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03.08.2009  |  Women's Basketball  |  Viewed 697 times

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - NAIA No. 9 Trevecca (25-6) will visit No. 1 Union University (31-1) on Monday for the 13th Annual TranSouth Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Championship (click for info). Trevecca earned their berth into the title game by defeating No. 5 Freed-Hardeman (25-8) 47-38 on Friday night in the TranSouth Semifinals. Trevecca was the third seed in the tournament, while Union is the top seed. Freed-Hardeman was the second seed.

Students who present a college ID will get into Monday's Championship Game for free..

Jackson Sun Photos From Semifinals at Freed

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Union Game Notes

It is Trevecca's fifth appearance (2007, 2006, 2002, 2000) in the TranSouth Championship Game
It is Trevecca's third appearance in four years in the Championship Game
Trevecca is 0-4 in the TranSouth Championship game
Trevecca is 0-3 versus Union in the Championship Game

Union has won nine TranSouth tournament titles, Freed-Hardeman has won the other three
Only Union, Freed, Trevecca, and Lipscomb University have ever played in the championship game
Lipscomb played in the 1999 title game
Union hasn't lost a conference game or conference tournament game in more than two years
Union's last TranSouth Tournament loss was to Trevecca on March 3, 2006
Trevecca defeated Union 75-62 in the TranSouth Semifinals
The loss marked the first and only time Union hasn't reached the TranSouth Finals
The TranSouth began with the 1996-1997 season
Trevecca is 6-28 all-time versus Union
Trevecca last defeated Union on January 6, 2007 (69-63 @ Trevecca)
Trevecca last won at Union on February 9, 2002 (87-77)

Only two other Trevecca teams have won more games (31, 27) in a season than this year's 25 wins
This is Trevecca's eighth 20-win season
This is Trevecca's fifth consecutive 20-win season
Trevecca will advance to the NAIA Tournament for the 10th consecutive year
Trevecca restarted women's basketball 13 years ago, the first year the TranSouth was formed
Five of Trevecca's six losses this year were to teams ranked in the top 10 ( #1, #1, #3, #4, #10)
Trevecca has 10 wins this year over ranked teams (#5, #9, #18, #19, #21, #22, #23, #23, #23, #25)

Gary Van Atta at Trevecca Overall 106-30
Gary Van Atta at Trevecca in TranSouth 47-17
Gary Van Atta four-year College record 377-201
Gary Van Atta in NAIA (including Montevallo) 272-79
Gary Van Atta coaching record (including HS/JC) 508-242

Jennifer Bognar is Trevecca's first player to have over 1500 career points and 700 career rebounds
Jennifer Bognar holds Trevecca record for career rebounds (737)
Abby Lawson has scored 1298 career points
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