NCAA Tournament 2001 - Riley Takes Center Stage





Vandy's Jenni Benningfield can't get by Niele Ivey.

Riley Takes Center Stage
In a matchup of the best centers in the country, Notre Dame's Ruth Riley was clearly the best. Riley scored 32 points to lead the Irish to a 72-64 victory over Vanderbilt and Chantelle Anderson in the Midwest final to advance to the Final Four in St. Louis. The victory sets a third meeting with Big East rival Connecticut, which defeated Louisiana Tech in the East final.
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1st Round
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March 24		 Elite Eight
March 26
South Bend, Ind. (Sat./Mon.) Denver, Colo.
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D
W
E
S
T		 (1) Notre Dame
(16) Alcorn St
98
49
 (1) Notre Dame
(8) Michigan
88
54
 (1) Notre Dame
(5) Utah
69
54
 (1) Notre Dame
(3) Vanderbilt
72
64
(8) Michigan
(9) Virginia
81
71
Salt Lake City, Utah (Sat./Mon.)
(5) Utah
(12) Fairfield
79
57
 (5) Utah
(4) Iowa
78
69
(4) Iowa
(13) Oregon
89
82
Nashville, Tenn. (Sat./Mon.) (3) Vanderbilt
(2) Iowa St
84
65
(6) Colorado
(11) Siena
98
78
 (6) Colorado
(3) Vanderbilt
59
65
(3) Vanderbilt
(14) Idaho St
83
57
Ames, Iowa (Fri./Sun.)
(7) Florida St
(10) Tulane
72
70
 (7) Florida St
(2) Iowa St
70
85
(2) Iowa St
(15) Howard
100
61
 
 
 
ESPN's Ann Werner looks at Notre Dame's Niele Ivey's long, hard road back to St. Louis.
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Alicia Ratay nails a 3-pointer to give Notre Dame its first lead of the game.
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Riley rebounds
Ruth Riley grabs the offensive board and gets the putback.
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Muffet McGraw talks to ESPN's Pam Ward after Notre Dame's Final Four victory.
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Ashley McElhiney finds Zuzana Klimesova cutting through the lane for a open hoop.
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Chantelle Anderson gets around Ruth Riley for an easy Vanderbilt score.
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Kelley Siemon finds Alicia Ratay on the backdoor cut for an Irish hoop.
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Ruth Riley spins in the lane, hits the jumper and draws a foul.
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Ruth Riley draws the double team then dishes to Kelley Siemon for the bucket and foul.
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Ruth Riley grabs the board and gets the putback and the foul.
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Ashley McElhiney drains another three at the end of the first half to give Vanderbilt a 15-point lead.
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Chantelle Anderson is left all alone under the hoop for the basket and foul.
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Angie Welle receives the ball in the paint and swings under the defense for the deuce.
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Kristina Anderson drives into the lane and puts in the left-handed basket.
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Vanderbilt coach Jim Foster and Chantelle Anderson speak with ESPN's Rob Stone.
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Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw and Ruth Riley speak with ESPN's Rob Stone.
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Niele Ivey finds Ruth Riley for 2 of her 21 points.
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Niele Ivey intercepts the long pass, then drives the lane for the tough layup.
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Kelsy Stireman steals the ball and takes it in for the easy two.
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Amy Ewert provides some offense for Utah in the first half.
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Lori Red-Castagnetto comes off the bench and hits the runner late in the game.
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Iowa's Cara Consuegra gets the turnover and scores the layup.
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Utah's Amy Ewert scores the basket and is fouled n the inbounds pass.
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Amy Ewert gets the steal and finds Kelsy Stireman for the easy two.
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