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���Each one individually has inspired us in different ways,���junior Courtney Moses said. ���They���ve helped us grow and we���ve helped them grow. They���ve been really like sisters, like a family environment.��� again, that���s what hurts the Iowa City. both sides of the argument and Only the Cornhuskers were wants to see the women���s game most. But they helped our team a lot, to where next victorious, upsetting the Aggies continue to grow. But moving year we can be amazing.��� to advance to the Sweet 16. back to rewarding the top 16 isn���t While the predetermined the answer. Home Court home courts aren���t ideal for a ���I like how it is right now,��� VerAdvantage? tournament format, it���s reality for syp said. j Louisville, the No. 5 women���s NCAA basketball, seed in the Oklahoma where attendance in early national rankings City Regional to Purdue���s tournament rounds is depenManuel Shines In AP Top 25 USA Today Coaches (March 18, final poll) (March 18, final poll) No. 4, had an announced dent on home crowds. Loss 1. Baylor (40) 1. Baylor (30) Freshman Taylor 9,236 fans in the KFC Yum! There is, however, some 2. Notre Dame 2. Notre Dame (1) Manuel was a bright spot Center on Tuesday, creat- thought of tweaking the for- 3. Connecticut 3. Connecticut Tom Campbell 4. Stanford for the Boilermakers in Taylor Manuel says playing in the NCAA Tournament helped her a lot, ing a hostile environment mat, giving host spots to the 4. Stanford 5. Duke 5. Duke the loss. for the Boilermakers. top 16 seeds. and she expects the experience to benefit her going into her sopho6. California 6. California The post scored eight more season. Manuel had eight points against Louisville. But Versyp recognizes ���The old way, it���s almost 7. Kentucky 7. Kentucky 8. Penn State points on 4-of-5 shootthat it���s the way of life right saying ���Well, we want the top 8. Penn State 9. Tennessee der Sam Ostarello and Drey Mining in 20 minutes off the now in the women���s NCAA 16 seeds to advance,������ Louis- 9. Texas A&M 10.Tennessee 10.Maryland go. I couldn���t have had two bet- Tournament. bench. ville coach Jeff Walz said. 11.UCLA 11.Texas A&M 12.UCLA ���She���s just able to score and ter post players to guide me my ���That doesn���t concern me,��� Walz says he favors a re- 12.Maryland 13.Georgia moves well,��� Versyp said. ���She un- freshman year. Being on this big Purdue���s coach said. ���They have a turn to eight host sites for the 13.North Carolina 14.Georgia 14.South Carolina derstands the game better than stage helped, but playing with great crowd and we have a great first two rounds, as was done 15.Delaware 15.Dayton 16.Delaware many post players, so it���s going those two, I couldn���t have had crowd at home. Michigan State for a couple seasons in the 16.Louisville 17.Louisville to be great things for her the next better people to help me with my has 10,000 to 12,000 fans, Ne- women���s tournament. Each 17.South Carolina 18. Dayton 18.North Carolina freshman year.��� three years.��� braska has 8,000, so I think (this) is site would include one host 19.Colorado 19.Colorado Manuel will be a more central great for the women���s game.��� 20.Green Bay Manuel���s NCAA Tournament team and seven others. Now, 20.Green Bay 21. PURDUE experience should be beneficial, piece to the Boilermakers next It was a difficult second- there are 16 sites, with four 21. PURDUE 22.Syracuse 22.Syracuse as well. The rookie, part of the Big season, following the graduation round situation for many in the teams at each. 23.Iowa State 23.Iowa State 24.Florida State Ten���s All-Freshman team, proved of Purdue���s top two post players. It Big Ten. Not only did Purdue have ���As the game continues 24.Nebraska 25. Nebraska capable throughout the season makes this offseason critical. She to play on Louisville���s home court, to grow, I���m hoping that our 25.Florida State Other receiving Other receiving being capable of playing big on says she wants to get in better but Penn State, a 3 seed, played at fans, if we had eight teams votes: LSU, Michigan votes: Marist, Middle Tennessee, Toledo, the big stage, and this weekend shape and drop weight. No. 6 LSU; Michigan was at No. 1 here, they would come out State, Gonzaga, Princeton, San Diego ���I���m very, very excited for next seed Stanford; Michigan State was and watch the other games,��� Oklahoma State, was no different. Florida, Quinnipiac, State, South Florida, ���It helped me a lot,��� Manuel season,��� she said. ���But this hurts, it on Maryland���s home court; Ne- Walz said. ���If you could get Toledo, San Diego Gonzaga, DePaul, Villanova, Oklahoma said of getting significant min- really does. And knowing that I���m braska got Texas A&M on the road; back to that, you���d only have State, Marist, Princeton, Albany, State, Hampton, utes in the tourney. ���And what not going to be able to step on only Iowa, seeded No. 8, hosted, eight home courts.��� Chattanooga Liberty, Michigan really helped me was playing un- the floor with those three seniors facing No. 1 seed Notre Dame in Versyp says she can see State, St. John���s GoldanDBlack express ��� volume 23, express 27��� ������ 13