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Saints March On Past Vanderbilt

Another 13 seed pulls off the upset

By Mike Buss, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 22, 2008 12:19 AM CDT

(Newser) – Vanderbilt, a Southeastern Conference power that was tournament-tested, vowed not to overlook its first-round opponent, Siena. Unfortunately for the Commodores, they didn't follow through on that as the 13th-seeded Saints dominated play throughout and added another major upset to their NCAA tournament history - the... Read full story »

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Saints March On Past Vanderbilt

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