Women's Basketball

December 16, 2006

Trinity Opens Tournament With Win Over Dubuque

Colorado Springs, Colorado - Trinity's women's basketball team opened the Colorado College Challenge with a 75-68 win over the University of Dubuque on Saturday afternoon.

Trinity (5-2) secured its fifth straight win, despite trailing 33-38 at halftime and shooting just 32.9% from the field for the game. 

Meghan Scholbe led the team with 16 points, 16 rebounds, and six assists.  She set new career highs in rebounds and assists, and missed her career-high in points by just three.  Scholbe also tied for the team lead with four steals.

Krista Prato Matthews also had a double-double for the Tigers, scoring 14 points and grabbing 12 boards.  Carlee Culver hit 5-10 from the field to score 13 points, while Lauren Andrews and Beth Hannon both chipped in with 10 points.  Andrews added had nine rebounds and four assists in the game, as well as recording four steals.

Dubuque's Jen Nichols led all scorers with 18 points and Jenica Kester added 17 points, but the rest of the team added just 33 for the team. 

Dubuque did shoot 45.3% from the field, but Trinity held a 49-32 edge in rebounds, and the Tigers also forced 23 turnovers - 15 of those on steals.

Trinity will face hosting Colorado College tomorrow afternoon.  The team will return home December 28-29 for the Trinity Holiday Tournament.