Knoxville, Tenn. -- Tennessee can finally pack its bags. The Lady Vols are headed to the Final Four again.\nGwen Jackson scored 20 points and Kara Lawson had 15 as the top-seeded Lady Vols advanced to their 14th Final Four by beating No. 2 Villanova 73-49 in the Mideast Regional final Monday night.\nShyra Ely added 14 points and nine rebounds for Tennessee (32-4), which hosted both the subregional and regional and improved its home record in NCAA tournament games to 44-0.\nTennessee will play the Duke-Texas Tech winner in the national semifinals in Atlanta on Sunday night.\nVillanova (28-6) completed one of the best seasons in school history by playing the same way it had all year, and it worked well in the first half.\nThe Wildcats trailed the entire game but cut the lead to one with 1:50 to go before halftime as they controlled the tempo. Tennessee looked frustrated but figured it out at halftime. The Lady Vols began the second half with a 23-3 run and held Villanova scoreless for a span of 7:15.
Lady Vols back in Final Four
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