For the second time in as many seasons, Texas has reached the Elite Eight.The second-seeded Longhorns eliminated sixth-seeded Ohio State from the NCAA women’s tournament with a 66-63 win Friday in the Sweet Sixteen at Spokane Arena. Texas will advance to face the winner of Friday’s other Spokane Regional semifinal matchup between No. 1 seed Stanford and No. 4 seed Maryland. Texas (29-6) overcame a slew of turnovers and a rare off night from star freshman guard Rori Harmon to beat the Big Ten champion Buckeyes (25-7) in a tense finish. Neither team led by more than 10 at any point in a game that featured 10 lead changes. “Oooooh, man. It’s a great day to be a Longhorn, y’all,” Texas coach Vic Schaefer exhaled after the Longhorns’ 14th straight win. “Just so, so proud of this team. All they do is just work, they just play hard. They get…
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