Box Score
SAINT GEORGE, UT – Freshman Shannon Gough (Reno, NV/Reno) has silently been waiting her turn towards the end of Dixie State head coach Angie Kristensen's bench. Tonight she scored 12 points, connecting on four three pointers, capitalizing on the opportunity to lead the Red Storm past Point Loma Nazarene University 80-63 at the Burns Arena.
Entering tonight's game, the guard from Reno, Nevada, had connected on only one attempt in six tries and averaged just less than seven minutes a game. Gough, who is know for her three point shooting prowess, connected on four of five three pointers in 22 minutes to help DSC separate themselves from the Sea Lions.
“I thought Shannon Gough (Reno, NV/Reno) was a game changer tonight,” said Kristensen. “I knew she would have a chance since they play mostly zone.”
Despite the solid play from Gough, the rest of the team struggled to find their groove and flow. The Red Storm shot just 38.5 percent from the field, well below their season average of 43.1 percent.
Kristensen continued, “This is always a tough week with finals and we are literally just taking it one game at a time.”
The Sea Lions jumped out to an early 11-5 lead, only to see the Red Storm take back the lead and build a five-point advantage 22-17 on an Erica Hayes (East Palo Alto, CA/Menlo-Atherton) jumper with 7:56 remaining in the half.
A scrappy Point Loma team, playing without their two leading scorers, scratched their way back to tie at 24-24 on a three pointer by Callie Rhoads with 4:48 left in the first half. Rhoads finished with a game-high 19 points.
The Red Storm ended the half on a 8-2 run to give them a 34-26 lead at intermission.
It was all Dixie State in the second half, Johnna Brown (Las Vegas, NV/Centennial ) grabbed seven of her 12 rebounds and scored six of her 13 points to earn her fourth consecutive and sixth double double of the season.
Jordan Giles (Rock Springs, WY/Rock Springs) who has been playing great basketball as of late, lead all DSC scorers with 14 points.
The gaurd play of Giles and Gough guided the Red Storm as they committed a season low 11 turnovers for the game.
“We have talked about taking care of the basketball and we did a great job of that tonight,” exclaimed Kristensen.
With the win, Dixie State, winners of five consecutive, remains atop the PacWest standings at 4-0 and improve to 6-3 overall. Point Loma drops to 3-3 and 1-1 in PWC play.
DSC now has just two days to prepare for a very difficult Las Vegas Challenge at the Orleans Arena.
“I am very excited about this tournament and these two teams we play will be big time competition and we must be ready to go,” concluded Kristensen.
Dixie State opens the Challenge on Tuesday at 6:00 pm MT against #28 ranked Central Missouri and Wednesday they host #18 ranked Pittsburg State at 5:00 pm MT.
Official Basketball Box Score
Point Loma vs Dixie State
12/15/12 5:00 p.m. at Saint George, UT (Burns Arena)
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VISITORS: Point Loma 3-3, 1-1 PWC
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
03 Andersen, Erin...... f 1-6 0-1 3-3 1 3 4 3 5 0 2 0 0 25
14 Haentges, Jil....... f 0-4 0-2 2-4 3 7 10 0 2 2 4 1 3 31
24 Campbell, Andrea.... f 6-12 0-0 1-2 3 12 15 3 13 3 1 7 0 31
15 Erskine, Savannah... g 6-16 5-10 1-2 0 4 4 3 18 6 7 0 0 29
21 Rhoads, Callie...... g 7-15 4-9 1-2 2 2 4 2 19 0 4 0 0 38
10 Escorza, Jessica.... 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 4 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 13
11 Crawford, Renee..... 2-6 0-2 0-0 1 1 2 3 4 4 0 0 0 24
41 Boorman, Abby....... 1-2 0-0 0-1 0 4 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 9
Team................ 1 1
Totals.............. 23-64 9-24 8-14 11 37 48 16 63 17 20 8 3 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-35 31.4% 2nd Half: 12-29 41.4% Game: 35.9% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-11 18.2% 2nd Half: 7-13 53.8% Game: 37.5% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 2-3 66.7% 2nd Half: 6-11 54.5% Game: 57.1% 4
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HOME TEAM: Dixie State 6-3, 4-0 PWC
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
23 Brown, Johnna....... f 5-14 0-0 3-6 6 6 12 1 13 7 3 0 4 29
32 Thomas, Becca....... c 4-12 0-0 2-3 3 4 7 1 10 0 0 0 1 22
03 Miller, Kaylah...... g 1-4 1-3 0-3 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 18
05 Maxey, Chanel....... g 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 1 17
12 Giles, Jordan....... g 5-8 3-5 1-2 1 4 5 1 14 2 1 1 2 21
14 Spinks, Rachael..... 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 12
20 Brugman, Jaymee..... 1-2 0-0 1-1 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 3
24 Hayes, Erica........ 3-9 0-2 0-0 3 1 4 2 6 0 1 1 1 17
25 Gough, Shannon...... 4-5 4-5 0-0 0 4 4 0 12 3 0 0 1 22
33 Liana, Kirsten Marie 3-10 0-2 1-1 1 2 3 1 7 1 0 0 0 21
34 Munns, Mandy........ 4-9 0-0 4-4 0 2 2 2 12 2 2 0 0 17
40 Matthews, Latia..... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
TEAM................ 1 3 4
Totals.............. 30-78 8-17 12-20 17 32 49 11 80 18 11 2 11 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-36 36.1% 2nd Half: 17-42 40.5% Game: 38.5% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-11 36.4% 2nd Half: 4-6 66.7% Game: 47.1% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 4-10 40.0% 2nd Half: 8-10 80.0% Game: 60.0% 2
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Officials: Ken Sowby, Ann Esplin, Ashley Ellis
Technical fouls: Point Loma-None. Dixie State-None.
Attendance: 177
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Point Loma.................... 26 37 - 63
Dixie State................... 34 46 - 80
Points in the paint-PLNU-WBB 14,DX-WBB 38. Points off turnovers-PLNU-WBB 9,DX-WBB 15.
2nd chance points-PLNU-WBB 7,DX-WBB 12. Fast break points-PLNU-WBB 5,DX-WBB 10.
Bench points-PLNU-WBB 6,DX-WBB 40. Score tied-4 times. Lead changed-2 times.
Last FG-PLNU-WBB 2nd-03:01, DX-WBB 2nd-00:29.
Largest lead-PLNU-WBB by 6 1st-16:07, DX-WBB by 19 2nd-10:29.
