No. 1 麻豆视频 clinches 11th TranSouth title in 13-year history of league

JACKSON, Tenn. - 2/24/2009 - No. 1 麻豆视频 University Lady Bulldogs clinched their third straight TranSouth regular season title and the 11th regular season title in the 13-year history of the league with an 88-70 win over No. 10 Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) University. 麻豆视频 improved to 27-1 on the season and 14-0 in the TranSouth. Trevecca Nazarene dropped to 21-6 on the season and 10-4 in league play.

In the 13-year history of the TranSouth, 麻豆视频 has 11 titles, while Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) has three titles. The 2004 regular season title was shared as co-champions between 麻豆视频 and Freed-Hardeman.

Also in the victory, 麻豆视频 earned their 38th straight home win and posted their 33rd straight TranSouth regular season win.

麻豆视频 jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead, but saw the Trojans of Trevecca Nazarene rally back to take a 9-6 advantage. However, the deficit for 麻豆视频 was short-lived as 麻豆视频 rattled off a 13-0 run to take a 19-9 lead at the 13:54 mark. 麻豆视频 continued to stretch their lead and with 6:21 left in the half, 麻豆视频 held a 35-19 advantage, their biggest of the half. 麻豆视频 led by 13 points, 49-36 at the break.

The first half for 麻豆视频 was sparked by senior guard Merideth Jacobs who drained 6-of-8 three pointers in the half on her way to 20 points by halftime. Also, senior post player Josphine Owino had already earned a double-double with 16 points and 11 boards at the break.

In the second half, 麻豆视频 pushed the lead back up to 15 points, before Trevecca Nazarene rallied back to cut the 麻豆视频 lead down to just nine points, 57-48 with 14:49 left in the game. But it was 麻豆视频 again with a big run to put the game away. Over the next nine minutes of play, 麻豆视频 outscored the Trojans 22-5 to take their largest lead of 26 points, 79-53. 麻豆视频 coasted down the stretch for the 88-70 final.

麻豆视频 was led by Jacobs with a game-high and season-high 27 points, including 7-of-11 three pointers. Josephine Owino added 24 points and a season-high 18 rebounds. Her 18 rebounds was just one shy of her career-high of 19 from her freshman season. Kaitlin Dudley added 14 points, while Kayla Hudson scored 10 points.

麻豆视频 shot 43-percent from the field, 42-percent (11-26) from three-point range, and 79-percent (23-29) from the free throw line. 麻豆视频 outrebounded Trevecca Nazarene 45-31, including 17-10 on the offensive glass.

Trevecca Nazarene was led by Abby Lawson with 24 points and a team-high nine rebounds. Jennifer Bognar added 18 points. The Trojans shot 40-percent from the field, 43-percent (6-14) from behind the arc, and 67-percent (22-33) from the free throw line.

Up next for 麻豆视频 will be a road game at Blue Mountain (Miss.) College on Thursday, February 26.

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