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NCAA Women's Championship Game

NCAA Women's Championship Game

Tennessee 59, Rutgers 46

Tennessee 59, Rutgers 46

Players are introduced at a full Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.

Tennessee 59, Rutgers 46

Tennessee 59, Rutgers 46

Nicky Anosike backs down Kia Vaughn of Rutgers. Anosike finished with four points and 16 rebounds in the Lady Vols' win.

Tennessee 59, Rutgers 46

Tennessee 59, Rutgers 46

Tennessee's Alexis Hornbuckle grabs a rebound from Rutgers' Rashidat Junaid in first-half action Tuesday.

Tennessee 59, Rutgers 46

Tennessee 59, Rutgers 46

Tennessee coach Pat Summitt captured her 947th career win and seventh national championship.

Tennessee 59, Rutgers 46

Tennessee 59, Rutgers 46

Rutgers coach C. Vivian Stringer was going for her first title, 25 years after her first national title appearance.

Tennessee 59, Rutgers 46

Tennessee 59, Rutgers 46

Tennessee's Shannon Bobbitt and Rutgers' Matee Ajavon fight for a loose ball. Bobbitt hit four 3-pointers and finished with 13 points for the Lady Vols.

Tennessee 59, Rutgers 46

Tennessee 59, Rutgers 46

Rutgers' Brittany Ray looks to dish to a teammate as Tennessee's Shannon Bobbitt defends.

Tennessee 59, Rutgers 46

Tennessee 59, Rutgers 46

A group of players fights for a rebound. Tennessee outrebounded Rutgers 42-34 in the game.

Tennessee 59, Rutgers 46

Tennessee 59, Rutgers 46

Rutgers' Matee Ajavon drives the lane for two of her eight points.

Tennessee 59, Rutgers 46

Tennessee 59, Rutgers 46

Essence Carson, who scored eight points for Rutgers, drives past Nicky Anosike.

Tennessee 59, Rutgers 46

Tennessee 59, Rutgers 46

Candace Parker played 39 minutes for the Lady Vols, finishing with 17 points on 5-of-15 shooting.

Tennessee 59, Rutgers 46

Tennessee 59, Rutgers 46

Candace Parker fights off Rutgers' Heather Zurich for one of her seven rebounds.

Tennessee 59, Rutgers 46

Tennessee 59, Rutgers 46

Freshman Epiphanny Prince shows her frustration as the Scarlet Knights couldn't overcome Tennessee's dominance in the paint.

Tennessee 59, Rutgers 46

Tennessee 59, Rutgers 46

Tennessee's bench players cheer on their teammates in the Lady Vols' dominating performance.

Tennessee 59, Rutgers 46

Tennessee 59, Rutgers 46

Candace Parker told fans afterward she expected to return to Tennessee for her senior season.

Tennessee 59, Rutgers 46

Tennessee 59, Rutgers 46

Shannon Bobbitt and her Tennessee teammates celebrate the Lady Vols first championship in nine years.

Tennessee 59, Rutgers 46

Tennessee 59, Rutgers 46

Pat Summitt kisses her mom, Hazel Head, after capturing her seventh national championship at Tennessee.

Tennessee 59, Rutgers 46

Tennessee 59, Rutgers 46

Tennessee, which came away empty handed in its last five tournament visits, finished the season with a 34-3 record -- and the trophy.