KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee can finally pack its bags. The Lady Vols are headed to the Final Four again.
Gwen Jackson scored 20 points and Kara Lawson had 15 as the top-seeded Lady Vols advanced to their 14th Final Four by beating No. 2 Villanova 73-49 in the Mideast Regional final Monday night.
Shyra Ely added 14 points and nine rebounds for Tennessee (32-4).
Tennessee will play the Duke in the national semifinals in Atlanta on Sunday night.
Duke 57, Texas Tech 51
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Alana Beard scored 28 points as top-seeded Duke rallied to beat No. 2 Texas Tech 57-51 in the Midwest Regional final Monday night. Duke (35-1) will take a 15-game winning streak to Atlanta.-- From wire reports
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