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91±¬ÁÏÍø Bulldogs Playing Well As Regular Season Closes Down

JACKSON, Tenn. - 2/15/2005 - The 91±¬ÁÏÍø Bulldogs have began playing their best basketball at the right time as they now sit atop the TranSouth Conference standings with four conference games remaining. No. 13 91±¬ÁÏÍø is now 18-7 on the year, 5-1 in TranSouth play including Monday night’s win at No. 23 Cumberland (Tenn.). 91±¬ÁÏÍø second win over a ranked Cumberland team this season.

Back on January 25, 91±¬ÁÏÍø was 12-7 overall, 0-1 in the conference, had just come off a last second loss at Lambuth, and was on a three-game losing streak. However, 91±¬ÁÏÍø head coach Ralph Turner new what his guys were capable of and new they had no reason to panic. His players bought into that and now, six game later, the Bulldogs are 18-7 overall and 5-1 in the TranSouth Conference. 91±¬ÁÏÍø is currently riding a 6-game winnings streak including five straight in the TranSouth Conference. In the past two weeks, 91±¬ÁÏÍø has jump from No. 26 to No 13 this week in the NAIA National Rankings.

91±¬ÁÏÍø has five games remaining, four of which are conference games. 91±¬ÁÏÍø will host Lyon College on Thursday, February 17 and Martin Methodist on Thursday, February 24. 91±¬ÁÏÍø will travel to Freed-Hardeman on Saturday, February 26 and then will complete the suspended game at Trevecca Nazarene; date is still to be announced. Trevecca Nazarene is currently 4-1 in league play and is the only team to defeat 91±¬ÁÏÍø at this point in TranSouth Conference play.

91±¬ÁÏÍø has just one non-conference game remaining and that will be a re-match game versus No. 1 Mountain State University. Earlier this season, 91±¬ÁÏÍø lost at then No. 2 Mountain State 64-53 after leading 29-28 at halftime. In this game, 91±¬ÁÏÍø was without three starters.

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