Welcome back to the Denver regional! Today is the second round of regionals, and the second round features Denver, Michigan, Minnesota and the winner of the play-in round. Unlike the first session of this round, there aren’t two extremely clear favorites. Denver, Michigan and Minnesota could all take up one of the spots in Sunday’s final.
Denver has had a solid season. The Pioneers had their first ever score above 198, and we saw a number of 10s from Lynnzee Brown and Jessica Hutchinson. If Denver can minimize mistakes and maximize the energy from its home crowd, it has a solid shot at the final session.
Michigan has also had a stellar season. The Wolverines beat Oklahoma a few weeks ago and just won the Big Ten championships. Because of Michigan’s huge scoring potential, its spot in the final should be safe unless it makes uncharacteristic mistakes.
Even though Minnesota has a lower national ranking than Michigan and Denver, its highest scores of the season could challenge the Pioneers. If both Minnesota and Denver put up high scores from its stars, the race for second place could be pretty tight.
Finally, we have the winner of the play-in round. Play-in winners don’t typically advance to the final, but we know that it can happen. Arizona or…
