BYU beats Rutgers for first upset of women's NCAA Tournament

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Paisley Johnson Harding scored 28 points and 11th-seeded BYU gave the women's NCAA Tournament its first upset with a 69-66 victory over sixth-seed Rutgers on Monday. After Sunday's 16-0 start for the higher seeds, the Cougars (19-5) — believed to be the last team to make the field — came out Monday morning to knock off the 21st-ranked Scarlet Knights (14-5) and advance to Wednesday's second round against the winner of third-seed Arizona and 14-seed Stony Brook. Harding scored eight straight points and Lauren Gustin the next four in a 12-0 run over 5 1/2 minutes of the fourth quarter to take a 57-54 lead while Rutgers was committing five turnovers.

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