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W. Va. stands up to Irish (St. Petersburg Times)
**Times wires**
Sunday, February 12, 2012
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Suddenly the only noise in an arena that had been loud all
day was the happy screaming of the West Virginia Mountaineers, who had just
managed possibly the biggest upset for the women's program.
West Virginia matched No. 2 Notre Dame's physical play and won most of the
hustle points in a 65-63 victory that ended the Irish's 21-game winning
streak.
Brooke Hampton hit two free throws with 4.6 seconds left to give the
Mountaineers the lead. The celebration was on after Natalie Novosel's
15-footer bounced off the rim at the buzzer.
"This is a great win for us," West Virginia coach Mike Carey said. "We were
below .500 three or four years ago and we beat Louisville at Louisville when
they were ranked third in the country. This is right up there."
The Mountaineers (18-6, 8-3 Big East) went in on a three-game winning streak.
Center Asya Bussie, who had 22 points and eight rebounds, said they were
confident heading in.
"I just think we were more focused," said Bussie, who hit a turnaround jumper
with 39 seconds left that tied the score at 63. "We prepared ...
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