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Article: Lady Vols Rally, Step Past Tar Heels; Tennessee 76, North Carolina 70
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- The Washington Post
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- March 24, 1998
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Since the beginning of the NCAA women's tournament,
Tennessee's Lady Vols have been compared to the best college teams
of all time. Undefeated. Unsurpassed. Unchallenged. They had
yawned through so many victories, their presence in the Final Four
this season seemed to be something assumed.
But not by the North Carolina Tar Heels, who almost pulled a
remarkable upset in the Mideast Region final in front of 14,848
mostly orange-clad fans tonight. Despite a frenzied effort by the
Tar Heels, the Lady Vols righted their world with a 76-70 victory to
advance to their 11th Final Four this weekend in Kansas City, Mo.
The Lady Vols are now 37-0, but this one sure didn't come
easily.
"I was ...