March Madness
With Auriemma out, Summitt is focused on game
New York Times Apr 8, 08 12:38 PM CDT
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Pat Summitt's feud with Geno Auriemma won't be settled on the basketball court this year, now that his Huskies are out of the NCAA Women's Tournament. And unless both UConn and Summitt's Lady Vols make it to the Final Four next year, the quarrelling coaches won't be meeting any time soon. Which is just how Summitt wants it, Times columnist Harvey Araton reports.
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Aggies next meet Lady Vols, who cruised past Notre Dame 74-64
Associated Press Mar 31, 08 3:30 AM CDT
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Texas A&M is headed to its first regional finals after a 77-63 defeat of Duke, despite losing its star after the first half, AP reports. Danielle Gant scored eight points before dehydration sidelined her, and Patrice Reado took up her mantle, scoring 17 in the second half. The Blue Devils' costliest stat: 19 turnovers. The Aggies will next face:
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Scarlet Knights close within one game of second straight Final Four berth
Associated Press Mar 30, 08 8:37 PM CDT
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Rutgers advanced to the round of eight in the NCAA women's tournament with a 53-42 victory over George Washington, reports AP. Essence Carson scored 25 points to lead the Scarlet Knights and set up a rubber match with Big East rival Connecticut, with whom Rutgers split two games earlier this season. The winner gets a trip to the Final Four.
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MARCH MADNESS
20-1 second-half run dooms Old Dominion
Hartford Courant (Conn.) Mar 30, 08 7:18 PM CDT
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No. 1 Connecticut moved within one win of its first Final Four appearance since 2004 with a 78-63 victory over Old Dominion, thanks to rising star Maya Moore, who scored 25 points and set the Big East's freshman season scoring record. The Huskies have won 14 straight since their lone loss on Feb. 5 to Rutgers - their next opponent, reports the Courant .
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Stanford women pass Pittsburgh to set up match with Maryland
Washington Post Mar 30, 08 5:30 AM CDT
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The Maryland Terrapins are on their way to the Spokane Regional finals after a decisive 80-66 defeat of Vanderbilt, reports the Washington Post. The top-seeded Terps followed the lead of Crystal Langhorne, who put up 28 points and nine boards and helped keep the Commodores from ever truly threatening a victory. Next up for Maryland is Stanford, who also had a good night:
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Lady Tigers hold Cowgirls to 15% shooting in first half
Associated Press Mar 29, 08 6:06 PM CDT
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LSU had a fairly easy tuneup for North Carolina in the regional semifinals, as the Lady Tigers cruised by Oklahoma State 67-52 today, reports the Associated Press. Erica White led Louisiana State with 18 points, and three other teammates scored in double figures. LSU held the Cowgirls to 15% shooting in the first half and forced 13 turnovers.
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Maryland shucks Huskers, UNC defeats Georgia with ease
Hartford Courant (Conn.) Mar 26, 08 2:39 AM CDT
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The University of Connecticut women breezed to an easy 89-55 victory over Texas to advance to the NCAA tournament's Sweet Sixteen round, thanks largely to Maya Moore and her 24 points. Scoring 16 of those within eight minutes, Moore also shone on defense with spectacular shot blocking, reports the Hartford Courant . Elsewhere in the tournament:
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As 5'2 Walters nails 3 with four seconds to play
Associated Press Mar 26, 08 12:09 AM CDT
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Virginia's erasure of an 11-point second half deficit was too little too late, the AP reports. Even after pulling ahead in OT, 85-81, the fourth-seeded Cavaliers couldn't stop a 7-0 run by fifth-seed Old Dominion, capped off by the Lady Monarchs' Jazzmin Walters sinking a decisive three-pointer with little more than four seconds to play to win it 88-85.
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Third-seeded Cowgirls move on to the round of 16.
Associated Press Mar 24, 08 9:47 PM CDT
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Andrea Riley's free throw with 0.7 seconds remaining gave Oklahoma State a 73-72 see-saw victory over Florida State to advance to the regional semifinals in the women's NCAA tournament, only two years removed from an 0-16 Big 12 season. Riley got to the line after being fouled by FSU's Shante Williams while attempting an awkward buzzer-beating jumper, reports the AP.
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Duke smashes newbie Murray State, Virginia gallops past UCSB
Tennessean Mar 24, 08 4:22 AM CDT
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The Tennessee women had no trouble securing their 27th straight first-round win yesterday, staying comfortably ahead of Oral Roberts and finishing with a decisive 94-55 victory. In only 14 minutes of play Candace Parker racked up 14 points, four rebounds and four steals, while Angie Bjorklund led UT's scoring with 16 points, reports the Tennessean . Elsewhere in the tournament:
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Purdue wins over Utah; Old Dominion scorches Liberty Flames
Associated Press Mar 23, 08 9:52 PM CDT
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It’s been 14 years since UConn won a first-round women's NCAA tournament game by less than 23 points. Today was no exception, as they routed Cornell, 89-47. Already the Huskies have fared better than their male counterparts, who lost in the first round of their tourney. Maya Moore led UConn with 17 points as the team improves to 33-1. In other women’s tournament action:
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Elsewhere, Notre Dame advances with victory over SMU
Associated Press Mar 23, 08 7:22 PM CDT
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Ashley Houts scored her team's last eight points, all on free throws in the final 41 seconds, as eighth-seeded Georgia overcame a halftime deficit to defeat Iowa, 67-61, in the first round of the women's NCAA tournament. Angel Robinson led the winners with 17 points while Houts added 12 assists. Georgia next faces top-seeded UNC, reports AP. In other action:
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OK State tops ETSU, Marist roars past DePaul
Associated Press Mar 22, 08 11:46 PM CDT
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Jayne Appel posted a career-best 33 points, 29 in the first half, as the Stanford Cardinal crushed first-timers Cleveland State last night, 85-47. Kaley Klein posted 16 points for 15th seeded Cleveland State, who won a mere eight games last year, the AP reports. Stanford will take on either UTEP or Western Kentucky on Monday. In other Women's Tournament news:
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