Michigan gets first NCAA Tournament win since 2001

I got home from Stanford a few hours ago exhausted from a full afternoon of clapping and fist pumping, but after catching up on a few administrative things around the site and recaps of the day's games I got a second wind.

Their first round win over the Villanova Wildcats wasn't perfect, but it was a truly amazing day for the Michigan Wolverines program.

Michigan advances to the second round for the first time since 2001 with a 60-52 win over Villanova #GOBLUE

— Michigan Basketball (@umichwbball) March 25, 2013

Michigan wins its 22nd game of the year, tying the program mark for wins in a season #goblue #ncaaw

— Michigan Basketball (@umichwbball) March 25, 2013

Glad I was there, proud to be an alum, even more pleased to see Kim Barnes Arico getting results so quickly, and look forward to even more fightsonging (it's a verb) on Tuesday against Stanford.

For more on the tournament, check out our Spokane region storystream.

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