Klarissa Bell leads Michigan State in scoring at 11.1 per game. She also averages 5.9 rebounds. (Associated Press)
Michigan State vs. Marist
Tip-off: 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Comcast Center, College Park, Md.
TV: ESPN2
Records: No. 5 Michigan State 24-8, No. 12 Marist 26-6
Notable: This is Suzy Merchant ’s sixth trip to the NCAA Tournament — the last five at Michigan State and once at Eastern Michigan (2004).
Michigan vs. Villanova
Tip-off: 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Maples Pavilion, Stanford, Calif.
TV: ESPN2
Records: No. 8 Michigan 21-10, No. 9 Villanova 21-10
Notable: This is Michigan’s second consecutive trip to the NCAA Women’s Tournament.




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