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  3. Lambuth Univ. (Tenn.)
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Habitat for Humanity Continues through the Weekend (11-13-2009)

Georgetown, Ky. - Tiger Women's Basketball hosts the Habitat for Humanity Classic this weekend on the Georgetown College campus.

Georgetown lost to No. 5 Lee University in the opening game of the 16th annual classic by a score of 83-72.  Senior All-American Jayme Gilbert with 15 points but the Tigers could not contain the Flames All-American, Katie Nelson who scored 36 points and added eight rebounds.

Saturday's matchup features Lee versus Shawnee State.  Tipoff is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. in Alumni Gymnasium.  The Tigers will be back in action in the classic finale, hosting Shawnee State at 2:00 p.m.

Tigers Successful in the Windy City (11-7-2009)

Bourbonnaise, Ill. -- The Georgetown College Women's Basketball team started the year off by breaking a school record with a 119-83 win at Olivet Nazarene Univ. on Friday.

The Tigers offense scored more points than ever before when senior guard Jayme Gilbert hit a shot at the end.  The Clay County native finished with 11 points, two assists, six rebounds and a steal.  Georgetown was paced by newcomer Kourtney Tyra with 18, while Emily Drees and Ashley Prince each chipped in 17.

Next up for the Tigers is another road game, Saturday at Robert Morris.

Johnson to be Inducted in NAIA Hall of Fame (8-27-2009)

Kansas City, Mo. —Georgetown College Women’s Basketball head coach Susan Johnson is among 15 individuals selected to be a part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics 2009-10 Hall of Fame Class, it was announced Wednesday.

Johnson will be formally inducted at the NAIA Division I Women’s Basketball National Championship in Jackson, Tenn., on March 16, 2010. The honor is the highest bestowed by the NAIA. Individuals inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame must be persons of outstanding quality, high moral character, and fine leadership ability. They must also be held in high esteem by colleagues, coaches and athletes.

Coach Johnson has been serving Georgetown College with dedication, loyalty and passion since 1978. During her tenure, she has accumulated a record of 554-339 and has a long list of highlights throughout her career including 11 NAIA National Tournament appearances and three Elite Eight finishes. Her teams have won six Mid-South Conference Championships, three KIAC Championships and three NAIA District/Regional Championships. In addition, Coach Johnson has been named the Mid-South Conference Coach of the Year four times, the KIAC Coach of the Year three times and was given the NAIA Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year Award in 1994.

In its announcement, the NAIA stated, “Coach Johnson has always shown a strong commitment to the mission and ideals of the NAIA and has been an outstanding ambassador and proponent for women’s athletics at Georgetown College and within the KIAC and Mid-South Conferences.”

In addition to her coaching duties, Johnson teaches in Georgetown College’s Kinesiology and Health Studies Department and serves as the president of the Kentucky Women’s Intercollegiate Consortium. She is also a member of the NAIA/WBCA Nominating Committee and is a former NAIA representative to the WBCA Board of Directors.

“The NAIA Hall of Fame recognizes the remarkable contributions of student-athletes, coaches, athletic administrators and longtime NAIA supporters,” said Jim Carr, NAIA President and CEO. “The individuals that make up the 2009-10 class have made a considerable impact on intercollegiate athletics. I applaud their achievements and congratulate them on this tremendous honor.”

The 2009-10 NAIA Hall of Fame class also includes:

  • Elvin “Al” Papik, Doane (Neb.) College - Football, Coach;
  • Bob Young, University of Sioux Falls (S.D.)- Football, Coach;
  • Brian Harvey, Oklahoma City University -Soccer, Coach;
  • Jim Davies, California Pacific Conference, Meritorious Service;
  • Funda Aliskan-Sinani, Dickinson State (N.D.) University - Volleyball, Athlete;
  • Dr. Phil and Mary Pattison, Division I Men’s Basketball Honorary Coaches – Meritorious Service;
  • Herman “Buddy” Meyer, St. Mary’s University – Men’s Basketball, Coach;
  • Randy Kortokrax, The University of Findlay – Men’s Basketball, Athlete;
  • Jim Boeve, Hastings (Neb.) College – Baseball, Meritorious Service;
  • Cheryl Schaefer, Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) University – Softball, Athlete;
  • Jeff Griebel, St. Ambrose (Iowa) University – Men’s Golf, Coach;
  • Bryan Clay, Azusa Pacific (Calif.) University – Track & Field, Athlete;
  • Dr. Mary Livengood, Doane (Neb.) College – Track & Field, Athlete.

Tigers Lose to Campbellsville in MSC Semi-Final (3-7-09)

FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Georgetown College finished the 2008-09 campaign with a 63-44 loss to Campbellsville in the Mid-South Conference semi-finals on Saturday.

Both teams started sluggish, with Georgetown shooting just 26.1 percent in the first half compared to Campbellsville's 34.3.  But Campbellsville turned it on at the end of the period and outscored the Tigers 12 to 5 to take a 30-15 lead at halftime.

Campbellsville's Whitney Ballinger's double-double of 15 points and ten rebounds moved her team into Sunday's finals against co-regular season champs Cumberlands.

For Georgetown, last year's conference tournament winner, it was a frustrating end of the collegiate careers of four seniors, Ashley Bell, Katie Filiatreau, Makaine Huffer and Maddy Lewis, who together combined for an overall record of 83-46 in four years together. 

Down 30 with 11 minutes left, the Tigers gave a comeback effort to cut it to 15 led by Bell, who scored all 11 of her points in the last nine minutes of the game. 

Campbellsville improved to 26-5 on the year, while Georgetown ends the season 17-15.

Above:  Senior Maddy Lewis fouled out with 36 seconds left in the game (Photo courtesy of Richard Davis).

Tigers Advance in the Mid-South Conference Tournament (3-6-09)

FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Georgetown College advanced to the Mid-South Conference Tournament semi-finals with a 76-65 win over Pikeville on Friday.  Next up for the fifth-seeded Tigers is top-seed Campbellsville on Saturday at 3:00 p.m.

Pikeville (20-11), seeded fourth in the six-team tournament, led 24-18 after freshman Megan Mosley tossed in a three-point shot with 8:43 remaining in the first half.

But from there Georgetown took over, turning a six-point deficit into a nine-point lead. Sophomore Ashley Prince scored seven of her nine points in the 6:42 stretch, which ended when Makaine Huffer nailed a three with 2:01 left. Huffer had five of her nine points in the run.

Neither team shot well in the game, with Georgetown hitting 40 percent of its shots and Pikeville sinking only 33.3 percent. The teams combined to turn it over 44 times, with Pikeville giving it up 23 times.

Georgetown, 17-14, had only one player in double figures. Senior Ashley Bell finished with 12 to go with five rebounds and three steals. Huffer, Prince, Maddy Lewis and Katie Filiatreau followed with nine points apiece, and eight Tigers had at least seven points in the win.

Huffer led Georgetown's effort on the glass with six rebounds, as all five starters had at least four rebounds.

Pikeville was led by sophomore Natiera Hinton, as the league's leading scorer finished with 19 points and nine rebounds to go with five steals. Sophomore Lakia Bailey joined her in double digits with 14 and pulled down seven rebounds.

Senior Kristal Daniels had eight points and a game-high 12 rebounds as Pikeville won that battle 44-34.

Basketball's Gilbert Named First Team All-Conference; Filiatreau Awarded (3-5-09)

FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Georgetown's Jayme Gilbert received Mid-South Conference First Team honors at the annual basketball banquet held Thursday night.

It is the second year in a row for the junior to be named by the conference coaches to the team.  The Manchester, Ky. native topped 1,000 career points in her third season as a Tiger in January and currently ranks 12th in career points with this post season and her senior season left to move up in the history books.


Lindsey Wilson College sophomore center Viktoria Krell was named the Player of the Year. Krell is one of 10 women named to the team that was voted on by the conference coaches. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own players.

Other student-athletes honored as first team selections included Campbellsville University sophomores Whitney Ballinger and Courtney Danis, University of the Cumberlands senior Madison Flowers, junior Amber Neace and freshman Lauren Wombles, Lindsey Wilson junior Sierra Rambert, Pikeville College sophomore Natiera Hinton and St. Catharine College junior Erin Rogers.

Wombles was named the MSC Freshman of the Year after leading the conference in field goal percentage (54.7) and finishing fifth in scoring (15.8). The London, Ky., native finished the regular season third in the conference with 8.9 rebounds per game.

Georgetown’s Katie Filiatreau is the Champions of Character recipient. Filiatreau earned the award -- as voted on by the conference athletics director -- for her civic and servant leadership within the campus and community.  In addition, she was honored as a academic all-conference selection and was the only basketball student-athlete to receive the honor with a 4.0 cumulative grade point average.  Teammates Ashley Bell and Emily Drees also received academic all-conference awards.

Campbellsville’s Ginger Colvin was selected by her peers as MSC Co-Coach of the Year. Colvin led the Tigers to a tie for the MSC regular season title with a 10-2 league mark and a 25-5 overall record.

(Shown above:  Jayme Gilbert (top) and Katie Filiatreau receive their awards from Mid-South Conference Commissioner Mike Polio.  Photo courtesy of Richard Davis.)

Support the Tigers in the MSC Tournament (3-4-09)

Georgetown College will host the Mid-South Conference Championships, March 5-8, at the Frankfort Convention Center.

The tournament begins with the annual cheerleading competition, scheduled to start at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 5.  Tickets are available at the gate with an admission price of $5.00.

Our women’s basketball team will face Pikeville in the opening round of the tournament beginning at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, March 6.  A win would place the Tigers in the 3:00 semi-final on Saturday, with the finals to be played at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday. 

The men’s regular season conference title earned them a bye through the first round.  Georgetown will face the winner of Friday’s Pikeville/West Virginia Tech game on Saturday at 8:00 p.m.  The men’s final is scheduled to tip at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday.

Day passes for all basketball games will be sold at the gate for $12.00 per adult and $7.00 for students.  For complete tournament brackets, visit www.georgetowncollegeathletics.com

Hope to see YOU in Frankfort!

GO TIGERS!

Tigers Celebrate Senior Day (2-21-09)

The Lindsey Wilson women's team spoiled Georgetown's senior day with a 70-64 win on Saturday.

During the pregame ceremony, seniors Ashley Bell, Katie Filiatreau, Makaine Huffer and Maddy Lewis were honored by the coaching staff, teammates and family.

The Blue Raiders led by 12 at the half but allowed the Tigers back in the game in the second half behind the three-point shooting of senior guards Makaine Huffer, who had three, and Ashley Bell, who added two, all the second half.

Lindsey Wilson's Viktoria Krell had a double-double in the first half and ended the game with 30 points and 17 rebounds.

The Tigers fell to 15-14 and 4-7 on the year and will also St. Catharine on Thursday.  Tipoff is scheduled for 6:00 p.m.

Above:  Seniors Maddy Lewis, Ashley Bell and Katie Filiatreau enjoy senior day activities on Saturday.  Photo courtesy of Steve Blake.

Tiger Basketball Games Moved to St. Catharine (1-29-09)

Tonight’s Georgetown College home basketball games versus St. Catharine have been moved to St. Catharine’s campus.  The women will play at 6:00 p.m. with the men following at 8:00 p.m.

The doubleheader originally scheduled at St. Catharine on February 26th will now become home games and will begin at 6:00 p.m.

The games will still be aired live on 101.5 FM or on www.georgetowncollegeathletics.com for anyone who would like to tune in.