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Gannon Women's Basketball Team Opens Regular Season This Weekend at Lady Lion Classic

The Gannon women's basketball teams kicks off its 2008-09 regular season this weekend on the road.

Dan Teliski, Director of Athletic Media Relations

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11/13/2008 11:08:55 AM

The Gannon women's basketball team opens its 2008-09 regular season this weekend with pre-determined match-ups at the Lady Lion Classic, hosted by Concord (W.Va.) University. The Lady Knights open the classic Saturday, November 15 against Concord at 3 p.m. The squad then plays WVIAC preseason favorite Fairmont State Sunday, November 16 at 1 p.m.

No live gameday audio or statistics will be available for either contest. Complete game notes for the Lady Lion Classic can be accessed by clicking here.

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Athletes of the Week

Jacob Tazzi

Wrestling

Tazzi helped lead the Gannon wrestling team to a ninth-place finish out of 22 teams at the Midwest Classic hosted by the University of Indianapolis last weekend. The senior finished fourth in the 184-pound bracket. He opened the classic with a technical fall against Marcus Lopez of Carson Newman and a 7-2 victory over third-seeded Hiram Smith of Findlay. Tazzi entered the tournament as the sixth seed. On the second day, Tazzi lost to No. 2 seed Bryant Blanton of Newberry in the semifinals, but rebounded with a 4-0 victory over eighth-seeded Matt Alexander of Ohio Northern in the wrestlebacks. He then dropped a tight 3-2 decision in rematch against Smith in the third-place match. Tazzi finished 3-2 at the classic, moving his overall record to 15-9.

Brittany Tabron

Women's Basketball

Tabron led the Gannon women's basketball team to a perfect 3-0 record during the holiday break. All three victories came against PSAC East clubs – Shippensburg (72-45), Kutztown (98-59), and East Stroudsburg (88-56). The junior forward averaged 20 points and 8.3 rebounds while shooting 65.7 percent (23-35) from the field. In addition, she was perfect in 14 free throw attempts during the holiday break. Tabron scored at least 18 points in every game, posting a career-high 24 points against Kutztown. She recorded her 10^th career double-double and third in 2008-09 with 18 points and 10 rebounds against East Stroudsburg. Tabron has reached double digits in four consecutive games and seven of the last eight. She is shooting 66 percent (27-41) during the last four games and has shot at least 64 percent in each game during that stretch. At the free throw line, Tabron has made 17 consecutive free throws overall.

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