The second Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis Women’s Tournament tips off Saturday, with a four-game first-round slate. The eight-team field includes: No. 23 Ole Miss Rebels, Howard Bison, Arizona Wildcats, Memphis Tigers, Michigan Wolverines, Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders, DePaul Blue Demons and South Dakota Coyotes.
First-round winners advance to the Sunday semifinals before the victors of those games meet in the championship game on Monday, Nov. 20 at 12 p.m. ET. Losers are filtered into the consolation bracket. All teams will play three games during their Bahamian stay, with Imperial Arena in Nassau serving as the site for all games. The championship game will be broadcast on ESPN 2, while all other games will be available on FloHoops.
Let’s take a look at Saturday’s four first-round contests:
12 p.m. ET: No. 23 Ole Miss Rebels (2-1) vs. Howard Bison (1-3)
Back in her home country of the Bahamas, Coach Yo is all smiles. But if her Ole Miss Rebels do not play with the necessary force and focus, expect her smile to become a stern stare.
After suffering a home upset to now-No. 25 Oklahoma, Ole Miss rebounded with a win over Temple, with grad guard KK Deans, in her first season at Ole Miss after transferring from Florida, enjoying a 16-point, eight-assist,…