Kentucky, Louisville knocked out of womens' NCAA Sweet 16

Rori Harmon got the Texas Longhorns off to a fast start with 11 points, seven assists, seven rebounds and six steals in a 76-54 Sweet 16 win over Southeastern Conference rival Kentucky on Saturday.

Jordan Lee scored 18 points while All-America forward Madison Booker had 17 points, eight rebounds and five assists for the Longhorns (34-3). They have an 11-game winning streak and are in the Elite Eight for the third year in a row.

Clara Strack, the 6-foot-5 center who came from Virginia Tech with coach Kenny Brooks two years ago, led the Wildcats with 16 points. Asia Boone had 11 points while Teonni Key added 10 points and nine rebounds. Kentucky, which has never been past the Sweet 16, also lost to Texas 64-53 on Feb. 9.

Texas, which last year went to the Final Four for the first time since 2003 and won its only national title in 1986, will play second-seeded Michigan in the Fort Worth Regional 3 final on Monday night. 

Olivia Olson and the Wolverines scored 17 consecutive third-quarter points in their 71-52 win over Louisville.

Elif Istanbulluoglu scored 18 points but was the only player in double figures for the third-seeded Cardinals (29-8), who shot 35% and were outscored 49-16 over a two-quarter stretch from midway through the second to the middle of the fourth.



(AP Photo Tony Guiterrez)