Wednesday, March 28, 2007

On to Cleveland!

Final Four
The Final Four is set: Rutgers and LSU upsetting the number one seeds in their brackets, and North Carolina and Tennessee moving on in theirs.

So it's another Final Four for Pat Summitt's teams - that's seventeen now.

They played very well against Mississippi, pretty much cruising to a 36 point victory (98-62) - and that's with Candace Parker sitting the last 12 minutes. 49 rebounds - their early-season weakness - and points from eight players, including 24 for Parker, 16 for Spencer, 14 for Bobbitt (my favorite player and half again her average), 12 for Auguste, and 9 for Anosike.

As the CBS Wire report put it:
Hornbuckle-Parker-BobbittThe Lady Vols shot 52 percent from the field and went 8-for-11 on 3-point attempts while limiting Ole Miss to just 32 percent shooting from the field. The Rebels were just 3-for-20 behind the arc.

No one can argue with Tennessee's incredible NCAA legacy, which is backed by a series of staggering numbers. The Lady Vols are the only team to be included in all 26 tournaments, in which they have a 96-19 record. They are 17-5 in regional championship games.

Ole Miss, which lost 81-69 when the Southeastern Conference rivals met in the regular season, had hoped to set a frantic pace with its full-court pressure and fast-break offense. But it was the Lady Vols who scored early and often to take control while completely disrupting the Rebels' plans.

Bobbitt hit 3s from opposite corners on the first two possessions. And Tennessee was off and running.
So now it's on to Cleveland and the Final Four.

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