Women's Basketball

March 1, 2008

Trinity Edged by Oglethorpe in SCAC Semifinals

Conway, Arkansas - The Tiger women's basketball team was edged 70-73 by Oglethorpe University in the SCAC Semifinals on Saturday night, ending the team's run at the conference title.

Trinity (20-6) trailed 27-40 at the half, but came back in the second half.  The Tigers refused to collapse under the fast-paced style of Oglethorpe, the 24th-ranked team in Division III.  Trinity's final shot to tie the game missed, though, and Oglethorpe escaped with the win.

After shooting just 32.1% in the first half, Trinity came back to make 17-39 (43.6%) from the field in the second.  Oglethorpe was held to under 39% for the game - including just 33.3% in the second half.

Danielle Hubenak led Trinity with 17 points off the bench, hitting 6-11 field goals and 5-9 from the line.  Hubenak also had six rebounds and a game-best four assists.

Meghan Scholbe just missed a double-double, collecting nine boards to go with her 13 points.  Alexandra Blake also nearly had a double-double, finishing with eight points and leading all players with 10 rebounds. 

Tierney Hughes chipped in with 12 points, while Rachel Snyder finished with 10 and hit 2-3 from three-point range.  Megan D'Errico added five points and three assists in the game.

Three Oglethorpe players scored 17 points each to lead the team, including Tina Grace, Katie Kulavic, and Anna Findley.  Grace also led the team with nine rebounds, while Kulavic finished with seven boards and four steals.

Trinity will await word of a possible at-large bid to the NCAA Playoffs.  Otherwise, the Tigers - ranked fourth in the South Region - will have ended their season tonight.