3-25-97=Southern Nazarene 78, Â鶹ÊÓƵ 73
Jackson, TN--Southern Nazarene University OK won its unprecedented fourth-straight NAIA Division I Women's Basketball National Championship Tuesday, defeating Â鶹ÊÓƵ University TN, 78-73 in the title game at Oman Arena.
The Lady Redskins (32-4) fought through a dramatic second half that saw 14 lead changes in the final 10 minutes. Astou Ndiaye hit a short jumper at the 1:55 mark to give SNU a lead it wouldn't relinquish and Tonna Woolery added two pairs of made free-throws to clinch the victory.
Ndiaye, who was named the tournament's most valuable player, scored a game-high 28 points and had a tournament-high 18 rebounds. Leann Bezner had 18 points for SNU and Woolery, who received the tournament's hustle award had 12. Michelle Street led Â鶹ÊÓƵ with 21 points and 14 rebounds. Leslie Henderson had 12 points and Dion Thornton 11.
Game #39 Â鶹ÊÓƵ vs. Southwestern Oklahoma
3-24-97=Â鶹ÊÓƵ 68, Southwestern 59
Jackson, TN--No. 2 seed Â鶹ÊÓƵ University TN jumped out to a double-digit lead in the first six minutes of the game, then fended off each rally by seventh seeded Southwestern Oklahoma State University to win, 68-59, in the semifinal round at the 17th Annual NAIA Division I Women's Basketball National Championship at Oman Arena.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ (36-4) scored the first nine points of the game and never trailed, leading by as many as 13 points. Southwestern Oklahoma (25-5) did cut the lead to within one with three minutes to go in the game, but the Â鶹ÊÓƵ defense allowed just one three-point field goal from there on, while Rose Agnoung scored seven of Â鶹ÊÓƵ's last 11 points. Southwestern was plagued by poor shooting, hitting just under 38 percent from the floor for the game, while Â鶹ÊÓƵ made 53 percent of its field-goal attempts.
Michelle Street led Â鶹ÊÓƵ with 22 points and 11 rebounds. Agnoung scored 16 points while Kasi Knott and Meg Griffin each added 10 points. Denise Jones and Miriam Owiti each scored 15 points for Southwestern Oklahoma. Jones also had 12 rebounds.
With the win Â鶹ÊÓƵ advances to the championship game to face three-time defending national champion Southern Nazarene University.
Game #38 Â鶹ÊÓƵ vs. Oklahoma Baptist University
3-22-97=Â鶹ÊÓƵ 82, Oklahoma Baptist 69
Jackson, TN-Â鶹ÊÓƵ University TN trailed early but made up the difference and more to post an 82-69 victory against sixth-seeded Oklahoma Baptist University Saturday at the 17th Annual NAIA Division I Women's Basketball National Championship at Oman Arena.
Oklahoma Baptist (28-9) led as late as the 9:45 mark of the second half, but Michelle Street's three-point field goal put Â鶹ÊÓƵ ahead, 53-52. From that points, third-seeded Lady Bulldogs (34-4) steadily increased their lead, opening it up to 13 with 2:34 left in the game. Oklahoma Baptist's shooting woes prevented the Lady Bison from getting back in the game. OBU ended teh game shooting just 28 percent from the floor.
"(Â鶹ÊÓƵ) played great defense," said Oklahoma Baptist head coach Scott Norris, "We got in a rhythm in the beginning of the second half, but just couldn't keep it up. We've got to hit three's to open up the floor and it just didn't happen."
Michelle Street led the Lady Bulldogs with game-highs 21 points and 11 rebounds. Rose Agnoung added 15 points and Dion Thornton had 12. Michelle LeGrange led Oklahoma Baptist with 17 points, Carmen Ronne had 15 and Janett Vasquez 10.
Game #37 Â鶹ÊÓƵ vs. Southeastern State
3-21-97=Â鶹ÊÓƵ 69, Southeastern 67
Jackson, TN-After 26 lead changes, No. 3 seed Â鶹ÊÓƵ University finished on top in a 69-67 nail-biter against 14th-seeded Southeastern Oklahoma State University in a second round game at the 17th Annual NAIA Division I Women's Basketball National Championship at Oman Arena.
With under six minutes remaining in the game, Kasi Knott made her fifth three-pointer to put Â鶹ÊÓƵ (32-4) ahead for the remainder of the contest. Vicky Shved had a chance to tie the game in the last two seconds for Southeastern Oklahoma (24-6), but her jump shot bounced off the side of the rim.
"Our game plan was to keep them from killing us on the three-point shot," said Â鶹ÊÓƵ head coach David Blackstock. "We wanted to force them to make the post players try to beat us and we did a good job of that for the most part."
Knott led the Lady Bulldogs' offense with 18 points. Rose Agnoung had 10 points and 11 rebounds while Michelle Street had 10 points and 10 rebounds. Southeastern Oklahoma was led by Shved with 17 points, Mo Deeb with 13 points, Natalie Gray with 12 points and Tifney Kelly with 10 points.
Game #36 Â鶹ÊÓƵ vs. Daemen College
3-19-97=Â鶹ÊÓƵ 87, Daemen 53
Jackson, TN--Hometown favorite Â鶹ÊÓƵ University outscored Daemen College NY, 15-2, in the last five minutes of the first half and then held off a second-half comeback to win, 87-53, in the first round of the 17th Annual NAIA Division I Women's Basketball National Championship at Oman Arena.
The third-seeded Lady Bulldogs struggled to put away the pesky Lady Warriors. Daemen held a two-point lead as late as 9:34 in the first half and cut a 16-point lead to two in the second half, but Â鶹ÊÓƵ was able to hold off each rally and eventually won by 34 points.
"We had a lot of jitters and were very nervous; hopefully, we have put them behind us and will play better Friday," said Lady Bulldogs head coach David Blackstock.
Michelle Street led Â鶹ÊÓƵ with 23 points and 12 rebounds. Laura DeFew had 12 points. Marquett Hunt had 11 points and Dion Thornton 10. Amy King led Daemen with 15 points.
3-10-97==3.Â鶹ÊÓƵ 81, 19.Freed-Hardeman 75 (OT)
Michelle Street scored a Lady Bulldog-record 45 points, leading Â鶹ÊÓƵ past Freed- Hardeman, 81-75, in overtime Monday for the TranSouth championship.
The No. 3 Lady Bulldogs and No. 19 Lady Lions, playing in front of an emotional standing-room-only crowd at Fred DeLay Gymnasium, swapped leads 11 times during the game.
The game was tied, 32-32, and 69-69 at the end of regulation.
Street, the TranSouth Player of the Year, eclipses the old mark of 44 points in a game set by Esther Coleman in 1983. Street made 14-of-22 field goals and 16-of-20 free throws and also pulled down 12 rebounds in 42 minutes. The 16 free throws made are also a Â鶹ÊÓƵ record, breaking the mark of 13 set by three former Lady Bulldogs.
Both Â鶹ÊÓƵ, 31-4, and Freed-Hardeman, 25-10, advance to the NAIA National Tournament March 19-25 at Jackson's Oman Arena.
UNION (81)- Street 14-22 16-20 45, Lee 0-2 0-0 0, Knott 2-5 2-4 7, DeFew 0-1 0-0 0, Hunt 0-1 0-0 0, Thornton 4-12 1-1 9, Agnoung 1-1 2-4 4, Gholston 0-1 0-0 0, Love 2-6 0-0 6, Griffin 3-5 4-4 10. Team 26-56 25-33 81.
FREED-HARDEMAN (75)- Douglas 6-22 2-2 16, Sanders 4-14 4-4 12, Evans 5-10 7-8 17, Steward 2-4 2-2 8, Boyd 0-1 0-0 0, Elam 3-8 1-2 7, Showers 6-16 3-4 15. Team 26-75 19-22 75.
Halftime: 32-32. End of Regulation: 69-69. 3-point goals: UU 4-12 (Street 1-1, Lee 0-2, Knott 1-3, Love 2-6); FHU 4-16 (Douglas 2-9, Sanders 0-3, Steward 2-4). Rebounds: UU-44 (Thornton 13); FHU-42 (Douglas, Evans 8). Assists: UU-10 (Griffin 4); FHU-14 (Sanders 6). Total fouls: UU-15; FHU-23. Turnovers: UU-20; FHU-16.
3-6-97==3. Â鶹ÊÓƵ 93, Berry 64
Six Lady Bulldogs scored in double figures as top-seeded Â鶹ÊÓƵ ousted fourth-seed Berry College, 93-64, advancing to the championship game.
Dion Thornton had 13 points and 12 rebounds, while Michelle Street netted 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the field.
Kasi Knott added 13 points, including three three-pointers, and Celeste Gholston and Rose Agnoung also had 13 points each.
UNION (93)- Street 7-10 2-2 16, Knott 4-8 2-2 13, Love 1-5 0-0 3, Griffin 1-6 1-3 4, Thornton 4-10 5-9 13, Hunt 3-7 0-1 6, DeFew 3-6 4-4 10, Agnoung 3-5 7-7 13, Gholston 5-6 3- 5 13, Lee 0-2 2-2 2, Team 31-65 26-35 93.
BERRY (64)- Schilling 0-1 1-2 1, Blalock 2-4 2-3 7, McFarlin 1-6 3-5 5, Harper 2-2 0-1 4, Foley 1-4 0-0 2, Walker 0-1 0-0 0, Moon 4-13 3-3 12, Whitley 8-12 9-14 25, Wade 1-10 3-4 6, Eady 1-4 0-0 2, Team 20-57 21-32 64.
Halftime: Â鶹ÊÓƵ 48-27. 3-point goals: UU 5-13 (Knott 3-5, Love 1-3, Griffin 1-3, Lee 0- 2); BC 3-9 (Blalock 1-2, Moon 1-4, Wade 1-3). Rebounds: UU-49 (Thornton 12); BC-39 (Whitley 13). Assists: UU-20 (Griffin 6); BC-7 (Schilling 2). Total fouls: UU-24; BC-26. Turnovers: UU-18; BC-22.
3-3 97==2. Â鶹ÊÓƵ 99, Lee 65
The Lady Bulldogs opened TranSouth tournament play with a rout against Lee, 99-65.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ (29-4) led, 60-31, at halftime.
Kasi Knott made 4-of-9 three-pointers, finishing with 14 points. She is currently seventh in the nation in three-point percentage at 45.9.
Michelle Street, named TranSouth Conference Player of the Year earlier in the day, had 18 points and nine rebounds.
UNION (99)- Street 7-14 4-4 18, Knott 4-10 2-2 14, Love 3-12 0-0 8, Griffin 6-8 1-2 14, Thornton 0-8 1-2 1, Hunt 5-8 0-0 10, DeFew 5-7 2-2 12, Agnoung 1-4 6-8 8, Gholston 3-5 4-5 10, Lee 1-3 1-2 4, Team 35-79 21-25 99.
LEE (65)- Rice 0-2 1-2 1, Moss 6-10 2-2 17, Baldwin 2-4 4-4 8, Habermas 1-10 3-4 5, Davis 6-11 1-2 16, Boyd 1-2 0-0 2, Nash 1-3 1-3 3, Wells 0-6 2-5 2, Phillips 4-17 3-3 11. Team 21-65 17-25 65.
Halftime: Â鶹ÊÓƵ 60-31. 3-point goals: UU 8-25 (Street 0-1, Knott 4-9, Love 2-10, Griffin 1-1, Hunt 0-1, Gholston 0-1, Lee 1-2); LC 6-13 (Moss 3-6, Baldwin 0-2, Davis 3-3, Wells 0-2). Rebounds: UU-53 (Street 9); LC-42 (Phillips 10). Assists: UU-17 (Griffin 5); LC-11 (Moss, Boyd, Nash 3). Total fouls: UU-19; LC-16. Turnovers: UU-18; LC-25.
Game #32 Â鶹ÊÓƵ vs. Freed-Hardeman
2-27-97==2. Â鶹ÊÓƵ 58, 19. Freed-Hardeman 54
HENDERSON, Tenn.- The Lady Bulldogs can now turn their attention to the conference tournament next week after edging 19th-ranked Freed-Hardeman, 58-54, at Henderson.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ (28-4, 17-1) held the Lady Lions to 25.4 percent shooting from the field, and Freed-Hardeman (23-9, 12-6) made only 19-of-32 free throws.
Freed-Hardeman led throughout much of the first half until Michelle Street's basket with 5:21 remaining for a 23-21 edge. Â鶹ÊÓƵ never trailed again, but also never led by more than nine from thereafter.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ's win was the first loss at home for Freed-Hardeman this season. The Lady Lions had won 14 straight since unveiling a new athletic complex last summer.
Michelle Street had 16 points, 12 rebounds, three assists and three steals. Kasi Knott, No. 7 in the nation in 3-point percentage, made 3-of-5 for 12 points.
UNION (58)- Street 5-16 6-8 16, Knott 4-7 1-3 12, Love 1-4 2-2 5, Griffin 0-6 2-2 6, Thornton 3-10 0-0 6, Hunt 2-3 4-4 8, DeFew 1-1 2-3 4, Agnoung 2-4 1-2 5, Gholston 0-1 0-2 0, Lee 0-1 0-0 0. Team 18-53 18-27 58.
FREED-HARDEMAN (54)- Douglas 4-11 2-6 11, Sanders 2-12 6-8 11, Evans 3-8 5-6 12, Steward 2-8 4-5 10, Boyd 0-3 0-1 0, Elam 3-8 2-4 8, Showers 1-9 0-2 2. Team 15-59 19- 32 54.
Halftime: Â鶹ÊÓƵ 27-26. 3-point goals: UU 4-10 (Street 0-1, Knott 3-5, Love 1-4); FHU 5-11 (Douglas 1-3, Sanders 1-1, Evans 1-1, Steward 2-6). Rebounds: UU-45 (Street 12); FHU-49 (Douglas 10). Assists: UU-11 (Street 3); FHU-7 (Douglas 3). Total Fouls: UU-26; FHU-19. Turnovers: UU-18; FHU-17.
2-24-97==14. Lipscomb 67, 2. Â鶹ÊÓƵ 66
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Â鶹ÊÓƵ's Lady Bulldogs already had a berth in the NAIA national tournament by winning the TranSouth Conference regular-season, but a loss at Lipscomb (23- 8, 13-4) is always a motivator.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ (27-4, 16-1) saw its 21-game win streak come to a halt as last-second shots by Kasi Knott and Rose Agnoung fell off the side of the rim.
Michelle Street made a layup with 34.2 seconds left to make it 67-66. Then she made a steal in front of the scorers table and was clear for another layup. But when Street had to maneuver around the official the ball deflected off his foot out of bounds. Lipscomb's ball.
Lipscomb's Emily Pleasant missed the front end of a one-and-one with 23 seconds remaining before the last shots by Knott and Agnoung.
Street had 21 points and six rebounds. Dion Thornton netted 17 points, 17 rebounds and three blocks.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ led early, 10-0, holding Lipscomb scoreless for the first five minutes of the game. The Lady Bulldogs held a 33-23 lead at halftime before Lipscomb made an early run in the second half to take the lead.
UNION (66)- Street 9-16 1-3 21, Lee 1-2 0-0 2, Knott 3-9 0-0 8, DeFew 0-0 1-2 1, Hunt 3-7 3-3 9, Thornton 7-15 3-6 17, Agnoung 0-4 0-0 0, Love 1-8 2-2 4, Griffin 1-4 1-1 4. Team 25-65 11-17 66.
LIPSCOMB (67)- Marcrom 2-8 0-0 5, Vaughn 0-1 0-0 0, Pleasant 5-9 9-11 21, Holt 8- 18 1-2 21, Faulkner 1-3 2-2 5, Stark 3-10 1-3 7, Lile 2-4 0-1 4, Moss 1-1 0-0 3, Black 0-2 1-2 1. Team 22-56 14-21 67.
Halftime: Â鶹ÊÓƵ 33-23. 3-point goals: UU 5-15 (Street 2-2, Lee 0-1, Knott 2-6, Love 0- 5, Griffin 1-1); LU 9-23 (Marcrom 1-5, Pleasant 2-5, Holt 4-7, Faulkner 1-2, Stark 0-1, Moss 1- 1, Black 0-2). Rebounds: UU-51 (Thornton 17); LU-31 (Pleasant 6). Assists: UU-13 (Love 4); LU-12 (Pleasant 3). Total Fouls: UU-20; LU-19. Turnovers: UU-23; LU-21.
2-22-97==2. Â鶹ÊÓƵ 91, Lee 57
Meg Griffin scored 17 points as Â鶹ÊÓƵ routed Lee at home for its 21st consecutive win.
Michelle Street and Lori Love scored 14 points each for the Lady Bulldogs (27-3, 16- 0). Rose Agnoung had 11 rebounds.
Lee falls to 11-19, 4-12.
UNION (91)- Street 6-13 2-3 14, Knott 4-14 0-0 12, Love 4-10 2-2 14, Griffin 6-9 4-7 17, Thornton 1-8 4-5 6, Hunt 2-4 2-4 6, DeFew 3-7 3-4 9, Agnoung 2-11 2-2 6, Gholston 1-5 2-6 4, Lee 1-3 0-0 3. Team 30-84 21-33 91.
LEE (57)- Moss 1-1 0-0 3, Baldwin 1-2 0-0 3, Habermas 8-16 2-4 18, Davis 0-5 0-0 0, Boyd 0-1 0-0 0, Nash 1-6 3-5 5, Wells 1-1 1-2 3, Bird 5-13 1-2 11, Phillips 4-14 6-8 14. Team 21-59 13-21 57.
Halftime: Â鶹ÊÓƵ 44-31. 3-point goals: UU 10-28 (Street 0-1, Knott 4-12, Love 4-9, Griffin 1-3, Lee 1-3); LC 2-9 (Moss 1-1, Baldwin 1-1, Davis 0-3, Nash 0-4). Rebounds: UU-59 (Agnoung 11); LC-46 (Habermas 14). Assists: UU-21 (Love 6); LC-16 (Baldwin 4). Total Fouls: UU-19; LC-23. Turnovers: UU-12; LC-25.
2-17-97==2. Â鶹ÊÓƵ 90, Trevecca 29
The Lady Bulldogs trailed 2-0 after a technical foul was called on coach David Blackstock 30 seconds into the game. Then Â鶹ÊÓƵ went on a 28-0 run to rout Trevecca Nazarene (4-20, 2-13).
Meg Griffin led Â鶹ÊÓƵ (26-3, 15-0) with 19 points, five assists and five steals.
UNION (90)- Street 2-7 4-5 8, Lee 0-0 3-4 3, Knott 4-9 0-0 12, DeFew 0-2 2-4 2, Hunt 2-3 1-2 5, Thornton 6-12 1-1 13, Agnoung 4-4 1-3 9, Gholston 1-2 4-4 6, Love 5-15 0-0 13, Griffin 6-13 -9 19. Team 30-67 22-32 90.
TREVECCA (29)- Rego 0-1 0-0 0, Oakley 2-7 2-2 8, Lacey 4-9 0-0 8, Dunn 0-5 0-0 0, Bowers 0-5 0-0 0, Bartlet 1-2 0-0 2, Kjartansdottir 1-4 0-0 2, Neblett 1-4 0-0 2, Meadows 3-7 1-2 7. Team 12-44 3-4 29.
Halftime: Â鶹ÊÓƵ 57-16. 3-point goals: UU 8-21 (Street 0-1, Knott 4-9, Love 3-10, Griffin 1-1); TN 2-8 (Oakley 2-6, Dunn 0-2). Rebounds: UU-49 (Thornton 13); TN-27 (Neblett 7). Assists: UU-21 (Love 6); TN-5 (Lacey, Dunn 5). Total Fouls: UU-8; TN-21. Turnovers: UU-18; TN-35.
2-15-97==2. Â鶹ÊÓƵ 82, Blue Mountain 63
BLUE MOUNTAIN, Miss.- Michelle Street set a school record, making all 14 field goal attempts and finishing with a season-high 33 points as the Lady Bulldogs beat Blue Mountain (14-10, 6-8).
Â鶹ÊÓƵ (25-3, 14-0) trailed, 40-39, early in the second half until runs of 12-2 and 16-3 to pull away.
Dion Thornton had 17 points and 13 rebounds. Street had 11 rebounds.
UNION (82)- Street 14-14 5-12 33, Lee 0-2 0-0 0, Knott 3-9 0-0 9, DeFew 0-0 4-5 4, Hunt 1-2 3-4 5, Thornton 6-12 5-6 17, Agnoung 1-4 0-0 2, Gholston 0-1 0-0 0, Love 2-9 0-0 6, Griffin 3-8 0-2 6. Team 30-61 17-29 82.
BLUE MOUNTAIN (63)- Strickland 0-2 0-1 0, Scheffler 1-1 1-2 3, Price 4-7 0-0 8, Hughes 0-2 1-2 1, Ball 4-8 0-0 10, Edwards 0-3 0-0 0, Parker 3-13 6-6 13, Stroup 5-13 6-7 16, McCord 1-5 2-2 4, Pennington 2-6 3-4 8. Team 20-60 19-24 63.
Halftime: Â鶹ÊÓƵ 37-34. 3-point goals: UU 5-20 (Lee 0-1, Knott 3-8, Love 2-9, 0-2); BM 4-13 (Price 0-2, Hughes 0-1, Ball 2-4, Parker 1-5, Pennington 1-1). Rebounds: UU-46 (Thornton 13); BM-38 (Stroup 10). Assists: UU-18 (Griffin 5); BM-15 (Ball 5). Total Fouls: UU- 25; BM-23. Turnovers: UU-15; BM-18.
2-13-97==2. Â鶹ÊÓƵ 115, Bethel 50
MCKENZIE, Tenn.- Kasi Knott made 7-of-11 3-point field goals and finished with a career-high 23 points as Â鶹ÊÓƵ routed host Bethel.
Lori Love added 19 points for Â鶹ÊÓƵ, and Meg Griffin netted 18 points. The Lady Bulldogs were 14-of-25 from 3-point range.
Bethel committed only four more turnovers than Â鶹ÊÓƵ, but the Lady Bulldogs outscored the Lady Wildcats, 32-11, on points off the turnovers.
UNION (115)- Street 6-7 1-3 13, Henderson 3-5 0-0 7, Love 7-12 0-0 19, Griffin 6-11 5-5 18, Thornton 3-4 3-4 9, Hunt 1-3 0-0 2, DeFew 2-7 1-1 5, Agnoung 5-6 0-2 10, Gholston 3-7 1-2 7, Knott 8-12 0-0 23, Lee 1-2 0-0 2. Team 45-76 11-17 115.
BETHEL (50)- H.Smith 2-11 2-4 6, Lutz 0-3 0-0 0, Gilbert 8-16 1-2 20, Parham 2-5 0-0 6, Utley 2-9 0-0 6, Allen 0-2 0-0 0, Carlton 1-3 0-0 2, Capps 0-2 0-0 0, Herrin 1-3 2-2 4, Qualls 3-11 0-0 6, Dotson 0-2 0-0 0. Team 19-67 5-8 50.
Halftime: Â鶹ÊÓƵ 64-18. 3-point goals: UU 14-25 (Henderson 1-2, Love 5-10, Griffin 1-2, Knott 7-11); BC- H.Smith 0-5, Lutz 0-1, Gilbert 3-6, Parham 2-4, Utley 2-8, Allen 0-1, Capps 0- 1, Qualls 0-2, Dotson 0-2). Rebounds: UU-53 (Street, Thornton, Gholston 7); BC-29 (H.Smith 6). Assists: UU-33 (Lee 7); BC-13 (Parham 5). Total Fouls: UU-12; BC-15. Turnovers: UU-19; BC-23.
2-10-97== 2. Â鶹ÊÓƵ 95, Williams Baptist 49
WALNUT RIDGE, Ark.- Michelle Street had 23 points and nine rebounds, leading Â鶹ÊÓƵ past Williams Baptist for the Lady Bulldogs' 17th straight win.
Dion Thornton had 12 points and 13 rebounds, Leslie Henderson scored 12 and Marquetta Hunt added 10 points, including the first 3-point field goal in her career.
Lori Love scored 14 points, including four 3-pointers. She was named the Player of the Week earlier in the day by the TranSouth Conference for her performance in the win against Freed-Hardeman.
The Lady Bulldogs led, 40-26, at halftime before shooting 56.8 percent from the field in the second half, and holding Williams Baptist to 28 percent in the second half.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ improves to 23-3, 12-0 in the TSAC, while Williams Baptist is 11-9, 6-6. The Lady Bulldogs chances of winning the conference regular season title were improved when Lipscomb fell to Lee, 84-77.
UNION (95)- Street 9-14 4-5 23, Lee 0-2 2-2 2, Knott 2-5 0-0 6, Henderson 5-8 2-3 12, DeFew 2-2 0-0 4, Hunt 4-8 1-2 10, Thornton 6-11 0-2 12, Agnoung 2-5 2-2 6, Gholston 0-0 0- 0 0, Love 5-13 0-0 14, Griffin 2-7 2-3 6. Team 37-75 13-19 95.
WILLIAMS BAPTIST (49)- Harrell 1-5 0-0 3, Woods 2-10 0-0 4, Cunningham 4-10 1-2 10, Johnson 0-3 1-2 1, Feild 1-4 2-2 5, Britt 1-3 2-2 4, Brown 4-12 4-7 12, Moreland 3-4 2-2 8, Pelts 1-1 0-0 2. Team 17-52 12-17 49.
Halftime: UU 40-26. 3-point goals: UU 8-19 (Street 1-1, Lee 0-1, Knott 2-5, Hunt 1-1, Love 4-11); WB 3-8 (Harrell 1-2, Woods 0-1, Cunningham 1-2, Feild 1-3). Rebounds: UU-49 (Thornton 13); WB-30 (Woods 8). Assists: UU-23 (Knott 6); WB-11 (Brown, Woods 3). Total Fouls: UU-14; WB-16. Turnovers: UU-12; WB-23.
Game #25 Â鶹ÊÓƵ vs. Freed-Hardeman
2-8-97==2. Â鶹ÊÓƵ 82, Freed-Hardeman 58
A capacity crowd of approximately 2,500 at Fred DeLay Gym saw freshman Lori Love hit her first five 3-point shots and finish with a season-high 21 points. She hit 7-of-12 3-point attempts and added four assists and three rebounds.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ, 22-3 overall and 11-0 in TranSouth play, strengthened its hold on the nation's No. 2 ranking behind Arkansas Tech. Freed-Hardeman, ranked the equivalent of No. 26, falls to 18-7, 7-4.
Michelle Street had 16 points and six rebounds, and Dion Thornton added 13 points, 12 rebounds, five blocks and five steals.
UNION (82)- Street 5-8 6-6 16, Lee 0-2 2-2 2, Knott 2-5 0-0 6, Henderson 1-8 0-0 2, DeFew 4-7 1-2 9, Hunt 1-4 3-4 5, Thornton 6-11 1-2 13, Gholston 0-2 4-4 4, Love 7-12 0-0 21, Griffin 2-6 0-0 4. Team 28-65 17-20 82.
FREED-HARDEMAN (58)- Douglas 1-7 3-4 5, Sanders 5-15 3-4 15, Hamilton 0-2 0-0 0, Evans 2-5 2-3 6, Steward 1-7 2-3 4, Boyd 2-4 1-2 5, Elam 6-12 2-4 14, JanTackett 1-4 0-0 2, Showers 2-6 2-2 6. Team 21-63 15-22 58.
Halftime: Â鶹ÊÓƵ 43-30. 3-point goals: UU 9-23 (Lee 0-2, Knott 2-4, Henderson 0-4, Love 7-12, Griffin 0-1); FHU 1-14 (Douglas 0-5, Sanders 1-3, Hamilton 0-2, Evans 0-1, Steward 0-3). Rebounds: UU-50 (Thornton 12); FHU-37 (Elam, Showers 7). Assists: UU-18 (Hunt, Love 4); FHU-8 (Sanders, Evans 3). Total Fouls: UU-20; FHU-16. Turnovers: UU-21; FHU-19.
Game #24 Â鶹ÊÓƵ vs Berry College
2-3-97==3.Â鶹ÊÓƵ 77, Berry 55
Michelle Street, still fresh from being named TranSouth Athletic Conference Player of the Week, continued her onslaught, making 12-of-18 field goals, finishing with 24 points and 10 rebounds as Â鶹ÊÓƵ routed Berry.
Lori Love added 12 points off four 3-pointers, and Kasi Knott poured in three 3- pointers for nine points.
Dion Thornton had a rough shooting night, making only 3-of-11 field goals for eight points, but she also grabbed 10 rebounds to tie Street for a game-high.
Lynn Wade led Berry (15-8, 5-5) with 20 points.
The next day the Lady Bulldogs (21-3, 10-0) moved up a spot to No. 2 in the nation behind Arkansas Tech. Defending champion Southern Nazarene dropped from first to fourth after losing to Wayland Baptist and Lubbock Christian in the same week.
UNION (77)- Street 12-18 0-1 24, Lee 1-2 0-0 2, Knott 3-8 0-0 9, Henderson 3-6 0-0 8, DeFew 1-3 0-0 2, Hunt 0-1 0-0 0, Thornton 3-11 2-2 8, Agnoung 2-4 4-4 8, Love 4-7 0-0 12, Griffin 1-3 1-2 3. Team 30-63 7-9 77.
BERRY (55)- Schilling 0-2 0-0 0, Blalock 0-4 6-6 6, McFarlin 2-5 0-0 4, Harper 1-2 0-0 2, Foley 0-1 0-0 0, Moon 3-8 2-2 8, Whitley 3-8 5-6 11, Wade 8-18 0-0 20, Eady 2-12 0-2 4. Team 19-60 13-16 55.
Halftime: Â鶹ÊÓƵ 40-26. 3-point goals: UU 10-16 (Lee 1-1, Knott 3-6, Henderson 2-3, Love 4-6); BC 4-12 (Blalock 0-1, Foley 0-1, Moon 0-3, Wade 4-7). Rebounds: UU- 38 (Street, Thornton 10); BC- 40 (Eady 7). Assists: UU- 27 (Lee 7); BC- 9 (Blalock, Moon 3). Total Fouls: UU- 15; BC- 12. Turnovers: UU- 21; BC- 28.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ2-1-97==3.Â鶹ÊÓƵ 81, Martin Methodist 47
Â鶹ÊÓƵ began February the way it ended January, with a win. In fact, its 14th straight victory, 81-47, against Martin Methodist at Fred DeLay Gym.
The Lady Bulldogs were never pressured against the Lady Indians, making their first five baskets from behind the 3-point arc. A 15-0 run built the lead to 39-13, putting Martin Methodist away for good.
Michelle Street had 14 points, 11 rebounds and five steals. Leslie Henderson finished with 13 points, all in the first half, and Kasi Knott had 11 points, and made 3-of-5 3-pointers.
The Lady Bulldogs shot 51.6 perecent in the first half, and 50 percent from 3-point range for the game. Â鶹ÊÓƵ outscored Martin Methodist 30-8 on points off turnovers.
Martin Methodist took No. 11 Lipscomb into overtime two days earlier, eventually losing by three points in overtime. Martin's Mendy Gallian scored 21 points in that game. Against Â鶹ÊÓƵ, she made one free throw for her only point of the night.
UNION (81)- Street 6-13 1-2 14, Lee 2-4 0-0 5, Knott 3-4 2-2 11, Henderson 4-11 3-3 13, DeFew 3-9 3-4 9, Hunt 2-5 1-1 5, Thornton 3-8 4-10 10, Agnoung 1-4 7-12 9, Love 2-6 0-0 5. Team 26-64 21-34 81.
MARTIN METHODIST (47)- Cunningham 3-5 0-1 6, Steelman 0-4 0-0 0, Riggs 2-3 0-0 5, Freemon 2-4 0-0 5, Hardy 0-4 0-0 0, Fagan 0-1 0-0 0, Gallian 0-3 1-2 1, Wyatt 1-2 1-2 3, Klink 0-1 0-0 0, Young 0-1 0-0 0, Smith 4-12 3-4 12, Haynes 0-1 0-0 0, Adams 3-5 2-5 9, King 1-2 0-0 2, Bottoms 1-7 2-2 4. Team 17-55 9-16 47.
Halftime: Â鶹ÊÓƵ 43-17. 3-point goals: UU 8-16 (Street 1-1, Lee 1-2, Knott 3-4, Henderson 2-5, Love 1-4); MM 4-14 (Steelman 0-1, Riggs 1-2, Freemon 1-2, Hardy 0-3, Gallian 0-1, Smith 1-4, Adams 1-1). Rebounds: UU- 47 (Street 11); MM- 42 (Bottoms 7). Assists: UU- 18 (Street, Lee, Love 4); MM- 6 (Smith 3). Total Fouls: UU- 14; MM- 25. Turnovers: UU- 11; MM- 24.
Game #22 Â鶹ÊÓƵ vs Williams Baptist
1-30-97==3.Â鶹ÊÓƵ 85, Williams Baptist 67
Michelle Street scored her 2,000 career point and third-ranked Â鶹ÊÓƵ overcame an 11- point deficit to beat Williams Baptist, 85-67, Thursday night at Fred DeLay Gymnasium.
Street, a two-time All-American from Bradford, Tenn., reaced the mark on her final basket of the night with 36 seconds remaining. She finished with 27 points, including the Lady Bulldogs' final eight points.
"I didn't know it until they called it out," Street said. "I knew something was up because (the bench) was telling everybody to get me the ball and shoot, and they haven't ever done that before."
"I could not be happier for anybody," coach David Blackstock said. "She is such a great young lady, and I would count it a privilege to know her if she never played basketball."
Â鶹ÊÓƵ (19-3, 8-0) trailed 20-9, midway through the first half until the Lady Bulldogs made three consecutive 3-pointers to pull within one point.
Williams Baptist (10-6, 5-3) led, 35-31, at halftime on a 3-pointer by Jenna Cunningham with three seconds remaining.
In the second half, Â鶹ÊÓƵ shot 58.8 percent from the field and outscored the Lady Eagles 14-2 off turnovers.
The Lady Bulldogs utilized a 13-1 run and took the lead for good with 16 minutes left on a 3-pointer by Kasi Knott, also of Bradford.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ has won 13 consecutive games since losing to Lambuth Nov. 30.
But the night belonged to Street, who also made her first 3-pointer since February 1995 against David Lipscomb.
"Those statistics and points and everything are not a big key for me. I'm out to win the national championship and whatever falls with that is great," Street said.
UNION (85)- Street 11-18 4-7 27, Henderson 2-9 0-0 6, DeFew 2-5 0-0 4, Love 1-3 0-0 3, Griffin 4-7 0-0 8, Hunt 0-1 1-2 1, Thornton 7-10 3-6 17, Agnoung 2-5 0-0 4, Lee 1-3 2-2 4, Knott 3-6 2-2 11. Team 33-67 12-19 85.
WILLIAMS BAPTIST (67)- Faulkner 1-2 0-0 2, Woods 7-14 6-7 22, Cunningham 3-9 1- 2 9, Kathy Britt 1-3 0-0 2, Mandy Brown 9-15 6-7 24, Summer Field 1-4 2-2 4, Christy Johnson 1-3 0-0 2, Irene Moreland 1-1 0-0 2. Team 24-51 15-18 67.
Halftime: WB 35-31. 3-point goals: UU 7-18 (Street 1-1, Henderson 2-6, Love 1-3, Griffin 0-1, Lee 0-1, Knott 3-6); WB 4-12 (Woods 2-7, Cunningham 2-4, Britt 0-1). Rebounds: UU- 36 (Thornton 12); WB- 29 (Brown 7). Assists: UU- 23 (Henderson 6); WB- 14 (Woods, Cunningham 4). Total Fouls: UU- 16; WB- 15. Turnovers: UU- 13; WB- 21.
1-27-97==3.Â鶹ÊÓƵ 88, Berry 85
ROME, Ga.- The third-ranked Lady Bulldogs held off a charging Berry to their 12th consecutive victory, 88-85, January 27 at Berry.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ (18-3, 7-0 TranSouth Conference) led by 15 points at halftime and was up by as many as 19 points before allowing the Lady Vikes to close.
Michelle Street scored 25 points for Â鶹ÊÓƵ and had eight rebounds and six assists. Lori Love added 13 points, and was 7-of-7 from the free throw line. She is currently No.2 in the nation in free throw percentage at 90 percent.
Leslie Henderson scored 14, including four 3-pointers, and grabbed a game-high nine rebounds. Senior Marquetta Hunt was 5-of-7 for 12 points.
Berry (15-5, 5-2) was paced by Lynn Wade with 25 points, and Jennifer Whitley and Claire Moon with 23 points apiece.
UNION (88)- Love 2-3 7-7 13, Griffin 4-5 0-0 8, Thornton 2-6 2-2 6, Street 11-21 3-6 25, Henderson 5-13 0-0 14, Knott 2-2 0-0 5, Lee 0-1 0-0 0, DeFew 1-1 0-0 2, Hunt 5-7 2-2 12, Agnoung 0-1 3-6 3. Team 32-60 17-23 88.
BERRY (85)- Whitley 7-11 9-9 23, Wade 9-16 1-1 25, Eady 0-1 0-0 0, Schilling 1-2 0-1 2, Moon 9-13 4-7 23, Blalock 1-3 2-2 5, Harper 0-0 2-2 2, Foley 1-1 0-0 2, McFarlin 1-3 1-2 3. Team 29-50 19-24 85.
Halftime: Â鶹ÊÓƵ 51-36. 3-point goals: UU 7-13 (Love 2-3, Henderson 4-8, Knott 1-1, Lee 0-1); BC 8-14 (Wade 6-8, Moon 1-3, Blalock 1-3). Rebounds: UU- 36 (Henderson 9); BC- 23 (Whitley 6). Assists: UU- 22 (Street, Griffin 6); BC- 24 (Blalock 6). Total Fouls: UU- 22; BC- 16. Turnovers: UU- 15; BC- 18.
Game #20 Â鶹ÊÓƵ vs Lee College
1-25-97==3.Â鶹ÊÓƵ 85, Lee 62
CLEVELAND, Tenn.- Michelle Street scored 14 points and had 13 rebounds, leading five Â鶹ÊÓƵ players in double-figures as the Lady Bulldogs routed host Lee College.
Rose Agnoung added 12 and Kasi Knott 11 points, while Dion Thornton and Lori Love had 10 points each.
The Lady Bulldogs forced 26 turnovers to overcome 37 percent shooting from the field, and 19 percent from 3-point range.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ improves to 17-3, 6-0 in conference play, and Lee is 7-13, 0-6.
UNION (85)- Street 5-14 4-7 14, Henderson 2-10 4-5 8, Love 2-9 4-5 10, Griffin 3-7 0-0 6, Thornton 3-6 4-4 10, DeFew 3-4 2-2 8, Hunt 1-3 2-2 4, Lee 1-4 0-0 2, Agnoung 4-7 4-5 12, Knott 3-9 2-2 11. Team 27-73 26-32 85.
LEE (62)- Rice 1-3 2-3 4, Moss 5-9 3-3 16, Baldwin 2-4 2-2 7, Habermas 2-8 3-7 7, Davis 2-5 2-2 7, Nash 0-3 0-2 0, Wells 2-6 0-0 6, Bird 3-7 0-1 6, Phillips 2-7 5-7 9. Team 19-52 17-27 62.
Halftime: Â鶹ÊÓƵ 45-35. 3-point goals: UU 5-26 (Henderson 0-6, Love 2-7, Griffin 0-2, Lee 0-3, Knott 3-8); LC 7-20 (Rice 0-1, Moss 3-6, Baldwin 1-1, Davis 1-3, Nash 0-3, Wells 2-6). Rebounds: UU- 50 (Street 13); LC- 39 (Habermas 11). Assists: UU- 17 (Street, Griffin 5); LC-12 (Moss, Nash 4). Total Fouls: UU- 23; LC- 20. Turnovers: UU- 12; LC- 26.
Game #19 Â鶹ÊÓƵ vs Blue Mountain
1-23-97==3.Â鶹ÊÓƵ 85, Blue Mountain 64
Â鶹ÊÓƵ shot 57 percent from the field in the second half to put Blue Mountain out of reach, after leading by only seven at halftime.
Michelle Street was the leading scorer for the Lady Bulldogs (16-3, 5-0) with 16 points. Freshman Meg Griffin was 7-of-10 from the field, finishing with 15 points. Dion Thornton added 12 points, 10 rebounds and had four steals.
UNION (85)- Street 4-12 8-8 16, Henderson 2-8 0-0 4, Love 3-9 0-0 8, Griffin 7-10 1-1 15, Thornton 6-11 0-0 12, DeFew 5-6 0-0 10, Hunt 1-3 0-0 2, Lee 0-1 0-0 0, Agnoung 4-6 1-3 9, Knott 3-7 0-0 9. Team 35-73 10-12 85.
BLUE MOUNTAIN (64)- Scheffler 0-3 0-0 0, Price 0-4 2-2 2, Hughes 1-8 3-4 6, Ball 5- 13 0-0 14, Edwards 0-1 0-0 0, Parker 5-13 4-4 15, Stroup 5-12 0-0 10, McCord 4-7 0-0 8, Pennington 4-5 1-2 9. Team 24-66 10-12 64.
Halftime: Â鶹ÊÓƵ 38-31. 3-point goals: UU 5-17 (Henderson 0-2, Love 2-7, Griffin 0-1, Lee 0-1, Knott 3-6); BM 6-20 (Scheffler 0-1, Hughes 1-3, Ball 4-12, Parker 1-3, Stoup 0-1. Rebounds: UU- 43 (Thornton 10); BM- 40 (Hughes 8). Assists: UU- 22 (Street, Love, Hunt, Lee 4); BM- 14 (Hughes 6). Total Fouls: UU- 16; BM- 11. Turnovers: UU- 10; BM- 14.
Game #18 Â鶹ÊÓƵ vs David Lipscomb University
1-20-97==2.Â鶹ÊÓƵ 75, 12.Lipscomb 74
Â鶹ÊÓƵ did not score in the final five minutes but hung on to defeat No.12 Lipscomb, 75- 74, at Fred DeLay Gym and claim first place outright in the TranSouth Athletic Conference.
Michelle Street scored the Lady Bulldogs' final points on a jumper with 5:04 remaining to make it 75-66. That gave her a game-high 25 points to add to her 13 rebounds.
The Lady Bison scored eight unanswered points and had a chance to win in the final 15 seconds but Emily Pleasant's driving jumper was short and the game ended with both teams scrambling for the ball.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ made only 5-of-21 3-point attempts (23.8 percent), compared to Lipscomb's 12-of- 25 (48 percent). But Â鶹ÊÓƵ won the battle of the boards, 57-32.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ improves to 15-3 overall and 4-0 in the conference. Lipscomb, which beat Â鶹ÊÓƵ twice last season, falls to 13-5, 3-1.
UNION (75)- Street 11-20 3-6 25, Love 1-8 0-0 3, Henderson 4-11 0-0 9, Griffin 1-2 1-1 3, Thornton 3-10 0-2 6, DeFew 0-0 0-0 0, Hunt 4-7 1-1 9, Knott 4-8 0-0 11, Agnoung 3-4 1-2 7, Lee 0-1 2-3 2. Team 31-71 8-15 75.
LIPSCOMB (74)- Allen 1-3 1-1 3, Galbraith 0-3 0-0 0, Marcrom 1-5 0-0 2, Vaughn 0-2 0-0 0, Pleasant 5-16 6-6 21, Holt 8-11 1-2 23, Faulkner 0-3 0-1 0, Stark 3-8 3-3 9, Lile 4-9 1-3 9, Black 2-5 2-2 7. Team 24-65 14-18 74.
Halftime: Â鶹ÊÓƵ 38-34. 3-point goals: UU 5-21 (Street 0-1, Love 1-8, Henderson 1-5, Knott 3-6, Lee 0-1); LU 12-25 (Allen 0-2, Galbraith 0-2, Marcrom 0-1, Pleasant 5-8, Holt 6-7, Faulkner 0-2, Black 1-3). Rebounds: UU- 57 (Thornton 14, Street 13); LU- 32 (Pleasant 6). Assists: UU- 22 (Griffin 6); LU- 21 (Holt, Faulkner 4). Total Fouls: UU- 20; LU- 15. Turnovers: UU- 18; LU- 10.
Game #17 Â鶹ÊÓƵ vs Trevecca Nazarene University
1-18-97==2.Â鶹ÊÓƵ 91, Trevecca 40
NASHVILLE - The No.2 Lady Bulldogs had little trouble defeating Trevecca in the first meeting ever between the women's teams. The 1996-97 season is the first year Trevecca Nazarene has fielded a women's squad.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ did have trouble, however, with thieves who escaped with more than $5,000 in cash and other items owned by the Lady Bulldogs. The robbers broke through a back door to Â鶹ÊÓƵ's locked dressing room and sorted through the possessions, including senior Laura DeFew's engagement ring, a cellular phone, two CD players and Michelle Street's clothes. Everyone's money was stolen.
Street, a two-time All-American, also gave everyone a scare when she went down late in the first half. She hit her right knee on the floor and did not return in the second half, but an examination showed nothing more serious than a bruise.
Dion Thornton went 11-of-16 and scored 24 points. Rose Agnoung added 17 points.
UNION (91)- Street 2-5 2-2 6, Henderson 1-5 0-0 2, Love 4-8 0-0 11, Griffin 5-6 3-4 13, Thornton 11-16 2-4 24, DeFew 1-3 2-2 4, Hunt 2-3 0-0 4, Lee 2-2 0-0 6, Agnoung 6-8 5-6 17, Knott 1-5 1-3 4. Team 35-61 15-21 91.
TREVECCA (40)- Oakley 1-10 1-2 4, Lacey 0-3 0-0 0, Dunn 3-6 0-0 9, Bowers 1-8 1-3 3, Bartelt 0-1 0-0 0, Kjartansdottir 3-9 6-8 12, Beblett 0-5 0-0 0, Meadows 4-8 4-4 12. Team 12- 50 12-17 40.
Halftime: Â鶹ÊÓƵ 41-16. 3-point goals: UU 6-16 (Henderson 0-3, Love 3-7, Lee 2-2, Knott 1-4); TN 4-17 (Oakley 1-8, Lacey 0-3, Dunn 3-5, Neblett 0-1). Rebounds: UU- 43 (Henderson, Thornton, DeFew 6); TN- 26 (Bowers 6). Assists: UU- 25 (Henderson, Griffin 6); TN- 18 (Kjartansdottir 3). Total Fouls: UU- 19; TN- 15. Turnovers: UU- 13; TN- 18.
1-16-97==2.Â鶹ÊÓƵ 114, Bethel 43
Â鶹ÊÓƵ forced 30 turnovers and held Bethel to 26 percent shotting in a 114-43 rout at Fred DeLay Gym. The Lady Bulldogs scored 36 points off Lady Wildcat's turnovers, and outscored Bethel 33-6, in second-chance points.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ had five players scored in double figures, led by Lori Love with 18 points. Leslie Henderson had 16 points, and Michelle Street and Laura DeFew added 13 each, a season-high for DeFew. Kasi Knott contributed 12 points from four 3-pointers.
Every Â鶹ÊÓƵ player scored, with the exception of injured Lady Bulldogs, Kelly Hayes and April Pearson.
UNION (114)- Street 4-10 5-6 13, Henderson 7-15 0-0 16, Love 6-12 2-2 18, Griffin 3-7 2-2 9, Thornton 4-6 0-0 8, DeFew 5-6 3-5 13, Hunt 3-5 0-0 6, Lee 1-2 1-2 4, Agnoung 3-7 1-2 7, Gholston 3-7 2-3 8, Knott 4-9 0-0 12. Team 43-86 16-22 114.
BETHEL (43)- H.Smith 4-12 0-0 10, J.Smith 1-7 0-0 2, Lutz 0-3 0-1 0, Gilbert 3-7 0-0 7, Parham 1-6 0-0 3, Utley 0-2 0-0 0, Allen 0-1 0-0 0, Harrington 1-2 2-2 4, Carlton 2-5 0-0 4, Capps 1-1 0-0 2, Herrin 0-0 2-2 2, Qualls 3-13 0-2 7, Garrett 0-2 2-2 2. Team 16-61 6-9 43.
Hafltime: Â鶹ÊÓƵ 57-19. 3-point goals: UU 12-28 (Street 0-1, Henderson 2-6, Love 4-9, Griffin 1-1, Lee 1-2, Knott 4-9); BC 5-27 (H.Smith 2-8, Gilbert 1-4, Parham 1-3, Utley 0-2, Allen 0-1, Carlton 0-1, Qualls 1-7, Garrett 0-1). Rebounds: UU- 58 (Hunt, Thornton 7); BC- 37 (J.Smith 6). Assists: UU- 25 (Lee 6); BC- 8 (Parham 4). Total Fouls: UU- 14; BC- 18. Turnovers: UU- 12; BC- 30.
1-13-97==3.Â鶹ÊÓƵ 87, Martin Methodist 77
PULASKI - Freshman Lori Love scored a team-high 19 points and was 10-of-10 from the free throw line as No.3 Â鶹ÊÓƵ defeated Martin Methodist in the TranSouth Athletic Conference opener for both teams.
Leslie Henderson had 16 points, including three 3-pointers, for the Lady Bulldogs (12-3, 1-0 TSAC), and Dion Thornton added 15 points and a game-high 11 points.
The Lady Bulldogs had little trouble with the Lady Indians, but did face a challenge in getting to the game, which started 30 minutes late due to the bus breaking down on Interstate 24. After over an hour wait, Belmont University in Nashville loaned Â鶹ÊÓƵ a bus to complete the trip.
UNION (87)- Street 4-8 5-6 13, Henderson 6-13 1-3 16, Love 3-8 10-10 19, Griffin 1-2 0-0 2, Thornton 6-11 3-4 15, DeFew 0-1 0-0 0, Hunt 3-4 3-3 9, Lee 0-1 6-6 0, Agnoung 0-1 0-0 0, Gholston 0-1 0-0 0, Knott 2-3 1-2 7. Team 25-53 29-34 87.
MARTIN METHODIST (77)- Cunningham 1-1 0-0 2, Steelman 0-0 0-0 0, Lowery 4-9 0- 0 11, Freemon 1-3 1-4 4, Hardy 7-13 0-0 20, Gallian 4-12 5-5 13, Klink 1-1 0-0 2, Smith 3-5 0-0 8, Adams 0-3 0-0 0, Bottoms 6-15 5-6 17. Team 27-62 11-15 77.
Halftime: Â鶹ÊÓƵ 38-27. 3-point goals: UU 8-19 (Street 0-1, Henderson 3-8, Love 3-7, Lee 0-1, Knott 2-2); MM 12-21 (Lowery 3-6, Freemon 1-2, Hardy 6-9, Gallian 0-1, Smith 2-3). Rebounds: UU- 40 (Thornton 11); MM- 29 (Bottoms 9). Assists: UU- 18 (Griffin, Lee 5); MM- 10 (Hardy 5). Total Fouls: UU- 15; MM- 23. Turnovers: UU- 14; MM- 11.
Game #14 Â鶹ÊÓƵ vs. Lambuth University
1-7-97==3.Â鶹ÊÓƵ 92, 18.Lambuth 74
Â鶹ÊÓƵ has now defeated Lambuth 21 of the last 22 games, the only loss coming Nov. 30 at Oman Arena. That one loss proved to be too much for the Lady Bulldogs, and they were determined not to let Lambuth start a streak of their own, especially at Fred DeLay Gym.
The Lady Bulldogs trailed for all but three seconds in the first half before wearing down the Lady Eagles, 92-74.
With the scored tied at 37-37, Marquetta Hunt made a layup but missed a free throw for Â鶹ÊÓƵ's 39-37 lead at halftime. The Lady Bulldogs never trailed again.
Michelle Street led all scorers with 27 points, while Dion Thornton and Hunt added 18 and 11 points, respectively.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ improved to 11-3, while Lambuth dropped to 10-6.
UNION (92)- Street 8-18 11-16 27, Lee 0-2 0-0 0, Knott 2-5 0-0 6, Henderson 2-8 2-3 7, DeFew 0-1 0-0 0, Hunt 5-6 1-2 11, Thornton 8-11 2-2 18, Agnoung 0-0 2-2 2, Gholston 3-4 2-3 8, Love 1-3 6-6 9, Griffin 0-3 4-4 4. Team 29-61 30-38 92.
LAMBUTH (74)- Gray 1-5 0-0 2, Prueshsner 5-12 0-0 11, Boga 5-10 7-7 17, Lake 3-6 0- 1 6, Carter 1-5 1-2 4, Taylor 5-7 5-6 15, Brewer 0-3 0-1 0, Lott 7-16 0-0 19. Team 27-64 13-17 74.
Halftime: Â鶹ÊÓƵ 39-37. 3-point goals: UU 4-13 (Lee 0-2, Knott 2-4, Henderson 1-4, Love 1-3); LU 7-24 (Gray 0-3, Prueshsner 1-6, Boga 0-1, Lake 0-1, Carter 1-3, Lott 5-10). Rebounds: UU- 45 (Thornton 13); LU- 34 (Taylor 6). Assists: UU- 19 (Griffin 6); LU- 15 (Gray 6). Total Fouls: UU- 18; LU- 26. Turnovers: UU- 21; LU- 16.
Game #13 Â鶹ÊÓƵ vs. McKendree College
1-4-97==5.Â鶹ÊÓƵ 97, McKendree, Ill. 96
The Lady Bulldogs edged McKendree, 97-96, but more importantly, senior All-American Kelly Hayes went down with a season-ending anterior-cruciate ligament tear. It is the second such injury for Hayes, who tore an ACL in the quarterfinal of last season's NAIA national tournament.
Dion Thornton led the Lady Bulldogs with 23 points and five blocks. Michelle Street had 20 points and 10 rebounds.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ trailed, 50-44, at halftime.
UNION (97)- Street 8-14 4-7 20, Hayes 1-1 0-0 3, Love 2-8 0-0 6, Griffin 2-4 0-0 4, Thornton 8-12 7-9 23, DeFew 0-0 0-0 0, Hunt 5-7 6-6 16, Henderson 7-11 3-5 17, Agnoung 2-4 0-3 4, Gholston 0-0 1-2 1, Knott 1-4 0-0 3, Lee 0-0 0-0 0. Team 36-65 21-32 97.
MCKENDREE (96)- Bloemer 2-8 0-0 4, LaBruyere 9-16 3-3 26, Miller 3-7 0-0 8, Niebrugge 2-5 2-2 6, Huelsmann 7-9 1-3 15, Arbeiter 1-1 0-0 2, Gilbert 9-18 2-2 26, Wendte 0-1 0-0 0, Niebrugge 4-6 1-3 9, Suess 0-2 0-0 0. Team 37-73 9-13 96.
Halftime: McKendree 50-44. 3-point goals: UU 4-12 (Hayes 1-1, Love 2-7, Griffin 0-1, Knott 1-3); MC 13-27 (LaBruyere 5-10, Miller 2-5, Gilbert 6-11, Suess 0-1). Rebounds: UU- 38 (Street 10); MC- 37 (J.Niebrugge 11). Assists: UU- 24 (Street 5); MC- 21 (Gilbert 5). Total Fouls: UU- 13; MC- 23. Turnovers: UU- 15; MC- 17.
Game #12 Â鶹ÊÓƵ vs. University of Montevallo
1-2-97==5.Â鶹ÊÓƵ 114, Montevallo, Ala. 64
The Lady Bulldogs returned from Christmas break and showed they were ready for a run to March and the NAIA tournament with a 114-64 rout of Montevallo, Ala. How would they get there? If this win is an example, Â鶹ÊÓƵ will win behind the 3-point arc.
The Lady Bulldogs were 15-of-20 from 3-point range. Lori Love was 6-of-8, Kelly Hayes 5-of-7, and Kasi Knott was 4-of-4. By comparison, Montevallo was 3-of-25 in 3-point shooting.
Michelle Street was 9-of-12 from the field and 9-of-12 from the free throw line for 27 points.
The Lady Bulldogs forced 29 turnovers and Montevallo shot only 29 percent from the field.
UNION (114)- Street 9-12 9-12 27, Lee 1-2 0-0 2, Knott 4-5 1-2 13, Hayes 8-11 0-0 21, Henderson 2-8 4-4 8, DeFew 1-3 0-0 2, Hunt 2-4 0-1 4, Thornton 2-6 2-3 6, Agnoung 1-2 3-5 5, Gholston 1-3 2-2 4, Love 6-8 0-0 18, Griffin 1-1 2-4 4. Team 38-65 23-33 114.
MONTEVALLO (64)- ChiHill 7-15 5-8 19, CheHill 2-13 0-0 6, West 3-7 5-5 11, Hogue 0-12 4-5 4, Riles 0-7 2-4 2, King 2-2 2-2 6, Hyde 5-7 1-1 11, Hall 1-5 2-2 5. Team 20-68 21-27 64.
Halftime: Â鶹ÊÓƵ 56-30. 3-point goals: UU 15-20 (Knott 4-4, Hayes 5-7, Love 6-8, Henderson 0-1); UM 3-25 (ChiHill 0-2, CheHill 2-9, Hogue 0-11, Hall 1-3). Rebounds: UU- 52 (Street, Agnoung 10); UM- 34 (West, ChiHill, CheHill 6). Assists: UU- 27 (Griffin, Henderson 5); UM- 15 (Hogue 6). Total Fouls: UU- 26; UM- 26. Turnovers: UU- 25; UM- 29.
Game #11 Â鶹ÊÓƵ vs Arkansas Tech University
12-07-96--Jackson, TN-- Kelly Hayes banked a "Hail Mary" three-pointer as the horn sounded to send the game into overtime, then Â鶹ÊÓƵ defeated Arkansas Tech, 72-69, in overtime Saturday Dec. 7 at Â鶹ÊÓƵ.
The win avenged an earlier loss by the No. 2 Lady Bulldogs to the No. 9 Golden Suns.
In the earlier loss to Arkansas Tech, Â鶹ÊÓƵ made only 1-of-8 three-point attempts and shot just 41 percent from the field. Saturday night the Lady Bulldogs made only 37 percent of its field goals and 6-of-20 three-pointers but outrebounded Arkansas Tech 44-36, including 22 offensive boards.
Michelle Street sealed the win by hitting two free throws with under 20 seconds remaining. Street also led Â鶹ÊÓƵ in scoring with 25 points and 14 rebounds. Dion Thornton added 15 points and a season-high 19 rebounds.
UNION (72)- Michelle Street 6-16 13-17 25, Tara Lee 0-0 0-0 0, Kasi Knott 1-2 0-0 2, Kelly Hayes 3-12 2-10 8, Leslie Henderson 2-3 0-0 5, Laura DeFew 0-0 0-0 0, Marquetta Hunt 2-3 0-0 4, Dion Thornton 5-11 5-11 15, Rose Agnoung 0-1 0-0 0, Celeste Gholston DNP, Lori Love 4-9 0-1 11, Meg Griffin 0-4 2-4 2. Team 23-61 20-34 72.
ARKANSAS TECH (69)- Campbell 8-15 9-12 27, Mullen 2-4 0-0 4, Bolton 4-6 2-2 10, Abernathy 2-9 2-2 6, Williams 2-3 0-0 5, Haverstick 2-3 0-0 4, Moudy 0-1 0-0 0, Richardson 4-11 3-4 11, Buss 0-1 0-0 0, Greenhaw 1-1 0-0 2. Team 25-54 16-20 69.
Halftime: Â鶹ÊÓƵ 30-24. End of Regulation: 59-59. Three-pointers: UU 6-20 (Knott 0-1, Hayes 2-10, Henderson 1-2, Love 3-7); AT 3-6 (Campbell 2-4, Abernathy 0-1, Williams 1-1). Rebounds: UU 44 (Thornton 19); AT 36 (Mullen 10). Assists: UU 17 (Hayes, Love 4); AT 12 (Five players with 2). Turnovers: UU 22; AT 25. Personal Fouls: UU 19; AT 30.
12-06-96--Jackson, TN-- The Lady Bulldogs made 16-of-18 free throws in the second half to beat Auburn-Montgomery, 69-51, Friday Dec. 6 at Fred DeLay Gym.
Michelle Street's 16 points led Â鶹ÊÓƵ, followed by Dion Thornton with 12 and Meg Griffin with 10 points.
No. 2 Â鶹ÊÓƵ improved to 8-3, while the Lady Senators, ranked No. 17 in the NAIA preseason poll, are 5-7.
UNION (69)- Michelle Street 8-14 0-0 16, Tara Lee 0-0 0-1 0, Kasi Knott 1-3 4-4 6, Kelly Hayes 2-8 2-2 8, Leslie Henderson 1-2 4-4 6, Laura DeFew 0-1 1-2 1, Marquetta Hunt 1-1 0-0 2, Dion Thornton 4-12 4-4 12, Rose Agnoung 0-2 2-2 2, Celeste Gholston DNP, Lori Love 2-6 0-0 6, Meg Griffin 4-6 2-3 10. Team 23-55 19-22 69.
AUM (51)- Pace 0-1 0-0 0, Barnett 1-2 0-1 2, Smith 1-6 0-0 2, Pridgen 3-9 0-1 8, Blackmon 0-0 0-0 0, Chambless 5-8 2-4 14, Davidson 5-7 0-0 10, Hodnett 4-14 5-6 13, Murry 0-1 0-0 0, Matthews 1-2 0-0 2, Weeks 0-0 0-0 0. Team 20-50 7-12 51.
Halftime: Â鶹ÊÓƵ 39-26. Three-pointers: UU 4-14 (Knott 0-1, Hayes 2-7, Henderson 0-1, Love 2-5); AUM 4-14 (Barnett 0-1, Smith 0-1, Pridgen 2-5, Chambless 2-3, Hodnett 0-3, Murry 0-1). Rebounds: UU 33 (Thornton 8); AUM 37 (Hodnett 16). Assists: UU 16 (Hayes 5); AUM 9 (Barnett 5). Turnovers: UU 20; AUM 32. Personal Fouls: UU 18; AUM 21.
11-30-96--Jackson, TN--The 21st time turned out to be the charm for Lambuth's Lady Eagles.
Lambuth, ranked No. 24 in the NAIA preseason poll, defeated No. 2 Â鶹ÊÓƵ, 73-71, for the first time since 1989, a 20-game stretch.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ (6-3) outshot Lambuth, 39 percent to 32 percent, and both teams were 4-of-18 from three-point range. However, the Lady Eagles were 25-of-30 from the charity stripe, compared to Â鶹ÊÓƵ's 13-of-19 from the free throw line.
Dion Thornton led the Lady Bulldogs with 14 points and nine rebounds.
UNION (73)- Michelle Street 4-13 4-6 12; Tara Lee 1-1 0-0 3; Kasi Knott 0-4 0-0 0; Kelly Hayes 3-10 0-7 6; Leslie Henderson 2-6 2-4 8; Laura DeFew 1-4 0-1 2; Marquetta Hunt 3-4 0-0 6; Dion Thornton 6-10 2-2 14; Rose Agnoung 4-11 3-4 11; Celestine Gholston 0-0 0-0 0; Lori Love 1-3 0-0 3; Meg Griffin 2-3 2-2 6. Team 27-69 13-19 71.
LAMBUTH (73)- Gray 0-3 2-2 2; Williams 5-14 0-0 11; Prueshsner 2-8 0-0 5; Boga 7-15 8- 11 23; Lake 4-13 3-4 11; Lott 2-8 7-7 12; Carter 0-1 0-0 0; Taylor 1-4 2-2 4; Smith 1-1 3-4 5. Team 22-67 25-30 73.
Halftime: Â鶹ÊÓƵ 40-39. Three-pointers: UU- 4-18 (Lee 1-1, Knott 0-3, Hayes 0-7, Henderson 2-4, Love 1-3); LU- 4-18 (Gray 0-1, Williams 1-6, Prueshsner 1-4, Boga 1-2, Lake 0-1, Lott 1-3, Carter 0-1). Rebounds: UU- 47 (Thornton 9); LU- 46 (Boga 11). Assists: UU- 19 (Street 7); LU- 11 (Prueshsner 3). Personal Fouls: UU- 25; LU- 18. Turnovers: UU- 19; LU- 14.
11-23-96--MONTEVALLO, Ala. - Â鶹ÊÓƵ (6-2) didn't have as much trouble Saturday night, defeating No. 12 Montevallo, 83-63.
Kelly Hayes' 22 points, including six three-pointers, led the Lady Bulldogs.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ held Montevallo to 33 percent field-goal shooting, including 2-of-20 from behind the three-point arch.
UNION (83)- Michelle Street 4-11 3-3 11; Kasi Knott 2-5 0-0 5; Tara Lee DNP; Kelly Hayes 8-15 6-13 22; Leslie Henderson 1-5 1-2 4; Laura DeFew 3-3 0-0 6; Lori Love 3-8 2-2 9; Meg Griffin 2-4 1-2 5; Marquetta Hunt 1-2 2-5 4; Rose Agnoung 2-3 2-2 6; Dion Thornton 3-6 0-1 6; Celestine Gholston 2-4 1-3 5. Team 31-66 12-21 83.
MONTEVALLO (63)- Hogue 2-9 0-2 4; R.Hill 3-16 1-3 8; Q.Hill 4-9 4-6 13; Riles 3-6 0-2 6; Hyde 8-19 9-14 25; Taylor 1-3 2-2 4; King 1-4 1-2 3. Team 22-66 17-31 63.
Halftime: Â鶹ÊÓƵ 45-33. Three-pointers: UU- 9-24 (Knott 1-3, Hayes 6-13, Henderson 1-1, Love 1-6, Griffin 0-1); M- 2-20 (Hogue 0-5, R.Hill 1-11, Q.Hill 1-1, Riles 0-1, King 0-2). Rebounds: UU- 43 (Thornton, Hunt 7); M- 54 (Hyde 11). Assists: UU- 20 (Love 7); M- 14 (Hogue 6). Personal Fouls: UU- 27; M- 23. Turnovers: UU- 23; M- 25.
11-22-96--MONTGOMERY, Ala.- The second-ranked Lady Bulldogs survived a scare against No. 16 Auburn-Montgomery, winning 67-64.
Michelle Street had 15 points to lead Â鶹ÊÓƵ (5-2). Freshman Meg Griffin had 10 points, the only other Lady Bulldog in double figures.
The Lady Bulldogs were 0-for-9 from three-point range.
UNION (67)- Michelle Street 5-11 5-8 15; Marquetta Hunt 3-6 2-2 8; Dion Thornton 4-8 1-2 9; Kelly Hayes 0-4 0-0 0; Lori Love 0-3 4-4 4; Kasi Knott 0-2 0-0 0; Leslie Henderson 1-2 0-0 2; Laura DeFew 3-4 2-2 8; Meg Griffin 3-3 4-4 10; Rose Agnoung 3-3 2-5 8; Celestine Gholston 0-0 3-4 4. Team 22-47 23-31 67.
AUBURN-MONTGOMERY (64)- Chambless 3-11 1-2 8; Crystal Davidson 3-9 4-5 10; Jackie Hodnett 5-13 8-9 18; Katie Barnett 3-8 2-2 9; Freeah Smith 3-7 0-0 6; Murry 3-6 2-4 9; Matthews 2-2 0-0 4. Team 22-56 17-22 64.
Halftime: Â鶹ÊÓƵ 31-28. Three-pointers: UU- 0-9 (Hayes 0-4, Love 0-3, Knott 0-2); AUM- 3- 12 (Chambless 1-6, Barnett 1-3, Smith 0-2, Murry 1-1). Rebounds: UU- 32 (Hunt 6); AUM- 36 (Chambless 10). Assists: UU- 13 (Griffin 5); AUM- 10 (Barnett 4). Personal Fouls: UU- 20; AUM- 23. Turnovers: UU-21; AUM- 18.
11-19-96--RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. - Â鶹ÊÓƵ (4-2) trailed the entire game in losing their second game of the season, 66-55, this time to No. 9 Arkansas Tech in their season opener.
The Lady Bulldogs shot 44.4 percent from the free throw line, and 41 percent field goal shooting. Â鶹ÊÓƵ also made a season low one three-pointer.
Senior Marquetta Hunt led Â鶹ÊÓƵ with 14 points and seven rebounds.
UNION (55)- Marquetta Hunt 6-9 2-2 14; Dion Thornton 3-7 0-2 6; Michelle Street 4-11 2-2 10; Kelly Hayes 0-7 0-0 0; Leslie Henderson 1-3 0-0 2; Laura DeFew 3-5 0-0 6; Lori Love 2- 6 2-4 6; Meg Griffin 1-1 0-0 2; Rose Agnoung 1-2 0-0 2; Celestine Gholston 2-5 2-4 6; Kasi Knott DNP; Tara Lee DNP. Team 23-56 8-18 55.
ARKANSAS TECH (66)- Heather Campbell 4-8 2-2 10; Khelli Mullen 3-3 0-0 6; Lucy Bolton 5-8 1-1 11; Dedra Abernathy 7-14 0-0 14; Melissa Williams 5-9 0-0 11; Ellen Haverstick 0-0 0-0 0; Suzanne Moudy 0-3 0-0 0; Jennifer Richardson 3-9 2-2 8; Laura Buss 3-4 0-0 6. Team 30-58 5-5 66.
Halftime: 32-27 Arkansas Tech. Three-Pointers: UU- 1-8 (Hayes 0-4, Love 1-4); AT- 1-5 (Campbell 0-2, Williams 1-3). Rebounds: UU- 41 (Gholston 9); AT- 27 (Mullen 7). Assists: UU- 7 (Hunt 3); AT- 19 (Williams 5). Turnovers: UU- 19; AT- 10.
11-18-96--BATESVILLE, Ark. - The Lady Bulldogs made the final four points in regulation, then outscored Lyon 21-7 in overtime for a 103-89 victory.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ (4-1) was paced by Kelly Hayes with 22 points, including six three-pointers for the second consecutive game. Michelle Street had 19 points and 12 rebounds.
Sophomore Dion Thornton was 8-of-10 from the field, finishing with 18 points and nine rebounds. Lori Love dished out 10 assists and scored 16 points.
UNION (103)- Michelle Street 7-19 5-5 19; Kasi Knott 0-0 0-0 0; Tara Lee 0-1 2-2 2; Kelly Hayes 8-18 0-0 22; Leslie Henderson 0-0 0-0 0; Laura DeFew 1-2 0-0 2; Lori Love 3-6 7-8 16; Meg Griffin 0-0 0-0 0; Marquetta Hunt 3-4 3-6 9; Rose Agnoung DNP; Dion Thornton 8-10 2-2 18; Celestine Gholston 4-6 7-8 15. Team 34-65 26-31 103.
LYON (89)- Daughtery 7-14 5-11 20; Krug DNP; Dimon DNP; Carter 5-13 1-2 13; Reynolds DNP; Tomboli 1-2 0-1 2; Elasser DNP; Dyer 11-17 1-4 24; Duigman 2-7 0-0 5; Leach DNP; Sislo 4-7 4-4 15; Rowton 2-7 3-3 10; Lister DNP. Team 32-66 14-25 89.
Halftime: 38-38. End of Regulation: 82-82. Three-Pointers: UU- 9-19 (Hayes 6-15, Love 3-4); LC- 9-19 (Daughtery 1-4, Carter 2-4, Dyer 1-1, Duigman 1-4, Sislo 3-4, Rowton 1-2). Rebounds: UU- 44 (Street 12); LC- 36 (Sislo, Daughtery 8). Assists: UU- 29 (Love 10); LC- 20 (Carter 9). Turnovers: UU- 20; LC- 20.
11-16-96--Jackson, TN--Kelly Hayes, a 1995-96 Third Team All-American, was 6-of-10 from three-point range and finished with 22 points as Â鶹ÊÓƵ raced by Spring Hill College, 102-68, in the final game of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ University Classic at Fred DeLay Gymnasium.
Michelle Street had 21 points and eight rebounds in only 22 minutes.
UNION (102) - Michelle Street 8-13 5-5 21; Kasi Knott 3-6 0-0 7; Tara Lee 0-0 0-0 0; Kelly Hayes 7-14 2-2 22; Leslie Henderson 2-6 1-2 5; Laura DeFew 2-6 0-0 4; Lori Love 2-8 0-0 6; Meg Griffin 1-2 2-2 4; Marquetta Hunt 6-9 3-3 15; Rose Agnoung DNP; Dion Thornton 2-6 1- 2 5; Celestine Gholston 5-12 3-7 13. Team 37-81 17-23 102.
SPRING HILL (68)- Kahn 4-6 0-2 8, Nalu 3-7 2-2 8; Stuardi 3-9 2-4 9; D'Orcy 1-5 6-6 8; Egbert 0-0 0-0 0; Turni 1-6 0-0 2; Johnson 2-8 0-0 5; Martin 5-14 5-8 15; Conner DNP; Mathias 4-5 0-0 9; Wingard 0-0 0-0 0; Ramey 2-5 0-2 4. Team 27-67 15-24 68.
Halftime: 58-31 Â鶹ÊÓƵ. Three-Pointers: UU- 9-22 (Knott 1-3, Hayes 6-10, Love 2-8, Gholston 0-1); SH- 3-13 (Stuardi 1-4, Turni 0-1, Johnson 1-6, Mathias 1-2). Rebounds: UU- 57 (Street, Hunt, Gholston 8); SH- 42 (Kahn 10). Assists: UU- 25 (Lee, Hunt 5); SH- 13 (Stuardi 3). Turnovers: UU- 14; SH 22.
11-15-96--Jackson, TN--The Lady Bulldogs rebounded from a 44-41 halftime deficit to defeat No. 19 Oklahoma Baptist in the first night of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ University Classic.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ held the Lady Bison to 28 percent shooting in the second half, and made 34 of 41 free throws.
Freshman Celestine Gholston had 18 points and 16 rebounds. Because of her intense hustle, with one minute remaining in the first half the crowd gave her a standing ovation after she caused an OBU turnover.
All-American Michelle Street finished with 24 points and 12 rebounds.
UNION (83) - Michelle Street 8-24 9-10 24; Kasi Knott 1-3 0-0 3; Tara Lee 1-2 4-4 6; Kelly Hayes 3-5 0-0 5; Leslie Henderson 0-1 2-2 2; Laura DeFew 1-4 2-4 4; Lori Love 1-5 8-8 11; Meg Griffin 0-1 0-1 0; Marquetta Hunt 1-3 0-0 2; Rose Agnoung DNP; Dion Thornton 3-7 1- 1 7; Celestine Gholston 5-14 8-11 18. Team 23-71 34-41 83.
OKLAHOMA BAPTIST (69) - Brandy Tomolonis DNP; Carrie Moss 4-11 0-1 8; Tonya Miller 2-4 0-0 5; Jennifer Harjo 1-5 3-4 6; Summer Terry 5-7 0-0 13; Carmen Ronne 5-13 0-1 12; Jean Ann Merchant 2-3 2-2 6; Janett Vasquez 2-6 0-0 4; Jade Hudson DNP; Kristi Turley 2-5 0-0 4; Amy Nichols DNP; Michelle LeGrange 4-12 1-4 9; Melissa Brown 1-3 0-2 2. Team 28-69 6-14 69.
Halftime: 44-41 Oklahoma Baptist. Three-Pointers: UU- 3-7 (Knott 1-2, Lee 0-1, Hayes 1-2, Henderson 0-1, Love 1-3); OBU- 7-21 (Moss 0-2, Miller 1-2, Harjo 1-5, Terry 3-5, Ronne 2-7, LeGrange 0-2). Rebounds: UU- 65 (Gholston 16); OBU- 50 (Vasquez 6). Assists: UU- 14 (Street, Love 4); OBU- 16 (Moss 5). Turnovers: UU- 26; OBU-21.
11-08-96--Jackson, TN--When freshman Lori Love sunk a three-point basket with eight seconds remaining to put the Lady Bulldogs ahead, 82-81, the crowd and the Lady Bulldog bench erupted and Xavier-New Orleans quietly called a timeout.
The celebration was all for naught, as seventh-ranked Xavier ran full court and Kimberly Simpkins layed in a controversial basket at the buzzer to defeat second-ranked Â鶹ÊÓƵ.
Michelle Street had a solid night, with 16 points, eight assists, seven rebounds and three steals. Dion Thornton was the leading scorer with 17 points, and grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds.
Senior Kelly Hayes had 12 points off four three-pointers. Love finished with eight points and eight assists.
11-04-96--Jackson, TN--The Â鶹ÊÓƵ Lady Bulldogs overcame early adversity to defeat the Lambuth Lady Eagles, 94-83, Monday night at Lambuth.
It was the 20th consecutive time Â鶹ÊÓƵ has defeated Lambuth, dating back to 1989.
The NAIA No. 2 ranked Lady Bulldogs trailed the 24th ranked Lady Eagles until senior Kasi Knott made two free throws with 1:28 left in the first half for a 37-3 5 lead. She then sunk a three-point basket to put the Lady Bulldogs on top, 40-37 at half.
The second half belonged to Â鶹ÊÓƵ, who jumped out on a 12-2 run and Lambuth never pulled within four for the remainder of the contest.
Michelle Street led Â鶹ÊÓƵ with 31 points on 14-of-23 shooting. She also grabbed nine rebounds, had six assists and four steals.
"I'm not real good vocally, so I lead by playing hard to be an example," Street said.
Freshman Lori Love stood out with 17 points, including 7-of-8 from the free throw line. Rose Agnoung of Cameroon scored 11 points in only eight minutes.
"There is a good chance by March we'll be a very good basketball team," coach David Blackstock said. "We have so many young players that we've got some molding and bonding to do first."
The Lady Bulldogs used every player on the roster, with coach Blackstock sometimes putting four freshman on the court to gain quick experience.
All game summaries courtesy of Â鶹ÊÓƵ sports writer, Jeff Rushing.
Last updated on December 3, 1996.