NASHVILLE, Tennessee - On Saturday afternoon in Nashville, Tennessee on the campus of Trevecca Nazarene University, the Great Midwest Athletic Conference crowned its second-ever Women’s Basketball champion, though Kentucky Wesleyan became the first champion the G-MAC has as an active NCAA Division II conference.
 
The Panthers rallied from down 13 points to take a 80-76 win from top seed Trevecca Nazarene to claim the G-MAC Women’s Basketball Championship.(Box Score and Play by Play)
 
In the first half, the teams went bucket-for-bucket until a 7-0 run by the Trojans gave TNU some breathing room at 23-17 with just over six minutes left in the first half. Trevecca was able to extend the lead to 36-27 at the half as Anna Mitchell led all scorers in the first 20 minutes with 11 points. For The Panthers, Karly Rhoads and Jade Mills-Harris each had nine points.
 
In the second half, the Trojans seemed to be on their way to winning the title as they lead by as many as 13 points, 45-32, with just over 16 minutes remaining. However, Kentucky Wesleyan, who trailed Cedarville by 10 points with just three minutes to go in the semifinals before making a comeback to win in overtime, would not go away without one last rally.
 
With much more time on the clock, the Panthers were not only able to rally back and tie the game at 49-49 after a 17-4 run, but took full control of the game closing out the final 9:29 of the game with the lead.
 
For the Panthers, G-MAC Player of the Year Karly Rhoads led the way with 23 points, five assists, and four rebounds, while her twin sister Kourtney Rhoads added 10 points. T’Essence Phelps and Jordan Gambill joined the Rhoads sisters in double-figures with 12 points and 11 points respectively, while Phelps added in a team-high seven rebounds.  
 
Anna Mitchell guided the Trojans offense, scoring 24 points and grabbing seven rebounds, while Christina Curtner recorded a double-double with 17 points and 11 boards.
 
For the Panthers, it is the institutions first G-MAC Championship as the school began its first year of competition in the G-MAC in 2013-14.