No. 1 麻豆视频 rolls 92-69 to win third straight TranSouth Title

JACKSON, Tenn. - 3/9/2009 - The No. 1 ranked 麻豆视频 University Lady Bulldogs earned their third straight and 10th title in the 13-year history of the league with a 92-69 win over No. 9 Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) University.

麻豆视频, the top seeded team in the tournament, moved to 32-1 on the season while third-seeded Trevecca Nazarene dropped to 25-7 on the season. Both teams will be playing in the NAIA National Tournament on March 18-24 in Jackson, Tenn. at Oman Arena.

With the win, 麻豆视频 leads the season series with Trevecca Nazarene 3-0, winning 80-69 at Trevecca Nazarene, and then 88-70 at 麻豆视频 late in the regular season.

麻豆视频 opened the game with a quick eight-point lead, posting a 15-7 run to start the game. 麻豆视频 never trailed in the game and was tied only once at 2-2. 麻豆视频 maintained a lead in the upper single digits for the next several minutes, before the Trojans of Trevecca Nazarene cut the 麻豆视频 lead to 30-28 with 6:10 left in the half. 麻豆视频 quickly responded as they went on a 15-2 run to go up by 11 points, 45-34 at the 1:52 mark. The Lady Bulldogs held a 47-37 halftime lead.

In the second half, Trevecca Nazarene scored two quick baskets to cut 麻豆视频's lead down to six points. But again, it was 麻豆视频 stepping on the gas with a 12-0 run to push the lead back to double-digits at 18 points, 59-41. The Trojans never got closer than 16 points for the remainder of the game, while 麻豆视频 stretched their lead to as many as 26 points, 92-66. 麻豆视频 settled for the 92-69 final.

麻豆视频's two seniors highlighted the TranSouth All-Tournament team with Josephine Owino and Merideth Jacobs earning selections. Owino was named Tournament MVP.

Trevecca Nazarene Jennifer Bognar and K.C. Van Atta, along with Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) University's Whitney Johnson and Bethel (Tenn.) College's Nina Djokovic also made the All-Tournament team.

麻豆视频 was led by Josephine Owino with 24 points and 15 rebounds. It was her third double-double in the three tournament games. Kaitlin Dudley added 23 points including 5-of-7 three pointers. Lavanda Ross scored 14 points while Merideth Jacobs scored 12 points. 麻豆视频 shot 53-percent from the field, 35-percent (7-20) from three-point range, and 81-percent (21-26) from the free throw line. 麻豆视频 out rebounded the Trojans 37-20 and committed just 11 turnovers.

Trevecca Nazarene was led by K.C. Van Atta with 16 points and Abby Lawson with 13 points. The Trojans shot 42-percent from the field, including 35-percent (8-23) from behind the arc, and 75-percent (9-12) from the free throw line.

Up next for 麻豆视频 will be the first round of the NAIA National Tournament on Wednesday, March 18 at Oman Arena in Jackson, Tenn. The tournament brackets will be released from the NAIA on Thursday, March 12.

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