Women's Hoops Blog

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Monday, December 22, 2008

Over the weekend, a couple of teams flirted with ye olde upset, but #11 Tennessee was the only one who took the plunge. Having been on the receiving end earlier in the season, they were the deliver-er this time, knocking off the visiting (#3) Cardinal.

The game went overtime, after Stanford’s Jeanette Pohlen knocked down a 3-pointer to tie the game at 68 with 54 seconds left (and then Stanford couldn't get off a winning shot in the last 23). But, the Vols pulled away for the 79-69 victory -- a satisfying one for coach Summitt, who feels her team learned from an earlier loss to Texas:
“In the first half against Texas, we came back to tie the game then we had some players who hit the wall. A lot of that was because of youth,” she said. “We’re getting better at understanding how to compete.”
And, not that anyone is keeping track, but that would be victory #992....