LCSC to open nationals against Brewton-Parker
3-8-06

The Lewis-Clark State College women’s basketball team will open the NAIA national women’s basketball tournament next Thursday, March 16, against Brewton-Parker College at 10:30 a.m., Pacific time, in Jackson, Tenn.

The 32-team single elimination tournament kicks off next Wednesday. Complete pairings can be found below.
LCSC brings a 25-6 record into the contest while Brewton-Parker, from Mount Vernon, Ga., is 25-8.

The Barons are coming off a second-place finish in the Southern States Atlantic Conference Tournament. The team is led by 5-foot-6 senior guard Dannisha Winfrey, who was named the SSAC’s Player of the Year. Winfrey averages 17.4 points per game and leads the NAIA at 4.83 steals per outing.

Fellow 6-0 senior guard/forward, Tamika Drinks-Holloway, who was named to the all-conference team for the third straight season, is averaging a team-best 9.7 rebounds per outing, which ranks ninth in the country, and 3.6 steals per game, which is sixth in the country. Ashley Little, a 5-4 senior guard, also was an all-league selection.

The Warriors will see a quick team that likes to press. As a team, Brewton-Parker is forcing 13.7 more turnovers in a game than it commits, which leads the nation. The team is also third in steals at 15.6 per game.

First Round - Wednesday, March 15 & Thursday, March 16
Quarter 1 - Wednesday, March 15
#1 Vanguard University (Calif.) (28-1) vs. #8 Texas College (13-16), 1:45 p.m.
#5 University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) (20-8) vs. #4 Cumberland University (Tenn.) (23-8), 8:30 a.m.
#3 Lee University (Tenn.) (26-6) vs. #6 Oklahoma Baptist University (23-9), 10:15 a.m.
#7 William Carey College (Miss.) (14-9) vs. #2 University of Montana-Western (28-5), noon
Quarter 2 - Thursday, March 16
#2 Houston Baptist University (Texas) (27-3) vs. #7 Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.) (19-11), 9 a.m.
#6 Lubbock Christian University (Texas) (19-11) vs. #3 Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.) (22-9), 10:45 a.m.
#4 Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho) (25-6) vs. #5 Brewton-Parker College (Ga.) (25-8), 12:30 p.m.
#8 Park University (Mo.) (19-11) vs. #1 Trevecca Nazarene University (Tenn.) (29-4), 2:15 p.m.
Quarter 3 - Thursday, March 16
#1 Oklahoma City University (30-2) vs. #8 Missouri Baptist University (25-7), 6:15 p.m.
#5 Berry College (Ga.) (24-8) vs. #4 Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) (23-9), 4:30 p.m.
#3 Carroll College (Mont.) (27-6) vs. #6 Saint Xavier University (Ill.) (23-8), 9:45 p.m.
#7 John Brown University (Ark.) (20-11) vs. #2 Union University (Tenn.) (26-6), 8 p.m.
Quarter 4 - Wednesday, March 15
#2 The Master's College (Calif.) (25-7) vs. #7 Auburn University Montgomery (Ala.) (18-11) 9:45 p.m.
#6 Montana State University-Northern (19-9) vs. #3 Oklahoma Christian University (23-8), 4 p.m.
#4 Georgetown College (Ky.) (24-8) vs. #5 University of Mobile (Ala.) (22-5), 5:45 p.m.
#8 McKendree College (Ill.) (20-13) vs. #1 Freed-Hardeman University (Tenn.) (30-2), 8 p.m.


Second Round - Friday, March 17
12:30 p.m.
9 a.m.
10:45 a.m.
2:15 p.m.
9:45 p.m.
8 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
6:15 p.m.

Quarterfinals - Saturday, March 18
2 p.m.
4 p.m.
8 p.m.
6 p.m.

Semifinals - Monday, March 20
6 p.m.
8 p.m.


Championship - Tuesday, March 21
6 p.m.