Alexis Morris scores 27 points, Angel Reese has 24 and the Tigers use a 15-0 fourth-quarter run to beat the top-seeded Hokies, 79-72, and end the program’s semifinal frustration.
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The win came in the second season since feisty and flamboyantly dressed Coach Kim Mulkey – in a carnation pink top this time – returned to her home state to take over a Tigers program that lost five consecutive national semifinal games from 2004-08 the only other times they made it this far.Mulkey, who won three national titles in four Final Four appearances over her 21 seasons at Baylor, is only the second coach to take two different teams to the national championship game. The other was C.
Amoore set a record for the most 3-pointers in a single NCAA tournament with 24, though she had a tough night shooting – shooting 4 for 17 overall, including 4 for 15 from behind the arc. She passed Kia Nurse’s record 22 set in the 2017 tourney for UConn, which lost in the national semifinals on the same court. Arizona’s Aari McDonald had 22 in six NCAA tourney games two years ago.
The Hokies ended the first half with an 11-0 run to lead for the first time, at 34-32 on Traylor’s driving layup with 53 seconds left.
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