FRESNO, Calif. — Nneka Ogwumike had 29 points and nine rebounds Monday night despite constant double teams, sending top-seeded Stanford past No. 2 seed Duke for the Cardinal’s fifth consecutive Final Four berth.
Little sister Chiney Ogwumike grabbed 17 rebounds to go with 12 points and freshman Amber Orrange came through with 13 points and four assists as the Cardinal extended their winning streak to 32 games.
Nneka Ogwumike is headed back to the Final Four in her NCAA tournament farewell with that elusive championship still in reach. Stanford (35-1), looking for the program’s first title since 1992, will play Sunday night against Brittney Griner and unbeaten Baylor (38-0).
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Sports, Pages 15 on 03/27/2012