Posted: May 26, 2015
YEAR IN REVIEW: Women's Basketball
IRVING, Texas – The University of Dallas women's basketball team went 14-12 overall and finished 7-7 in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC). Dallas claimed consecutive winning seasons as it matched the total win mark from 2013-14. It was the first time since joining the league four years ago that the Lady Crusaders produced at least a .500 record and the seven triumphs marked a program-high against SCAC foes. Hosted the SCAC Tournament as the No. 5-Seed and dropped a 58-53 decision to No. 4-Seed Schreiner University in the Quarterfinal.
NOTABLE MOMENTS
- Senior Marleyna Bustamante paced the squad with 310 points and averaged 11.9 a contest.
- Bustamante became the 11th member of the program to break 1,000 career points on Jan. 30 at Southwestern University. Ended collegiate career ranked seventh all-time with 1,139 points.
- Senior Brooke Hagemann finished second on team with 303 points and averaged 11.7 points-per-game (ppg).
- Hagemann joined her teammate on Feb. 6 versus Centenary College as the 12th player to break the 1,000-career point feat. The Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, native slotted 10th all-time in the program with 1,066 points.
- Sophomore Sammi Tso led the team with 49 three-pointers and 70 assists. The Las Vegas, Nevada, native topped the SCAC leaderboard with a 43.4 shooting percentage from beyond the three-point arc.
- Freshman Michelle DeCoud Posted a team-high 205 rebounds and pulled 7.9 a game to rank third in the SCAC. The forward rounded out a trio of players averaging double figures on the season with 10.8 ppg.
- Dallas went 8-5 at Maher Athletic Center.
- Posted season-best, four-game winning streak.
- Opened the year with 71-51 victory versus Elmira College in the "Dallas Tip-Off Classic."
- Held off Austin College in a 64-63 decision for the first conference victory of the year. Bustamante led team with season-high (at the time) 19 points, as Lady Crusaders won first time in Sherman, Texas, since Feb. 3, 2010.
- Defeated Southwestern University 63-60 on Jan. 30 at Maher Athletic Center. UD outscored the eventual SCAC Women's Basketball Champions 36-31 in the second half to hold on to the thrilling victory.
- Former Head Coach Jina Johansen increased career win total with Dallas to 63, which is most with program. Her .473 winning percentage is also a school-best after five seasons (Resigned and accepted head coaching position at Hastings College in April).
POSTSEASON ACCOLADES
(From Conference and affiliated leagues)
- Freshman Michelle DeCoud: 2014-15 SCAC Women's Basketball Newcomer-of-the-Year.
- DeCoud: 2014-15 All-SCAC Second Team
- Bustamante: 2014-15 All-SCAC Third Team
- Hagemann: 2014-15 All-SCAC Third Team
- Tso: 2014-15 All-SCAC Honorable Mention
- Bustamante: 2014-15 United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) All-American Second Team
- Hagemann: 2014-15 USCAA All-American Honorable Mention
- DeCoud: 2014-15 USCAA All-American Honorable Mention
Full List of Postseason Awards
SCHOOL RECORDS
- Sophomore Seana Stoia: 44.4 Three-point percentage for her career
- Tied Game-high 41 free throws as a team on Jan. 19 at Colorado College.