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'Fantastic ride' ends for Purdue's Gearlds, Lawless

By Mechelle Voepel
Special to ESPN.com

Wednesday, March 28, 2007

DALLAS -- Still with a remnants of a shiner, Purdue's Katie Gearlds looked a little like an exhausted boxer who went 15 rounds and lost by decision. She apologized in advance for crying through all her answers. No need for apologies. An 84-72 regional-final loss was a hard ending for both Gearlds and fellow senior Erin Lawless. Falling in the Elite Eight leaves players with that empty, "We were almost there," feeling about the Holy Grail of the Final Four. But there's a lot to be said for lea ...

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