April 7, 2008 -Alexis Hornbuckle’s only basket of the game was enough to get Tennessee back in the championship game.Hornbuckle’s putback with seven-tenths of a second left lifted the Lady Vols to a 47-46 victory over LSU in Sunday night’s national semifinal. It was the lowest scoring game in Final Four history.
AP Player of the Year Candace Parker, recovering from a dislocated shoulder, scored 13 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead the Lady Vols.
Tennessee (35-2) moved within a win of its eighth national championship. To do it, the Lady Vols will have to beat Stanford, which stunned Connecticut 82-73 in the other semifinal.
Cardinal star Candice Wiggins, the first player to have two 40-point performances in the same NCAA tournament, finished five assists shy of the first triple-double in women’s Final Four history.
The Lady Vols are looking to become the first repeat champions since the Huskies won three straight titles from 2002-04.
Hoops: Who will win the NCAA Women’s National Championship?
- Tennessee (53%, 8 Votes)
- Stanford (27%, 4 Votes)
Total Voters: 15
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