Jackson, TN—After winning the TranSouth Conference regular
season title, the Lady Bulldogs had hopes of going to Birmingham
and defending their tournament championship. Union defeated
Lipscomb in the first round and Trevecca Nazarene in the second
round. Union then lost to Lee University and Trevecca to end their
championship hopes.
The Lady Bulldogs, however, were well represented in the post
season honors. Lauren Hayden and Andrea Darr were named to the
All-Tournament Team, as well as, 1st Team
All-Conference. Emily VanDam and Liz Travis were named 2nd
team All-Conference. Union also had three All-Conference Scholar
Athletes, Sarah Davenport, Emily VanDam, and Lauren Hayden. Lauren
Hayden needs on 22 kills in the Region XI tournament to set the
NAIA record for kills in a career. She currently has 2,707.
Union will host the NAIA Region XI Tournament on Nov. 17-18.
The tournament schedule is as follows:
Friday, Nov. 17
Game 1- #4 Union University, TN vs. #5 Martin Methodist College,
TN – 6:00 PM
Game 2 - #3 Trevecca Nazarene, TN vs. #6 Union College, KY –
8:00 PM
Saturday, Nov. 18
Semifinals
Game 3 - #1 Georgetown College, KY vs. Game 1 winner - 10:00 AM
Game 4 - #2 Lee University, TN vs. Game 2 winner – 12:00 Noon
Championship Game
Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4 – 3:00 PM
#DOGS#