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Frazee's Big Shot Gives Liberty Big South Title
Liberty's Megan Frazee scores two of her 24 points. "It happened to go our way and we're just blessed," Frazee said.
(By Jason E. Miczek -- Associated Press)
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¿ COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION: In Newark, Del., T.J. Jordan and Tiffany Green each scored 15 points and No. 14 Old Dominion rallied from an 18-point deficit to defeat Virginia Commonwealth, 71-64, for its 17th consecutive tournament championship.
Jazzmin Walters contributed 12 points and Shahida Williams, the tournament's MVP, had 10 for top-seeded Old Dominion (29-4), which improved to 50-0 in CAA tournament games since joining the league before the 1991-92 season.
Krystal Vaughn and D'Andra Moss scored 16 points each and Radoslava Bachvarova added 15 for the Rams (25-7). VCU had won six straight before competing in the championship for the first time.
¿ HORIZON LEAGUE: In Green Bay, Wis., Kailey Klein had 29 points and 13 rebounds to lead Cleveland State to a 70-56 victory and its first NCAA tournament berth.
Dominique Butler added 16 points and 13 rebounds and Brittany Korth had 13 points and four assists. Klein, who was named the tournament's MVP, also had four assists and two steals.
Fourth-seeded Cleveland State (19-13) never trailed against the second-seeded Raiders (16-16), taking a 30-21 halftime lead and pulling ahead by 15 early in the second half.
¿ IVY LEAGUE: In New York, Moina Snyder and Jeomi Maduka each scored 14 points to help Cornell defeat Dartmouth, 64-47, and earn its first berth in the NCAA tournament.
Cornell scored the first 11 points and never looked back. The Big Green didn't get its first basket until Brittney Smith hit a shot nearly six minutes into the game. Snyder scored eight of the Big Red's first 13 points and Cornell (20-8) extended its advantage to 26-8 on Shannon Scarselletta's layup with 7 minutes 5 seconds left in the half and led 32-19 at the half.
The Big Red started the second half with a 12-2 run to put the game away as Dartmouth got no closer than 16 the rest of the game. Scarselletta scored seven of her 11 points during the spurt.
Dartmouth (15-15) beat Harvard, 68-62, on Friday night to advance to the championship. Cornell won a coin pull to get the bye into the championship game. The Ivy League is the only conference without a postseason tournament, forcing the need for a playoff to determine the automatic berth.
