WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Stanford earns return trip…
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Stanford earns return trip to Final Four
By The Associated Press | |
FRESNO – Nnemkadi Ogwumike will end her sensational senior season right where she has the rest: at the Final Four.
Ogwumike had 29 points and nine rebounds Monday night, sending top-seeded Stanford past No. 2 Duke 81-69 in the Fresno Regional final for the Cardinal's fifth straight Final Four berth.
Little sister, Chiney Ogwumike, grabbed 17 rebounds to go with 12 points and freshman Amber Orrange added 13 points and four assists as the Cardinal extended their school-record winning streak to 32 games.
Nneka Ogwumike is headed back to the Final Four in her NCAA tournament farewell with that elusive championship still in reach. Stanford (35-1), looking for the program's first title since 1992, will play Sunday night against unbeaten Baylor (38-0) at the Pepsi Center in Denver.
Chelsea Gray had 23 points, four rebounds and four assists and Shay Selby scored 11 in her final college game for Duke (27-6), which fell short of reaching the program's first Final Four since 2006.
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Baylor 77, Tennessee 58: Brittney Griner had 23 points, 15 rebounds and nine blocks before being ejected with less than a minute left and the top-seeded Bears (38-0) rolled over the Volunteers.
Shekinna Stricklen had 22 points for Tennessee (27-9), whose seniors became its first four-year class not to reach a Final Four.
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