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 STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - Marist would not be bullied into an early exit this March. The gutsy Red Foxes drew offensive fouls and scrapped with a bigger, more physical Ohio State team, shocking the heavily favored Buckeyes 67-63 in the Dayton Regional on Saturday night to reach the second round for the first time in school history.
Julianne Viani made six 3-pointers, including three in an 18-5 second-half run that also featured a 3 by Meg Dahlman, and finished with 24 points as 13th-seeded Marist (28-5) earned a Monday night date with Middle Tennessee and the Blue Raiders' 27-game winning streak.
Viani converted two free throws with 18.1 seconds left after fourth-seeded Ohio State (28-4) cut the lead to three, then Ashlee Trebilcock hit a long 3 on the other end for the Buckeyes. Nikki Flores swished a pair of free throws for Marist with 8.2 seconds to go and her team secured a loose ball as the buzzer sounded — sending off a wild celebration at midcourt.
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