A year after having the first-ever all-female officiating crew at the Final Four, the NCAA has chosen four males and seven females to referee the national semifinals and championship game this weekend in Cleveland. “These experienced officials delivered consistent and elite performances throughout the series of tournament games this year,” national coordinator of women’s basketball officiating Penny Davis said. This …
RALEIGH, N.C. — The NCAA changed one of the officials at the half of the Chattanooga-N.C. State game Saturday because of a background conflict. “There was a switch of game officials at halftime of the Chattanooga-N.C. State first-round game because it was learned after the game had started that Umpire 2 Tommi Paris had a background conflict that, if known, …
RALEIGH, N.C. — Aziaha James scored each of her 19 points in the second half, and North Carolina State pulled away from Chattanooga for a 64-45 victory in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday. “And, yeah, it did well for me in the second half.” A 12-0 run in the third quarter stretched N.C. State’s advantage to …