Posted: Feb 26, 2022
SHERMAN, Texas - Top-seeded Trinity's relentless attack eventually wore down a game Austin College squad and the Tigers advanced to the program's 10th straight SCAC title game with a 90-77 victory Saturday evening at the 2022 SCAC Women's Basketball Tournament. Official Tournament Website | Photo Gallery | Postgame Interview
Playing on its home floor, Austin College jumped out to a six point lead (13-7) midway through the first quarter but Trinity closed the period on a 17-9 run to take a 24-22 lead and never trailed again.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Trinity shot 50.0 percent in the first half (17-34) to take a 45-34 lead into the lockeroom, and finished the game at 55.7 percent (34-61) after nailing 17 of 27 shots from the field in the second half.
- The Tigers set a new SCAC single-game tournament record with 16 three-point field goals made, besting the old mark of 12 which had been set by Sewanee in 2008.
- Trinity's depth was one of the key storylines as the Tigers' bench outscored Austin College's reserves, 40-4.
- Trinity also had advantages in second chance points (14-5) and points in the paint (36-28) but Austin held a significant advantage in points off turnovers (24-9).
TRINITY STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
- Ashlyn Milton: 25 points, three rebounds, three assists, three steals
- Maggie Shipley: 14 points, three assists, two steals
- Carly Leong: 13 points, four rebounds
- Maggie Robbins: eight assists, four rebounds, two steals
AUSTIN COLLEGE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
- Kacie West: 24 points, five steals, two rebounds, two assists
- Natalie McCoy: 15 points, nine assists
- Sarah Putnicki: 15 points, eight rebounds
- Lauren Traylor: 15 points, three rebounds, two assists
NOTABLES
- The win was the 23rd straight by Trinity, which is now the second-longest winning streak by a conference team in SCAC women's basketball history. DePauw University won 28 straight games en route to the NCAA Sectional Final in 2005-06.
- Ashlyn Milton's 25-point effort matched her second-highest scoring output of the season. She and Austin College's Kacie West both had six three-pointers in the game, just one off the all-time conference tournament record of seven, established by Oglethorpe's Anna Findley against Southwestern at the 2007 championship.
- This marked the third straight year Trinity and Austin College have met in the SCAC tournament. The 'Roos beat the Tigers (76-67) for the 2020 SCAC Championship and Trinity eliminated Austin College (70-60) in the semifinal round a year ago.
- Trinity will be making its 10th straight and 15th overall - both program records for the SCAC tournament modern era. Trinity is 7-7 all-time in SCAC champinship games.
- Austin College ends its season with a 10-16 record.
UP NEXT
Trinity (24-2) advances to take on either No. 2 Texas Lutheran or No. 3 Colorado College in Sunday's championship game. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 pm CT.
Trinity (24-2) advances to take on either No. 2 Texas Lutheran or No. 3 Colorado College in Sunday's championship game. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 pm CT.
