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 Basketball - Top News for NAIA DI Women's HoopsWed, Mar 26, 2008 - [WBB DI] - Viewed 158 times
 "The first thing I thought about when we won tonight was how many phone calls I got today from all of our past players, even the players we brought out for our program's first national tournament (in 1998)," said Vanguard head coach Russ Davis, the 2008 NAIA Coach of the Year. "This win was special for all the players who had been here before and last year's seniors, because they built this program up to the point where we could get to this point where we could win a national championship." Mon, Mar 24, 2008 - [WBB DI] - Viewed 135 times
JACKSON, Tenn. - The No. 2 seeded Vanguard (Calif.) University Lions advanced to play in their first NAIA National Title game after a 74-72 win over No. 1 seed, and previously unbeaten Union (Tenn.) University. Vanguard's Melissa Cook recorded the game-winner on a driving lay-up six seconds left to break a 72-72 tie. Vanguard's appearance in the title game also marks the first time a team from the state of California has ever played for an NAIA title.
Vanguard opened the game with six straight points on back-to-back three pointers from Lauren Gregory. Union responded with three straight field goals to tie the game at 6-6. However, Vanguard controlled the lead for the remainder of the half. The Lions stretched the lead to up to 10 points on three different occasions, with the latest coming 34-24 with 8:09 left in the first half. Union rallied to cut the Vanguard lead down to five points, 40-35, but failed to score on three straight possessions with a chance to get closer. Vanguard went back up by seven points, but a three pointer from Union's Jessica Graves with 17 seconds left in the half got Union to within four points at the half, 42-38. Mon, Mar 24, 2008 - [WBB DI] - Viewed 103 times
 "Before the season I said this might be our most talented team," said Trevecca Nazarene head coach Gary Van Atta. "Not many people believed me and maybe not even the team. They do now because this team has worked hard and overcome some tough losses against good teams early in the season. We have played our best defense of the season this week and it has made a difference." Two sets of back-to-back three-pointers helped lift the Trojans of Trevecca Nazarene to the victory. Freshman forward K.C. Van Atta and sophomore guard Christian Gibson hit from long distance on consecutive possessions, part of a 16-0 run that spanned less than four minutes to give the Trojans a 26-10 lead with 9:42 to play. Freed-Hardeman battle back to within seven points at halftime, trailing just 36-29 at the break, and the Lady Lions scored the first two baskets of the second half to cut the lead to 36-33 with 17:22 to play in the game. Sat, Mar 22, 2008 - [WBB DI] - Viewed 111 times
JACKSON, Tenn. - The Union (Tenn.) University Lady Bulldogs, the No. 1 overall seed in the 28th Annual NAIA DI Women's Basketball National Championships, remained perfect on the season with an 82-57 win over No. 3 seed Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) College. The win for Union advances them to their fourth straight semifinal round and ninth semifinal in program history.
Union has now won 16 of their last 17 national tournament games over the past four seasons, and has done so at a clip of 18.4 points per game. In this year's tournament, the 35-0 Union Lady Bulldogs have won their three games by 23.7 points per game. Union scored first in the game to take a 2-0 lead on a basket from sophomore Kaitlin Dudley. Lewis-Clark State quickly answered with four straight points to take a 4-2 lead. That lead proved to be short-lived as Union posted a 7-0 run to go up 9-4 with 16:21 left in the first half. The Warriors of Lewis-Clark State cut the Union lead down to one point mid-way through the first half, but the Lady Bulldogs never relinquished the lead. With 5:21 left in the first half, Union's Dudley completed a three-point-play to put Union up by double figures for the first time in the game. This play was in the midst of a 23-4 run that helped the Union lead balloon to 20 points, 34-14 with 2:57 left in the half. Lewis-Clark State tried to remain close as 7-0 run to close the half put Union's halftime lead at 34-21. Sat, Mar 22, 2008 - [WBB DI] - Viewed 106 times
JACKSON, Tenn. - Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) University went on a 15-0 run early in the second half, turning what had been a seven-point halftime deficit into a double-digit lead, clinching the Lady Lions' second Final Four appearance in the program's history with a 76-70 victory over Lubbock Christian (Texas) at the 28th Annual NAIA Division I Women's Basketball National Championship.
The win was the 600th career victory for Freed-Hardeman head coach Dale Neal, who has led the Lady Lions to 366 wins in his 14 seasons with the program. He coached 11 seasons prior to joining Freed-Hardeman for the 1994-95 season. He has led the program to 12 consecutive NAIA Tournament appearances, which represents Freed-Hardeman's entire national tournament history. Sophomore forward Jana Cross scored a game-high 27 points, including 19 in Freed-Hardeman's 51-point second half. Cross had seven points, including her first three-pointer of the season, in the 15-point spurt that gave her team a 46-36 lead with 12:37 remaining in the game and turned the game in favor of the Lady Lions for good. Sat, Mar 22, 2008 - [WBB DI] - Viewed 95 times
JACKSON, Tenn. - Second-seeded Vanguard (Calif.) University held fourth-seeded Carroll (Mont.) College without a field goal for an eight-minute stretch, sending the Lions to their third straight semifinals appearance at the 28th Annual NAIA Division I Women's Basketball National Championship. Sat, Mar 22, 2008 - [WBB DI] - Viewed 105 times
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 Lewis-Clark State scored the first three points of the game on their way to a 10-point first half lead, 15-5 at the 12:29 mark of the first half. Lindsey Wilson, who had upset No. 2 seed Oklahoma Baptist in the first round, proved they still had upsets on their mind. The Blue Raiders posted a 12-2 run to cut the lead down to two points, 19-17 with 8:09 left. Lindsey Wilson stayed close, but couldn't seem to take the lead. That was until a basket from Viktoria Krell with 2:31 left in the half put the Blue Raiders up, 27-25. However, the lead would be short-lived as Lewis-Clark State closed the half with four straight points to take a 29-27 halftime lead. That 30 second lead for Lindsey Wilson proved to be their only lead of the contest. The first nine minutes of the second half was played very close as Lewis-Clark State managed only a one-point lead, 44-43 with 11 minutes to play. However, over the next three minutes, the Warriors were finally able to pad the lead with a 10-0 run. The Warriors stretched the lead to as many as 14 before the game ended with a 73-61 win. Fri, Mar 21, 2008 - [WBB DI] - Viewed 65 times
 Freshman guard Kayla Hudson finished two rebounds short of a triple-double, scoring a game-high 23 points to go with a game-high 11 assists and eight rebounds to lead the Bulldogs into the quarterfinals for the 15th time in the program's 19 national tournament appearances. She got the Bulldogs rolling to a 15-0 run to start the game, coming up with a steal on defense and knocking down one of her five three-pointers at the other end just over a minute into the game. The Master's responded with an 11-2 run, cutting the margin to 17-11 with 12:52 to play, and sophomore forward Jenna Reed's three-pointer with 8:42 left in the first half pulled the Mustangs to within 27-20. Union went on a 16-4 run over the next seven minutes to take a 43-24 lead with 1:36 to play before settling for a 17-point halftime advantage at 45-28. Fri, Mar 21, 2008 - [WBB DI] - Viewed 66 times
 Wiley's pressure defense caused 19 Freed-Hardeman turnovers, but the Lady Lions got a 31-26 halftime lead and then made 12-of-19 (63 percent) second-half field goal attempts to hold on for the victory. Sophomore forward Jana Cross led the way with team-highs of 18 points and nine rebounds, and sophomore guard Tara Deatheridge provided an outside complement to Cross with a trio of three-pointers in a 17-point performance. Wiley held three brief two-point leads in the first half, but all lasted under a minute. Senior forward Linda Emeghebo, who tallied game-highs of 19 points and 16 rebounds, put back a Wildcat miss to tie the game at 14-14, but Cross made a pair of free throws to put Freed-Hardeman in front for good with 8:30 to play in the first half. Cross made another pair from the charity stripe in the closing seconds of the period to give the Lady Lions their five-point halftime margin. Fri, Mar 21, 2008 - [WBB DI] - Viewed 75 times
In a game that featured four ties and five lead changes, Lambuth (24-10) jumped out to a 6-4 lead with 17:19 left in the half. Vanguard (26-5) answered by posting a 14-0 run over the next six minutes. The Lady Eagles of Lambuth finally snapped the six-minute drought with a basket from Donna Lavea. That basket sparked Lambuth as the Lady Eagles slowly started to cut into the Vanguard lead. Lambuth closed the half with a 13-4 run over the final four minutes to make the halftime deficit just one, 36-35. Vanguard opened the second half with a 12-3 run to take a 12-point lead, 50-38, with 14:02 left in the game. But Lambuth did not let the game get out of hand as they mounted a rally that propelled the defending champs from 12 points down, to a four-point lead. A 22-6 run over the span of seven minutes had the Lambuth team back in control of the game with a 62-58 lead. However, Vanguard flexed their tournament muscle with a game-deciding 8-0 run to go back up by four points. The Lady Eagles were not finished yet, as a three pointer form Chytearra Kintchen gave the Lady Eagles life. However, a field-goal by Vanguard's Melissa Cook put the Lady Lions up by three points again, 68-65. Lambuth had the ball down by three when Kintchen was fouled on a three-point attempt with nine seconds left. She missed the first free-throw but sank the final two. After a Lambuth timeout, Vanguard broke the press before Lambuth could foul and a basket from Lauren Gregory sealed the 70-67 win. Fri, Mar 21, 2008 - [WBB DI] - Viewed 75 times
 Senior forward Carolyn Manning scored a tournament-high 33 points and grabbed a game-high nine rebounds. Manning was 10-of-13 from the field and made 13-of-14 free throws to lead the Lubbock Christian Lady Chaps into their second national quarterfinals in the past three seasons. She scored seven straight points in the midst of a 15-0 run that gave Lubbock Christian a 17-7 lead less than six minutes into the game. Lee responded with seven straight points to tie the game at 17-17, then tied it again at 25-25 with 5:35 remaining in the half, but a pair of Manning free throws gave Lubbock Christian the lead for good as the Lady Chaps took a 38-34 halftime lead. Junior guards Sierra Wilcox-Lovorn and Jordan Hampton hit back-to-back three-pointers to open the second half, sparking a 12-0 run that pushed Lubbock Christian's lead to 50-34 with 14:29 remaining. The Lady Chaps maintained a double-digit lead the rest of the way, taking their largest lead of the game at 72-48 on another pair of Manning free throws with 3:24 to play. Fri, Mar 21, 2008 - [WBB DI] - Viewed 99 times
JACKSON, Tenn. - Senior guard Kiely Schork hit seven three-pointers, scoring all of her team-high 21 points from beyond the arc, to lead the fourth-seeded Loyola (La.) University New Orleans Wolfpack to a 71-64 upset over the first-seeded Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) University Sea Lions in the second round of the 28th Annual NAIA Division I Women's Basketball National Championship.
Point Loma Nazarene becomes the second No. 1-seeded team eliminated prior to the quarterfinal round. Schork scored 15 of her 21 points on five first-half three-pointers that helped Loyola take a 41-34 halftime edge, and the Wolfpack led by as many as 17 points at 33-16 with 8:22 to play in the opening half. Schork had 12 of Loyola's 33 points in the first 12 minutes, then added her fifth three-pointer with 2:32 to play in the half, giving her team a 36-26 advantage. In the second half, Point Loma Nazarene stayed within 10 points and cut Loyola's lead to just four points three times in the final six minutes of the contest. Senior center Angela Manjarrez scored in the paint to cut the lead to 57-53 with six minutes remaining, but Loyola sophomore guard Trenell Smith answered with a three-pointer on the ensuing possession. Fri, Mar 21, 2008 - [WBB DI] - Viewed 98 times
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JACKSON, Tenn. - Wiley (Texas) College became the second 6-seed in the 28th Annual NAIA DI Women's Basketball National Tournament to advance to the second round as they knocked off No. 3 seed Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 69-63. The win also marked the first national tournament win for Wiley in their first tournament appearance. Thu, Mar 20, 2008 - [WBB DI] - Viewed 73 times
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JACKSON, Tenn. - Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) University, a No. 2 seed in the 28th Annual NAIA DI Women's Basketball National Championship, held off No. 7 seed Georgetown (Ky.) College 68-61 to advance to the second round. Jana Cross and Tara Deathridge led FHU's Lady Lions with 23 and 17 points respectively, including a combined 22 points in the second half. No other Lady Lion posted over seven points. Thu, Mar 20, 2008 - [WBB DI] - Viewed 68 times
 Lambuth jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the first 75 seconds, part of a 25-8 run to start the game, and the Eagles maintained a double-digit lead for the remainder of the game. Lambuth finished the opening half with a 9-1 run for a 42-21 halftime advantage, and 18 seconds into the second half, junior guard Yolanda Johnson hit a three-pointer that gave the Eagles their largest lead of the game at 45-21. Xavier twice got to within 13 points, the last time at 58-45 with 8:37 remaining, but Johnson capped a 7-0 run with a three-point play to push the lead back to 20 points with 7:40 to play. Johnson scored a game-high 19 points, and senior guard Dee Preyer scored 13 of her 15 points in the first half to help Lambuth get out to the early lead. Junior guard C.T. Kintchen added 10 points and a game-high six assists to go with her team-high three steals. Lambuth made 13-of-22 (59 percent) from the field in the opening half while limiting Xavier to a seven-for-34 (21 percent) effort before halftime. Thu, Mar 20, 2008 - [WBB DI] - Viewed 66 times
Vanguard started the game with a 17-4 run, including the games first 12 points, and never looked back as the Lions improved to 25-5 on the season. They held an 11-point advantage at the half, before stretching the lead to as many as 24 points, 69-45, with 4:36 left in the game. Vanguard's inside presence posted 40 points in the paint, and also produced 28 trips to the free-throw line, where the Lions were good for 20 makes. They also were an efficient 3-of-8 from behind the three-point arc. Cumberlands shot 29 of their 60 field goal attempts from behind the arc, but only were able to convert eight times for just 27-percent. The Patriots also make just one trip to the free-throw line in the game (0-2). Thu, Mar 20, 2008 - [WBB DI] - Viewed 67 times
JACKSON, Tenn. - Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) University used a 42-point second half to post a 60-41 win over No. 8 seed Robert Morris (Ill.) College. Of the four No. 1 seeds, Point Loma Nazarene joins Union (Tenn.) and Lee (Tenn.) as the three top seeds to advance to the second round. Oklahoma City was the only 1-seed to fall in round one.
After a very low scoring first half for both teams, Point Loma Nazarene (29-2) outscored Robert Morris 42-26 in the second half to pull away for the win. Point Loma Nazarene had just two players in double figures, Kerra Sutton-Wodarski and Angela Manjarrez with 11 and 10 points respectively. However, 11 of the Sea Lion players broke into the scoring column. The first half proved to be a poor shooting exhibition from both teams. Point Loma Nazarene shot just 18-percent from the field and made just one three pointer, while Robert Morris didn't fair much better with 24-percent from the field and 0-of-7 from three-point range. The tournament record for fewest points in a game is 31, held by Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) from 1998. The record for fewest combined points in a game is 85, set back in 2004. Both records were in jeopardy as the halftime score was just 18-15, in favor of the Sea Lions. |
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