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Vanderbilt Women's Basketball Reaches Sweet 16 for First Time Since 2009

3/25/2026

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Vanderbilt women's basketball team (Vanderbilt University) reached Sweet 16 for the first time since 2009 after beating Illinois 75-57.
The No. 2 seed Commodores face No. 6 Notre Dame on Friday, favored by 5.5.
If they advance, they could meet UConn in the Elite Eight and South Carolina in the Final Four.
Vanderbilt has 75-1 odds to win the national championship; the Notre Dame game tips at 1:30 p.m. CT.

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Vanderbilt women's basketball team (Vanderbilt University) reached Sweet 16 for the first time since 2009 after beating Illinois 75-57.
The No. 2 seed Commodores face No. 6 Notre Dame on Friday, favored by 5.5.
If they advance, they could meet UConn in the Elite Eight and South Carolina in the Final Four.
Vanderbilt has 75-1 odds to win the national championship; the Notre Dame game tips at 1:30 p.m. CT.