Dec. 8, 2007
Final Stats
DURHAM, NC- The Barton College Lady Bulldogs used a 24-2 run over the final ten minutes of play to rally past the Elizabeth City State Lady Vikings 73-70 at the 2007 N.C. Central Lady Eagle Classic inside McLendon-McDougald Gymnasium.
Barton (3-4) trailed by 21 points with the score 62-41 at the 10:17 mark of the second half, when the Lady Bulldogs went on their run to take a 65-64 lead on a Esty Flores layup with 5:02 on the clock. With 33 seconds to go, ECSU reclaimed the lead on a Cheniece Arthur layup with 33 seconds left. After a called Barton timeout Casey Moore connected on a three-pointer giving her team a 71-70 lead with 20 ticks left.
Trahan had an opportunity to give ECSU the lead with a trip to the charity stripe with six seconds left but she missed the first and then a lane violation negated the second attempt. Flores followed with two free throws to give the Lady Bulldogs the three point win.
En route to All-Classic team honors, Trahan paced the Lady Vikings with 28 points and 18 rebounds, the 69th double-double of her career. Joyce Freeman contributed a career high 17 points in the loss.
The Lady Vikings (4-3) will return to action on December 15th when they travel to Charlotte, NC to take on Johnson C. Smith University. Game time is scheduled for 2:00pm. For more information on ECSU Athletics, visit www.ecsuvikings.com.
