Sports
La Verne Captures Women's Basketball
SCIAC Crown
February 21, 2007
The University of La Verne earned a 78-68 road victory over
Occidental College Tuesday night in Eagle Rock to claim its third
SCIAC championship in school history.
The Leopards were paced by Trenecca Jones who poured in a
career-high 37 points, finishing 18-of-20 (90%) from the free throw
line against Occidental. She also made 9-of-15 field goals and
grabbed a game-high 15 rebounds to post her 14th double-double of
the season. The 37 points from Jones is the most by any SCIAC
player this season.
La Verne (18-6, 11-2 SCIAC) receives an automatic berth to the NCAA
Tournament, which begins next week.
ULV's previous league titles in women's basketball occurred in 1990
and 2003. It marks the second league title in five seasons
for head coach Julie Kline, who guided the Leopards to the 2003
crown.