Wednesday, March 2, 2005

LADY EAGLES ADVANCE IN SAC TOURNAMENT 
WITH 70-52 WIN OVER PC

JEFFERSON CITY , TN. – The Carson-Newman Lady Eagles (21-7) had four players finish the game in double figures as C-N defeated Presbyterian (7-21) 70-52 Wednesday night in the first round of the Food Lion South Atlantic Conference (SAC) Women’s Basketball Tournament.

With the win, the Lady Eagles will advance to the SAC Final Four in Hickory , North Carolina where they will face Mars Hill, the number six seed, Saturday, March 5 at 6 p.m. at the Catawba Valley Community College . The Lady Blue Hose end the season  at 7-21.

The Lady Eagles were led in scoring by Brittaney Gooch ( Franklin , Ky. ) who had 14 points. Brooke Johnson ( Seymour , TN) had 11 points and Giovanni Booker ( Orlando , Fla. ) and Gabby Smith ( Kansas City , Mo. ) each had 10 points for C-N. PC was led in scoring by the SAC’s leading scorer, Rebecca Wessinger ( Laurens , S.C. ), who had 22 points and six rebounds.

The game was close for most of the first half until the Lady Eagles took a 19-11 lead at the 10:02 mark on a Smith jumper. The Lady Eagles pushed the lead to 13, 28-15, on a jumper by LaToya Davison ( College Park , Ga. ) at the 5:02 mark. C-N led 32-22 at the half.

The Lady Eagles maintained a comfortable lead for most of the second half. The final C-N basket came when Kala Green ( Morristown , TN) scored on a jumper at the :22 mark and the final 70-52 score was produced by Wessinger as time expired.

The Lady Eagles used a 52% field goal percentage (15-29) in the second half to build their lead. The game was turnover-prone as PC turned the ball over 24 times and C-N committed 23 miscues. C-N out-rebounded the Blue Hose 42-32 and outscored PC 32-18 in the paint.

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