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George Mason Stuns NCAA with Place in Final Four

NPR | By Eric Niiler
Published March 27, 2006 at 2:00 PM MST
Folarin Campbell, a starting guard for the George Mason Patriots, signs T-shirts in the university's student center Monday, a day after the team's 86-84 overtime victory against Connecticut won it a spot in the Final Four.
Eric Niiler, NPR
Folarin Campbell, a starting guard for the George Mason Patriots, signs T-shirts in the university's student center Monday, a day after the team's 86-84 overtime victory against Connecticut won it a spot in the Final Four.

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Eric Niiler
Eric Niiler reports for NPR's national desk. His work can be heard on All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and other NPR newsmagazines. Before moving to his current post, Niiler was a reporter for NPR's Day to Day program, and also filed pieces for NPR's national and science desks.

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