NCAA Tourney: Union women beat Albany State (Ga.)

JACKSON, Tennessee -- In a gym nearly filled to capacity, with a large group of students chanting and shouting eager for the school's biggest true home game in recent memory, Union began its NCAA tournament journey Friday night.

And as they have done for years in big moments, the Lady Bulldogs found success.

The top seed Lady Bulldogs avoided an upset with a 92-83 win over eighth seed and SIAC tournament champion Albany State in Friday night's South region quarterfinal. Union (27-3) hosts West Florida at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in a game with identical stakes.

Senior guard Amy Philamlee, the leading scorer nationally in NCAA Division II, contributed 34 points and 14 assists. Junior guard Kelsey Risner had 27 points with 10 rebounds.

Take your pick for player of the game. Without either of those two, Union's season is over.

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