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Vanderbilt Loses To Stanford On Shot At The Buzzer, 57-55 3-28-04 3/28/2004 Commodores season ends with 26-8 record. NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Kelley Suminski hit a 3-pointer with 0.3 left on the clock to give Stanford a 57-55 victory over Vanderbilt and advance to the Midwest regional finals. All-American Nicole Powell had 16 points, 17 rebounds and nine assists, including a drive and dish that set up Suminski’s game-winner. Powell took the inbounds pass with 11.2 seconds left, dribbled up the court and into the lane before turning around and passing to Suminski, whose open shot rattled in. Suminski finished with 11 points, and T’Nae Thiel added 10 for Stanford (27-6). Hillary Hager had 13 points to lead Vanderbilt. Ashley Earley added 12, Jenni Benningfield scored 11 and Dee Davis had 10. Powell struggled in the second half, going scoreless for the first 19 minutes. But she was all smiles after her biggest play of the night. Vanderbilt (26-8) capitalized on Powell’s ineffectiveness to overcome a 12-point first-half deficit. The Commodores came out of halftime on an 11-2 run to tie it at 37 on Benningfield’s putback of Earley’s miss. The Commodores finally took their first lead with a 10-2 run late in the second half. Davis hit two free throws to give the Commodores a 55-52 lead, but Stanford held Vanderbilt scoreless the rest of the way. Powell was fouled by Hillary Hager and hit two free throws to cut the deficit to one, then the Cardinal kept Vanderbilt from getting off a shot before the shot clock expired on the ensuing possession. The final assist capped what started as a great night for Powell, who did everything for Stanford in the first half. She brought the ball upcourt, rebounded everything in sight and scored almost at will. Powell had 14 points, 11 rebounds and six assists in the opening period. |
