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  Friday, Mar. 17 6:00pm ET
Bulldogs can't handle Tigers' roar
 
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STORRS, Conn. (AP) -- Erin Batth scored 17 points and had nine rebounds Friday to lead Clemson to a 64-50 victory over Drake in the women's NCAA tournament East Regional.

Poor shooting plagued both teams early in the game, but Drake (23-7) also had trouble handling the ball and Clemson (19-11) took advantage. The Tigers converted 15 turnovers into 14 points in the first half.

Batth had four points in a 15-0 run midway through the first half as Clemson kept the Bulldogs scoreless for nearly six minutes.

Clemson scored 22 points off 20 Drake turnovers overall and outpointed the eighth-seeded Bulldogs 24-12 inside. The Tigers outrebounded Drake 39-35. Joanie Mungro also had nine rebounds for Clemson.

The Tigers held Drake to 31 percent shooting from the floor.

Kristin Santa scored 13 points and Haley Sames had nine rebounds for Drake.
 


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