University of Louisville
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Cardinals Fall to TCU in C-USA Title Game
March 06, 2005 | Women's Basketball
March 6, 2005
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Ashley Davis scored all 13 of her points in the second half to lead Texas Christian to a 60-41 win over Louisville on Sunday in the championship game of the Conference USA women's basketball tournament.
The victory gives TCU (23-9) its second conference tournament championship in three seasons and an automatic berth in the NCAA tournament.
Louisville, the tournament's second seed, had taken its only lead of the game, 28-27 with 13:30 remaining, when Davis scored six consecutive points and nine of the Horned Frogs' next 11.
TCU then held the Cardinals to three points over the final 7:32.
TCU, the fourth seed, completed its second upset of a higher seed in as many days. On Saturday, the Horned Frogs upset regular season champion and No. 12 DePaul 87-77.
Conference USA player of the year Sandora Irwin led all players with 21 points while Jazz Covington scored 19 for the Cardinals (22-8).
TCU started quickly, running out to a 10-2 lead behind five points from Lorie Butler-Rayford.
Louisville suffered a setback when it lost starting forward Yuliya Tokova, who left the game at the 16:31 mark of the first half with an injury to her right knee and did not return.
TCU went cold, scoring one point in the final 7:51 of the half but still led 22-20 at halftime.
