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Gonzaga 74, Xavier 59

ORG XMIT: WAET114 Xavier's Ta'Shia Phillips, left, catches a pass in front of Gonzaga's Heather Bowman Saturday, March 21, 2009, in Seattle in the first half of their first-round women's NCAA college basketball tournament game.  (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) (Elaine Thompson / The Spokesman-Review)
ORG XMIT: WAET114 Xavier's Ta'Shia Phillips, left, catches a pass in front of Gonzaga's Heather Bowman Saturday, March 21, 2009, in Seattle in the first half of their first-round women's NCAA college basketball tournament game. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) (Elaine Thompson / The Spokesman-Review)

Xavier's Ta'Shia Phillips, left, catches a pass in front of Gonzaga's Heather Bowman tonight in Seattle in the first half of their first-round women's NCAA college basketball tournament game. Gonzaga, the 12th seed, beat 5-seed Xavier 74-59, the Bulldogs first win ever in NCAA tourney play. Game story & boxscore here. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)



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D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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