Michigan State women's basketball makes NCAA Tournament, will face Harvard as 7-seed
After a remarkable 21-9 season that saw them finish fifth in the Big Ten, the Michigan State women's basketball program has made the NCAA Tournament. The Spartans will face Harvard, a 10-seed. The games will be played at NC State.
Harvard finished their season 24-4 and just won the Ivy League conference tournament. Michigan State lost to Iowa in the Big Ten Tournament.
The Spartans are led by head coach Robyn Fralick, who is in her second year at MSU, and leading scorers Grace VanSlooten, Julia Ayrault and Theryn Hallock. Harvard is led by head coach Carrie Moore and star scorer Harmoni Turner. Turner averaged a remarkable 22.5 points per game for Harvard this year and just dropped 24 points in the Ivy League tournament final against Columbia.
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