Thursday, Dec. 28, 2006
GAME 1: California Baptist 122, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 119
A collegiate women’s basketball record, a pair of NAIA team records and 3 GSAC Challenge individual records all fell in California Baptist's 122-119 victory over Olivet Nazarene (Ill.). Olivet Nazarene's 119 points marked the highest point total by a losing team in a regulation game at any level (NCAA Divisions I, II, III and NAIA). The mark set the NAIA record for most points by a losing team, and the 241 total points for both teams broke the previous NAIA record for most points for both teams in a single game.
California Baptist sophomore guard Nicole Davis set GSAC Challenge single-game records with 42 points and 18 field goals, pouring in 27 in the second half to lead the Lancers' come-from-behind win. Olivet Nazarene junior guard Hilary Disch scored 29 points to lead the Tigers, setting a GSAC Challenge single-game record with 8 3-pointers.
GAME 2: The Master's 74, Holy Names 64
The Master's senior All-GSAC guard Kinsley Mittel scored 19 of her game-high 26 points in the second half to lead the NAIA's No. 7-ranked Mustangs to a 74-64 victory over Holy Names. Mittel scored the Mustangs' first 5 points of the second half, then spurred the game-clinching 11-2 run in the final 6 minutes by scoring 9 points in less than 3 minutes. Her efforts gave The Master's a 67-59 lead with 2:51 left in the game.
GAME 3: Azusa Pacific 84, McKendree (Ill.) 72
The NAIA's No. 24-ranked Azusa Pacific featured 4 individual double-digit scorers, but it was the defense that came up with 6 blocks, 18 steals and forced 28 McKendree turnovers in an 84-72 Cougar victory. Senior guard Monica Somers led the way for Azusa Pacific, scoring a game-high 22 points and picking 5 steals, while junior forward Abby Johnson had 4 of the Cougars' 6 blocks.
Friday, Dec. 29, 2006
GAME 4: California Baptist 95, Holy Names 84
A day after setting the GSAC Challenge single-game scoring record with 42 points in the highest-scoring women's basketball game in NAIA history, California Baptist University (8-4) sophomore guard Nicole Davis scored 23 more to claim the GSAC Challenge tournament scoring record with 65 points to lead the Lancers to a 95-84 victory over Holy Names University (6-10). California Baptist junior forward Erin Greenberg set another GSAC Challenge single-game record for 3-pointers with 8, finishing with a game-high 24 points. Freshman guard Brandie McCann made all 16 free throws she attempted to run her successful free throw streak to 19 straight. She finished 1 free throw short of the GSAC Challenge single-game record and 2 short of the tournament record. Holy Names was led by junior guard Angelita Hutton's team-high 22 points, and senior center Gelater Fullwood added 20 points and 8 rebounds for the Hawks.
GAME 5: McKendree (Ill.) 77, The Master's 71
Amanda Schuring missed 8 of her first 10 shots, but that was in regulation play, and the sophomore forward stepped into the spotlight in overtime, scoring 7 of her team's 10 points in the extra frame to lead unranked McKendree College (8-5) to a 77-71 upset of the NAIA's No. 7-ranked The Master's College (7-2) during the final day of the GSAC Challenge hosted by Azusa Pacific. Emily Hart led McKendree with her fourth double-double in the past 5 games, tallying game highs of 24 points and a season-high 19 rebounds. Kelsey Park added 15 points and 6 assists while Katie Hasheider added 14 points. Schuring finished with 11. The Master's was paced by Kinsley Mittell's 17, while Stacy Nanninga added 16 points and 11 rebounds.
GAME 6: Azusa Pacific 115, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 89
In a contest that looked more like a conditioning drill, the NAIA's No. 24-ranked Azusa Pacific broke Olivet Nazarene's full-court press with ease to post a convincing 115-89 victory over the visiting Tigers in the final game of the 7th Annual GSAC Challenge Friday evening at the Felix Event Center. Azusa Pacific's point total was the third-highest in program history and the most for a Cougar squad since a 120-30 victory over Chapman during the 1976-77 season. Junior forward Abby Johnson led the way with a game-high 27 points and a season-high 12 rebounds for the Cougars, her third double-double of the season. Senior guard Monica Somers added 25 points, 6 rebounds and game-highs of 7 assists and 4 steals, and senior guard Kristy Urbick scored 13 of her career-high 20 points in the first half as Azusa Pacific posted its highest-scoring half of the season to take a 61-47 halftime lead. Olivet Nazarene sophomore guard Courtney Hehn tied a GSAC Challenge single-game record set earlier in the day by California Baptist's Erin Greenberg with 8 3-pointers for a team-high 24 points in 15 minutes of action for Olivet Nazarene, which regularly substituted all 5 players on the court after just a few possessions.
2006 GSAC Challenge MVP
Nicole Davis, California Baptist
2006 All-GSAC Challenge Team
Emily Hart, McKendree
Courtney Hehn, Olivet Nazarene
Abby Johnson, Azusa Pacific
Kinsley Mittel, The Master’s
Monica Somers, Azusa Pacific
GSAC Challenge Records Set
Single Game, Points – 42, Nicole Davis, California Baptist, 122-119 win over Olivet Nazarene
Single Game, Field Goals – 18, Nicole Davis, California Baptist, 122-119 win over Olivet Nazarene
Single Game, 3-Point Field Goals – 8, Erin Greenberg, California Baptist, 95-84 win over Holy Names
8, Courtney Hehn, Olivet Nazarene, 115-89 loss to Azusa Pacific
Tournament, Points – 65, Nicole Davis, California Baptist
Tournament, Rebounds - 29, Emily Hart, McKendree
Tournament, Field Goals – 26, Nicole Davis, California Baptist
Tournament, 3-Point Field Goals – 14, Courtney Hehn, Olivet Nazarene
NAIA Records Set
Most Points, Both Teams – 241 (California Baptist 122, Olivet Nazarene 119)
Most Points, Losing Team – Olivet Nazarene, 119
Collegiate Records Set (NCAA Divisions I, II, III and NAIA)
Most Points, Losing Team (regulation game) – Olivet Nazarene, 119
