Women's Basketball Tournament Recap

Arkansas Tech and Delta State have been tightly paired all season long. So it was no surprise that the two schools would be paired in the Gulf South Conference women’s basketball championship game Sunday afternoon.

The Golden Suns controlled most of the first half but the Lady Statesmen held the lead midway through the final period. That’s when ATU seized the lead for good, en route to a 73-62 victory over DSU to earn the school its second straight title, fourth overall. Laura Beth Anderson scored a game-high 22 points, Jenny Vining added 19 and Natalia Santos kicked in 16. All three made the All-Tournament team with Vining earning Most Outstand Player honors.

2011 GSC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT BRACKET

THURSDAY, MARCH 3 – QUARTER-FINALS

Game 1 – 12:30 pm – #3W Ouachita Baptist 79, #2E Valdosta State 74

Game 2 – 2:45 pm – #1W Arkansas Tech 81, #4E West Georgia 62
Game 3 – 5:30 pm – #2W Delta State 69, #3E West Alabama 65

Game 4 – 7:30 pm – #4W Harding 67, #1E North Alabama 58

SATURDAY, MARCH 5 – SEMI-FINALS

Game 5 – 12:30 pm – Arkansas Tech 89, Ouachita Baptist 73
Game 6 – 2:45 pm – Delta State 59, Harding 56

SUNDAY, MARCH 6 – FINALS

Game 7 – 1:00 pm – Arkansas Tech 72, Delta State 61

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Jenny Vining, Arkansas Tech (Most Outstanding Player)
Natalia Santos, Arkansas Tech
Laura Beth Anderson, Arkansas Tech
Veronica Walker, Delta State
Bailey St. Clair, Harding
A’Laeshia Adams, Ouachita Baptist