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Round 1 Full Recap

March 19, 2026

Fort Collins, CO-

Thursday, March 19

Bradley 60 | George Washington 63

George Washington hangs on in a nail-biter. GW was led by Gabby Reynolds with a monster 21 and 12, leading the Revolutionaries in scoring and rebounding.

Binghamton 81 | Mercyhurst 60

Binghamton goes on the road and knocks off Mercyhurst in the opening round of the 2026 Postseason WNIT! Kendall Bennett was unstoppable all night with 23 points and 16 rebounds on 11-of-12 shooting!

Maryland Eastern Shore 59 | Wake Forest 48

Maryland Eastern Shore gets their first postseason win in program history in a huge win on the road!

Drexel 67| St. Bonaventure 69 (OT)

It took overtime to decide this thriller, but St. Bonaventure bests Drexel in a WNIT classic! Laycee Drake was the leader on the scoresheet for the Bonnies!

Lehigh 62 | Monmouth 72

Monmouth advances to the round of 32 with a 72-62 victory over Lehigh. Dibula (20), Gamble (19) and Andrews (17) prove to be too much in the opening round!

UTRGV 71 | Austin Peay 59

UTRGV wins in wire-to-wire fashion. Jalayah Ingram led the Vaqueros with 20 points and 9 boards.

NJIT 68 | Merrimack 65

Zuniga leads NJIT into the round of 32 of the 2026 Postseason WNIT with 20 points, knocking off Merrimack on the road!

UMBC 62 (OT) | Ohio 58

UMBC comes back from 13 down at halftime to knock off Ohio in overtime, 62-58, to advance to the round of 32 in the 2026 Postseason WNIT bracket!

Northern Colorado 79 | Air Force 72

Northern Colorado outlasts the late push from Air Force. UNC has a date with South Dakota in the 2nd Round, in large part due to the scoring of Tatum West and Neenah George.

UC Davis 68 | Pepperdine 71

Taija Sta. Maria is tonight's hero in Malibu with a buzzer beater 3 to knock off the Aggies. The Waves will face Southern Utah in round 2 of the WNIT.

Sam Houston 59 | Portland 62

Dyani Ananiev was the scoring leader for Portland, as they sneak past Sam Houston. Lainey Spear snatched 9 boards in the win.

Utah Valley 50 | San Francisco 80

San Francisco wins their first round matchup in dominating fashion. The Dons had 12 players in the scoresheet, led by Candy Edokpaigbe (20 pts).

Friday, March 20

Morehead State 58 | Radford 77

Radford takes care of Morehead State in the First Round of the 2026 #WNIT. Radford was led in scoring by Cate Carlson, who ended with 20. The Highlanders will face Arkansas State in Round 2.

Stetson 73 | FIU 76 (OT)

Another WNIT OT thriller ends in a FIU victory. Rhema Collins scores the final 5 points in the final 4 seconds of regulation to force overtime. From there, FIU took the final lead of the game with 23 seconds left. Drama in Miami lead to a matchup between FIU and Abilene Christian in Round 2.

Saturday, March 21

Loyola Chicago 58 | Norfolk State 54

Loyola Chicago hold on in a back-and-forth thriller in Norfolk. The Ramblers had three players in double-digit scoring to help set up a date with FGCU.

South Alabama 73 | Alcorn State 65

South Alabama snags the last spot in the 2nd Round of the 2026 WNIT. Cordasia Harris was the leader for the Jaguars, scoring 20 to go along with 9 boards.

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