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UConn rallies to earn spot in Final Four
Apr 2, 2008 - 7:39 AM GREESBORO, North Carolina (Ticker) -- Renee Montgomery and Ketia Swanier scored 15 points apiece as top-seeded Connecticut rallied to overcome No. 2 Rutgers, 66-56, in the championship game of the Greensboro Regional on Tuesday night.Kalli McLaren added 10 points for the Huskies (36-1), who trailed by as many as 14 points in the first half against their Big East Conference arch-rival.
Connecticut will play Stanford in the Final Four on Sunday in Tampa, Florida. Tennessee and Louisiana State meet in the other game.
Matee Ajavon scored 18 points for Rutgers (27-7), which bolted to a 25-11 lead and took a 32-27 advantage into halftime.
A layup by Ajavon made it 41-34 with 12:45 left before the Huskies started their comeback.
Swanier and Montgomery hit 3-pointers to spark the comeback and star freshman Maya Moore connected from the arc to put UConn ahead for good, 52-49, with 2:55 to go.
The Huskies closed it out by hitting their final 12 shots from the free-throw line, including six in a row by Swanier.
- GREENSBORO REGIONAL
AT GREENSBORO NC
NCAA WOMENS BB GREENSBORO REGIONAL
FINAL 1ST 2ND TOTAL
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RUTGERS (2) 32 24 56
CONNECTICUT (1) 27 39 66 FINAL
Apr 1 11:00 PM - 45
rootsRUWTbot Added 35 roots (Close Finish, Upset)
Rutgers(2) 51, Connecticut(1) 54 4th - 1:46Apr 1 10:48 PM - GREENSBORO REGIONAL
AT GREENSBORO NC
NCAA WOMENS BB (2) RUTGERS 32
(1) CONNECTICUT 27 HALFTIME
Apr 1 9:47 PM
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