Turnovers hurt Lady Crusaders at Arlington Baptist College
ARLINGTON, Texas – The University of Dallas women's basketball team (8-15) struggled maintaining possession, turning the ball over a season-high 41 times in a 100-59 final at Arlington Baptist College (17-5) on Tuesday. Dallas has dropped its past seven games now, and moved to 2-2 against the Patriots all-time.
A 32-17 first quarter was enough to lift Arlington Baptist to a large advantage and extend it to 67-30 by halftime. The Patriots also got out running on the floor with 35 points off the fastbreak.
Sophomore Shelby Waldron (Banning, Calif.) made the first field goal of the contest, giving the Lady Crusaders an early 3-0 edge. Junior Seana Stoia (Tulsa, Okla.) made a jumper just under two minutes out of the first tip, to send UD up one final time at 5-4.
Jade Johnson made two more free throws, giving her four in a row during a span that lifted the Patriots ahead for the remainder of the game. Elaine Herrera drained the first three-pointer for the home team to give a 9-5 lead. About the midway point of the first quarter, Dallas fought to keep the deficit within single-digits. Juniors Ashlyn Garcia (San Antonio, Texas) and Lindsey Gendron (Houston, Texas) boasted treys of their own to cut the margin within nine on each respective field goa. Arlington Baptist would close the frame on a 13-6 run and seized control of the tempo most of the game.
The third quarter was the one 10-minute span; the Lady Crusaders outscored their opponent. The Navy and White netted a 16-14 difference in the scoring column and committed three turnovers.
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- Garcia netted personal bests with 12 points, all coming from four three-pointers. Stoia also dropped in 12 points, while Gendron added 11.
- Sophomore Michelle DeCoud led the team with 11 rebounds and had eight points. Teammate Helen Onyenso (Oak Park, Ill.) garnered nine boards.
- Dallas was outshot 48 percent to 38.6 percent, but did win the battle on the boards 48-29.
- The Patriots swiped 31 steals, dished 22 assists, and netted half their century mark of points in the post.
- Leading ABC in scoring was Tori Wise with 23 points, which included 7-of-9 from downtown. Johnson contributed 20 points and garnered a team-high seven rebounds. Rounding out the quintet of double-digit scorers were Morgan Hale (16), Monique Smith (13), and Diamond Martinez (12).
UP NEXT
Dallas concludes the campaign at Austin College on February 20 at 4 p.m.