European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 3, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday april 3 2007 stars and stripes Page 31 ugly game pretty lady vols bid for a seventh title still alive despite Lousy shooting by Tom Withers the associated press Cleveland Pat Summit didst become a Hall of Famer and win nearly 1000 games and six Mcaa championships by coaching teams that shot 27 per cent guess theres a first time for everything i a game that promised Offen Sive Beauty and delivered ugliness Tennessee rallied from a 12point deficit in the final to defeat North Carolina 5650 in the women Mcaa tournament Semi finals on sunday night the lady vols 333 moved into their 12th Mcaa title game despite making just 17 of 63 shots 27 a record for the Low est Fiel goal percentage by a win Ning team in the final four so were in the record Book again Summit said i like that it aint pretty but were there so they Are the lady vols who Haven won a National title since 1998 an eternity on Rocky face Rutgers on tuesday night in the Champion ship game the Scarlet knights advanced with a 5935 Victory Over leu in another game that was Unbe fitting of College Basket balls biggest stage Summitt want about to com Plain or apologize for her teams Lessith unspectacular perform or for a showcase game that was almost too painful to watch at this Point a win is a win any Way you can get it if s probably one of the Best wins of my career she said if s All part of getting to the National championship game Candace Parker scored 14 Points and made the biggest of Tennessee record 20 steals wrestling the Ball from a North Carolina guard in the final minute after a series of three Point at tempts by North Carolina guard Ivory Latta failed to find the net in the final and the Horn sounded Parker calmly walked to the Middle of me floor extended her Index Finger and said the same two words almost everyone decked out in Tennessee Orange and White has been muttering for nearly a decade one More Parker said As in one More Victory and just maybe another Mcaa title for the lady vols everyone wearing Orange would say if s been Way too Long since Tennessee won a National championship Parker said in tired of not seeing a Banner that has All our names written All Over it Down 4836 and on the verge of seeing another splendid season end in disappointment Tennes see outscored the tar heels 202 Down the stretch it was Sweet re Venge for Tennessee which had lost the Cleveland regional final on the same floor one year ago to the tar heels 344 and were beaten 7057 by North Carolina in december at the eight minute Mark i said we dont want to go Home were not leaving Here without a National championship sum Mitt said Parker the lady vols does Grything phenom made sure this trip to Cleveland would last More than one game although she went just 3for12 from the Field she went 8for9 from the line had 13 rebounds and fouled out two tar heels Tennessee Nicky Anosike added 14 Points none bigger than Mark Tennessee Candace Parker is poised to Block a Layup attempt by North Carolinas Ivory Latta during the second half of sundays women Mcaa National semifinal in Cleveland Tennessee advanced 5650 her Layup with left when the lady vols finally caught the High powered tar heels at 50all North Carolina trying to get to the championship game for the second time collapsed Down the stretch just like its mens team did last week against George town in the tar heels last 15 posses Sions they scored just two Points missed All eight Fiel goal tries and had seven turnovers weve never lost to a team that shot 27 percent coach Sylvia Hatchell said i feel like defensively we did the Job in really disappointed Latta had 13 Points but the Littlest tar Heel  make the big shot in just sorry the senior said sniffling because i Felt like we should have won and i could not get the shot the tar heels who missed their first 13 shots appeared in control when Latta drove to the Basket and was fouled while Mak ing a scoop shot with left she flexed her biceps let out a scream in the direction of Caroli Nas supporters and Sank the free throw to make it 4636 Parker and the lady vols were far from finished they upped the defensive pres sure forced the tar heels into six turnovers on seven trips and held the nations highest scoring team to two free throws by Latta and no Field goals in the final we just turned up the intensity vols guard Shannon Bobbitt said defense wins games upstart Rutgers Routs leu and surprises its coach by Joe Milicia the associated press Cleveland c Vivian Stringer fluctuated Between stoic Confidence and utter disbelief her inexperienced Rutgers team with five freshman and no seniors had just crushed leu and earned its first trip to the Mcaa championship game this just int the season that she or any one else expected Rutgers to have i do believe this is a team of destiny and theres a sense of Calm Stringer said Rutgers improbable season continued with a dominating 5935 Victory Over leu on sunday night up next is powerhouse Tennessee which rallied from 12 Points Down in the second half to beat North Caro Lina 5650 Stringer the first coach to take three teams to the final four has another shot at her first title 25 seasons after taking Chey Ney to the championship game Shes doing it with firs year players who May not realize How rare an Opportunity they have we Haven really pounded it into their Heads this is the final four Stringer said my god if s the final four the Scarlet knights have a Chance to make history for a school that last earned an Mcaa team championship in 1949 sharing a fencing title with army swarming defense and a hot touch be Hind the arc blew out leu which scored the fewest Points Ever in a final four game Louisiana tech had 44 against ten Nessee in the 1987 title game Matee Ajavon scored 16 Points and hit four three pointers to help Rutgers build an insurmountable first half Lead the Scarlet knights 278 hounded 6foot6 Sylvia Fowles who appeared aggravated by the relentless defenders she was held to five Points Matching a season Low and seven rebounds not taking anything from Rutgers de sense but i dont feel that they had to do much Fowles said i just think i had a sluggish game from the get go the lady tigers 308 ended a Surpris ing tournament run behind acting head coach Bob Starkey who was thrust into the Job when coach Pokey Chat Nan abruptly resigned March 7 amid allegations of improper conduct with one or More former players i did Tell the team that if i never coached again that i was thrilled that this was the last team i coached Starkey said frustrated with Rutgers poor defensive play Early in the season Stringer took away the teams locker room privileges last december for a month now they Are the third no 4 seed to reach the championship wow that the Best word to describe what happened Here Stringer said we talked about believing in what we know no one expected us to be Here but these players believe in themselves we focused on the defense we didst read into the hype she want the Only one wowed by the team Rutgers entourage included new Jersey gov Jon s Corzine and Scarlet knights football coach Greg Schiano essence Carson helped set the tone for sundays Celebration scoring 15 Points be fore leaving with leg cramps in the second half she hit three three pointers and rut Gers was 10for20 from behind the arc while going Only 10for31 inside it it feels great to have gotten this far but we cant give up now Why just Settle for this Carson said we came from nothing and built our foundation