March 5, 2005
Chattanooga, Tenn. - Senior forward Jennifer Gardner scored a conference-tournament high 45 points while setting two SoCon records as the sixth-seeded Western Carolina Lady Catamounts outlasted #5 Georgia Southern, 97-95, in the tournament finals Saturday night.
By virtue of its victory, Western earned the SoCon's automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship.
The Lady Catamounts became the first team to win the SoCon championship after playing in the first round, slicing through four days to claim the top prize. Senior Jennifer Gardner was named the tournament's MVP and was joind on the All-tournament team by classmates Lori Tanner, Sigita Maleraite, and freshman Chevon Keith.
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