Posted by Gregory Ruff - Mon, Mar 3, 2008 - [Women's Basketball] - Viewed 436 times
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Joshephine Owino of Union University is the TranSouth Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Co-Players of the Week for the week ending March 2, 2008.
Owino, a 6’4” junior center from Mombasa, Kenya, led the Bulldogs to a 3-0 week and a perfect regular season record in conference play. In a 99-86 win over No. 20 Trevecca she scored 18 points and grabbed five rebounds with two blocks and four steals. In wins over Blue Mountain and Mid-Continent she posted 20 and 25 points respectively and nearly posted a triple-double with eight rebounds and nine blocks at Mid-Continent.
For the week she averaged 21 points, six rebounds, 3.7 blocks, and 1.7 steals per game. From the field she was 23-of-29 (79%) and hit 17-of-20 (85%) from the foul line.
Union is ranked No. 1 in the NAIA and are 29-0 overall and won the TranSouth regular season title with a 18-0 league mark.
Women's Basketball Coaches Rating
March 3, 2008
1. Union University (Tenn.) (18-0/29-0) - WH: #20 Trevecca (Tenn.) 99-86; WH: Blue Mtn. (Miss.) 106-53; WA: Mid-Continent (Ky.) 89-40
2. Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) (14-4/24-6) - WA: Lyon (Ark.) 77-50
3. Lambuth University (Tenn.) (14-4/22-8) - WA: Martin Methodist (Tenn.) 78-71; WH: Lyon (Ark.) 84-53
4. Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) (12-6/18-10) - LA: #1 Union (Tenn.) 86-99; WA: Mid-Continent (Ky.) 73-37; WH: Cumberland (Tenn.) 91-70
5. Lyon College (Ark.) (8-10/18-12) - LH: #7 Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 50-77; LA: #13 Lambuth (Tenn.) 53-84
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