Overall Record: 36-2 | TranSouth Record: 16-0
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Recent News
- 6/18/2010 - Union’s Campbell named TSWA Women’s Coach of the Year
- 6/17/2010 - Union earns TranSouth All-Sports Trophy for seventh straight season
- 6/4/2010 - Union’s Dudley to have jersey displayed in Women’s Basketball HOF
- 5/27/2010 - Union's Sadler named TranSouth AD of the year
- 5/25/2010 - Union is host to 19 sports camps in summer of 2010
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- 3/24/2010 - Five Union players earned NAIA postseason honors
- 3/24/2010 - Celebration at 2 p.m. for Union's national championship
- 3/23/2010 - Union wins second straight NAIA national title
- 3/23/2010 - Dudley becomes top scorer in Union women’s basketball history
- 3/22/2010 - Union advances to seventh title game after 63-61 win over Oklahoma City
- 3/20/2010 - Union Lady Bulldogs reach sixth straight semifinal with 83-55 win
- 3/19/2010 - Union tops Southern Poly in second round, Dudley second on all-time scoring list
- 3/18/2010 - Hudson becomes Union’s career assists leader
- 3/18/2010 - Lady Bulldogs wearing T-shirts to raise awareness about orphans
- 3/17/2010 - Union sets record in 86-47 opening round win, Hudson breaks Union assist mark
- 3/11/2010 - Union women’s basketball signs Pickett County standout
- 3/10/2010 - Union women earn top overall seed in nationals, men earn No. 10 seed
- 3/8/2010 - No. 1 Union’s 60-game home streak snapped in conference title game
- 3/5/2010 - No. 1 Union tops No. 19 Trevecca Nazarene 86-69, advance to TranSouth title game
- 3/3/2010 - No. 1 Union tops Cumberland 91-61 in conference quarterfinals
- 3/3/2010 - Dudley, Campbell head TranSouth honors, four Lady Bulldogs on first team
- 2/27/2010 - Union basketball puts seven on TranSouth Scholar Athlete list
- 2/25/2010 - No. 1 Union finishes perfect conference run with 68-61 win at No. 17 Trevecca Nazarene
- 2/24/2010 - Union women No. 1 for 35th straight poll, men ranked No. 11
- 2/20/2010 - Home court winning streak for No. 1 Union now at 58
- 2/18/2010 - No. 1 Union extends winning streak to 20, fall just short of 3-point record
- 2/15/2010 - No. 1 Union tops Cumberland, clinches share of TranSouth title
- 2/15/2010 - Union women ranked No. 1 for 34 straight, men remain at No. 10
- 2/13/2010 - No. 1 Union tops No. 15 Freed-Hardeman for 56 straight home wins
- 2/12/2010 - Union’s Graves, Chan pass 1,000 career points in same game
- 2/11/2010 - No. 1 Union tops Lyon, Chan and Graves reach 1,000 points
- 2/6/2010 - Dudley’s record half helps No. 1 Union put away Martin Methodist 103-69
- 2/5/2010 - Union’s Hudson passes 1,000 career points
- 2/4/2010 - No. 1 Union wins at No. 21 Bethel 85-70, Hudson passes 1,000 career points
- 2/1/2010 - Union women No. 1 for 32 straight rankings, men up to No. 14
- 2/1/2010 - Union's Dudley named TranSouth Player of the Week
- 1/28/2010 - No. 1 Union runs home streak to 54 straight with 98-71 win
- 1/25/2010 - Union women No. 1 for 31 straight polls, men up to No. 15
- 1/23/2010 - Union basketball sweeps double-header at Blue Mountain
- 1/21/2010 - No. 1 Union survives upset bid at Cumberland 69-63
- 1/18/2010 - 30 straight No. 1 rankings for Union’s women, men still No. 18 in NAIA
- 1/18/2010 - No. 1 Union earns fifth straight conference win, home streak at 53 straight wins
- 1/18/2010 - Union’s Chan earns second straight TranSouth Player of the Week honor
- 1/16/2010 - No. 1 Union pulls away in second half at No. 6 Freed-Hardeman, 87-64
- 1/14/2010 - No. 1 Union tops Lyon 92-63, home streak now at 52
- 1/11/2010 - Union women No. 1 for 29th straight ranking, men up to No. 18
- 1/11/2010 - Union's Chan named TranSouth player of the week
- 1/9/2010 - Union women win eighth straight with 86-66 victory at Martin Methodist
- 1/8/2010 - Union’s Dudley passes 2,000 career points
- 1/7/2010 - No. 1 Union rallies to top No. 22 Bethel 80-78, Dudley passes 2,000 career points
- 1/6/2010 - No. 1 Union women set to defend TranSouth title
- 1/4/2010 - Union’s Dudley named TranSouth player of the week
- 12/29/2009 - No. 1 Union wins sixth in a row with 76-57 victory over Brenau
- 12/28/2009 - No. 1 Union tops No. 18 Wayland Baptist in battle of NAIA all-time win leaders
- 12/17/2009 - Longtime Union friend and supporter Fesmire dies at 76
- 12/15/2009 - Union's women's basketball remains No. 1, men drop to No. 19
- 12/12/2009 - No. 1 Union notches 50th straight home win in a 91-54 victory over No. 6 Lee
- 12/7/2009 - Union women No. 1 for 27th straight week, men up to No. 10
- 12/5/2009 - No. 1 Union uses big first half to topple No. 12 Campbellsville 90-70
- 11/30/2009 - No. 1 Union earns road win at Shorter 84-68
- 11/28/2009 - No. 1 Union pulls away from No. 21 Loyola 82-54
- 11/27/2009 - No. 1 Union has 31-game winning streak snapped in 94-87 loss to No. 7 St. Xavier
- 11/21/2009 - No. 1 Union gets third win over ranked team 66-45 over No. 25 Biola
- 11/20/2009 - Hudson, Union use long range shot to top The Master’s 95-78
- 11/19/2009 - No. 1 Union rolls in Rotary Classic opener 93-68 over Westminster
- 11/18/2009 - Jackson Rotary Classic to feature six ranked teams for fourth straight year
- 11/12/2009 - Defending champs add Millington native for 2010-11
- 11/9/2009 - No. 1 Union wins 28th straight game with 73-57 win at No. 12 Cumberlands
- 11/7/2009 - Union women’s basketball tops St. Francis 75-54 in Homecoming game
- 11/6/2009 - No. 1 Union rolls to 2-0 with win
- 11/5/2009 - Union Sports Hall of Fame to induct six individuals and 1963 baseball team
- 11/4/2009 - Union athletes take part in seventh annual Campus and Community day
- 11/2/2009 - No. 1 Union opens season with win over No. 14 Columbia
- 10/30/2009 - After trailing Union for almost 29 minutes, Vanderbilt rallies for win
- 10/29/2009 - NAIA No. 1 Union getting set for exhibition with Vanderbilt
- 10/26/2009 - Union women’s basketball No. 1 for 26th straight poll, men preseason No. 11
- 10/23/2009 - Union listed among NAIA 2008-09 Champions of Character institutions
- 10/20/2009 - Union basketball announces Bulldog Madness on Thursday night
- 10/19/2009 - Union's Dudley TranSouth preseason player of the year, Hudson, Chan honored
- 10/19/2009 - TranSouth basketball media day replay times
- 10/19/2009 - Union women’s basketball picked first in TranSouth Preseason rankings
- 10/14/2009 - TranSouth Basketball Media Day October 19, 2009
- 9/22/2009 - Defending champs sign high school junior from Cannon County
- 7/6/2009 - Union women’s basketball completes new additions for 2009-10 season
- 7/1/2009 - Union athletics join Facebook, Twitter
- 6/9/2009 - Union women’s basketball gets transfer for 2009-10 season
- 6/5/2009 - Union’s Owino makes WNBA roster with Washington, season starts on June 6
- 6/4/2009 - Gifts totaling over $12,000 raised by Union women’s basketball for hunger fund
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Zeinab Chan, junior history major, goes up for a shot against her Oklahoma City University opponent in the Semifinals of the NAIA National Tournament. The Lady Bulldogs advanced to the championship with a win of 63-61. - Jordan Buie
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Head coach Mark Campbell shares a moment with Kayla Hudson, junior, after the Lady Bulldogs became NAIA Division I National Champions for the second year in a row. - Jordan Buie
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The Lady Bulldogs, NAIA Division I National Champions, celebrate after their victory. - Jordan Buie
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Jessica Graves, senior journalism major, goes up for a layup in the Championship game of the NAIA National Tournemnt against Azusa Pacific. The Lady Bulldogs won the tournament for the second year in a row 73-65. - Jordan Buie
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Season Outlook
The Union University Lady Bulldogs enter the 2009-10 season as the defending NAIA National Champions. Union has won three titles in the past five seasons and has advanced to at least the NAIA semifinal round in each of the last five seasons. Union graduated two key players in their success over the last five years. Josephine Owino, a three-time NAIA All-American and WNBA
draftee, along with two-time All-American and Union’s all-time leading
three-point shooter, Merideth Richardson Jacobs.
This year’s team returns three starters, and seven players overall from last
year’s team. Union also adds four new players to the program and two players
return after sitting out last season. Jessica Graves returns to
the program after missing last season with a knee injury and Beatrice
Awino Duol after playing as a freshman with Union two years ago.
Union head coach Mark Campbell says, “We have a strong group of
returners that know exactly what is expected of them and the expectations of
this program. I believe that this is the strongest group of guards we have had
in my 11 years. Kaitlin Dudley (17ppg), Zienab Chan
(11ppg), Lavanda Ross (10ppg), Kayla Hudson
(9ppg 7apg), Jessica Graves (10ppg in 2008) and
Christina Ray (started every game, best defender) will be a great group
to lead this team.”
The senior class for Union has five players led by three-time All-American
Dudley. Graves returns for her fifth year at
Union, after playing for three seasons and then missing all of last year with an
injury. Laura Crittendon returns to complete her four-year
career at Union. Crittendon was named an NAIA Scholar Athlete
last season. Ray and Ashley Lilliard are back
for their second seasons with Union after transferring in as juniors.
Three juniors highlight the roster for Union, led by All-American Hudson.
Chan returns for her third season with the Lady Bulldogs, while
Kayla Bryant begins her Union career after transferring in this
season.
Union boasts four talented sophomores led by last season’s TranSouth Newcomer of
the Year, Ross. Duol returns to the roster
after not playing in 2008-09. Rebecca Sharpe joins Union from
Bryan (Tenn.) College where she led NAIA DII in assists last season as a
freshman. Stacey Conway joins Union this year, coming from the
junior college level.
Three freshmen begin their college careers at Union. Paige Parker
comes to Union from Hanceville, Ala., Aly Giddens joins Union
from the University School of Jackson, while Mildred Olumasi is
from Kenya.
“We have three newcomers and one veteran returning from injury that will play
major roles on this year’s team,” says Campbell. “Jessica
will give our team an option that we did not have last year. Kayla
(Bryant) will bring great experience in NAIA and playing in big games, while
Stacey and Beatrice will give us significant
depth and size in the post.”
Union looks to defend their NAIA and TranSouth titles from last year. The
challenges will be tough as Union again plays in the TranSouth conference, one
of the premiere women’s basketball leagues in the NAIA. The Union schedule is
full of matchups, both non-conference and in conference, which are against
ranked and national tournament caliber teams. The challenges start early as
Union opens with an exhibition game on Oct. 30 at Vanderbilt University out of
the Southeastern Conference.
Union will also look to extend several streaks that are intact entering the
2009-10 season. Union has been ranked No. 1 in the NAIA for 25 straight rankings
(two straight seasons). Union has also won 23 straight games, 42 straight home games and 35 straight regular season conference games.
The Union Lady Bulldogs have won three straight TranSouth titles. Over the 13-year history of the TranSouth Conference, Union has won 11 regular season titles and 10 tournament titles. Coach Campbell and assistant coach Katie Woodruff will work to bring this team more championships in 2009-10.
