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Campus News

Wildcat Weekly Minute for Nov. 17, 2011

A look at what's happening on campus this week.

Faith

Cleansed through the Cross

Dr. Quarles speaks on the efficacy of Christ's sacrifice at weekly chapel

Sports

LC hoops teams wrap up homestand with pair of wins

Off to Ozarks, UT-Dallas next

Organizations

LC media student give to Toys for Tots

More than 100 toys will help local charity

Campus Life

February is Heart Health Awareness Month

Stay healthy and 'God Red'

Culture

All the Shakespeare you could laugh at… and more!

tlc's adaptation of 'Shakespeare Abridged' pulls out all the stops

Special Coverage

LC brings another successful ‘Follow the Star’

'Christmas on the Hill' and 'Gala' add to festive weekend

Lady Wildcats end regular season with win at Texas-Tyler

by LC Sports Information

Set to host ASC Conference Tournament Feb. 26-28

TYLER, Texas – Tillisha Givens had 23 points and 15 rebounds as the 18-ranked Louisiana College women’s basketball team finished its regular season with a 60-47 victory over Texas-Tyler at the Herrington Patriot Center.

It was the 13th straight victory for the Lady Wildcats, who finish the regular season with a 21-2 record, including a 17-2 mark in American Southwest Conference play. LC, which previously had clinched the ASC East Division title, finished 11-0 in the East.

LC will be the host for the eight-team ASC Tournament Feb. 26-28 in Pineville, La. The Lady Cats will open the tournament at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 26 against the No. 4 seed from the ASC West. McMurry. Texas Lutheran and Hardin-Simmons are battling for the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds from the West.

With the results of Thursday’s games, the East field is set for the ASC tourney. LC is the No. 1 seed with Texas-Dallas as the No. 2, Mississippi College as the No. 3 and East Texas Baptist as the No. 4.

Texas-Tyler fell to 10-13 overall and 8-10 in the ASC with the loss and was eliminated from postseason consideration.

The Patriots did not go down without a fight, however.

LC struggled offensively for much of the game, connecting on only six of 33 shots (18.2 percent) in the first half. The Lady Wildcats led by just three, 22-19 at the break.

LC led by five points, 49-44, with 4:01 left in the game before outscoring UT-Tyler 11-3 the rest of the way.

Givens was easily the game’s dominant player, collecting her fifth double-double in the last six games. It was her eighth double-double of the season.

Freshman center Voneshia Williams also had a double-double for LC, finishing with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Christy Pantallion finished with 10 points for the Lady Cats but struggled to find her shot, hitting just 3 of 13 attempts from the field.

Ally Allen finished with her first career double-double for UT-Tyler, scoring 11 points and grabbing 13 rebounds.

Cookie Domino had 12 points and Paige Parrish finished with 10 points for the Patriots.

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