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Championship Photo Gallery: Part I

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2010–11 Women’s Basketball Schedule
Published
March 22, 2011
By
Joe Reinsch
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2011 NAIA Division I Women's Basketball National Champion: Azusa Pacific
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Azusa Pacific goes through its final pregame ritual before tipping off in the 2011 NAIA Division I Women's Basketball National Championship game.
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The opening tip of the 2011 NAIA Division I Women's Basketball National Championship game.
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Junior center Amber Williams scores on this left-handed runner through the lane in the first half.
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Junior guard Eboni Sadler is helped up after hitting the shot that was part of a 3-point play early in the second half.
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Senior forward Alex Moore-Porter scored a team-high 17 points, including 8 in the first half that helped keep the Cougars within striking distance.
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Junior point guard Briana Hall scored 6 points and collected 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 steals.
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Senior center Kristie Hala'ufia tries to find room to maneuver against Union's Zeinab Chan in the paint.
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Junior guard Eboni Sadler and the aggressive Cougar full-court press helped create 11 second-half turnovers.
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Junior guard Eboni Sadler scored 15 of her team-high 17 points after halftime to lead Azusa Pacific down the stretch.
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Junior guard Eboni Sadler knocked down a pair of free throws that gave the Cougars a late 4-point cushion.
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The Azusa Pacific bench can barely watch the late-game free throws that put the game away.
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The Azusa Pacific bench waits for the final seconds to tick away.
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The Cougars celebrate after time expires, clinching the program's first-ever NAIA national championship.
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Head coach T.J. Hardeman gives a postgame interview for the CBS College Sports national cable TV broadcast.
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Head coach T.J. Hardeman acknowledges his team after collecting the 2011 NAIA Coach of the Year award.
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Azusa Pacific hoists the 2011 NAIA Women's Basketball National Championship trophy.
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Senior center Kristie Hala'ufia looks on as her teammates and coaches cut down the nets at Oman Arena.
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Head coach T.J. Hardeman finishes the net-cutting ceremony by pulling down what remains of the Oman Arena net.
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The Oman Arena nets were cut down for the final time by Azusa Pacific, as the tournament will have a new home next year.

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Azusa Pacific claimed the 2011 NAIA Division I Women's Basketball National Championship with a 65-59 win over Union (Tenn.). Photos from the championship game and postgame celebration are available in six 20-picture photo galleries linked to the championship game recap, or by clicking the links below:

Championship Game Recap

Photos:
Part I    Part II   Part III

Part IV  Part V  Part VI