Final
Clarke leads Vanderbilt over St. Joseph's
Mar 23, 2013 - 7:36 PM Storrs, CT (Sports Network) - Tiffany Clarke notched a double-double for the eighth-seed Vanderbilt Commodores who edged the St. Joseph's Hawks, 60-54, in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament at Gampel Pavilion.Clarke had 16 points and 12 rebounds and Jasmine Lister tallied 14 points for Vanderbilt (21-11) which will take on top-seed Connecticu in the next round.
Chatilla van Grinsven had 14 points and came a rebound short of a double- double for St. Joseph's (23-9). The ninth-seed Hawks also got 10 points apiece from Natasha Cloud and Ilze Gotfrida.
The Commodores went into the locker room leading 33-27 after holding the Hawks to just 37.5 percent shooting in the first half. The two teams combined to go 0-of-12 from 3-point range in the first 20 minutes.
After the break Vanderbilt took its largest lead, 40-30, after a 7-0 spurt early in the second period. The Hawks remained within striking distance though and actually tied the game, 48-48, with 6:50 left on a layup from van Grinsven. The Commodores answered with a layup from Heather Bowe and a jumper from Christina Foggie after a Hawks' turnover to put them back ahead for good. The Hawks had plenty of chances to come back but hit just 2-of-11 shot attempts in the last four minutes.
Vanderbilt had a 47-22 edge on the boards. The game featured nine ties and six lead changes.
- ST. JOSEPH'S: 54
VANDERBILT: 60
Final
Mar 23 1:03 PM - 157
rootsRUWTbot Added 64 roots (Close Finish, Upset)
St. Joseph's(9) 54, Vanderbilt(8) 56 4th - 0:40Mar 23 12:57 PM - 93
rootsRUWTbot Took away 64 roots (Close Finish)
St. Joseph's(9) 50, Vanderbilt(8) 54 4th - 2:23Mar 23 12:55 PM - 157
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St. Joseph's(9) 50, Vanderbilt(8) 52 4th - 3:07Mar 23 12:52 PM - 147
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St. Joseph's(9) 50, Vanderbilt(8) 52 4th - 3:45Mar 23 12:50 PM - 69
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St. Joseph's(9) 48, Vanderbilt(8) 52 4th - 5:32Mar 23 12:46 PM - 97
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St. Joseph's(9) 48, Vanderbilt(8) 48 4th - 6:48Mar 23 12:40 PM - ST. JOSEPH'S: 27
VANDERBILT: 33
Halftime
Mar 23 11:52 AM - ST. JOSEPH'S: 0
VANDERBILT: 0
1st Half - 20:00
Mar 23 11:07 AM
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