JACKSON, Miss. - Tenth-ranked DePauw University and Hendrix College meet for the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference women's basketball championship and the league's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Championship on Sunday. Official Site | SCAC Blogspot
Hendrix earned the school's first-ever SCAC championship appearance by beating division rival Southwestern University for a third team this season in the day's first semifinal, 77-67. DePauw earned its eighth title game appearance in the nine-year history of the SCAC tournament with a 73-53 win over Trinity University in the second semifinal of the day.
Semifinal One Recap
Led by junior guard Anna Roane's 17 points, the Warriors bench
outscored Southwestern's bench 40-11 to send Hendrix to their first
ever SCAC Title game with a 77-67 victory from the Hanger Dome.
Hendrix, who had been 0-3 in semifinal games previously, hit
18-of-21 free throws in the second half including 14-of-16 in the
final six minutes as the Warriors advance to the school's first
ever title game.
Hendrix had five players score in double figures led by Anna Roane
who had two assists to go along with 17 points on 5-for-9 shooting
from the field. The Warriors crashed the boards as well out
rebounding Southwestern 42-35 including 14-8 on the offensive
end.
Southwestern had three players in double figures led by Anna
Fareed with 17 points, two assists and two steals. Senior Shae
Seagraves chipped in with 12 rebounds and seven points in her final
game for the Pirates. With the loss, Southwestern closes out the
year with a record of 17-10.
Hendrix improves to 17-10 on the year with the win and will play
for a birth to the NCAA Division III National Tournament tomorrow
in the SCAC Championship game. The Warriors will face the winner of
today's second SCAC semifinal game between Trinity and DePauw
tomorrow at 12:00 PM CST from the Hanger Dome on the Campus of
Millsaps College.
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Semifinal Two Recap
With its 73-53 semifinal win over Trinity, DePauw's 10th-ranked women advanced to its eighth Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Basketball Tournament title game in the nine-year history of the event.
The Tigers improved to 24-3 with their 10th straight win, while Trinity finished its season at 14-13. DePauw faces Hendrix in tomorrow's Noon CST title game. The Warriors topped Southwestern, 77-67, in the day's other semifinal contest.
Trinity jumped out to an 11-2 lead and still held a 23-14 advantage after Jana Tucker's free throw with 9:26 left in the first half.
Kate Walker responded with a three which ignited a 12-0 DePauw run and gave the Tigers a 26-23 lead. DePauw led at the break, 34-30.
The Tigers scored the first five points of the second half to push the lead to 39-30. DePauw's lead was 49-39 with just under 12 minutes left before Ali Ross hit a jumper which started a 14-0 stretch and extended the Tigers' lead to 24 points.
Walker led DePauw with a career-high 19, while Katie Aldrich followed with her second double-double of the tournament with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Gasaway added 11 points with Katie Mathews and Brooke Osborne leading with four assists each.
Danielle Hubenak led Trinity with 18 points with Libby Kruse grabbing eight rebounds.
DePauw shot 46.7 percent from the field to Trinity's 33.3. The
Tigers hit 51.7 percent in the second half to Trinity's 20.0
percent. DePauw also held a 43-33 edge on the boards.
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