The Mean Green, who lead the country in scoring defense at 55.7 points per game, held Wisconsin scoreless for the final 9:07 and ended the game on a 10-0 run for their seventh win in their past eight games.
The Rockies gave Bard a look in spring training in 2020 and he made the roster, returning to his standout ways last season when he had a 1.79 ERA in 57 outings and finished 16th in National League MVP voting, also winning MLB Comeback Player of the Year.
Henderson (Canada) 71 72 Sarah Kemp (Australia) 72 71 Stephanie Kyriacou (Australia) 68 75 Andrea Lee (USA) 70 73 Yan Liu (China PR) 69 74 Anna Nordqvist (Sweden) 71 72 Linnea Strom (Sweden) 73 70 Ellinor Sudow (Sweden) 71 72 Jasmine Suwannapura (Thailand) 74 69 Mariajo Uribe (Colombia) 74 69 Samantha Wagner (USA) 72 71 0 Amanda Doherty (USA) 71 73 Cristie Kerr (USA) 74 70 Kum Kang Park (Korea Republic) 72 72 Pornanong Phatlum (Thailand) 71 73 So Yeon Ryu (Korea Republic) 70 74 Lauren Stephenson (USA) 70 74 Emma Talley (USA) 72 72 Kelly Tan (Malaysia) 72 72 Gabriella Then (USA) 71 73 1 Esther Henseleit (Germany) 74 71 Celine Herbin (France) 74 71 Yu-Sang Hou (Chinese Taipei) 72 73 Jessica Korda (USA) 71 74 Min Lee (Chinese Taipei) 71 74 Ruixin Liu (China PR) 74 71 Angela Stanford (USA) 72 73 2 Paula Creamer (USA) 72 74 Maria Fassi (Mexico) 70 76 Haeji Kang (Korea Republic) 70 76 Ines Laklalech (Morocco) 74 72 Ayako Uehara (Japan) 74 72 3 Aditi Ashok (India) 72 75 Karis Davidson (Australia) 73 74 Sofia Garcia (Paraguay) 71 76 Lauren Hartlage (USA) 73 74 Yu Liu (China PR) 76 71 Polly Mack (Germany) 73 74 Sung Hyun Park (Korea Republic) 70 77 Valery Plata (Colombia) 73 74 Luna Sobron (Spain) 73 74 4 Bailey Tardy (USA) 74 74 Charlotte Thomas (England) 70 78 Lexi Thompson (USA) 72 76 5 Aline Krauter (Germany) 74 75 Sophia Schubert (USA) 75 74 Maja Stark (Sweden) 72 77 6 Karen Chung (USA) 78 72 Riley Rennell (USA) 73 77 8 Lucy Li (USA) 76 76
Second-seeded North Texas (30-7) and the fourth-seeded Blazers (29-9) are each seeking their first NIT title after semifinal victories on Tuesday.
The Mean Green knocked off fellow second-seed Wisconsin 56-54 before UAB pulled out an 88-86 overtime win against unseeded Utah Valley later that night.
The war in Ukraine has stirred strong emotions in Japan, which has a post-war pacifist constitution that has been reinterpreted in recent years to allow Japan to exercise collective self-defense or aid allies under attack.