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2051 FINAL FOUR
All four #1 seeds dropped in the Elite 8 (USC, Purdue, Tennessee, Cal) leaving this Final Four with two teams that have never won national titles. Portland won their only title in 2038, the year before Kairi Harder took over for the retiring Amelia Sartin and Duke has won six, the last coming 29 years ago.
Code:
Portland 89, Duke 62
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Duke (28-10, 11-3):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Melanie Gosselin C 25 3-9 0-0 2 3 1 4 6
Amelia Wachter PF 31 0-8 1-2 1 8 2 2 1
Bailey Sanchez SF 29 3-9 0-0 4 9 3 1 6
Emily Llewellyn SG 23 5-12 5-7 4 4 0 0 17
Ivo Rejchrt PG 23 5-12 0-1 3 4 2 1 11
Arya Sell PG 16 3-5 0-0 1 1 1 1 7
Amber Martin SF 20 3-12 0-0 3 6 2 2 8
Nicole Darnell PG 11 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Chloe Norfleet SG 9 0-1 1-2 1 2 1 2 1
Kenzie Bryant SF 1 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 0
Arielle Lawrence C 12 2-2 1-1 1 3 0 4 5
Turnovers: 13 (M.Gosselin 1, B.Sanchez 2, E.Llewellyn
1, I.Rejchrt 2, A.Martin 4, N.Darnell 1, A.Lawrence 2)
Blocked Shots: 3 (A.Wachter 2, I.Rejchrt 1)
Steals: 7 (M.Gosselin 1, A.Wachter 1, E.Llewellyn 1,
A.Sell 2, A.Martin 2)
3P FGs: 6-28 (A.Wachter 0-3, E.Llewellyn 2-4, I.Rejchrt
1-7, A.Sell 1-2, A.Martin 2-10, N.Darnell 0-1,
C.Norfleet 0-1)
Portland (32-7, 14-2):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Teagan Leeds C 33 10-13 5-6 2 10 4 3 25
Ivy Kamp SF 33 4-9 2-2 1 11 8 1 11
Michelle Smith PF 29 3-3 1-1 0 4 0 0 7
Kaylynn Mendiola SG 31 10-16 0-0 0 0 1 3 28
Jessica Ledesma PG 26 2-5 1-3 0 4 7 4 5
Bailey Bennett PG 10 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 5 0
Lisa Robertson SG 14 3-6 0-0 0 3 2 0 8
Brianna King PF 16 1-1 2-4 0 0 2 1 5
Jamie Carrizales C 4 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Erika Marrero PF 4 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0
Turnovers: 15 (T.Leeds 2, I.Kamp 1, M.Smith 1,
K.Mendiola 5, J.Ledesma 3, B.Bennett 1, L.Robertson 1,
B.King 1)
Blocked Shots: 10 (T.Leeds 4, I.Kamp 1, M.Smith 5)
Steals: 5 (T.Leeds 1, K.Mendiola 2, J.Ledesma 1, B.King
1)
3P FGs: 12-19 (I.Kamp 1-2, K.Mendiola 8-12, L.Robertson
2-4, B.King 1-1)
Player of Game: C Teagan Leeds (PORTL)
In the other semi-final, Indiana State rolled to their first title game upending Gonzaga to prevent the all-WCC final.
Code:
Indiana State 74, Gonzaga 43
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Gonzaga (23-12, 11-5):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Jennifer Snider C 26 2-4 2-2 4 6 2 2 6
Jennifer Layfield PF 25 2-3 0-0 1 2 0 2 4
Sarah Lippert SF 30 5-10 2-2 1 8 2 2 14
Elaine Ozuna SG 25 4-9 0-0 1 3 0 2 9
Melissa Johnson PG 33 3-11 0-0 2 3 6 1 6
Cheyenne Duhon SG 23 1-5 0-0 0 3 0 1 2
Jocelyn Gillett PF 16 0-1 0-0 0 2 0 3 0
Amanda Young SG 7 1-4 0-0 1 3 0 2 2
Haleigh Caron SF 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Kailee Denson C 12 0-2 0-0 1 3 0 0 0
Turnovers: 20 (J.Snider 3, J.Layfield 2, S.Lippert 5,
E.Ozuna 3, M.Johnson 2, C.Duhon 4, K.Denson 1)
Blocked Shots: 5 (J.Snider 3, J.Layfield 2)
Steals: 2 (S.Lippert 1, E.Ozuna 1)
3P FGs: 3-19 (J.Layfield 0-1, S.Lippert 2-3, E.Ozuna
1-4, M.Johnson 0-6, C.Duhon 0-1, J.Gillett 0-1,
A.Young 0-3)
Indiana State (36-1, 16-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Sage Harrison C 29 2-7 3-3 0 5 2 4 7
Sarah Boyer PF 31 1-1 2-3 0 3 1 2 4
Jennifer Johnson SF 27 6-9 0-0 0 5 1 3 12
Izzy Thomas SG 33 13-21 4-5 3 3 2 1 33
Birdie Mitchell PG 33 4-9 2-2 3 6 9 0 14
Jessica Herron PG 22 0-2 1-2 0 0 2 0 1
Cali Wright SF 6 0-1 0-0 1 2 0 0 0
Charleigh Moon SF 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0
Ashley Valerio PF 6 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Mya Strickland SG 5 0-0 2-2 0 2 0 1 2
Rose Vuong C 5 0-1 1-2 0 1 0 0 1
Jennifer Madden PF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 6 (S.Harrison 1, J.Johnson 1, I.Thomas 1,
B.Mitchell 1, J.Herron 2)
Blocked Shots: 1 (S.Harrison 1)
Steals: 7 (J.Johnson 1, I.Thomas 2, B.Mitchell 3,
J.Herron 1)
3P FGs: 7-10 (I.Thomas 3-6, B.Mitchell 4-4)
Player of Game: SG Izzy Thomas (IN ST)
2051 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Code:
Indiana State 82, Portland 76
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Indiana State (37-1, 16-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Sage Harrison C 28 7-9 2-4 1 4 1 3 16
Sarah Boyer PF 32 0-0 0-0 1 6 0 2 0
Jennifer Johnson SF 31 5-10 3-4 2 6 1 4 13
Izzy Thomas SG 33 11-24 3-6 1 1 2 4 27
Birdie Mitchell PG 35 7-11 7-7 1 3 13 1 22
Jessica Herron PG 18 0-0 0-0 0 0 5 1 0
Cali Wright SF 7 0-3 0-0 0 0 1 1 0
Charleigh Moon SF 4 1-4 0-0 1 3 0 0 2
Ashley Valerio SG 8 1-2 0-0 0 3 0 2 2
Mya Strickland SG 2 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 0
Rose Vuong C 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 10 (S.Harrison 2, S.Boyer 1, J.Johnson 1,
I.Thomas 5, A.Valerio 1)
Blocked Shots: 0
Steals: 9 (S.Boyer 3, B.Mitchell 2, J.Herron 2,
C.Wright 1, C.Moon 1)
3P FGs: 3-13 (I.Thomas 2-7, B.Mitchell 1-3, C.Moon 0-2,
A.Valerio 0-1)
Portland (32-8, 14-2):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Teagan Leeds C 25 8-15 5-7 1 5 3 4 22
Ivy Kamp PF 35 5-5 7-8 3 12 7 3 19
Michelle Smith SF 28 1-2 0-0 1 7 1 4 2
Kaylynn Mendiola SG 37 2-6 2-2 1 4 2 1 7
Jessica Ledesma PG 35 5-11 4-4 0 1 6 2 17
Bailey Bennett PG 17 4-6 0-2 1 2 1 1 9
Lisa Robertson SG 6 0-3 0-0 0 2 1 1 0
Brianna King PF 14 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Jamie Carrizales C 5 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0
Turnovers: 21 (T.Leeds 4, I.Kamp 2, M.Smith 2,
K.Mendiola 5, J.Ledesma 6, L.Robertson 1, B.King 1)
Blocked Shots: 4 (T.Leeds 3, B.Bennett 1)
Steals: 4 (K.Mendiola 1, J.Ledesma 2, B.Bennett 1)
3P FGs: 8-21 (T.Leeds 1-2, I.Kamp 2-2, K.Mendiola 1-5,
J.Ledesma 3-7, B.Bennett 1-2, L.Robertson 0-3)
Player of Game: PG Birdie Mitchell (IN ST)
It's Indiana State's first national title.
Nebraska won the NIT over Central Florida. |