Horne Led with 16 points and Diaz added 14 Rebounds in Setback to No. 24 Austin College
IRVING, Texas – The University of Dallas women's basketball team dropped a 78-53 decision to No. 24 Austin College on Tuesday night. Dallas (3-13, 1-8 SCAC) gave the nationally ranked opponent trouble in the first quarter until a 6-0 run ended the final 1:35. The 'Roos (14-2, 7-2 SCAC) pushed a 29-10 edge in the second quarter to take control and pick up the conference victory.
Down 4-0, Madi Horne (Paradise, Texas) netted a pair of free throws to cut the score in half. After a three by Natalie McCoy put the visitors up 7-2, Horne answered with another layup about midway through the frame. Rhyan Colbert (McKinney, Texas) had an offensive rebound and put the layup back in after hustling to make it a 9-6 gap. Horne finished with six of UD's 10 points that quarter and 14 of the team's 20 in the first half. Her pair of free throws made it a 9-8 contest with 4:26. Austin College caught fire going on an 11-2 run that started with a trey from Sarah Gwin and jumper from Lindsay Carter.
The 'Roos shot 63.2 percent (12-19) from the floor in the second quarter. This included 3-6 from three. Dallas also turned the ball over the most it had in a quarter with nine.
After a two-point difference favoring Austin College in the third quarter, the Crusaders ended the last 10 minutes on a strong note with a 19-13 advantage. Gracie Williams (Midwest, Okla.), Beyonce Perry (Lake Jackson, Texas), and Horne accounted for four of the team's five made three-pointers in that quarter. Williams was two-of-three that period.
Dallas shot 35.8 percent overall and included 5-23 from three and 10-14 from the free throw line. The home team held a 46-37 advantage on rebounds led by a season-high of 14 by Vanessa Diaz (San Antonio, Texas). She was two points shy of a double-double, as she matched Williams with eight. Horne was the team leader with 16 and Perry chipped in 10. The Crusaders committed 26 turnovers which led to 23 points for the opposition.
Diaz's career-high for rebounds is 19 in a victory from the 2018-19 campaign against Southwestern Adventist University (Feb. 2, 2019).
The 'Roos shot 41.6 percent overall and were 9-24 from long range. They were effective getting the ball inside with a 38-22 edge and scored 13 points on a fastbreak. They took care of the ball with only five miscues. The team's bench had 47 points. Individually, McCoy and Gwin were the only players in double figures for the guests with 15 and 14, respectively. Ally Longaker pulled in seven rebounds and assists. The team had 21 dimes.
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Dallas battles the 'Roos again this Saturday in Sherman. First tip is slated for around 4 p.m. after the men's game.