas A&M downed Hartford 63-39. "Obviously we ran into a defensive buzz-saw tonight," Hartford coach Jennifer Rizzotti said. "The pressure that Texas A&M put on us was unlike anything we've seen and I don't think we would have been able to prepare for it even if we had a week."

Danielle Gant made sure her team would advance to her hometown of Oklahoma City by scoring a game high 21 points. It will be the first time since 1994 the Aggies have advanced this far in the tournament.

The hometown team had a tougher time getting through, but LSU eventually was too much for Marist and pulled away with a 68-49 win. Sylvia Fowles had 19 points and 13 rebounds and Erica White went 6-10 from the floor to lead the Tigers.

Marist did not win the game, but won the respect of Van Chancellor. “They were so well coached and so disciplined and did so many great things,” Chancellor said of Marist. “Maybe they didn’t have someone 6-foot-6 (Fowles) and a guard (White) that plays out of her mind like we did. I was amazed at how hard they play, how much heart they have.”