Roundtable: Women's NCAA tournament Sweet 16 preview

[Carnac]

The first and second rounds of the women's NCAA tournament are behind us, and the field has been narrowed to 16 teams. Mechelle Voepel and Charlie Creme of espnW weigh in on the regional semifinals, what they're most looking forward to when games resume Friday and what we might expect in the Sweet 16

What will be the best game in the Sweet 16?

Mechelle Voepel: No. 6 seed UCLA vs. No. 2 seed UConn (ESPN/ESPN App, 7 p.m. ET Friday). UCLA is 0-5 against UConn, including a Sweet 16 loss to the Huskies in 2017. But these Bruins are very confident now, and have the athleticism to play with anyone. Michaela Onyenwere and Kennedy Burke are players who can make a lot happen. Everyone expects UConn to have an edge playing relatively close to home in Albany, and Huskies fans will make up most of the crowd. But the Bruins just beat Maryland on the Terps' home court. They won't be intimidated by anything. UConn's Napheesa Collier has been terrific all season, but incredibly good down the stretch. Last season in a 78-60 win at UCLA, Collier led the way with 23 points and seven rebounds.

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[Longtime fan]

We will lose if everyone lets Collier do all the work and all the scoring. This has to be a team game. Williams and Walker are keys. If they don't show up big, we will lose. UCLA is tired of being whacked by UCONN. And they are playing well

We played one quarter well against Buffalo.

Time to get it on or go home.