SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KWSN.com) – Here’s your morning sports update for Wednesday, March 30, 2022.
– Marc-Andre Fleury made 32 saves and won his second straight start for Minnesota, and the Wild extended their winning streak to seven games with a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers. Matt Dumba, Kirill Kaprizov, Jordan Greenway and Kevin Fiala scored for the Wild. Morgan Frost’s power-play goal in the third period ended Fleury’s shutout bid. The victory ended a streak of three consecutive overtime wins by the score of 3-2 for Minnesota. The Wild take on Pittsburgh next tomorrow night at 7. You can hear the game on 98.1 FM, AM 1230 and KWSN.com.
– South Dakota State women’s basketball are gearing up for the WNIT semifinals tomorrow night. The Jackrabbits play UCLA at 7pm from Frost Arena. Seton Hall and Middle Tennessee are playing in the other semifinal. The championship game is set for Saturday at 2 p.m.
– Iowa men’s basketball All-American Keegan Murray has announced he will declare for the NBA draft. Murray tweeted he would leave the Hawkeyes after a sophomore season in which he was a consensus the Big Ten scoring leader and consensus All-American. Murray helped lead the Hawkeyes to a 26-10 record and Big Ten Tournament championship. His average of 23.5 points per game was best among players from Power Five schools. He scored at least 20 points in 26 games. Iowa coach Fran McCaffery says Murray has earned the right to be a lottery pick.
(Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.)
