No, I don't think she stood a chance. I do think she was better than simple fodder.

1) They started the fight going blow for blow.

2) She was not only able to create, but attack an opening in Neji's defense (see: the first episode of their fight, somewhere towards the end, I'm not sure, sorry). He dodged, but they acknowledge that it still hurt him.

3) If Neji hadn't cut the chakra flow on her last hit, he would have suffered just as bad.

Now, don't get me wrong, I know she couldn't have beaten him, but she did fare better than so many people seem to think.

*Edit* But we really should be staying closer to the topic. If you want, create a thread about this. It's straying too far.