Daily Bullets (March 22): Cowboy Freshmen Clean up in NCAA Finals, Jacie Hoyt Gets First Tourney Win

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OSU Bullets

• OSU’s freshmen showed out, Cowboys earn second-place team finish in NCAA Finals. [PFB]

• History.

WE JUST WITNESSED HISTORY 🚨👏

Oklahoma State’s Sergio Vega becomes the first undefeated true freshman since 1947 and wins the 141 lbs national title 😱 pic.twitter.com/imKezi7HQB

— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) March 21, 2026

• The Cowgirls got over the March hump, topping Princeton in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. [PFB]

Headed to the next round ➡️

📺 ESPN2 #MarchMadness x @OSUWBB pic.twitter.com/EcoypVtC5q

— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessWBB) March 22, 2026

• The Cowboys will play for their first Big 12 series win Sunday. The Cowgirls dropped their finale but had already clinched the series over BYU. 

Let the storm roll in 🌩️#GoPokes | @StormyRhodes24 pic.twitter.com/HIDrLNI1dp

— OSU Cowboy Baseball (@OSUBaseball) March 22, 2026

• Plenty of fun to be had. 

First three NCAA champs are freshmen pic.twitter.com/FgzqC087mR

— Marshall Scott (@MarshallScottOK) March 21, 2026

Non-OSU Bullets

• A heartbreaker in OKC. (Well maybe not for most of the fans in attendance.)

SO CLOSE 😳 THE HALF COURT HEAVE ALMOST GOES 😯

NEBRASKA ADVANCES TO THE SWEET 16 🚨

Watch March Madness on TNT Sports pic.twitter.com/MPSMKaOKyV

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 22, 2026

Another look at that.

The EMOTIONS of March Madness after this NARROW miss 😮😮 pic.twitter.com/7Y8AfXbMQX

— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) March 22, 2026

• Gotta love the dramatic finishes. 

HEIDE WITH THE CLUTCHEST SHOT OF MARCH MADNESS 🔥

THE LONGHORNS CONTINUE DANCING 🕺

pic.twitter.com/T648GfP3zz

— College Basketball Report (@CBKReport) March 22, 2026