Women's Basketball

February 3, 2007

Tigers Down Majors With Strong Second Half

Jackson, Mississippi - Trinity's women's basketball team proved to be too much for Millsaps College in the second half, as the Tigers turned a close game into an 84-56 victory on Saturday night.

Trinity (14-6, 8-3) led 41-37 at the half, as Millsaps hung tough for the first 20 minutes.  The Tigers used a 12-3 run early in the second half to take the lead up past double figures, though, and controlled the game the rest of the way.

Trinity shot better than 50% in both halves, while Millsaps - which hit 44.4% in the first period - was held to just 28.6% (8-28) shooting during the final period.

Tierney Hughes led the Tigers with an all-around standout performance on Saturday, collecting her first double-double of the year.  Hughes finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds, and also recorded five steals and three assists in the game.  She hit 7-11 from the field in her 30 minutes of work.

Trinity's Kate Dawson finished with 14 points in the game, while Martha King led the team with 11 rebounds.  King also had nine points in 17 minutes off the bench.

Lauren Andrews and Meghan Scholbe each added 11 points for Trinity, and while Scholbe had four steals, Andrews had another top assist night for the Tigers.  Andrews handed out a team season-high eight assists in the game, giving her 14 assists for the weekend.

LaReina Adams was the only Millsaps scorer in double figures, leading the team with 12 points and eight rebounds.

Trinity travels to Southwestern University and the University of Dallas next weekend, concluding the regular season road schedule.  The Tigers wrap up the regular season with a pair of SCAC home games against Hendrix and Austin the following weekend.