"Both teams were in the one-and-one, and we figured we could get some free throws and try to get some points that way. "We talked about being aggressive and driving to the basket," Duffy said. She shot 5-for-18 from the field and 3-for-10 from 3-point range, but scored 14 points in the second half. We tried to limit a couple of them."ĭuffy struggled until late in the game. "I felt we did a nice job on Zolman, we did a pretty good job on Parker, then Hornbuckle steps up and has a great game," McGraw said. Tennessee's Shanna Zolman, the Lady Vols' top scorer with 17 points per game, was held to five on 1-of-7 shooting. We're just trying so hard with the crowd." I thought we came out and we were a little nervous in the first half. "I was really proud of our effort," McGraw said. Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw liked how hard her the Irish played before a crowd of 11,418, just the third sellout in Joyce Center history. Duffy's jumper trimmed the deficit to 57-51 with 2 minutes left, but Tennessee went 5-of-8 from the free-throw line to end the game. Tennessee led 47-25 with 13:09 left, but Notre Dame went on a 16-4 run to cut the lead to 51-41 with 6:16 remaining. Megan Duffy led Notre Dame (9-2) with 19 points, including eight points in the last 4 minutes. Today, we just had to grind it out."Īlexis Hornbuckle had 15 points and eight rebounds, Nicky Anosike added nine points and freshman Candace Parker had eight points and 11 rebounds for the Lady Vols. "Our philosophy has always been you better pack your defense and your board work on the road," Tennessee coach Pat Summitt said, "because those ugly nights and those poor shooting nights, you just have to grind games out. Tennessee (12-0), which entered the game averaging 83 points, won by outrebounding the Irish 50-35 and holding Notre Dame to 31 percent shooting. Top-ranked Tennessee shot 33 percent from the field and was outscored in the second half, but beat No. (AP) - The only thing normal about Tennessee's victory over Notre Dame was the fact that the Lady Vols won. The Jackets will have a month off to prepare for the Kentucky Invitational on Jan. Lindsey Pickens followed Keck across the finish-line for a fourth-place finish and a time of 5:26.69. In the women’s mile, Ashley Keck finished third overall with a time of 5:26.43. Freshman Leslie Njoku placed seventh in the 400m race with a time of 57.76. Tiffany Grant crossed the line second with a time 56.67 in the women’s 400-meter. Another freshman, Joanna Wright, also finished with a mark of 11 feet, 11 ¾ inches but took home second place when Penk only needed one attempt to clear her third height and Wright needed two.įreshman Megan Manning had a fourth-place finish in the shot put with a mark of 41 feet, 6 inches at her first meet as a member of Tech’s women’s track & field team. Penk finished with a mark of 11 feet, 11 ¾ inches. The women’s squad was led by freshman Erica Penk, who won the pole vault in her first collegiate meet. Tim Guglielmo crossed the line second with a time of 4:29.82 in the one mile race. Jordan placed seventh in the finals with a time of 8.23. Ford finished third in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.16. In the men’s high jump, Jerome Miller placed first at the season-opening meet with a best jump of 6 feet, 10 ¼ inches.ĭave Ford led the men in running events. Steve Marcelle finished third in the shot put event with a throw of 55 feet, 7 ¾ inches. Alphonso Jordan placed second with a career-best jump of 51 feet, 5 ¾ inches.Īndy Powlen also picked up a victory on Saturday, tossing the shot put 57 feet. Lemons earned his second top performance of the weekend with a winning and career-best mark of 52 feet, 4 ¾ inches in the triple jump. – James Lemons II won the men’s triple jump to lead 13 Georgia Tech track and field athletes to top-five finishes on the second day of the Clemson Opener at the Rock Norman Track & Field Complex in Clemson, S.C.
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