Women's Basketball

November 18, 2006

Seventh-Ranked Hardin-Simmons Defeats Tiger Women

Abilene, Texas - Trinity's women's basketball team, ranked 22nd in Division III, lost a 67-84 decision to No. 7 Hardin-Simmons University on Saturday night.

Trinity (0-2) trailed 25-44 at the half, and out-scored the Cowgirls 42-40 in the second period.  Hardin-Simmons shot 50.8% (32-63) from the field, but hit just 13-33 (39.4%) in the second half.  The Tigers also held HSU to 3-15 three-point shooting.  The Tigers shot 34.8% (23-66) from the floor.

Seniors Beth Hannon and Kate Dawson led the Tigers with 11 points each, combining to hit 7-12 field goals and 9-11 free throws.  Dawson added two assists and three steals in 21 minutes off the bench, while Hannon finished with six rebounds and a pair of assists.

Meghan Scholbe scored 10 points and grabbed six boards to go with three steals in 29 minutes of action.  Jennifer Wieman and Tierney Hughes both finished with nine points, while Carlee Culver and Leda McDaniel chipped in with six points each.

HSU's Melissa Contrucci led all players with 20 points on 9-14 shooting, while Lyssa Denard had 16 points and seven rebounds.

Trinity will travel to Belton, Texas on Tuesday to take on Mary Hardin-Baylor in a doubleheader with the men's team.  The Tigers open the home portion of the schedule on Friday, December 1 in a conference doubleheader with Rhodes College.