Maggie Prewitt poured in a game-high 24 points and also added eight rebounds, six steals and four assists as Centre College outscored Trinity University 46-31 in the second half to pull away to an 80-65 victory in Friday's final quarterfinal matchup of the evening at Belhaven University.
The Colonels (18-7) advance to the semifinals for the second consecutive year and will take on Hendrix College, which earned its final four spot with a 73-52 victory over Oglethorpe.
Centre, which had lost to Trinity, 70-60, in the two team's only regular-season meeting, turned the table on the Tigers this time - largely by forcing 24 turnovers which the Colonels converted into 23 points.
Chelsea Goodman added 19 points and six rebounds for the Colonels and Chelsea Benham chipped in with 15 points and five steals off the bench.
Trinity, which ends its season with a 17-9 mark, was led by the double-double effort of Kelsey Goodell, who had 23 points and 10 rebounds off the bench for the Tigers. No other Trinity player scored in double-figures, although Abby Dietert did pull down 11 rebounds.
The Colonels will face another team that defeated them earlier in the year on Saturday as Hendrix earned a 64-54 victory over Centre back on Jan. 17.
After the game SCAC Director of Communications Russell Kramer had a chance to catch up with both head coaches as well as Centre senior Chelsea Goodman.
To listen to Trinity head coach Amie Bradley , click here.
To listen to Centre head coach Wendie Austin-Robinson, click here.
To listen to Centre senior Chelsea Goodman, click here.
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