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Women’s Recap: Clutch free throw puts Oklahoma State in the Sweet 16
By The Associated Press
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 | No comments posted.
DES MOINES, Iowa — Andrea Riley sank a free throw with 0.7 seconds left in overtime to give Oklahoma State a 73-72 victory over a gritty Florida State team Monday night in the second round of the New Orleans Regional.
The back-and-forth game appeared headed to a second overtime when Riley was trapped 18 feet from the basket with time about to run out. She went up for what would have been an awkward shot and official Teresa Dahlem whistled a foul on Florida State’s Shante Williams just as the buzzer sounded.
The officials then checked the TV monitor and put 0.7 seconds on the clock. Riley, who had missed two free throws on her previous trip to the line, bricked the first one but nailed the second, then intercepted Florida State’s long inbounds pass, allowing the Cowgirls to escape.
So, two years after going 0-16 in the Big 12, Oklahoma State is in the round of 16. The third-seeded Cowgirls (27-7) will play No. 2 seed LSU in the regional semifinals next Saturday.
Danielle Green led Oklahoma State with 23 points and Riley scored 21, though she shot just 8-for-25.
Florida State (19-14), the 11th seed, surprised many by even getting into the tournament, but the Seminoles upset sixth-seeded Ohio State in the first round, then gave Oklahoma State all it could handle.
Mara Freshour led the Seminoles with 20 points, including four 3-pointers. Williams scored 16 of her 19 after halftime and Jacinta Monroe added 14 points and 13 rebounds.
LSU 68, Marist 49
BATON ROUGE, La. — Sylvia Fowles had 19 points and 13 rebounds, and Erica White had 15 points to help LSU end the Red Foxes’ 22-game winning streak.
Fowles, playing her final game on campus, also became the leading rebounder in the history of the Southeastern Conference with 1,527.
White scored all of her points in the second half on an array of perimeter shots and determined drives to the hoop to help second-seeded LSU (29-5) break open a close game.
Julianne Viani led seventh-seeded Marist (32-3) with 21 points, hitting 5 3-pointers. Rachele Fitz had 11 points and nine rebounds.
Spokane regional
Pittsburgh 67, Baylor 59
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Shavonte Zellous scored 19 points and grabbed a key late rebound to lead the No. 6 seed Panthers.
Pitt (24-10) is in a regional semifinal for the first time in school history. Baylor (25-7) lost in the second round for the second year in a row and the difference turned out to be Zellous and Marcedes Walker.
Pitt will play Stanford in the regional semifinals.
The Bears were led by their frontline duo of Danielle Wilson with 15 points and Rachel Allison with 14. Guard Angela Tisdale finished with 13.
Walker, a 6-foot-4 center, scored 12 of her 17 points in the second half and grabbed nine rebounds before fouling out with 5:28 left. She got the last two fouls in a span of less than a minute and Pitt’s 53-49 lead at the time was in jeopardy.
But Zellous took the Panthers the rest of the way. She hit three free throws after being fouled behind the arc, then outhustled a Baylor player to a loose-ball rebound with 37 seconds left and the Panthers up 61-54.
Vanderbilt 64, West Virginia 46
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Christina Wirth scored 21 points and reserve Jessica Mooney added 11 to help Vanderbilt beat West Virginia.
The fourth-seeded Commodores (25-8) advanced to the regional semifinals in Spokane, Wash., where they’ll meet the winner of today’s game between Nebraska and Maryland.
Olayinka Sanni led fifth-seeded West Virginia (25-8) with 14 points while Meg Bulger scored 13 and LaQuita Owens had 10.
Greensboro Regional
Rutgers 69, Iowa State 58
DES MOINES, Iowa — Kia Vaughn scored 23 points to lead four players in double figures and Rutgers advanced to the regional semifinals for the fourth straight season by beating Iowa State.
The Scarlet Knights, who leaned on its stingy defense all season, shot over 50 percent for the second straight NCAA tournament game.
Epiphanny Prince scored 17 points, Matee Ajavon had 16 and Essence Carson added 10 for second-seeded Rutgers (26-6).
Heather Ezell scored 19 to lead Iowa State, which played just 35 miles from their campus and was buoyed by a decidedly pro-Cyclones crowd.
Oklahoma City Regional
Texas A&M 63, Hartford 39
BATON ROUGE, La. — Danielle Gant scored 21 points on 9-of-11 shooting to lead Texas A&M to a dominant victory over 10th-seeded Hartford.
Morenike Atunrase, playing in her home state of Louisiana, added 13 points to help the Aggies (28-7) win their 11th straight game. Texas A&M will play the winner of Tuesday’s game between Duke and Arizona State.
Hartford (28-6), which beat Syracuse in the first round, saw its 10-game winning streak end and still has yet to advance beyond the second round.
Danielle Hood had 13 points and nine rebounds to lead the Hawks, who shot 34 percent and turned the ball over 25 times.
The back-and-forth game appeared headed to a second overtime when Riley was trapped 18 feet from the basket with time about to run out. She went up for what would have been an awkward shot and official Teresa Dahlem whistled a foul on Florida State’s Shante Williams just as the buzzer sounded.
The officials then checked the TV monitor and put 0.7 seconds on the clock. Riley, who had missed two free throws on her previous trip to the line, bricked the first one but nailed the second, then intercepted Florida State’s long inbounds pass, allowing the Cowgirls to escape.
So, two years after going 0-16 in the Big 12, Oklahoma State is in the round of 16. The third-seeded Cowgirls (27-7) will play No. 2 seed LSU in the regional semifinals next Saturday.
Danielle Green led Oklahoma State with 23 points and Riley scored 21, though she shot just 8-for-25.
Florida State (19-14), the 11th seed, surprised many by even getting into the tournament, but the Seminoles upset sixth-seeded Ohio State in the first round, then gave Oklahoma State all it could handle.
Mara Freshour led the Seminoles with 20 points, including four 3-pointers. Williams scored 16 of her 19 after halftime and Jacinta Monroe added 14 points and 13 rebounds.
LSU 68, Marist 49
BATON ROUGE, La. — Sylvia Fowles had 19 points and 13 rebounds, and Erica White had 15 points to help LSU end the Red Foxes’ 22-game winning streak.
Fowles, playing her final game on campus, also became the leading rebounder in the history of the Southeastern Conference with 1,527.
White scored all of her points in the second half on an array of perimeter shots and determined drives to the hoop to help second-seeded LSU (29-5) break open a close game.
Julianne Viani led seventh-seeded Marist (32-3) with 21 points, hitting 5 3-pointers. Rachele Fitz had 11 points and nine rebounds.
Spokane regional
Pittsburgh 67, Baylor 59
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Shavonte Zellous scored 19 points and grabbed a key late rebound to lead the No. 6 seed Panthers.
Pitt (24-10) is in a regional semifinal for the first time in school history. Baylor (25-7) lost in the second round for the second year in a row and the difference turned out to be Zellous and Marcedes Walker.
Pitt will play Stanford in the regional semifinals.
The Bears were led by their frontline duo of Danielle Wilson with 15 points and Rachel Allison with 14. Guard Angela Tisdale finished with 13.
Walker, a 6-foot-4 center, scored 12 of her 17 points in the second half and grabbed nine rebounds before fouling out with 5:28 left. She got the last two fouls in a span of less than a minute and Pitt’s 53-49 lead at the time was in jeopardy.
But Zellous took the Panthers the rest of the way. She hit three free throws after being fouled behind the arc, then outhustled a Baylor player to a loose-ball rebound with 37 seconds left and the Panthers up 61-54.
Vanderbilt 64, West Virginia 46
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Christina Wirth scored 21 points and reserve Jessica Mooney added 11 to help Vanderbilt beat West Virginia.
The fourth-seeded Commodores (25-8) advanced to the regional semifinals in Spokane, Wash., where they’ll meet the winner of today’s game between Nebraska and Maryland.
Olayinka Sanni led fifth-seeded West Virginia (25-8) with 14 points while Meg Bulger scored 13 and LaQuita Owens had 10.
Greensboro Regional
Rutgers 69, Iowa State 58
DES MOINES, Iowa — Kia Vaughn scored 23 points to lead four players in double figures and Rutgers advanced to the regional semifinals for the fourth straight season by beating Iowa State.
The Scarlet Knights, who leaned on its stingy defense all season, shot over 50 percent for the second straight NCAA tournament game.
Epiphanny Prince scored 17 points, Matee Ajavon had 16 and Essence Carson added 10 for second-seeded Rutgers (26-6).
Heather Ezell scored 19 to lead Iowa State, which played just 35 miles from their campus and was buoyed by a decidedly pro-Cyclones crowd.
Oklahoma City Regional
Texas A&M 63, Hartford 39
BATON ROUGE, La. — Danielle Gant scored 21 points on 9-of-11 shooting to lead Texas A&M to a dominant victory over 10th-seeded Hartford.
Morenike Atunrase, playing in her home state of Louisiana, added 13 points to help the Aggies (28-7) win their 11th straight game. Texas A&M will play the winner of Tuesday’s game between Duke and Arizona State.
Hartford (28-6), which beat Syracuse in the first round, saw its 10-game winning streak end and still has yet to advance beyond the second round.
Danielle Hood had 13 points and nine rebounds to lead the Hawks, who shot 34 percent and turned the ball over 25 times.
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