Saturday, February 28
JACKSONVILLE
2:00 p.m.
Jax State
56
vs
78
Tennessee Tech University
2/28/2009 4:33:10 PM | Women's Basketball
FINAL STATS
JACKSONVILLE – Blair Bowens scored 31 points, including six 3-pointers, to lead Tennessee Tech to a 78-46 win over Jacksonville State in the regular-season finale for both teams on Saturday at Pete Mathews Coliseum.
Tech improves to 8-20, 6-11 in the Ohio Valley Conference, while Jacksonville State falls to 7-21 and 4-13 in the OVC. The Gamecocks clinched the eighth and final spot in next week's Ohio Valley Conference Tournament and will travel to top-seeded Murray State.
The Golden Eagles defense proved tough on the day, holding the Gamecocks to just 33 percent shooting from the field (17-of-51), while forcing 27 turnovers, which were converted into 34 Tech points.
Jacksonville State jumped out to an early 8-4 lead over the first four minutes of the game when Destiny Lane sank a 3-pointer with 16:43 left, but Tennessee Tech scored the next 11 points to take a 15-8 lead after Bowens hit a 3-pointer with 12:10 left in the first half.
JSU trimmed the lead to 21-13 after Candice Carmine scored on a lay-up with 6:34 left, but Tech scored seven straight to build its largest lead of the first half on a pair of free throws by Krystal Stirrup to give TTU a 28-13 advantage with just over four minutes to play in the half.
Bowens finished with 13 points in the first half to help Tennessee Tech hold a 31-19 lead.
The two teams played even through the first seven minutes of the second half, but then Tennessee Tech used a 10-1 run to build a 57-34 lead with 10:13 left in the game. The Golden Eagles continued to roll over the final 10 minutes and outscored the Gamecocks 21-12 for the final margin.
Jacksonville State was led by Lane with 10 points and eight rebounds in 26 minutes of action. Senior Cassi Stuart played 11 minutes, but did not score in her final home game as a senior for the Gamecocks.
The 2009 Ohio Valley Conference Women's Basketball Tournament begins on Tuesday as Murray State won its first OVC regular-season crown. Eastern Illinois earned the second spot while Tennessee State and Morehead State round out the top four. Austin Peay is the fifth seed followed by Southeast Missouri, Tennessee Tech and Jacksonville State.
First round games take place on Tuesday at the campus sites of the top four seeds while the semifinals and finals will be on Friday and Saturday, respectively, in Nashville.
The entire tourney is available on OVCSports.TV.
2009 OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
TUESDAY, MARCH 3 – FIRST ROUNDS – CAMPUS SITES
#4 Morehead State vs. #5 Austin Peay – 4:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)
#1 Murray State vs. #8 Jacksonville State – 5:15 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)
#2 Eastern Illinois vs. #7 Tennessee Tech – 7:00 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)
#3 Tennessee State vs. #6 Southeast Missouri – 7:00 p.m.(OVCSports.TV)
FRIDAY, MARCH 6 – SEMIFINALS – SOMMET CENTER – NASHVILLE, TN
Semifinal 1 – 12:00 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)
Semifinal 2 – 2:00 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)
SATURDAY, MARCH 7 – CHAMPIONSHIP – SOMMET CENTER – NASHVILLE, TN
Championship – 3:00 p.m (Live on OVCSports.TV, KFVS, WCTE, WJIX, WEIU and Delayed on CSS on March 8 at 10 a.m. CT)
ALL TIMES CENTRAL
JACKSONVILLE – Blair Bowens scored 31 points, including six 3-pointers, to lead Tennessee Tech to a 78-46 win over Jacksonville State in the regular-season finale for both teams on Saturday at Pete Mathews Coliseum.
Tech improves to 8-20, 6-11 in the Ohio Valley Conference, while Jacksonville State falls to 7-21 and 4-13 in the OVC. The Gamecocks clinched the eighth and final spot in next week's Ohio Valley Conference Tournament and will travel to top-seeded Murray State.
The Golden Eagles defense proved tough on the day, holding the Gamecocks to just 33 percent shooting from the field (17-of-51), while forcing 27 turnovers, which were converted into 34 Tech points.
Jacksonville State jumped out to an early 8-4 lead over the first four minutes of the game when Destiny Lane sank a 3-pointer with 16:43 left, but Tennessee Tech scored the next 11 points to take a 15-8 lead after Bowens hit a 3-pointer with 12:10 left in the first half.
JSU trimmed the lead to 21-13 after Candice Carmine scored on a lay-up with 6:34 left, but Tech scored seven straight to build its largest lead of the first half on a pair of free throws by Krystal Stirrup to give TTU a 28-13 advantage with just over four minutes to play in the half.
Bowens finished with 13 points in the first half to help Tennessee Tech hold a 31-19 lead.
The two teams played even through the first seven minutes of the second half, but then Tennessee Tech used a 10-1 run to build a 57-34 lead with 10:13 left in the game. The Golden Eagles continued to roll over the final 10 minutes and outscored the Gamecocks 21-12 for the final margin.
Jacksonville State was led by Lane with 10 points and eight rebounds in 26 minutes of action. Senior Cassi Stuart played 11 minutes, but did not score in her final home game as a senior for the Gamecocks.
The 2009 Ohio Valley Conference Women's Basketball Tournament begins on Tuesday as Murray State won its first OVC regular-season crown. Eastern Illinois earned the second spot while Tennessee State and Morehead State round out the top four. Austin Peay is the fifth seed followed by Southeast Missouri, Tennessee Tech and Jacksonville State.
First round games take place on Tuesday at the campus sites of the top four seeds while the semifinals and finals will be on Friday and Saturday, respectively, in Nashville.
The entire tourney is available on OVCSports.TV.
2009 OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
TUESDAY, MARCH 3 – FIRST ROUNDS – CAMPUS SITES
#4 Morehead State vs. #5 Austin Peay – 4:30 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)
#1 Murray State vs. #8 Jacksonville State – 5:15 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)
#2 Eastern Illinois vs. #7 Tennessee Tech – 7:00 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)
#3 Tennessee State vs. #6 Southeast Missouri – 7:00 p.m.(OVCSports.TV)
FRIDAY, MARCH 6 – SEMIFINALS – SOMMET CENTER – NASHVILLE, TN
Semifinal 1 – 12:00 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)
Semifinal 2 – 2:00 p.m. (OVCSports.TV)
SATURDAY, MARCH 7 – CHAMPIONSHIP – SOMMET CENTER – NASHVILLE, TN
Championship – 3:00 p.m (Live on OVCSports.TV, KFVS, WCTE, WJIX, WEIU and Delayed on CSS on March 8 at 10 a.m. CT)
ALL TIMES CENTRAL
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