Women's Basketball

February 8, 2008

Tigers Earn Road Win at Southwestern on Friday

Georgetown, Texas - The Tiger women's basketball team overcame a slow start to pull out a 67-60 win over Southwestern University on Friday night.

Trinity (14-5, 9-2) trailed 25-26 at halftime, shooting just 28.6% (10-35) in the first period.  The Tigers shot 34.5% in the second half, but it was a 19-25 second half performance at the foul line that really vaulted the team to victory.

Southwestern led by as many as five points in the first half, and Trinity needed a three-point basket in the final minute to cut the lead to just one at the break.

Neither team could pull away in the opening minutes of the second half, but Trinity broke a 38-38 tie with a 9-0 run in the middle of the period.  Southwestern cut the lead to just three points with 3:50 left and again with 2:31 remaining, but Trinity scored six straight points to push the clock under a minute and take control of the game.

Krista Prato Matthews led Trinity with 21 points and 14 rebounds in the game, putting together her seventh double-double of the season - though it's her first in the last six games.  She also finished with three blocks and four steals in the game, hitting 7-18 from the field and 7-9 from the line.

Tierney Hughes was the only other Tiger player in double figures, scoring 12 points and grabbing nine rebounds - missing her career-high in rebounds by just one.  Hughes also had four steals and hit 4-7 three-point shots.

Meghan Scholbe, who had led the team in scoring in four of the past five games, finished with eight points and seven rebounds.  Rachel Snyder also had eight points, setting a new career high with six free throws made.  Danielle Hubenak chipped in with eight points and three assists off the bench, while Genevieve Hurlbutt also added six points.

Amanda Gordon came off the bench to lead Southwestern with 11 points, while Beth Thomas finished with a solid 10 points and 11 boards, hitting 5-7 from the field in 22 minutes.

Trinity will host the University of Dallas tomorrow evening at 6:00 p.m., finishing off the Tigers' regular season non-conference schedule.