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2007-08 Season In Review
LADY BULLDOG BASKETBALL
BACK-TO-BACK CHAMPIONSHIPS:
Union College collected its third
Appalachian Athletic Conference
Tournament championship in 2008,
giving the Lady Bulldogs back-to-back
tournament titles. Union takes things a
step further in 2007-08 by winning a share
of the regular-season crown with a 15-3
conference mark, giving the program its
first-ever regular-season championship.
Entering the AAC Tournament as the
No. 2 seed, Union motored through the
field to defeat No. 7 seed Montreat (N.C.)
College 80-63 and No. 3 seed Milligan
(Tenn.) College 76-67 to advance to the
finals. In the championship game, the
Lady Bulldogs overcame a seven-point
halftime deficit to record a 71-61 victory
over top-seeded King (Tenn.) College,
securing the title and an automatic
berth to the NAIA Division II National
Championship Tournament.
Allison Fowler was named the
Tournament MVP, while Brooke Smith
and Carley Blankenship made the All-
Tournament Team.
STILL SEEKING A WIN AT
NATIONALS: Making its third trip to
Sioux City, Iowa in six years, Union is
still in search of its first win in the NAIA
Division II National Championship
Tournament. The Lady Bulldogs entered
the 32-team tournament as a No. 6 seed
in their bracket, opening up against No. 3
Concordia (Neb.) University.
However, Union was plagued by fouls
and turnovers as Concordia posted the
84-64 decision. Union opened the game
hitting its first three shots for an 8-2 lead
with 18:43 on the clock. Susanna Todd
and Allison Fowler each hit back-to-back
3-pointers, and Fowler hit a layup to give
Union the early advantage.
However, Concordia fought back and
then used a 10-2 run to open up a 29-19
lead with 6:54 remaining. Concordia
continued to add to its lead as it took a 41-
27 lead into the half.
In the second half, it was more of the
same as Concordia led by as much as
25 points (70-45) en route to the 84-64
victory.
Brooke Smith led the team with 18
points, nine rebounds and three blocks.
BANNER YEAR FOR BROOKE:
Brooke Smith had a season for the ages
in 2007-08. The 6-foot center/forward
became the first player in program history
to make the NAIA All-American Team not
as an honorable mention as she landed on
the Third Team.
In addition, she was named the
Appalachian Athletic Conference Player
of the Year and to the 2008 State Farm/
WBCA NAIA All-Region 6 Team.
Smith garnered the accolades for her
record-setting season as she scored a
single-season record 778 points last
season, averaging 22.9 points per game.
She also hauled in 251 rebounds for a 7.31
per game average. In addition, Smith set
the single-season records for most field
goals made (287) and free throws made
(188).
NEWEST 1,000-POINT CLUB
MEMBERS: The Lady Bulldogs added
three new members to the 1,000-point
club – Allison Fowler, Brooke Smith and
Susanna Todd.
Fowler netted her 1,000 th career point in
a 79-60 win over then-No. 25 Berea (Ky.)
College on Nov. 13, 2007. She finished
the season and her career as the program’s
second all-time leading scorer with 1,427
points.
Smith was next to reach the plateau,
picking up her 1,000 th career point in
an 81-65 win over Virginia Intermont
College on Jan. 12, 2008. Smith ended
the season as the fifth-leading scorer in
program history with 1,357 points.
On Feb. 16, 2008, Todd joined the club
when she recorded her 1,000 th career point
in 78-70 win over Milligan. The 5-foot-6
guard ranks 11 th all-time in scoring with
1,069 career points.
GAME FOR THE AGES: On Dec.
29, 2007, Union and Berea played in a
wild, fast-paced, action-packed contest
that resulted in a number of school and
national records as the Lady Bulldogs won
127-116.
The teams set a NAIA Division II
record for most points scored by both
teams in a game, and Berea set the mark
for most points scored by a losing team.
Meanwhile, Union set the program record
for most points scored in a game.
The Lady Bulldogs nearly set the record
for most points in a half but missed by
one points. Union tallied 75 second-half
points, one shy of the record of 76 held
by Tusculum (Tenn.) College. Tusculum
set the mark on Jan. 25, 1993, against
Bluefield (Va.) College.
Brooke Smith shattered the singlegame
scoring record as she netted 54
points and made a school-record 20 field
goals. The previous program record was
42 set by Malissa Hutchins back in
during the 1987-88 season. The men’s
basketball record is 45 points, which was
set by Fred Calloway back during the
1987-88 season as well.
NEW 3-POINT QUEEN: Susanna Todd
wrapped up the remaining 3-point records
she didn’t already own. Heading into the
2007-08 season, Todd already owned the
single-game (8) and a share of the singleseason
(66) records. Last season, she not
only padded the single-season record, but
Todd also added the career and singleseason
3-point field-goal percentage
marks to her résumé.
Todd buried 73-of-150 from long range
for a 48.7 shooting percentage from
behind the arc. She finished the year with
202 career 3-pointers made, besting the
old mark of 186.
COACHING MILESTONES: Head
coach Tim Curry reached a pair of
milestones during the 2007-08 campaign.
On Dec. 11, 2007, he collected his 200 th
career coach victory. A couple weeks later,
Curry became the winningest coach in
program history as he won his 112 th game
at the helm of the Lady Bulldogs.
Curry ended the season with a 217-216
overall record and is 125-104 at Union.
LADY BULLDOG HONOR ROLL:
A number of Lady Bulldogs racked up
honors during the season. Both Brooke
Smith and Allison Fowler earned
Appalachian Athletic Conference Player
of the Week honors with Smith winning it
twice and was named the NAIA Player of
the Week once.
In addition to Smith being named the
AAC Player of the Year and making the
All-AAC First Team, Fowler made the
Second Team and Susanna Todd the
Third Team. Fowler was also tabbed as
the AAC Defensive Player of the Year as
well as the Tournament MVP. Smith and
Carley Blankenship also made the All-
Tournament Team.
Fowler was also recognized as a 2008
EPSN the Magazine CoSIDA Academic
All-America First Team member. She and
Carrie Bistline were named Daktronics-
NAIA Scholar-Athletes. Smith, Fowler
and Bistline also landed on the AAC All-
Academic Team.
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