Pitt's Shavonte Zellous reacts after the Panthers defeated Baylor 67-59 in the second round of the women's NCAA basketball tournament Monday.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Pitt had just scored its biggest win in women's basketball and guard Shavonte Zellous leaped on the back of big teammate Marcedes Walker at midcourt.

In the game, it was Zellous who carried the Panthers into the Spokane Regional semifinals of the NCAA tournament Monday night.

The former track sprinter turned shooting guard scored 19 points and grabbed a key late rebound to lead the No. 6 seeded Panthers to a 67-59 win over No. 3 seed and former national champion Baylor.

"She hit big shots and made big plays," said Baylor forward Rachel Allison of Zellous. "That's something we didn't do."

Pitt (24-10) is in a regional semifinal for the first time in school history. Baylor (25-7) lost in the second round for the second year in a row and the difference turned out to be Zellous and Walker.

The Bears were led by their frontline duo of Danielle Wilson with 15 points and Rachel Allison with 14. But Wilson went scoreless and without a rebound in the second half. Guard Angela Tisdale finished with 13 points.

Pittsburgh's dynamic duo simply took over the Panthers' offense and the game in the second half.

Walker, an intimidating 6-foot-4 center, scored 12 of her 17 points in the second half and grabbed nine rebounds before fouling out with 5:28 left. She got the last two fouls in a span of less than a minute and Pitt's 53-49 lead at the time was in jeopardy.

Not that Pitt coach Agnus Berenato was too worried.

"None of those thoughts ever entered my mind," said a smiling Berenato, who has lifted the Pitt program to national prominence.

Zellous took the Panthers the rest of the way. She hit three free throws with 4:59 left after being fouled behind the arc and Pitt holding a two-point lead. She then outhustled a Baylor player to a loose-ball rebound with 37 seconds left and the Panthers up 61-54.

"That's one of our themes. Do your job," Zellous said of her play down the stretch. "When Marcedes went out, I just did my job, which was scoring and playing defense."

A 3-pointer by Tisdale with 26.9 seconds left got the Bears within 61-57, but it was too little too late, especially after Baylor guard Kelli Griffin was whistled for an intentional foul with 24.5 seconds left.

Sophronia Sallard hit both free throws off the call, and two more free throws by point guard Mallorie Winn sealed it for the Panthers.

It was missed free throws and too many missed opportunities, not the intentional foul that hurt the Bears, said Baylor coach Kim Mulkey.

"It was the right call," Mulkey said. "You can't grab her like that. That was desperation."

Pitt will play Stanford in the regional semifinals Saturday in Spokane.

Vanderbilt 64, WVU 46

In Albuquerque, N.M. — Christina Wirth scored 21 points and reserve Jessica Mooney added 11 points to help Vanderbilt beat West Virginia 64-46 on Monday night in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

The fourth-seeded Commodores (25-8) advanced to the regional semifinals in Spokane, Wash., where they'll meet the winner of tonight's game between Nebraska and Maryland.

Olayinka Sanni led fifth-seeded West Virginia (25-8) with 14 points while Meg Bulger scored 13 and LaQuita Owens had 10.