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Defense leads S. Carolina women past Purdue 72-61
Posted: 03.19.2012 at 11:39 PM
Rich Chrampanis

Rich Chrampanis is WPDE's sports director and host of the End Zone, Hoop Zone, David Bennett Show and Cliff Ellis Show.

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - Markeshia Grant scored 21 points, Ieasia Walker added 17 and fifth-seeded South Carolina beat No. 4 seed Purdue 72-61 in the second round of the NCAA women's tourney on Monday night.  The Gamecocks (25-9) will face top-seeded Stanford in the regional semifinals on Saturday in Fresno, Calif.  Brittany Rayburn scored 13 in her final game at Purdue (25-9). She finished her career with 1,795 points, good for No. 6 in school history. KK Houser led the Boilermakers with 15.  But Rayburn and her teammates never quite figured out South Carolina's defense, which forced 20 turnovers.  Purdue closed to 53-46 midway through the second half, but the Gamecocks thwarted the comeback with six straight points. Purdue never got closer than eight again. 

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