PREVIEW: Women's Basketball vs. Austin College (2/3) | Centenary (2/5)
MULTIMEDIA COVERAGE
(Austin College)
(Centenary College)
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OPENING TIP
The University of Dallas women's basketball team begins the final month of the regular season with two home games at the Maher Center. Dallas hosts Austin College on February 3 at 5:30 p.m. and Centenary College on Feb. 5 at 12 p.m. The Crusaders are 9-11 overall and 1-8 in the SCAC. Their conference record is tied with Centenary and Colorado College for 6th place in the standings. The top six spots will play in the Tournament Feb. 24-26 at Southwestern University.
UD has dropped its last four, all coming against either Schreiner University or top 25 ranked Trinity University. Dallas fell by one at Schreiner last Friday, before Trinity topped them Saturday to complete two opponent season series sweeps.
Fans can follow UD Athletics Student Assistant, Kevin McGuirk, on the UDCrusader Broadcast starting at 5:20. Play-by-play will be provided at select home women's and men's basketball games this season.
UD NOTES
- Michelle DeCoud (Monument, Colo.) remains the top producer on the squad averaging a double-double with 16 points (2nd SCAC), and 10.3 rebounds (1st SCAC).
- DeCoud is also 3rd in the SCAC and 5th in the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) for field goal percentage (52.6). Her 51 blocks are tied 25th in the nation, and total rebounds of 206 are tied 43rd in same rankings.
- Seana Stoia (Tulsa, Okla.) is the other Crusader averaging double figures with 13.6 points. Her 39.6 three-point field goal percentage is 4th in the SCAC. Stoia led the team with 21 points at Trinity in the most recent outing.
- Caitlyn Worry (Lumberton, Texas) paces the squad in made threes with 32, which matches personal best.
- Holly Tonry (Seattle, Wash.) has dished 108 assists and remains atop the league. The senior guard sits one dime away from tying her career-high in 2013-14 of her rookie campaign.
SAAC/SCAC CHANGE FOR THE BETTER
This weekend, The University of Dallas is participating in a fundraiser for the Change for The Better foundation. Schools across the SCAC are competing with each other to see who can raise the most money, although the larger idea is to simply raise some funds for this foundation. Members of the Student Athlete Advisory committee or SAAC at UD are collecting donations to contribute to this cause. If you would like to donate, please visit the concessions stands where there is a jar that you may place any donations in. If you would like instead, the UD SAAC members have set up a Venmo account (@UDSAAC) that donations can also be made towards. Thank you for your support and Go Crusaders!!!
A LOOK AT THE OPPOSITION
(Austin College)
The Kangaroos begin the first conference weekend of the month at 14-6 and 6-3 in the SCAC. Austin College ranks 4th in the standings. The 'Roos won last Saturday at Southwestern University 77-73. They split the road weekend with a 64-58 loss at Texas Lutheran University. Irving is the third stop on the four-game road stint.
Bryce Frank is the leading scorer (13.8 points-per-game) and leading rebounder (9.8) on the team. Her scoring average ranks 5th and rebounding average ranks 2nd in the conference. Kendall Heitmeier is the other performer in double figures with 13.3 points-per-game (ppg). Caitlyn Collins is just beneath the double-digit mark at 9.5. Ann Savage leads the SCAC in three-point percentage (42.9) and is averaging an 8.4-clip in total points a contest.
The Crusaders fell earlier this season at Sherman, Texas, by five points (64-59). DeCoud (12 pts., 11 rebs.) and Stoia (11, 12) both recorded double-doubles. Worry also poured 11 points. She and Stoia each sank a trio of three-pointers. Helen Onyenso (Oak Park, Ill.) scored nine points from the bench. Austin College was led by Collins with 21 points. Heitmeier and Frank added 15 and 14 points, respectively. Heitmeier notched a double-double with 10 boards.
Last season, the 'Roos prevailed 80-40 at the Maher Center.
(Centenary College)
The Ladies are 5-15 overall on the year and 1-8 in the SCAC. They have dropped the last four games and five versus conference foes. Centenary's most recent game was a 95-69 setback at Texas Lutheran. Centenary goes to Colorado College on Friday in a battle to break part of the three-way tie in the standings.
Jasmine Morris is the leading scorer in the SCAC with 17.4 ppg. Savanah Doty is averaging a 10.8 scoring clip and Peyton Hurst rounds out the top three scorers at 7.5 ppg. Deunya Small leads on the boards with 169 and Morris has 109. Morris has 51 assists and DeiAnna Hall has 40 steals to lead the squad in those categories.
Centenary College Season Stats
Dallas prevailed in its lone win against the SCAC this season at Centenary last month. DeCoud shattered career-bests in made field goals (13-23) and 34 points. She garnered 15 rebounds and four blocks. Worry tied a career-high four treys for 12-of-14 points. Stoia added nine points and seven boards. Tonry passed seven assists and Celsi Caraway (Arlington, Texas) had six. The Ladies were led by Morris with 24 and Hurst chipped in 11.
The Crusaders won 87-67 last year at the Maher Center. Stoia shot 10-of-16 from the floor and scored 27 points which is tied for her career-most. Her other 27-point performance was this season at Westminster College. DeCoud added 19 points and 12 rebounds for a double-double and Tonry etched 15 points, eight rebounds, and six assists. Centenary's Hall (17 pts) led the scoring for the returners.
UP NEXT
Dallas plays its final road trip of the regular season at Southwestern on Feb. 10 and Texas Lutheran on Feb. 11. Tip-off times are at 5:30 p.m. and 4 p.m., respectively.