STANFORD, Calif. -- Hands on her knees, China Dow watched intently as the clock ticked down. Finally, she could let out all the emotion and exuberance and began hugging everyone in sight.
The Florida Gulf Coast senior then skipped across the court in Maples Pavilion screaming in delight while waving her arms in the air toward the fittingly green-clad crowd on St. Patrick's Day.
For the Eagles, the gold was their all-out grit.
Dow scored 21 points and played stingy defense in the paint against Missouri star Sophie Cunningham, and No. 12 seed Florida Gulf Coast pulled off an upset in the Lexington Regional with an 80-70 win Saturday against the fifth-seeded Tigers.