Frankfurt, Ky. --- Frankfurt Convention Center - 32^nd Annual Women's Basketball Championship - The 13^th -ranked Vanguard Lions, making their 11^th straight appearance in the NAIA Division I Women's Basketball National Championship, fell to No.19 Georgetown (KY) 70-68 on a pair of free-throws with three seconds remaining, ending the Lions' season in the first round of the 32-team tournament. Vanguard had tied the game on a three-point field goal from senior captain Paige Halberg with just seven seconds left of the clock, but the Tigers from GC were able to take advantage of a foul called on the Pride and knock down both freebies to reclaim the lead. Halberg, who finished the game with a game-high 18 points, was unable to connect on a final shot at the buzzer, and the fifth-seeded Tigers advanced to the second round with the narrow win over the fourth-seeded Lions.

Azusa, Calif. ---GSAC Tournament Semifinals---Senior All-GSAC honoree Paige Halberg's excellent all-around night was not enough on Friday night, as the NAIA's 11^th-ranked Vanguard Lions fell at the hands of No. 12 Azusa Pacific 73-66 in the GSAC tournament semifinals. The third-seeded Lions were outrebounded by second-seeded Azusa Pacific 48 to 33, and wasted Halberg's 19-point, eight-assist, five-rebound night in the Pride's sixth loss of the season. Though Vanguard does not advance to the GSAC tournament championship next week, the Lions will receive an at-large bid to the NAIA National Tournament, their 11th straight appearance in the big dance.

Costa Mesa, Calif. ---NAIA No. 11 Vanguard University put on a defensive exhibit in the opening round of the 2012 GSAC Women's Basketball Postseason Tournament, limiting sixth-seeded Point Loma Nazarene to just   28 percent from the field in a 69-42 win that propelled the Lions into the semifinals of the GSAC tourney. The Blue and Gold, the third-seed in the GSAC tournament, earned their third victory over the Sea Lions this season, a tough task against a traditionally strong PLNU program.