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Texas A&M's Danielle Adams (23) lies on the court after an injury in the first half of a women's NCAA Final Four semifinal college basketball game against Stanford in Indianapolis, Sunday, April 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
Surprised? Not the Aggies.
"Nobody believed in us, but we did," guard Sydney Carter said Sunday after the Aggies' 63-62 upset victory over top-seeded Stanford. "We're going to the 'ship. Thank you."
The Aggies used — what else? — stingy defense to climb back into the game, and won it when Sydney Colson drove the length of the floor and found a cutting Tyra White for the go-ahead layup with 3.3 seconds left to cap a frantic final minute.
The Aggies intercepted the Cardinal's desperation pass to seal the victory, sending Stanford home from the Final Four empty-handed for the fourth straight year.
The list of accomplishments this season already includes A&M's first 30-win season, the first All-American in school history in Danielle Adams, upset victories over No. 1 seeds and national powers Baylor and Stanford in consecutive games and reaching its first title game.
And there's one piece of unfinished business left.
"It's time to make history," Colson said.
That won't be easy.
Hours after Texas A&M's upset victory, the Fighting Irish pulled an even bigger shocker by sending Maya Moore and top-seeded Connecticut home 72-63. Like the Aggies, they took down a conference rival on their fourth try of the season after losing three previous games.
Defense will certainly be the main entree Tuesday night.
"This is what women's basketball needs," A&M coach Gary Blair said. "It needs regional finals, national semifinals and national final games like this to sometimes wake up America."
But the Aggies' remarkable comeback will not be soon forgotten.
When Stanford took a 54-44 lead with 6:01 to play, most people inside Conseco Fieldhouse assumed the Cardinal were heading to their third title game in four years
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