Women's Basketball
Georgetown, KY
March 12, 2008
NAIA National Tournament: Women to Rematch Freed-Hardeman (3-12-08)
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The
Georgetown College Tigers are headed to Jackson, Tn. for the National
Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Division I Women's Basketball
National Championship to be held March 19-26 in Jackson, Tn. The
Tigers have a first round match-up with Freed-Hardeman University on
Thursday, March 20 at 8:00 p.m. CST
The teams last faced each other on November 20 when the Lady Lions visited
Georgetown and took home a 72-71 win. The Tigers were without senior
guard Kim Ingle, who was out with a broken hand, and were led in scoring by
Jayme Gilbert with 19 points. Freed-Hardeman's Jana Cross had a
double-double of 24 points and ten rebounds.
Georgetown finished the season with a 23-9 record and were crowned the MSC
Tournament Champions after beating Pikeville, Cumberlands and Lindsey Wilson
in route to the title. The Tigers are ranked #29 and have a seventh seed in
the national tournament.
Second-seeded Freed-Hardeman is 26-7 and lost 73-62 to top-ranked and
undefeated Union University in the TransSouth Conference Finals.
All of the Georgetown games will be broadcast live on 101.5 FM and
www.georgetowncollegeathletics.com In addition, fans can watch
live internet video streaming on a pay-per-view basis by visiting
www.watchnaia.com
