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Women's Basketball - Tue, Mar. 6, 2012
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JACKSON, Tenn. - The No. 2 Union University women's basketball team earned a 55-47 win over No. 3 Freed-Hardeman University Monday night in front of a packed house in Union's Fred DeLay Gymnasium to claim the 2012 TranSouth Conference Tournament Title.

Union improved to 31-2, while Freed-Hardeman dropped to 28-5. Both teams will represent the TranSouth Conference in the NAIA National Tournament in Frankfort, Ky. March 14-20.

Full Championship Game Story


As the TranSouth Championships winner, Union earns the league's automatic bid to the 2012 NAIA Division I Women's Basketball National Championship

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TOURNAMENT SEEDINGS
1. Union University
2. Freed-Hardeman University
3. Cumberland University
4. Lyon College
5. Bethel University
6. Martin Methodist College
7. Mid-Continent University
8. Blue Mountain College
(tie-breaker explanations - N/A)
TranSouth Women's Basketball Standings

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE/RESULTS
Tournament Bracket (PDF)
All games start @ 7:00 p.m.

Quarterfinals Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Game 1: #1 Union University def. #8 Blue Mountain College (80-47)
Game 2: #2 Freed-Hardeman University def. #7 Mid-Continent University (68-53)
Game 3: #6 Martin Methodist College def. #3 Cumberland University (64-58)
Game 4: #5 Bethel University def. #4 Lyon College (69-66)

Semifinals Friday, March 2, 2012
Game 5: #1 Union University def. #5 Bethel University (75-62)
Game 6: #2 Freed-Hardeman def. #6 Martin Methodist (101-76)

Championship Finals Monday, March 5, 2012
Title Game: #1 Union University def. #2 Freed-Hardeman (55-47)
 

                       
2012 TranSouth Conference All-Tournament Awards
Lavanda Ross, Union University - Most Valuable Player
Shelby Ashcraft, Union University
Natalie Shumpert, Freed-Hardeman University
Maria Bagwell, Freed-Hardeman University
Jana Roney, Bethel University
Vee Young, Martin Methodist College
 
As the TranSouth Championships title game winner, Union receives TranSouth's automatic bid to the 2012 NAIA Division I Women's Basketball National Championship

LINKS OF INTEREST
NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Conference Tournaments
DI Women's Basketball Honors
DI Women's Basketball Ratings
2012 NAIA Division I Women's Basketball National Championship

| 2011 Championships | 2010 Championships | 2009 Championships | 2008 Championships | 2007 Championships | 2006 Awards |

ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM & AWARDS
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PLAYER OF THE YEAR  Natalie Shumpert FHU
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR  Shelby Ashcraft UU, Ashley Tate FHU, Jasmine Taylor BU
DEFENDER OF THE YEAR  LaTesa McLaughlin UU
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR  Amy Philamlee UU
COACH OF THE YEAR  Dale Neal

ALL-TRANSOUTH FIRST TEAM
Natalie Shumpert* FHU
Lavanda Ross UU
Vee Young MMC
Jana Roney BU
Maria Bagwell FHU
LaTesa McLaughlin UU
Lauren Ramsey LC
Stephanie Malone MCU
Phagen Altom LC
Casie Cowan CU
ALL-TRANSOUTH SECOND TEAM
Simone Ryan CU
Amy Philamlee UU
Courtney Atkinson CU
Jessy Christopher MMC
Hannah Parsley FHU

ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Amy Philamlee UU
Hayley Newby FHU
Astrid Huttemann UU
Amber Alexander FHU
Asia Grigsby MCU

TRANSOUTH SCHOLAR-ATHLETES
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Scholar-Athlete Qualifications: TranSouth - Recipients must be a sophomore or above in academic standing; have a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 (on a 4.0 scale).
* = NAIA Scholar-Athlete - Recipients must be a junior or above in academic standing; been in attendance at the nominating institution a minimum of one full year of attendance; have a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.50 (on a 4.0 scale).

Bethel University (5) Hailee Deckard, Jana Roney, Jasmine Porter, Kelsey Hamilton, Molly Wallsmith
Blue Mountain College (7) Samantha Burns*, Kyesha Clark, Candace Davis, Jessi Hayles*, Chelsea Hussey, Amber Johnson, Shaquinta Robinson
Cumberland University (4) Stefania Ibague, Samantha Harper, Madison Pavan, Tamara Gonzalez*
Freed-Hardeman University (6) Maria Bagwell, Summer Waggoner, Jenilee Pate, Shelby Taylor, Cynthia Woodward, Karissa Dyer
Lyon College (6) Johna Wade, Erin Roush, Debbie Onukwube, Alex Davidson, Christine Smith, Lauren Ramsey
Martin Methodist College (7) Bobbi Dodson, Jessy Christopher*, Erika Bullock, Rikki Sanders*, Becca Smithson*, Micah Anderson, Vee Young
Mid-Continent University (5) Holli Daily, Nikki Dewitt*, Ginger Gilbert, Breonna Houston*, Stephanie Malone
Trevecca Nazarene University (8) Rachel Bollinger, Anna Mitchell, Chelsey Taylor, Lauren Wasson, Elizabeth Pentecost*, Arieyelle O'Neal*, Britt Bell, Heather Miller
Union University (3) LaTesa McLauglin, Paige Parker, Rebecca Sharpe
* = NAIA Scholar Athlete


ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM
Tournament MVP:

The final four teams in the conference tournament will each have a player. The two teams in the championship game will each have one additional player. A player from the winning team only will be considered for MVP.

TOURNAMENT HISTORY
TranSouth Women's Basketball Regular Season Champions
2012 - Union University
2011 - Union University
2010 - Union University
2009 - Union University
2008 - Union University
2007 - Union University
2006 - Freed-Hardeman University
2005 - Freed-Hardeman University
2004 - Freed-Hardeman/Union Co-Champions
2003 - Union University
2002 - Union University
2001 - Union University
2000 - Union University
1999 - Union University
1998 - Union University
1997 - Union University

Women's Basketball Tournament Champions
2012 - Union University def. Freed-Hardeman University 55-47
2011 - Union University def. Bethel University 73-49
2010 - Freed-Hardeman def. Union 75-62
2009 - Union University def. Trevecca Nazarene 92-69
2008 - Union University def. Freed-Hardeman 73-62
2007 - Union University def. Trevecca Nazarene 80-66
2006 - Freed-Hardeman def. Trevecca Nazarene 71-64
2005 - Freed-Hardeman def. Union University 87-82 OT
2004 - Freed-Hardeman def. Union University 81-63
2003 - Union University def. Freed-Hardeman 77-72
2002 - Union University def. Trevecca 88-81
2001 - Union University def. Freed-Hardeman 84-64
2000 - Union University def. Trevecca Nazarene 70-51
1999 - Union University def. Lipscomb University 61-53
1998 - Union University def. Freed-Hardeman 82-57
1997 - Union University def. Freed-Hardeman 81-75

TOURNAMENT POLICIES
Protocol: Eight team single elimination tournament
Tournament Site: @ Higher Seed - Game times 7 p.m. local time
Tie Breaker Policy

NAIA National Tournament Berths: TranSouth Championships Winner gets automatic bid to the2012 NAIA Division I Women's Basketball National Championship