Counting down the top 10 moments of the Simpson College athletics year of 2021-22, continuing with number 2.

The magic continued for the Simpson women’s basketball team as they were selected as a host site for the first round of the NCAA Tournament, winning their opening round game against Gustavus 73-67, surviving a furious comeback attempt by the Golden Gusties.

Simpson jumped out to an early lead and cruised to what seemed an insurmountable 19-point lead with just over eight minutes remaining, but Gustavus seemingly couldn’t miss as they got the deficit to just six, but the Storm shot a perfect 4-4 from the free-throw line in the final minute to seal the tournament win.

Simpson went 26-2 on the season.