NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament 2015: Monday Scores and Updated Bracket

On Monday night, the women's NCAA tournament continued with some of the top teams in action, President Obama's upset pick, the Princeton Tigers, trying to get past No. 1 seed Maryland and a slew of other intriguing matchups on tap. 

Below, you'll find the scores, the updated bracket and a recap of the day's action.

Scores

Time (ET)	Matchup	Result
6 p.m.	(7) Florida Gulf Coast vs. (2) Florida St	65-47, Florida State
6:30 p.m.	(8) Princeton vs. (1) Maryland	85-70, Maryland
6:30 p.m.	(10) Pittsburgh vs. (2) Tennessee	77-67, Tennessee
6:30 p.m.	(5) Oklahoma vs. (4) Stanford	86-76, Stanford
6:30 p.m.	(5) Ohio State vs. (4) North Carolina	86-84, North Carolina
9 p.m.	(8) Rutgers vs. (1) Connecticut	91-55, Connecticut
9 p.m.	(6) South Florida vs. (3) Louisville	60-52, Louisville
9 p.m.	(11) Arkansas-Little Rock vs. (3) Arizona St	57-54, Arizona State

NCAA.com has the full, updated bracket.

Recap

Maryland Explodes in Second Half, Knocks Out Princeton, 85-70

Coming into this contest, all of the talk surrounded Princeton. The Tigers were undefeated, after all, and President Obama was supporting the team with his niece on the roster. It's almost as though folks forgot Maryland was a No. 1 seed.

The Terps reminded everyone of that fact on Monday night, as Laurin Mincy (27 points, seven assists) and Lexie Brown (23 points, six rebounds, four assists) were absolutely brilliant and Maryland looked the part of a No. 1 seed, particularly in the second half when it led by as many as 22 points.

Blake Dietrick scored 26 points to lead Princeton, but it wasn't enough to keep the Tigers dancing. The Tigers deserve plenty of credit, though, as they trailed the Terps by just four at the half and appeared capable of giving them a game. Maryland's size and athleticism helped them pull away in the second half, but the Tigers continued to fight. 

Maryland will next face Duke.

No. 2 Florida State Hammers No. 7 Florida Gulf Coast, 65-47

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The Florida Gulf Coast players are going to have nightmares about Adut Bulgak and Leticia Romero.

The former scored nine points and pulled down a whopping 13 rebounds. The latter scored 11 points, added seven rebounds and dished out six assists to lead Florida State to a comfortable victory. Shakayla Thomas added 12 points and four rebounds off the bench.

Now, the Seminoles will be returning to the Sweet 16 for the first time in quite some time, per Max Bretos of ESPN:

The team was enjoying ending that drought in the locker room afterward, per the FSU women's basketball Instagram account:

Taylor Gradinjan (12 points, four rebounds) and Whitney Knight (nine points, four rebounds, three assists) led the way for Florida Gulf Coast.

The Seminoles dominated this one on the glass, out-rebounding the Eagles by a 46-23 margin. They also shot 46.3 percent from the field while holding the Eagles to 30.9 percent shooting, and Florida Gulf Coast shot just 7-of-25 from beyond the arc.

Florida State now awaits the winner of No. 3 Arizona State and No. 11 UALR.

Connecticut Wins Big...Again

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The top-ranked Connecticut Huskies could've at least made it somewhat interesting against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights Monday night.

UConn almost could've stopped scoring at halftime and still prevailed. The Huskies jumped out to a 51-31 halftime lead and didn't let up in the second half before cruising to a 91-55 victory. The win is Geno Auriemma's 99th in the NCAA tournament. Only 13 more and he'll tie Pat Summitt for the most all time, per ESPN Stats & Info:

Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis had 23 points on 7-of-16 shooting to go along with two rebounds and four assists. According to The Daily Campus, it's the most points the senior forward has scored in a tournament game:

Morgan Tuck and Moriah Jefferson had 16 and 19 points, respectively. Gabby Williams came off the bench to register a double-double—11 points and 10 rebounds.

All in all, it was a dominant performance from UConn, which held the Scarlet Knights to 34.2 percent shooting and owned a plus-23 rebounding advantage.

Louisville Survives Tough Test Against South Florida

The Louisville Cardinals led for almost the entirety of the game, but the South Florida Bulls made it interesting late. Alisia Jenkins gave USF a 47-46 lead with 5:08 remaining.

Jude Schimmel put Louisville back on top two minutes later, and the Cardinals remained in the lead until the final buzzer, winning 60-52. Schimmel was the Cards' leading scorer. She only shot 4-of-12 from the field, but her 13 points proved pivotal in the victory.

The win was particularly impressive given South Florida owned home-court advantage despite being the lower seed. The game was played inside the Sun Dome, the arena in which the Bulls play their home games during the regular season.

The fans in Tampa did their best to try to push USF through to a victory, but ultimately, the team didn't get enough offensively outside of Courtney Williams. Williams scored 25 points on the night, and her eight field goals accounted for 47 percent of the Bulls' overall output.

Laura Ferreira was the next closest scorer, and she only had nine points.

It's tough to compete with a team as good as Louisville when so much of your offense is concentrated to just one player.

Kelsey Moos' Key Buckets Spur Arizona State Win

Arizona State forward Kelsey Moos hit two critical shots late against Arkansas-Little Rock that helped the Sun Devils advance Monday night.

Moos' first big shot came with 1:26 left in the game as she got ASU to within a point of UALR. Sophie Brunner gave Arizona State a 53-52 lead with 54 seconds to go, which set the stage for Moos to nail a layup that really put the game out of reach for the Trojans:

Kaitlyn Pratt made it interesting after cutting the deficit to one, but Katie Hempen's two free throws sealed the win.

Moos only scored six points on the night, but those two late field goals couldn't have come a more opportune time for Arizona State. Her 10 rebounds also played a big part in the result.

Brunner was the game's co-leading scorer along with Promise Amukamara. The two scored 17 points apiece, with Brunner adding 11 rebounds to complete the double-double.

Arizona State didn't play all that great—37.5 percent from the floor and 17 turnovers—but the win is all that matters. The Sun Devils live to fight another day.