Lady Trojans Edge Lady Bisons
#16 Trevecca 71 Lipscomb 67
Nashville, TN (12/07/00)-#16 Trevecca built a 17 point
second half lead, then held on to beat Lipscomb for the second time in a
row and the second time in the history of the series. Trevecca and
Lipscomb were playing in the Lipscomb High School gym because Lipscomb
University is in the process of replacing McQuiddy Gym with a new 5,000
seat arena. Lipscomb has moved from the NAIA to NCAA Division-1 play
this season.
Trevecca and Lipscomb exchanged the lead for the first
16 minutes until Trevecca ended the first half with 8 unanswered points
to claim a 36-27 halftime lead. Trevecca then scored the first 7 points
to start the second half and built a 43-27 lead with 18 minutes to go in
the game. Trevecca would eventually hold a 17 point lead with 6 minutes
to go in the game. Lipscomb rallied and actually tied the game at 65
with less than 2 minutes remaining in the game. Trevecca would then find
the will to close the game with a 6-2 run to seal the 71-67 victory.
Jennifer Wilson found her range from three-point range
as she hit all four of her three-point attempts. Wilson had surprisingly
hit just 3 of her 29 three-point attempts this season. Wilson led the
team with 26 points and hit all 6 of her free throw attempts. Wilson
also had 8 rebounds, 5 on the offensive end of the floor. Charity
Williams had her second consecutive double-double as she scored 10
points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Ashley Boykin came off the bench to add
her usual scoring punch. Boykin hit three of four from three-point range
and scored 11 points. Molly Schoenberg scored 9 points and led the team
with 3 blocks. Holly Carter led the team with 3 steals and 4 assists.
The team had seven blocks in the game, two short of a
school record. The Lady Trojans hit 27 of 68 (39.7%) from the field, 7
of 14 (50%) from three-point range, and 10 of 11 (90.9%) from the foul
line. Trevecca won the rebounding battle 42-32. Trevecca had just 3
turnovers in the first half, 12 for the game and picked up 9 steals in
the game.