Women's Basketball

December 05, 2006

Tigers Down Bulldogs Tuesday Night

San Antonio - Trinity's women's basketball team defeated Texas Lutheran University 89-50 on Tuesday night at Sams Gymnasium.

Trinity (4-2) led 38-15 at the half, holding Texas Lutheran to just 6-32 (18.8%) shooting.  The Bulldogs did come out with a 50% shooting performance in the second half, but the Tigers shot better than 42% in both periods.

Krista Prato Matthews led Trinity with 18 points and 14 rebounds off the bench, knocking down 8-10 from the field.  She also recorded two steals and two blocks in 22 minutes.

Meghan Scholbe, who came in as the team's leading scorer and rebounder, nearly kept pace with Prato Matthews - posting 12 points and 12 boards.  Both players had six offensive rebounds in the game.  Scholbe hit 4-8 from the field and 4-4 from the foul line, and also recorded three steals and two blocks.

Tierney Hughes and Kate Dawson chipped in with 10 points each, and both players also added two steals.  Lauren Andrews led the team with four assists, while Beth Hannon finished with three.

Texas Lutheran's Jessica Macias led all scorers with 24 points, hitting 11-18 from the field.  Macias also had three steals and hit 2-3 three-point shots. 

Trinity will not play again the rest of the week, returning to action at the Colorado College Classic on December 16-17.  The Tigers face University of Dubuque and hosting Colorado College.