NCAA women’s tournament

Sunday’s results

Oklahoma City

South Bend, Ind.

(1) Notre Dame 79

(9) DePaul 67

Michaela Mabrey scored 19 points, hitting five 3-pointers, Taya Reimer and Brianna Turner added 14 points each as the Fighting Irish beat the Blue Demons.

The Fighting Irish had a 51-32 rebounding edge and Notre Dame (33-2) held DePaul to 36 percent shooting to win its 19th straight to advance to the Sweet 16 for the sixth straight season. Megan Podkowa led the Blue Demons (27-8) with 19 points and 11 rebounds.

Waco, Texas

(2) Baylor 73

(10) Arkansas 44

Nina Davis scored 21 points, Niya Johnson had 12 assists to tie Baylor’s career record and the Lady Bears are headed to the Sweet 16 for the seventh year in a row.

The Lady Bears (32-3) took control with a 30-7 run to finish the first half – which ended with first-year Arkansas coach Jimmy Dykes getting a technical foul.

Jessica Jackson had 15 points and Melissa Wolff 13 for Arkansas (18-14).

Iowa City, Iowa

(3) Iowa 88

(11) Miami 70

Bethany Doolittle scored 22 points, Ally Disterhoft had 15 and the Hawkeyes beat the Hurricanes, earning their first trip to the Sweet 16 since 1996.

Doolittle also had 11 rebounds for Iowa (26-7).

Jessica Thomas had 20 points for Miami (20-13).

Albany, N.Y.

Lexington, Ky.

(7) Dayton 99

(2) Kentucky 94

Ally Malott scored 28 points and Amber Deane added 23 to lead the Flyers to an upset of the Wildcats.

Deane hit a 3-pointer with 24 seconds remaining to send the Flyers (27-6) to their first Sweet 16.

Kelley Austria made four free throws in the final 21 seconds and added 17 points for Dayton, which hit 11 3-pointers to help overcome 24 turnovers.

Makayla Epps scored 22 of her 29 points in the second half to lead Kentucky (24-10).

Berkeley, Calif.

(5) Texas 73

(4) California 70

Imani McGee-Stafford had 20 points and 11 rebounds while creating a daunting mismatch inside, and the Longhorns advanced to the program’s first Sweet 16 in 11 years with the win over the Golden Bears.

Brooke McCarty scored twice on driving layups down the stretch on the way to 16 points, and Texas (24-10) pushed the pace to force Cal (24-10) into bad decisions.

Cal’s Mercedes Jefflo scored with 1:30 remaining to cut the Texas lead to 64-60 before Kelsey Lang answered.

Greensboro, N.C.

Columbia, S.C.

(1) South Carolina 97

(8) Syracuse 68

Tiffany Mitchell and Alaina Coates each scored 14 points and the Gamecocks built a big first-half lead and cruised to their third Sweet 16 in four years by routing the Orange.

Aleighsa Welch added 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Gamecocks (32-2), who turned an anticipated tight rematch into a runaway by halftime.

Alexis Peterson had 23 points to lead the Orange (22-10).