February 27, 2011, Jackson, Miss. — Five DePauw players scored in double figures led by Katie Mathews and Alex Gasaway with 14 each as the Tigers defeated Hendrix College 80-71 in the championship game of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament. With the win, DePauw improves to 25-3 and earned the SCAC's
automatic qualification into the NCAA Division III Championship.
The
SCAC tournament title was DePauw's sixth since the event began in 2003
and the Tigers' 10th SCAC title overall in 13 years of conference play.
Hendrix 
finished its season at 17-11.
In the men's championship game, Centre College was too much for the Tigers, winning 75-63. With the loss, the Tiger men fall to 19-9 on the season. It's the third consecutive SCAC championship for Centre.
NCAA tournament pairings will be announced tomorrow at 3 p.m.
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