Lady Lions 2020-2021 Basketball Season Recap
The Trinity Bible College Lady Lions wrapped up their 2020-2021 basketball season on Friday, March 5th at the ACCA National Tournament. With one win at the tournament, they were able to finish the year with a 12-12 record.
The season started off with a couple losses against NAIA schools, but the Lady Lions were able to get their first win against regional team Faith Baptist Bible College, 59-51. Their next wins were back-to-back victories over Free Lutheran Bible College, beating them soundly, 71-26 and 53-18.
Right before Christmas break, the Lady Lions took a couple of losses against NCCAA schools at the tournament in Ankeny, IA. However, they started the second semester with eight consecutive wins! This gave them a regular season record of 11-8, which put them at the 3rd seed for the North Regional Tournament.
The Lady Lions matched up against Central Christian College of the Bible in the first round of the regional tournament but were unable to get a win, losing 65-67. This brought the Lions to the ACCA National Tournament to finish out the season.
The Lions got a win in the first round against Free Lutheran Bible College but were unable to get a victory for the remainder of the tournament. The Lady Lions finished 8th place at the ACCA National tournament.
It was sophomore, Stacia West, who led the team in scoring with 497 points. She also achieved the great accomplishment of joining the 1000th Point Club during the 2020-2021 season. Freshman, Grace West, was next in scoring with 276. Brenna Anderson, also a freshman, was the top athlete in assists with 96. Stacia West also led the team with 233 total rebounds. It was senior, Rachel Church, who had the most steals (62) followed by Grace West (54).
The Lady Lions received several awards during tournaments at the end of the season. For the NCCAA North Region Tournament, Stacia West was named 1st Team All-Region, Grace West was named 3rd Team All-Region, and Rachel Church was given Honorable Mention. For the ACCA National Tournament, Stacia West was named 1st Team All-American and Grace West was named 2nd Team All-American.
This is what Coach Rachael Nowell had to say about the 2020-2021 season, "It's tough to sum up this season in a short thought. I thoroughly enjoyed coaching this team. We won a lot of games, even went on an eight game winning streak! We had some close, last second losses; we bonded, improved, and became a better team that's excited for next year!! Most importantly though... we got to play basketball and I know a lot of athletes that don't have that to say about this year. So I'm thankful and grateful! I want to give a shout out to our seniors: Rachel, Gracelynn and Katie. Thank you for being exemplary leaders and for your dedicated time and the work you put into being a Trinity Lion. We will miss you!!"
