Women’s Basketball Gets Road Win  (12/8/07)
The Trolls grabbed a 58-50 win at Ashford University (IA). The team took the upper hand midway through the second half and held it to the end. They are now 4-8 for the season.
 
The first half started slowly and was close. Midway through the period the score was tied 15-15. The Trolls scored the next couple of buckets and maintained a slight lead through the rest of the period. At the half they were ahead by three, 32-29.
 
At 16:13 in the second period the score was once again tied at 35-35. In the next three minutes the Trolls out-scored Ashford 7-0 and grabbed control of the game. Just three minutes later on a three-pointer by Emily Thomassen they were up by eight, the largest lead of the game. From there they held on for the win.
 
For the game the Trolls shot 41.7% for the game. They grabbed the advantage on the boards with 36 rebounds to Ashford’s 25. Amanda Learned ended with a double double of 12 points and 16 rebounds. Emily Thomassen was the high scorer with 21 points. She also grabbed eight rebounds. Sarah Lerner chipped in 16 points.
 
The team will host the TCC Classic on December 14-15.

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