Trinity to state finals with 56-47 victory over Southwestern

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No. 1 Trinity Advances to State Championship Game

Shamrocks Tame Southwestern 56-47

LEXINGTON, Ky. – No. 1 Trinity (34-3) advanced to the championship game of the 2012 PNC/KHSAA Sweet 16 ® at Rupp Arena with a 56-47 win over Southwestern.

It will be the first championship game appearance for the Shamrocks in program history.

Kentucky Mr. Basketball finalist Nathan Dieudonne had a game high 16 points and added seven rebounds in 23 minutes to lead the Shamrocks. Dieudonne hit all six of his two-point field goals and was 1-of-2 behind the arc after hitting a career best four three-point field goals on Friday against Clark County.

Trinity posted its 17^th consecutive win, the second longest streak in program history, and have won 29 of their last 30 games. Trinity is now 31-1 against teams from the state of Kentucky this season.

The Shamrocks will play in the championship game of the 2012 PNC/KHSAA Sweet 16 ® at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky on Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are only available through www.ticketmaster.com and the Rupp Arena Box Office.

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	1	2	3	4	Final	Records
Southwestern	12	10	11	14	47	29-9
No. 1 Trinity	11	10	15	20	56	34-3

Southwestern (47)- Collier 6, Edwards 7, Schulz 3, Kapinga 13, Epperson, C. 14, Lewis 2.

Trinity (56)- Dieudonne 16, Hicks 8, Foster 12, Saxton 9 Quick 6, Ivory 1, Rice 3, Page 1.

Three-Point Field Goals- Dieudonne, Foster 3, Saxton 3, Rice, Collier 2, Schulz, Lewis.