W. Kentucky 65, Middle Tennessee 49
3/11/2008 5:01 PM
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MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Kenzie Rich scored 18 points to lead Western Kentucky to the Sun Belt Conference tournament title and an automatic NCAA bid with a 65-49 win over Middle Tennessee on Tuesday.
The Lady Hilltoppers earned their first trip to the NCAA tournament since 2003 and their ninth Sun Belt Conference title.
Crystal Kelly scored 16 points for Western Kentucky (26-7). Tournament MVP Dominique Duck had 12 points and Arnika Brown added 11. Brown and Kelly also had 13 rebounds apiece as the Lady Toppers outrebounded MTSU 37-22.
Middle Tennessee (21-11) came into the Sun Belt Conference championship game with four straight women's conference titles. The Lady Raiders were led by Amber Holt with 22 points and Emily Queen with 11. But they hit only 34 percent of their shots.
Holt's twisting layup early in the second half helped Middle Tennessee regain the lead, but Rich's second 3-pointer of the night put Western Kentucky back on top. The Lady Toppers stretched the lead to six before MTSU came back and went up 33-32.
But Duck's basket sparked a 12-0 run to put Western Kentucky up 44-33, and the Lady Raiders would get no closer than 10 points the rest of the way.
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