Sacramento, CA (Sports Network) – Jeanette Pohlen drove the length of the court and hit a layup at the buzzer to lift the top-seeded Stanford Cardinal to a 55-53 victory over the third-seeded Xavier Musketeers in the Sacramento Regional final of the NCAA Tournament.
NCAA Women’s Elite Eight: Stanford Rips Out Xavier’s Heart, Advances To Final Four With 55-53 Victory
Kayla Pedersen posted 18 points and 10 rebounds for Stanford (35-1), which will take on either third-seeded Oklahoma or fourth-seeded Kentucky in the Final Four. Nnemkadi Ogwumike added 16 points and 14 rebounds for the Cardinal, who are making their 23rd straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
Amber Harris scored 20 points in defeat for Xavier (30-4). The Musketeers also got 11 points from April Phillips and 10 points from Dee Dee Jernigan.
Stanford led 26-24 at intermission despite shooting only 25 percent from the floor in the first half.
Over the final 20 minutes, the Musketeers missed all nine of their three- pointers, enabling the Cardinal to squeak out the win.
This game marked the first-ever meeting between Xavier and Stanford.
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