SAN ANTONIO — When the Lady Bears took the Wintrust Arena floor in Chicago in March 2019, they were just happy to be there.
A young team was having the ride of their lives. A younger team with one senior started the season 1-7 before going on one of the great runs in school history — they won a pair of games on the road in Iowa before sweeping through the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. Wins against nationally-ranked DePaul and Iowa State in Ames, Iowa, made it pretty sweet.
Stanford eliminated them with a 55-46 win in the Sweet 16.