Slide ends Wednesday; Lady Crusaders post Season-high Point Total
FARMERS BRANCH, Texas – The University of Dallas women's basketball team (4-8) ended a four-game losing streak, and picked up its first road win of the season on Wednesday evening at Dallas Christian College. The final score favored the Lady Crusades 74-48, as they totaled a season-high in points and field goals made with 28.
Sophomore Michelle DeCoud (Monument, Colo.) punched the first points on the scoreboard with a jumper on the right-side block. After DCC's Shu'von Vaughn tied things on field goal, the guests from Irving, Texas, would take the lead for the remainder of the contest with the next five points in a row. Destiny Flanders for the home Crusaders connected on a three-pointer to nip the deficit to a pair (7-5) with 6:39 in the first quarter, but UD shifted the momentum from there.
Junior Seana Stoia (Tulsa, Okla.) got a 10-0 run rolling with five of her eight-straight Crusader points. Classmate Sammi Tso (Las Vegas, Nev.) would sink the other half of the scoring stretch, including the first of two trifectas in the game to lift Dallas up 17-5. After Dallas Christian ended the streak on a jumper, five more points would propel the guests to a 15-point edge (22-7) with 2:06 in the first. Junior Caitlyn Worry (Lumberton, Texas) hit a trey to cap the largest lead of the time.
In the second quarter, UD would match its scoring output from the previous frame of 22. This catapulted the Lady Crusaders to a comfortable 44-22 advantage at intermission. The early part of the second stanza was back-and-forth until the Navy and White caught fire and the gap ballooned to the largest in the game at 29. Dallas closed out the fourth quarter solidly to secure its second triumph over the Crusaders this season.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- A trio of players broke double-digits in the scoring column led by Tso with 14 points. Stoia and DeCoud were shy of double-doubles with 11 points and nine rebounds each. Junior Lindsey Gendron (Houston, Texas) drained three treys for all nine of her points.
- Dallas notched season-highs in rebounds and assists this season with 63 and 21, respectively. The team was two rebounds shy of equaling an individual game record on February 16th, 2002. Also tying a team-high nine boards was junior Ashlyn Garcia (San Antonio, Texas). Junior Holly Tonry (Seattle, Wash.) dished a season-high seven assists.
- The road team shot 43.1 percent from the field compared to 23.6 percent by Dallas Christian College. UD was 29.6 percent (8-of-27) from downtown and 71.4 percent (10-of-14) from the line. Dallas outscored DCC 36-22 with points in the paint, and 13-4 in second chance points.
- The home Crusaders forced 22 turnovers compared to committing just 10 of their own. Alexandria Thorne was the lone player to break double figures with 11 points. Shasha Taylor and Thorne each grabbed six rebounds. The team finished with 35 altogether.
UP NEXT
Dallas opens its second, four-game home stand of the campaign on January 15. It will feature Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) foe Colorado College. First tip slated around 8 p.m. after the men's game.