Junior Marissa Hensley (left), and senior Kendall Cavin (11) in action against Jacksonville State on the evening of
Thursday, January 11, 2007 at the Eblen Center in
Cookeville, Tennessee.
I am overdue on a Tennessee Tech Basketball update, so here is the latest. Coming into Thursday's game against Jacksonville State, the women were 3-12 overall, with a 2-4 record in Ohio Valley Conference play. The men were 6-9, 2-4 in OVC play. Both teams were 1-1 in the last week. The men have faced some tough teams such as Bradley and the Tennessee Volunteers. We won the Bradley game at the Eblen Center in Cookeville, but lost the Tennessee game in Knoxville. The women have had some seriously tough competition against strong teams such as Virginia Tech, Pepperdine, MTSU, and the topper was North Carolina , who was ranked No. 2 in the country when we faced them in late December. Sadly, we lost all four of those games. However, the positive thing about those games was that they seem to have prepared the women for the all-important interconference play, which we are in the thick of now.
On Thusday night, the Jacksonville State Camecocks came to the Eblen Center. The women's game, as usual, was played first. The 'Cocks came into the game in the OVC cellar, while the Tech Lady Golden Eagles came in 8th out of the 11 OVC teams. The Golden Eagles started off strong, and led by as much as 20 during the first half. The home team went into the halftime break with a 16 point advantage, up 44-28. The 'Cocks came back with a 12-4 run to start the second half, and would cut Tech's lead to seven with 8:23 to go. Tech would then have a 9-2 run would give the Eagles a double-digit lead, which they never gave up. When the final buzzer sounded, Tech came away with the 85-73 victory. Our Eagles are now 3-4 in the OVC and 4-12 overall. Tech was lead Thursday by senior Kendall Cavin who had 20 points. Sophomores Megan Lyons and Blair Bowens had 15 (Lyons) and 14 (Bowens) points, and Junior Marissa Hensley had 11 points to round up Tech's double-digit scorers. Junior Cara Reed had a career-high 12 rebounds, and Cavin posted four boards to help pace the Eagles. Next up is Samford at the Eblen Center Sunday night in a game which is scheduled to be televised on ESPNU.
The men did not start of as strong as the women, however. The Golden Eagles started off with a lead, but soon began to struggle as the game wore on. Tech struggled midway through the game on three-point shots and free throws. Tech led 31-18 with 5:26 left in the first half before the struggles began. During the second half there was 11 lead changes, and no one lead by over three points until 3:04 was left in regulation. Tech warmed up in time though, and finally scored their last 10 points from the line. The Eagles were 12-of-14 during a late run which put us up by eight points with less than a minute left. When the final buzzer sounded on this one, Tech survived with a 75-71 victory. The win put our Eagles at 3-4 in the OVC, and 7-9 overall. Tech will next play as the first of a doubleheader on Sunday against the before-mentioned Samford, who leads in OVC play and was defeated for the first time this season Thursday night against Tennessee State. It is a switch to see the men play first. As I mentioned earlier, the women usually start off our doubleheaders. As we continue our OVC action, things are bound to get more exciting.
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