Illinois State women rally in 4th quarter, win MVC tournament

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Juliunn Redmond scored eight of her 21 points in the fourth quarter when Illinois State rallied to beat Northern Iowa 50-48 for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament title. 

The fourth-seeded Redbirds will make their sixth NCAA Tournament appearance and first since 2008. 

Maya Wong added 15 points for Illinois State, which lost its two regular-season meetings to Northern Iowa. 

Karli Rucker, who had six points early in the fourth quarter, finished with 16 to lead the Panthers.

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