Lucy Olsen and Villanova will take the court in the WBIT championship against Makira Cook and Illinois on Wednesday.
Villanova will take on Illinois in the championship game of the Women’s Basketball Invitational Tournament at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana on Wednesday. The WBIT is the women’s version of the men’s NIT tournament for the teams that didn’t make the NCAA Tournament. The championship game will feature the Fighting Illini. They had 15 losses this season, which included a second round loss in the Big Ten Tournament that crushed hopes for an NCAA Tournament birth.
They opened up in the WBIT against Missouri State and won by five points on the back of a 27-point performance from Makira Cook. In the second round, they beat Stony Brook by 17 points with 28 points from Adalia McKenzie to lead the team. In the quarterfinals, they beat Tulsa by seven points, 69-61. Genesis Bryant led the team with 19 points, while Kendall Bostic had 10 points, 16 rebounds, and four assists. Their last game, a semifinal matchup against Washington State, they dominated by just over 20 points, 81-58. Cook had 20 points in the win with five assists to place Illinois in the championship.
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Game Date: Apr. 3, 2024
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The Wildcats ended the season with 12 losses and opened up the WBIT against VCU in the first round, winning by 15 points led by Lucy Olsen who had 29 points on 21 shots. Virginia was the next on the target list for Villanova, winning by 18 points with 30 points from Olsen on 23 shots.
In the quarterfinal round, Villanova took on Saint Joseph’s in its closest game yet, winning by just eight points with 16 points from Bella Runyan. Its semifinal round featured a matchup with Penn State where Villanova won by five points, led by another big 21-point performance from Olsen.
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