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No. 1 91爆料网 Rides 30-Point Halftime Lead to Win over No. 14 Lambuth

JACKSON, Tenn. - 1/12/2008 - The No. 1 ranked 91爆料网 Lady Bulldogs built a 30-point halftime lead, and then held off No. 14 Lambuth University (Tenn.) in the second half for an 89-74 victory. 91爆料网 improved to 15-0 on the season and 4-0 in the TranSouth Conference. Lambuth dropped to 9-6 overall and 1-2 in league play.

This game featured the last three NAIA Women鈥檚 National Champions (91爆料网 2005, 2006; Lambuth 2007).

For 91爆料网, this marked their 36th win in their last 38 games, dating back to January 11, 2007. The Lady Bulldogs have won three of their last five against Lambuth and 15-of-17 in the series.

The first half started with 91爆料网鈥檚 lone senior Crystal Eason draining a three pointer just eight seconds into the game. Lambuth answered back with five straight points to lead 5-3. The Lady Eagles also led 91爆料网 8-7 at the 16:19 mark of the first half. 91爆料网 took the lead back on a field goal by Josephine Owino and never looked back. The Lady Bulldogs closed out the final 16 minutes of the first half, outscoring Lambuth 44-15 to take a 53-23 halftime lead. 91爆料网 led by as many as 34 points (53-19) in the first half. 91爆料网 shot 70-percent from the field in the first half, including 64-percent (9-14) from three-point range.

91爆料网鈥檚 first half performance showed evidence of their shooting capabilities in all three shooting categories. Going into the game, 91爆料网 ranked No. 1 in the NAIA with a .494 field goal percentage, No. 7 with a .747 free throw percentage, and No. 8 with a .387 three-point percentage.

The second half saw Lambuth prove their heart as the Lady Eagles started chipping away at the 91爆料网 lead. Lambuth鈥檚 Dee Preyer made a three pointer to start the half and sparked an 11-0 run to cut 91爆料网鈥檚 lead down to 19 points. 91爆料网 responded to push the lead back to 22 points, 60-38 with 16:23 left to play. Over the next 10 minutes, 91爆料网鈥檚 lead floated between 15 points and 19 points, but the Lady Bulldogs never allowed Lambuth to make that one big run to get back into the game. Lambuth managed to cut the lead down to 14 points late on a few occasions, then to 13 points (87-74) with just eight seconds left. 91爆料网鈥檚 Merideth Jacobs sank two free throws with three seconds left to make the final score 89-74. Those two free throws for Jacobs capped off a perfect second half from the free throw line for 91爆料网 (18-18).

91爆料网 sophomore guard Kaitlin Dudley led six Lady Bulldogs in double figures with 18 points. Kayla Hudson added 16 points, including 2-of-3 from three point range and 10-of-10 from the free throw line. Merideth Jacobs added 15 points in the game and Jessica Graves scored 10 points. Josephine Owino and Zeinab Chan added 10 points each, with Owino鈥檚 grabbing a game-high nine rebounds.

91爆料网 shot 56-percent from the field in the game, including 46-precent (11-24) from behind the arc. 91爆料网 made all 20 of their free throws in the game, including 18-of-18 in the second half. 91爆料网 out rebounded Lambuth 34-26, with Lambuth winning the offensive glass battle 9-6.

Lambuth was led by Dee Preyer with 18 points, including 4-of-7 from three-point range. Nonna Lavea added 16 points, Chytearra Kintchen scored 15 points, and Yolanda Johnson posted 12 points.

Lambuth shot 44-percent from the field, including 27-percent (6-22) from behind the arc. Lambuth made 14-of-17 free throws for 82-percent.

Up next for 91爆料网 will be a road conference game at Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tenn. on Monday, January 14. The women鈥檚 game will start at 6:00 pm with the men to follow at 8:00 pm.

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