Trevecca 83 Lipscomb 80 OT
Nashville, Tennessee (02/19/01)-The Lady
Trojans started the game with a 9-2 run and let their former
conference foe and current NCAA Division-1 opponent know that they
were ready for the challenge. Lipscomb battled back and tied the
game at 14 with 12:24 to go in the first half. Neither team
would hold more than a 4-point lead in the first half. Trevecca
would slid out to a 1-point (38-37) halftime lead.
Trevecca started the second half as they did
the first, on fire. Trevecca outscored Lipscomb 19-6 and held a
57-43 lead with 12:42 to go in the game. Lipscomb would be intimidated
and roared back to claim a 1-point (70-69) lead with 1:31 to go in the
game. The teams would end regulation tied at 72.
In overtime Trevecca would build a 5-point
(80--75) lead with 1:52 to go. Lipscomb bounced back and tied
the game at 80 with :40 seconds remaining. neither team could
muster a score until Jennifer Wilson hit a three-point basket as time
expired.
Trevecca hit 30 of 76 (39.5%) from the field,
9 of 19 (47.4 %) from three-point range, and 14 of 17 (82.4%) from the
foul line. Each team ended the game with 40 rebounds.
Trevecca forced Lipscomb into 20 turnovers with 8 steals.
Lipscomb only forced Trevecca into 12 turnovers with 5 steals.
Molly Schoenberg (TranSouth Player of the
Week), led the team with 27 points. Jennifer Wilson scored 20,
Ashley Boykin added 19, and Jamie Mills led the team with 6
assists. Schoenberg, Wilson, and Charity Williams claimed 7
rebounds apiece, while Mills grabbed 6. Williams had a team high
3 steals.
