DePauw Women's Basketball LIVE BLOG

Hello folks, thanks for checking into our WGRE live blog for the DePauw women's basketball game. We're about five minutes away from getting the game underway so stick with us and we'll do our best to fill you in on everything taking place here in Jackson. www.wgre.org has the call of the game, with Tyler Archer and John Baxmeyer on the mic.

20:00

Starting Lineups:

Trinity

G Anne Waidelich
G Nicolette Halblieb
G/F Abby Dietert
F Libby Kruse
C Danielle Hubenak

DePauw

G Kate Walker
G Lauren Goff
F Katie Mathews
F Ellie Pearson
C Katie Aldrich

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Trinity defeated DePauw in their only prior matchup this season 68-59. That loss on January 21st was DePauw's only loss in the SCAC all season, and still marks the last defeat for the Tigers this year.

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16:59

Trinity 9
DePauw 2

DePauw calls timeout after getting off to a sloppy start. Turnovers and missed shots, plus early defensive struggles, have left the Tigers in a hole. Danielle Hubenak has already scored 5 for Trinity.

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13:35

Trinity 11
DePauw 7

A fast pace and sloppy but spirited play characterize the game so far. Already six fouls have been called on Trinity compared to just one on DePauw. The Tigers are struggling to handle the full court pressure that Trinity has utilized, resulting in a high number of turnovers. When these two team played earlier this year, DePauw turned the ball over a season high 20 times en route to the loss.

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10:52

Trinity 17
DePauw 14

Timeout Trinity. The DPU Tigers are starting to get their act together, getting alot of points in the fast break. DePauw has done a much better job handling the press and has scored numerous times but catching Trinity out of position. The Tigers are currently on a 12-6 scoring run.

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8:45

Trinity 23
DePauw 17

Trinity went on a run of their own, but leading scorer Danielle Hubenak just picked up her 2nd foul. Likely done for the half.

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6:37

Trinity 23
DePauw 18

Moments later, Katie Aldrich picked up her 2nd personal of the half. She too is unlikely to return to the floor until the second period.

UPDATE: Add Ellie Pearson to that list as she picked up a questionable 2nd foul on the offensive end. Sure looked like a defensive foul from here...

Timeout DePauw
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5:28

Trinity 23
DePauw 23

FULL TIMEOUT TRINITY. DePauw went on a quick 5-0 burst to tie the game. Looks like Trinity might be running out of gas trying to stay up-tempo against the very deep DePauw Tigers. Alex Gasaway ran down the floor ahead of everyone on the last play and got the feed from Kate Walker to tie the game and led to the timeout.

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3:45

DePauw 28
Trinity 23

TIMEOUT TRINITY. DePauw came out of the timeout strong and made it a 10-0 run. DPU has its first lead of the ball game. Alex Gasaway and Erin McGinnis are playing MONSTER minutes off the bench.

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HALFTIME

DePauw 34
Trinity 30

Close ballgame here in Jackson! DPU closed out the first half strong and Katie Matthews scored a jumper from the right baseline with 7 seconds left in the half to put DePauw up two possessions. Right before the end of the half, Alex Gassaway went down with an apparent ankle injury. Hopefully more details with be forthcoming.

At halftime, the SCAC announced its Women's Basketball all conference teams. Earning honors for the Old Gold were Sophomore Ellie Pearson (3rd Team), Junior Katie Aldrich (2nd Team) and Senior Katie Matthews (1st Team). Additionally, DePauw Coach Kris Huffman earned Co-Coach of the Year honors for the SCAC.


UPDATE:

Alex Gassaway's ankle injury is not serious, and she expects to play in the second half.

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17:22

DePauw 39
Trinity 30

TIMEOUT TRINITY

DPU got the second half started just the way they finished it, and the Tigers are now on a 7-0 run. Their 9 point lead is the biggest for either team so far in the ballgame. Trinity is again getting in foul trouble as 2 players picked up their 3rd personals in the opening minutes of the second half.

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12:48

DePauw 49
Trinity 36

DePauw looks firmly in command at this point. Trinity has scored only 6 points since halftime and has had no answer for DePauw on the defensive end. Alex Gassaway, who injured her ankle earlier, has returned to the DePauw lineup.

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11:30

DePauw 49
Trinity 39

TIMEOUT DePauw

Trinity has had some success in the last few minutes drawing fouls on the dribble drive. Kris Huffman sees momentum being shifted and calls timeout. Trinity will be on the free throw line coming out of the timeout.

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6:46

DePauw 63
Trinity 39

DePauw has blown the game open with a flurry of outside shots. Brook Osborne has featured heavily into the second half and DePauw is playing some of its basketball of the year.

Here's a link to the video highlights of the first half from WGRE.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Wlx8zHE9aA

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3:33

DePauw 67
Trinity 46

DePauw is pulling away in the late stages. If the score holds, they will play Hendrix College in the SCAC finals tomorrow afternoon at 1 P.M. EST. Hendrix defeated Southwestern earlier today 77-67 to advance to the final. Tyler Archer and John Baxmeyer will have the call of the SCAC Championship Game on 91.5 WGRE and www.wgre.org

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2:36

DePauw 70
Trinity 46

DePauw is giving its reserves a chance for some SCAC Tourney minutes. Leah Freestone, Maddie Radcliffe, and Kathleen Malloy all have checked in for the first time today.

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FINAL

DePauw 73
Trinity 53

DePauw moves on to the SCAC Championship game. Hopefully you enjoyed this live blog, its a new feature we're experimenting with. We'll have another one up and running for the DePauw Men's Semi-Final game coming up at approx. 6 P.M. EST. Ryan Myrehn and Scott White will have the call from Jackson, MS. Thanks for tuning in, GO TIGERS!