JACKSON, Tenn. - 1/28/2006 - The No. 6 ranked 91±¬ÁÏÍø Lady Bulldogs topped No. 11 Cumberland 64-62 on a last second shot by Tiffany Fisher. The win for 91±¬ÁÏÍø moves them to 16-4 overall and 3-1 in the TranSouth. In the men's game, 91±¬ÁÏÍø pulled away from Cumberland in the second half to win 89-71. The Bulldogs improved to 17-3 overall and 3-1 in conference play. With the 91±¬ÁÏÍø win, combined with Trevecca Nazarene's 76-70 loss at Lyon, puts 91±¬ÁÏÍø into a tie for first place in the league standings.
In the women's game, 91±¬ÁÏÍø's Fisher scored the game winning basket with one second left on the clock to give 91±¬ÁÏÍø the win. In the game, only four of 91±¬ÁÏÍø's 64 points came from post players. 91±¬ÁÏÍø's leading scorer, Josephine Owino, missed her second straight game and third in the last five games with an injury.
The 91±¬ÁÏÍø Bulldogs led just 38-36 at the half but stretched the lead in the second half. 91±¬ÁÏÍø shot 56 percent from the field including 58 percent (11-19) from behind the arc. The Bulldogs also made 8-of-9 free throws for 91 percent.
Up next for the 91±¬ÁÏÍø men and women will be home games on Thursday, February 2 versus Martin Methodist College (Tenn.). The women's game will begin at 6 pm with the men's game to follow at 8 pm.
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