WCI Alum May Kotsopoulos had 14 points and 4 rebounds as her #10 ranked Vermont Catamounts defeated the #7 Wisconsin Badgers in the first round of the Women's NCAA tournament last night in South Bend, Indiana.
After falling behind by 4 in the second half, Kotsopoulos tied the game with a three-pointer and then teammate Courtney Pilypaitis (a fellow Canadian from Ottawa) scored the next 3 baskets to give Vermont the lead for good.
“I think we were a little nervous about the lead,” Kotsopoulos told the Associated Press. “But once we calmed everything down we went back to what was making us successful.”
“It’s amazing for us,” Kotsopoulos said. “We’re very happy with it, but we want to keep going.”
After falling behind by 4 in the second half, Kotsopoulos tied the game with a three-pointer and then teammate Courtney Pilypaitis (a fellow Canadian from Ottawa) scored the next 3 baskets to give Vermont the lead for good.
“I think we were a little nervous about the lead,” Kotsopoulos told the Associated Press. “But once we calmed everything down we went back to what was making us successful.”
“It’s amazing for us,” Kotsopoulos said. “We’re very happy with it, but we want to keep going.”
Their next opponent will be the #2 seeded Notre Dame Fighting Irish --- in a game that will be played on the Irish's home floor. Notre Dame knocked out the other CWOSSA alum in the tourney by defeating Cleveland State 86-58. WCI alum and current CSU freshman Kaila Montgomery was able to get some NCAA tournament experience, getting on the court for one minute of action.
You can read more about Vermont's win in the Waterloo Region Record today.
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