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The biggest difference in the first half was in transition, where
Tennessee outscored CU, 10-0. The Lady Vols also turned seven
offensive rebounds into 12 points, heading into intermission.
Carli Tritz led Creighton with six points at the break.
The Lady Vols came out strong to start the second half. After
Fujan scored the first bucket of the half, UT scored the next 13
points in a span of 2:18 as UT went ahead 48-31 with 14:56 left.
The Jays fell behind as much as 52-33, only to show signs of life
with a 7-0 run capped by a Jensen three-ball that forced a Tennessee timeout with 11:00 to play.
The Jays cut the deficit down to 59-50 with 4:30 left, only to have
Meighan Simmons drain a three-pointer that squashed any momentum from the visitors. That started a 9-0 run for the hosts
until a Jordan Garrison lay-up in the final seconds closed the scoring.
Creighton shot 32.1 percent from the floor on the evening and
were just 4-of-22 from three-point range. The Jays did outrebound
UT 35-29, but also turned the ball over 19 times and allowed 15
points in transition.
Tennessee shot 48.9 percent for the game, including 6-of-10
from downtown, and were also 16-for-19 at the stripe.

WNIT: Redbirds and Panthers Advance, Sycamores Fall
NORMAL, Ill. - After trailing for most of the first half, Illinois State
outscored IUPUI, 15-4, to start the second half en route to a 6347 first-round Women’s National Invitational Tournament (WNIT)
victory Thursday night on Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena.
Illinois State shot 56.8 percent from the field and 90.0 percent
from the free throw line, while the Jaguars were limited to 36.5
percent shooting and a 43.8 percent clip from the foul stripe. Janae Smith and Candace Sykes led ISU with 15 points each, while
Jamie Russell contributed 12. DeAirra Goss netted 19 points to
lead IUPUI.
MILWAUKEE, Wis. – UNI defeated the Marquette Golden Eagles
61-59 after Jess McDowell scored the winning basket with two
seconds left in the game to give the Panthers their first WNIT
victory.
Jacqui Kalin led the Panthers with 18 points and six assists.
Stephanie Davison and McDowell both finished with 11 points
with Amber Kirschbaum adding seven points and 11 rebounds.
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Indiana State saw its 2012-13 season
come to an end on Thursday night as the Youngstown State Penguins earned a 63-51 home victory in the opening round of the
WNIT in front of 1,803 fans inside Beeghly Center.
Indiana State returned to the postseason for the first time since
2005-06 this season and finished the year at 18-13 overall. The
Sycamores posted a winning season for the first time under head
coach Teri Moren and their first overall since 2009-10.

WNIT 2nd Round: Redbirds and Panthers End Season
MANHATTAN, Kan. - Janae Smith led the Redbirds with 19 points,
but despite her effort the Illinois State women’s basketball team
(24-11) fell to Kansas State (17-17) in the second round of the
Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) Monday at the
Bramlage Coliseum. Smith was 8-of-14 from the field.
Candace Sykes also scored in double figures, scoring 10 points,
while Brianna Puni added eight points. Smith, Puni and Jamie
Russell each recorded eight rebounds, while Russell dished out
five assists and had four steals. ISU shot 36 percent from the
field and had 35 rebounds, as K-State connected on 30 percent
of its shot attempts and pulled down 45 rebounds, including 15
on the offensive end.

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2012-13 Missouri Valley Conference Review

MUNCIE, Ind. – The University of Northern Iowa women’s basketball team was defeated in the second round of the WNIT 53-48
to Ball State after the Cardinals were able to go on a late run in
the second half.
Senior Jacqui Kalin led the team with 11 points. Brittni Donaldson
added nine points and Stephanie Davison finished with seven.

Kalin Selected as 2013 NCAA Woman of the Year Award Honoree
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Jacqui Kalin has been named the Missouri
Valley Conference honoree for the 2013 NCAA Woman of the
Year Award, it was announced today by the N CAA.
Kalin was one of 140 NCAA female student-athletes representing multiple sports across NCAA Divisions I, II and II selected as
a 2013 Woman of the Year honoree by their respective conferences. In August, the Woman of the Year selection committee
will select the top 10 honorees in each division to be recognized.
In September, the thirty student-athletes will be narrowed down
to nine finalists and the NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics
will vote amongst those nine to determine the 2013 Woman of
the Year. The award will be announced on Oct. 20 in Indianapolis
while also honoring the top 30 nominees.
“We are proud of what Jacqui has accomplished during and after her career at UNI as an athlete and a student,” head coach
Tanya Warren said. “She is a role model for our team and young
athletes all over the country.”
Since graduation in May, Kalin has also been honored by the
MVC with two post-graduate scholarships. She was the recipient
of the Emerson Excellence Award and the Charlotte West Scholar-Athlete Award.
Kalin graduated with her undergraduate degree in sport psychology in 2010, posting a 4.0 GPA each year. She then went on to
receive her masters in kinesiology and sport psychology. Kalin
became the first player in UNI women’s basketball history to be
named a finalist for the Senior CLASS Award along with being
named to the CoSIDA Academic All-American first team.

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