First round of March Madness features double-digit comebacks
No lead seemed safe on Saturday in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament. “I challenged like, ’You have to be better, you just have to be better.” Texas A&M still holds the biggest rally in NCAA history, coming back from 21-down against Penn in 2017. “When you say encourage that means to put courage into someone’s heart and we had to put courage into each other’s hearts, including mine,” Miami coach Katie Meier said. This is a huge wonderful memory, of sport, but it’s a lifetime memory, too.” Haley Cavinder propelled the Hurricanes to the comeback with 12 of her 16 points in the second half. “It was nerve-racking, but we finished the game strong and yeah, it’s something I’ll remember forever.” Ohio State got the comeback trend started when the Buckeyes found themselves down 16 points to James Madison at home before finally getting going and pulling away for an 80-66 win.
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