Women's Basketball defeats Southwestern Adventist University
KEENE, Texas – The University of Dallas women's basketball team (8-9) would top Southwestern Adventist University in a non-conference tilt on Monday. Dallas continued its 16-game unbeaten streak in the overall series against the National Christian Collegiate Athletic Association (NCCAA) opponent. It was also the second consecutive road win for the Lady Crusaders.
The road team jumped out to a 10-2 advantage and never looked back. Eight of those first 10 came from sophomore Michelle DeCoud (Monument Colo.). She would lead the way for UD scoring in this game, with 16 points coming by halftime. She also shot 80 percent (8-of-10) from the floor during that span.
Junior Holly Tonry (Seattle, Wash.) chimed in with her first points of the contest on a three-pointer to lift the Lady Crusaders to their first double-digit edge. The Knights rattled off seven straight points, but teammate Lindsey Gendron (Houston, Texas) had an answer to end the run and keep Dallas up.
Three more field goals would follow in the last 1:42 minutes of the first quarter to give UD a 21-11 advantage. DeCoud was responsible for two of those field goals and had amassed 12 points by the first break.
The Lady Crusaders would outscore the home team 10-4 in the next 10 minutes to push a double-digit lead further by a 31-16 halftime margin. That lead continued to increase for the Navy and White, with their largest amount reflecting 25 points in the last 2:52 of the third quarter.
Southwestern Adventist did post its largest point column in the fourth quarter, but it was too much of a deficit to make up.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
-DeCoud claimed her seventh double figure scoring game out in nine appearances this season with 18 points. It was her second time to match her second highest scoring output and was one away from her season-best. The forward did shoot a 9-for-12 field goal percentage.
- The next player for UD close to eclipsing double-digits was sophomore Rachel Riley (Arlington, Texas) with eight points. She hit two treys for six of the points. Junior Nerissa Periola (Chula Vista, Calif.) led the rebounding with seven.
- Dallas shot 36.1 percent from the floor and dished 18 assists compared to nine for its opposition. The Lady Crusaders did swipe a season-high 19 steals. DeCoud managed a team-high of four and junior Caitlyn Worry (Lumberton, Texas) added three.
- Southwestern Adventist shot 29.4 percent from the field. The team held a slight edge on the glass, 39-38. UD forced 28 turnovers on the Knights while committing only half the miscues. The visitors did display a 10-point difference (32-22) for points in the paint.
- The only other player this game to crack double figures in the scoring column was Illiana Castillo with 13 points.
UP NEXT
Dallas remains on the road for a four-game swing over the next two weekends. The matchups are conference with UD meeting No. 21 Trinity University on Friday at 8 p.m.