JACKSON, Tenn. - 3/17/2010 - Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ (Tenn.) University rolled into the second round of the 2010 NAIA Division I National Championship with an 86-47 win over Southwestern Assemblies of God (Texas) University. The Lady Bulldogs set a new NAIA tournament record with 15 3-point field goals in the win. Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ also dominated the glass, doubling up SAGU 48-22 in total rebounds.
Kayla Hudson dished out six assists to give her 614 for her career and break Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµâ€™s all-time assist record of 611 held by Lisa Hutchens.
Jessica Graves knocked down Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµâ€™s first 3-pointer just 10 seconds into the game as the Lady Bulldogs jumped out to a quick lead. Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ steadily built its lead over the course of the first half, earning a 10 point lead with 13:18 left in the period. A Kaitlin Dudley 3-point basket at the 4:55 mark in the first half pushed the lead to 21 points, 38-17. SAGU was able to narrow the gap slightly before halftime cutting the lead to 19 points, 42-23 at intermission.
The Lady Bulldogs knocked down 7-of-15 threes in the first half, shooting 0.467 from behind the arc and 16-of-30 (0.533) overall. Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ didn’t let up in the second half, increasing its lead to 30 points at the 8:53 mark on a basket by Lavonda Ross. The Lady Bulldogs cruised down the stretch to earn a 39-point victory, 86-47.
Kaitlin Dudley scored 18 points and is now nine points away from moving in to second-place all-time on the Lady Bulldogs scoring list. Dudley and Zeinab Chan led the Lady Bulldogs with 18 points each on the night. Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ set up 25 of its 33 field goals off of assists.
Chelsea Jones led SAGU in scoring with 20 points. Stephanie Hawkins was the only other Lion in double-figures with 10 points.
Montana-Western held the previous record for 3-point field goals in a game with 14 against Houston Baptist (Texas) in 2004.
Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ (32-2) advaces to face Southern Poly Tech State (Ga.) at 6:15 p.m. on Friday in the second round. Southwestern Assemblies of God ends its season at 25-8.
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