Women's Basketball

January 12, 2008

Trinity Downs Southwestern to Stay Atop SCAC Standings

San Antonio - Trinity's women's basketball team opened a Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference doubleheader with an 80-52 win over Southwestern University on Saturday afternoon.

Trinity (10-2, 5-0) led 45-27 at the half and never looked back in the game.  The Tigers shot at least 40% from the field in both periods, while Southwestern was at 33.3% or lower in both halves.  Southwestern was held to just seven total field goals in the second half. 

The game stayed close early on, but Trinity turned a 13-9 lead into a 27-13 advantage near the halfway point of the first period.  Southwestern then trimmed the lead down to eight with 6:01 remaining, but the Tigers closed the half on a 16-6 run to pull away.  Trinity led by as many as 30 early in the second, and by as much as 34 points in the final minutes.

Meghan Scholbe finished with game highs with 22 points and 13 rebounds, not to mention her four steals.  Scholbe had a double-double by halftime, and hit 9-13 shots for the entire game.

Tierney Hughes hit 3-6 three-pointers on her way to 13 points, while Danielle Hubenak added 11 points to go with five rebounds and a game-high six assists.  Krista Prato Matthews chipped in with nine points and seven boards, adding a game-best four blocks.

Beth Thomas led Southwestern with 13 points, and was the only player in double figures on her team.  Staley Mullins grabbed eight rebounds in 19 minutes off the bench to lead the team.

Trinity's Monday night game against East Texas Baptist University has been cancelled, meaning Trinity will not be back in action until Friday night against Rhodes.  The Tigers will then face Birmingham-Southern on Sunday in another SCAC weekend.

Meghan Scholbe posted her fifth double-double of the season in Saturday's SCAC win over Southwestern

Danielle Hubenak matched her season-high with 11 points on Saturday, also adding a season-best five rebounds and a game-high six assists