Lady Cougars Basketball Schedule & Scores

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Date	Team	Time	Result	Score
10/27/2007	Alumni	5:00 PM	Win	77-34
CLEARWATER -- The Lady Cougars basketball team kicked off their season with an exhibition match against the alumni. The alumni team was coached by Matt Kellogg, the current team’s assistant coach. The roster for the alumni team included Jenifer (Groschel) Wilson (’04), Martelle Arnette (’06), Melinda (Tennison) Brito (’03), Lauren (Castelao) Clark (’06), April (Oosterman) Blythe (’04), Kristin Hudson (’05), Holley (Vanaman) Foraker (’05), Jessica Russell (’07), Jenny (Goodson) Tyrpak (’05), and Nikki Gibson (’06). Although the Lady Cougars were outnumbered in players, they were still able to defeat the seasoned alumni squad 77-34.
11/1/2007	SEU Invitational (TTU)	5:00 PM	Loss	48-70
11/2/2007	SEU Invitational (KCU)	5:00 PM	Loss	37-61
11/3/2007	SEU Invitational (SEU)	2:00 PM	Loss	36-74
11/6/2007	Hillsborough Community College	7:00 PM	Loss	67-93
CLEARWATER -- The Lady Cougars basketball team continued their regular season play against another tough opponent, Hillsborough Community College. Although the ladies played hard, they fell short and were defeated 67-93. Freshman Amber Bradley led Clearwater with 15 points, and Kristen Hallice added 13 of her own. Point Guard Bethany Williams dropped 10 to go along with her 6 steals. On Thursday, CCC will host St. Petersburg College at 6 p.m.
11/8/2007	St. Petersburg College	6:00 PM	Loss	35-60
CLEARWATER -- The Lady Cougars basketball team faced another tough opponent on Thursday as they hosted St. Petersburg College. The strong SPC team defeated CCC 35-60. Despite the extremely tough schedule to start off the season, Coach Dean Williams is still optimistic about the ladies’ play. “We’ve got a lot of young girls who are having to learn our system during the games” he said. “Especially with Bri [Burns] out, we’re going to need some of our new players to step up. But once we get through this tough week, I expect things to turn around quickly.” Earlier this week, senior forward Brianna Burns broke a bone in her foot, and she will be out until at least January. The Lady Cougars will play against Webber University on Friday night at 7 p.m.
11/9/2007	Webber University	7:00 PM	Loss	55-83
11/10/2007	Northwood University	2:00 PM	Loss	34-76
11/13/2007	Hillsborough Community College	7:00 PM	Loss	57-90
11/16/2007	Piedmont Baptist College	5:00 PM	Win	78-38
11/29/2007	Southeastern University	5:00 PM	Loss	53-71
LAKELAND -- The Lady Cougars played our conference rivals of Southeastern University on Thursday night. Coming into the game, SEU was on a four-game losing streak, and CCC was coming off of their first win of the season. Clearwater hoped to carry that momentum past the Fire. The Lady Cougars were able to hang with the Fire early, and at half-time, SEU led 38-31. In the second half, CCC struggled shooting from the field. Southeastern was too much as they had four players scoring in the double digits. SEU defeated CCC with a final score of 71-53. Clearwater will play at Northwood University on Friday at 7 p.m. and then at Trinity Baptist College on Saturday at 4 p.m.
11/30/2007	Northwood University	7:00 PM	Loss	40-100
West Palm Beach -- The Clearwater Lady Cougars faced a tough NAIA opponent, Northwood University, on Friday night. The Cougars were defeated 40-100. Sophomore Alyssa Hallice led the Lady Cougars with 10 points and 4 blocked shots. CCC’s next game will be at Trinity Baptist College on Saturday at 4 p.m.
12/1/2007	Trinity Baptist College	4:00 PM	Win	72-15
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- The CCC women’s basketball team finished their weekend road trip in Jacksonville on Saturday as they faced Trinity Baptist College. The Lady Cougars came out on top 72-15. According to Coach Williams, the Cougars simply outmanned the opponent at every position, and the ladies outplayed the young team. The scoring was spread out as several players contributed to the victory. Coach also added that freshman Niki Rougier, who is from Jacksonville, had a great game in front of her hometown crowd. The Lady Cougars will play next on Tuesday at St. Petersburg College. Tip-off will be at 7 p.m.
12/4/2007	St. Petersburg College	7:00 PM	Loss	60-85
ST. PETERSBURG -- The Lady Cougars met a talented NJCAA team on Tuesday when they played at St. Petersburg College. Coach Williams said, “It was at least one of our best games of the year if not our absolute best.” The quick run-and-gun style game made it very exciting for the crowd to watch, and at the half, SPC led 48-32. With a couple key CCC players playing sick, and SPC shooting over 50% from the field, the Lady Cougars were not able to pull off a complete comeback, and they fell 60-85. The Lady Cougars do not have another game until CCC returns from Christmas break. They will play against Warren Wilson at Free Will Baptist College on January 11, 2008 at 1 p.m.
1/11/2008	Warren Wilson @ Free Will BBC	1:00 PM	Win	90-44
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE -- The Lady Cougars traveled north for a two-game road trip over the weekend. They played two matches at Free Will Baptist Bible College. The Friday game was against Warren Wilson College of North Carolina. The Lady Cougars came out on top winning 90-44. Freshman guard Anna Lufkin led Clearwater with 16 points.
1/12/2008	Free Will Baptist Bible College	1:00 PM	Win	77-48
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE -- The Lady Cougars finished up their road trip on Saturday against Free Will Baptist Bible College. The Lady Cougars picked up their second win of the weekend by defeating Free Will 77-48.
1/18/2008	Toccoa Falls College	5:00 PM	Loss	60-69
CLEARWATER -- The Clearwater women’s basketball team played an important region game against the Lady Eagles of Toccoa Falls College. Although the Lady Cougars fell to the Eagles, it was a very close and intense game with a final score of 60-69. Kristin Hallice and Bethany Williams each scored 12 points, and Alyssa Hallice grabbed 9 rebounds. The Lady Cougars travel to Piedmont Baptist, Toccoa Falls, and Atlanta Christian this weekend for a three-game road trip to North Carolina and Georgia.
1/24/2008	Piedmont Baptist College	3:15 PM	Win	66-35
WINSTON-SALEM, NC -- The Lady Cougars kicked off their three-game road trip on Thursday night with a win against Piedmont Baptist College. “It was a tight game at the start,” said Head Coach Dean Williams, “But then we went on a big 10-0 run.” The Lady Cougars controlled the game, and at half, they led 32-16. The second half proved to be just as prosperous for Clearwater as they simply overpowered PBC with size and speed. Williams described the 66-35 win as a “solid game with almost everyone contributing.” Alyssa Hallice led the way for Clearwater with 15 points. The next game for the Lady Cougars will be Friday night at Toccoa Falls College in Georgia. On Saturday, they will face Atlanta Christian before traveling back to Clearwater.
1/25/2008	Toccoa Falls College	5:00 PM	Win	58-52
TOCCOA, GA -- The second game of the Cougars’ road trip took place Friday night on the campus of Toccoa Falls College. The TFC Lady Eagles hosted CCC after the two teams met just the week before in Clearwater. Brianna Burns led scoring with 14, and Laura Banks followed close behind with 12 points. Coach Williams also added that Alyssa Hallice had a great game. Coach Williams described the 59-52 victory as a “good team effort,” adding, “the Southeastern loss tonight really tightens things up in our region.”
1/26/2008	Atlanta Christian College	12:00 PM	Win	66-53
ATLANTA, GA -- The third and final game of the road trip was Saturday at Atlanta Christian College. The Lady Cougars finished off a great weekend with another win. The final score was 66-53. Kristen Hallice led with 16 points, and her sister, Alyssa, followed with 12. Bethany Williams also added 9 steals for the Lady Cougars.
1/28/2008	Trinity Baptist College	4:00 PM	Win	87-38
CLEARWATER -- The Lady Cougars faced Trinity Baptist College on Monday afternoon. The Lady Cougars came into the game riding a three-game winning streak. Led by Laura Banks’ 21 points and 13 rebounds, the Lady Cougars defeated Trinity 87-38 and extended their winning streak to four games. Lauren Leabhart contributed 12 points and 9 rebounds, and Alyssa Hallice added 5 blocked shots. When asked about the current winning streak and the rest of the season, Assistant Coach Matt Kellogg said, “This Lady Cougar team has the deepest talent of any I have seen. They are on the verge of something special. If they can stay focused, continue to improve, and execute what we have set in place, I see no reason why we cannot win our last four games and head into the regional tournament riding an eight game winning streak.” The Lady Cougars next chance to extend the streak will be Friday night at 7 p.m. when they host Atlanta Christian College. On the 26th, the Lady Cougars defeated ACC in Atlanta 66-53.
2/1/2008	Atlanta Christian	7:00 PM	Loss	55-57
CLEARWATER -- The Lady Cougars hosted a key region game on Friday night against Atlanta Christian College. Coming into the game, CCC was riding a four-game winning streak. In the first half, Clearwater struggled. “We had a bad first half. We couldn’t execute, and we missed too many layups and free throws,” Coach Williams said. “We didn’t bring our ‘A-game’ tonight.” At halftime, ACC led 29-20. In the second half, the Lady Cougars picked it up a little bit and fought back in the game. With less than a minute left, the game was tied, but ACC hit their free throws and pulled ahead for good. The final score was 55-57. Kristen Hallice led the Lady Cougars with 16 points and 8 rebounds. Laura Banks added 8 points. Alyssa Hallice supported the effort with 11 rebounds and 5 blocked shots. Clearwater’s next game will be Tuesday at Johnson and Wales University. Tip-off will be at 7 p.m.
2/5/2008	Johnson and Wales	7:00 PM	Loss	55-70
NORTH MIAMI, FL -- On Tuesday, the Lady Cougars traveled south to face the Lady Wildcats of Johnson and Wales University. Clearwater was coming off a tough loss from Atlanta Christian College and hoped to pick up a win to turn and gain some momentum. The Lady Cougars were led by Kristen Hallice who had 17 points. Alyssa Hallice and Brianna Burns each grabbed 8 points. Burns also had 11 rebounds, and Laura Banks grabbed 9. The good effort was not enough, and CCC lost 55-70. Clearwater will host Southeastern University on Saturday in a big rematch against the region rival. SEU defeated CCC on November 29, and the Lady Cougars will hope to win their final region game before the regional tournament.
2/9/2008	Southeastern University	5:00 PM	Loss	63-66
CLEARWATER -- The Lady Cougars took on region rival Southeastern University Saturday evening in Clearwater. CCC was hoping to keep the region unpredictable by upsetting the Fire. The game was intense as both the lead and the momentum went back and forth. At the half, SEU led 40-34. Anna Lufkin had 9 first-half points for Clearwater. As the second half winded down to a close, the game was tight, but the Fire hit enough free throws to push them over the top. The final score was 63-66. Alyssa Hallice led Clearwater racking up a Triple-Double. She had 15 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 blocks. Alyssa also had 6 steals. Kristen Hallice added 11 points, and Lufkin finished with 10. Bethany Williams played a great defensive game grabbing 9 steals to go along with her 6 assists. Coach Williams said, “Both teams played well; it was a real defensive battle. They just hit one more shot than we did.” He also added that the ladies played a “true complete game.” The Lady Cougars will face Johnson and Wales University at home on Thursday at 7 p.m. This will be their final regular season game before the regional tournament.
2/14/2008	Johnson and Wales	7:00 PM	Win	68-57
CLEARWATER- The women’s basketball team took on Johnson and Wales University on Thursday night. The Lady Cougars hoped to avenge for their loss to Johnson and Wales on February 5. Led by Kristen Hallice’s 15 points, CCC was able to defeat Johnson and Wales 68-57. Lauren Leabhart had 10 points while Bri Burns added 12 rebounds. Alyssa Hallice had 10 boards, and Bethany Williams dished out 6 assists. The Lady Cougars finished their regular season 9-15. Their regional tournament will take place on February 28-29.
2/28/2008	NCCAA II Regional Tournament v. Piedmont	7:00 PM	Win	62-40
WINSTON-SALEM, NC—The Lady Cougars opened up the Regional Tournament with a 62-40 win over the host school, Piedmont Baptist College. Coach Williams said, “We were able to play our type of game by getting out early with the running game and pressure defense. Then after throwing wave after wave of substitutes at them, we gradually pulled ahead by 20 points with everyone getting a chance to contribute.”
2/29/2008	NCCAA II Regional Tourn. v. Southeastern	7:00 PM	Loss	65-77
WINSTON-SALEM, NC—After defeating PBC on Thursday night, the Lady Cougars faced our rival Southeastern University in the quarterfinal match. “It was a close game the whole way,” said Coach Dean Williams. “SEU opened up a lead when Alyssa Hallice got her second foul and sat on the bench for about 10 minutes of the first half. SEU lead by 8 at the half, 42-34. The game stayed that way most of the second half. Both teams traded baskets and no one really made a run in the second half.” In the end, SEU was too hot, and CCC lost 65-77. Kristin Hallice led all scorers with 21 points; Brianna Burns had a good game on the boards with 9 rebounds; and Bethany Williams had a great game leading the offensive attack and again causing havoc on defense. Williams added, “It was a game that the seniors can be happy with as they carried the Lady Cougars in their final game.”

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