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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Stephanie Kaloi

This year, one word is echoing through women’s March Madness: joy

Kara Lawson and Ashlon Jackson celebrate after a Duke game.
“This group has been a joy to coach every day,” Kara Lawson said after her Duke team’s season ended just short of the Final Four. Photograph: Supriya Limaye/ISI Photos/Getty Images

Kara Lawson’s Duke team saw their Final Four dreams dashed with a 70-58 loss to UCLA on Sunday. The Blue Devils had pulled an impressive, buzzer-beating upset of No 2 seed LSU in the Sweet 16 days before, but against the No 1 Bruins in the Elite Eight, they didn’t give a repeat performance. They missed a few key moments in transition that could have changed the game and helped them to their first Final Four in 20 years.

In the end, though, it was OK.

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