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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Advance to TranSouth Championship Game
2006-2007 TranSouth Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Championship Game
Third Time Union and Trevecca have Met for TranSouth Title
Championship Game Notes Listed Below
Third Time Union and Trevecca have Met for TranSouth Title
Championship Game Notes Listed Below
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – NAIA No. 9 Trevecca (25-5) beat No. 6 seed Martin Methodist 86-70 on Friday
night in the TranSouth Athletic Conference Tournament Semifinals and will face NAIA No. 5 and TSAC Tournament No. 1 seed Union University (26-5) in the TranSouth Championship Game. Union reached the final after defeating NAIA No. 19 and the tournaments No. 3 seed Lambuth University 97-74 in Friday’s other semifinal game.
Union University is the host team as the tournament’s No. 1 seed. The championship game will be played at Union’s Fred Delay Gymnasium on their Jackson, Tenn. campus at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 5, 2007.
It’s the second year in a row for the Trojans to make the finals, the third time they have faced Union in the final and their fourth trip the title game in the 11-year history of the women’s program at Trevecca.
Union missed last year’s title game after making the finals the first nine years of the conference’s existence. This will be the 10th time in the 11-year history of the TranSouth Conference that Union has reached the final. Union won the first seven TranSouth Tournament Championships, but hasn’t won one since they defeated Freed-Hardeman 77-72 in the 2003 title game. Trevecca defeated Union in Jackson in last year’s TranSouth Tournament semifinal game 75-62. Union has reached the conference final 14 of the last 15 years when you include their play prior to the TranSouth conference with the Tennessee Collegiate Athletic Conference.
This is the 11th TranSouth Women’s Basketball Championship game and only four schools have ever been represented in the game. This will be the 10th appearance for Union and Trevecca’s fourth. Freed-Hardeman has been to the title game
seven times and Lipscomb University played in the game once. Only Union (7) and Freed-Hardeman (3) have ever won the game.
Trevecca and Union split on the season, both winning on their home floors. Trevecca defeated Union 69-63 at Trevecca's Moore Gym on January 6 and Union answered with a win at Delay Gym 97-70.
Trevecca holds a 3-2 advantage in the series over the last two seasons and the teams are even at 4-4 over the last three seasons. Union holds a 20-6 advantage over the Trojans in the history of the series between the two schools in women’s basketball.
Trevecca reached the 25 win mark in a season for the second time in school history with their victory over Martin Methodist in the semifinals. Trevecca won 31 games last season.
The win gives Trevecca its first perfect season at home with a 14-0 record and they have now won 29 of their last 30 homes games over the last two seasons.
Trevecca is assured of its eighth consecutive trip to the NAIA Women's Basketball National Tournament. Trevecca gets the bid because they reached the tournament championship versus the regular season champ. The TranSouth gets two automatic bids, one for the regular season champ and the other for the tournament champion. If the regular season champ reaches or wins the tournament final, the other team reaching the title game gets the second bid.
The 27th Annual NAIA Division I Women’s Basketball National Tournament will be at the Oman Arena in Jackson, Tenn. March 14-20, 2007.
This is the seventh time Coach Gary Van Atta has led a team to the NAIA National Tournament. He led Montevallo to five consecutive tournaments and a Final Four appearance. He led Trevecca to the Elite Eight in his first season last year. Van Atta has a 9-6 record all-time at the NAIA National Tournament.
night in the TranSouth Athletic Conference Tournament Semifinals and will face NAIA No. 5 and TSAC Tournament No. 1 seed Union University (26-5) in the TranSouth Championship Game. Union reached the final after defeating NAIA No. 19 and the tournaments No. 3 seed Lambuth University 97-74 in Friday’s other semifinal game. Union University is the host team as the tournament’s No. 1 seed. The championship game will be played at Union’s Fred Delay Gymnasium on their Jackson, Tenn. campus at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 5, 2007.
It’s the second year in a row for the Trojans to make the finals, the third time they have faced Union in the final and their fourth trip the title game in the 11-year history of the women’s program at Trevecca.
Union missed last year’s title game after making the finals the first nine years of the conference’s existence. This will be the 10th time in the 11-year history of the TranSouth Conference that Union has reached the final. Union won the first seven TranSouth Tournament Championships, but hasn’t won one since they defeated Freed-Hardeman 77-72 in the 2003 title game. Trevecca defeated Union in Jackson in last year’s TranSouth Tournament semifinal game 75-62. Union has reached the conference final 14 of the last 15 years when you include their play prior to the TranSouth conference with the Tennessee Collegiate Athletic Conference.
This is the 11th TranSouth Women’s Basketball Championship game and only four schools have ever been represented in the game. This will be the 10th appearance for Union and Trevecca’s fourth. Freed-Hardeman has been to the title game
seven times and Lipscomb University played in the game once. Only Union (7) and Freed-Hardeman (3) have ever won the game. Trevecca and Union split on the season, both winning on their home floors. Trevecca defeated Union 69-63 at Trevecca's Moore Gym on January 6 and Union answered with a win at Delay Gym 97-70.
Trevecca holds a 3-2 advantage in the series over the last two seasons and the teams are even at 4-4 over the last three seasons. Union holds a 20-6 advantage over the Trojans in the history of the series between the two schools in women’s basketball.
Trevecca reached the 25 win mark in a season for the second time in school history with their victory over Martin Methodist in the semifinals. Trevecca won 31 games last season.
The win gives Trevecca its first perfect season at home with a 14-0 record and they have now won 29 of their last 30 homes games over the last two seasons.
Trevecca is assured of its eighth consecutive trip to the NAIA Women's Basketball National Tournament. Trevecca gets the bid because they reached the tournament championship versus the regular season champ. The TranSouth gets two automatic bids, one for the regular season champ and the other for the tournament champion. If the regular season champ reaches or wins the tournament final, the other team reaching the title game gets the second bid.
The 27th Annual NAIA Division I Women’s Basketball National Tournament will be at the Oman Arena in Jackson, Tenn. March 14-20, 2007.
This is the seventh time Coach Gary Van Atta has led a team to the NAIA National Tournament. He led Montevallo to five consecutive tournaments and a Final Four appearance. He led Trevecca to the Elite Eight in his first season last year. Van Atta has a 9-6 record all-time at the NAIA National Tournament.
GAME NOTES – Championship Game Coverage
Tournament Radio Coverage
All Trevecca basketball games are broadcast over WNAZ 89.1 FM (Nashville, Tenn.) and WNRZ 91.5 WNAZ FM (Dickson, Tenn.)
All Union basketball games are broadcast over WTNE 97.7 FM (Jackson, Tenn.)
Tournament Internet Coverage Links
TranSouth Tournament Home - Click Here
TranSouth Home - Click Here
DakStats Tournament Home - Click Here
Trevecca Live Internet Radio – Click Here
Union Live Internet Radio – Click Here
Union Live Internet TV - Click Here
Live Game Webcast/Statistics – Click Here
Victory Sports Network/NAIA Message Board – Click Here to talk about game
NAIA Women’s Basketball – Click Here
Trevecca Nazarene University – Game Notes
Head Coach: Gary Van Atta
@ Trevecca - Overall (56-10, .848) TranSouth (23-7, .766)
4-year colleges – Overall (327-181, .644) (Montevallo, UT-Martin, Trevecca)
NAIA colleges – Overall (222-59, .790) (Montevallo, Trevecca)
Gary Van Atta NAIA National Tournament History - Appearances: 7
(includes this year based on automatic bid with regular season title)
(Montevallo - 92, 93, 94, 95, 96 – Trevecca - 06, 07)
National Tournament Win-Loss Record: 9-6 (.600)
National Tournament Finishes:
Third Place/Final Four - 1 (1994)
Elite Eight Appearances - 3 (1993, 1996, 2006)
Sweet 16 Appearances – 2 (1995, 1996)
TRANSOUTH TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES
2006 - TranSouth Runner-Up (Freed-Hardeman def. Trevecca Nazarene 71-64)
2002 - TranSouth Runner-Up (Union def. Trevecca Nazarene 88-81)
2000 - TranSouth Runner-Up (Union def. Trevecca Nazarene 70-51)
NAIA NATIONAL TOURNAMENT HISTORY - Appearances: 8
(includes this year based on automatic bid after reaching title game vs. regular season champ)
(2000, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07)
National Tournament Win-Loss Record: 5-7 (.416)
National Tournament Finishes:
Elite Eight - 2 (2005, 2006)
Sweet Sixteen - 1 (2000)
Trevecca’s women’s team has been in the NAIA Top 25 rankings for 73 consecutive rating periods
The last time they weren’t in the Top 25 was the February 20, 2001 ranking, the next to last rating for that season.
Union University - Game Notes
Head Coach: Mark Campbell
@ Union - Overall (252-41, .860) TranSouth (101-15, .870)
TRANSOUTH TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES
2005 - TranSouth Runner-Up (Freed-Hardeman def. Union 87-82 OT)
2004 - TranSouth Runner-Up (Freed-Hardeman def. Union 81-63)
2003 - TranSouth Champion (Union def. Freed-Hardeman 77-72)
2002 - TranSouth Champion (Union def. Trevecca Nazarene 88-81)
2001 - TranSouth Champion (Union def. Freed-Hardeman 84-64)
2000 - TranSouth Champion (Union def. Trevecca Nazarene 70-51)
1999 - TranSouth Champion (Union def. Lipscomb 61-53)
1998 - TranSouth Champion (Union def. Freed-Hardeman 82-57)
1997 - TranSouth Champion (Union def. Freed-Hardeman 81-75)
NAIA NATIONAL TOURNAMENT HISTORY - Appearances: 18
(includes this year based on automatic bid with regular season title)
(1988, 89, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07)
National Tournament Win-Loss Record: 43-14 (.754)
National Tournament Finishes: First Place - 3 (1998, 2005, 2006)
Second Place - 2 (1993, 1997)
Total Final Four Appearances - 7 (1993, 96, 97, 98, 02, 05, 06)
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