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Article: PURDUE WOMEN 77, LOUISIANA TECH 63 Boilermakers gain final shot Seniors show No. 1 team way past Lady Techsters

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March 27, 1999
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Looking more than comfortable on the big stage, the top-ranked Purdue Boilermakers shot down an experienced Louisiana Tech team, 77-63, in the NCAA women's basketball semifinals Friday night. Purdue (33-1) used its terrific guard trio to turn back the third-ranked Lady Techsters (30-3), who lost to the Boilermakers for the second time this season. Senior guard Ukari Figgs sank 5 three-pointers and finished with 24 points, while senior running mate Stephanie White-McCarty contributed 17 points.

The third member of Purdue's three-guard lineup, sophomore Katie Douglas, added 15 points and eight rebounds.

A sellout crowd of 17,733, a California record for a women's basketball event, ...

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