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Women's Basketball 2/21/2012 7:37:00 PM Jeff Cluff, Coordinator of Media Relations

WBB Game 24 Notes: vs. BYU Hawaii

Dixie State vs. BYU Hawaii at Burns Arena 2/23/12

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Dixie State Game Notes(PDF version)
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GAMEDAY CENTRAL
Dixie State College (16-7, 11-4 PWC) vs. BYU Hawaii (5-17, 4-10 PWC)
DATE: Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012
SITE: M. Anthony Burns Arena (4,779 capacity)
TIP-OFF: 5:00 p.m. Mountain
RADIO (Red Storm Radio Network): KXDS 91.3 FM
INTERNET: Via DixieAthletics.com
TALENT: John Potter (play-by-play)
TELEVISON: DTV (Jon Oglesby, Ryan Forsey)
LIVE STATS: Via DixieAthletics.com
LIVE VIDEO: Via DixieAthletics.com
SERIES: DSC leads 9-1

GAME INFO: The Red Storm return home for a game with BYU-Hawaii. Tip off is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. MT. Listen to the live action on the Red Storm Radio Network -- KXDS 91.3 FM -- and online via DixieAthletics.com with John Potter calling the play-by-play.

SERIES RECORD: This will mark the 11th time the two schools have played, with DSC holding the series lead at 9-1. DSC defeated the Seasiders on 2/4/12 89-72 in Laie, HI. DSC is perfect at home with a 5-0 record.

LAST TIME OUT: Revenge was on the minds of DSC on Saturday night, but could not hold on to a slim halftime lead and dropped a 71-67 affair to Cal Baptist. Becca Thomas (Riverside, CA/Redwood) scored 17 points and six rebounds in her return to her hometown Riverside. Kirsten Marie Liana (Honolulu, HI/Farrington) added four three pointers and had 12 points.

AROUND THE PACWEST: With the two losses to Cal Baptist, DSC dropped to fourth in the standings and Academy of Art and Grand Canyon take over the top spot. DSC will now need to win out to have a shot at the postseason.

WEST REGION RANKINGS: New rankings released on Wed 2/23. Released for the first time this season, Dixie State cracked the first poll at #8. UC San Diego is 23-0 and is 1st, Alaska Anchorage 2nd, Grand Canyon 3rd, CSU Monterey Bay 4th, Cal State LA 5th, Western Washington 6th, Cal Poly Pomona 7th, Humboldt State 9th and Montana State Billings 10th.

SCOUTING the RED STORM: Dropping their second straight game, DSC looks to rebound from their defeats with a solid performance against BYU-Hawaii. DSC will need to win their final three contests to have a shot at the PacWest crown. Sheila Adams (Layton, UT/Layton) continues to lead DSC in scoring at 14.9 ppg and Becca Thomas (Riverside, CA/Redwood) averages 5.9 rpg. The last time the two teams met on the Islands, DSC scored 89 points and look to remain perfect 13-0 when scoring their magic number of 70 points. DSC averages 72.7 ppg.

SCOUTING BYU HAWAII: Riding a two game win streak, last time out the Seasiders dropped a 78-52 game to 16th ranked Grand Canyon on Monday night. Leading scorer Sheila Washington (18.4 ppg) score 16 points and nine rebounds. BYUH averages 61.1 ppg and connects on 39.1 percent from the field. Turnovers have been their achilles heel, they commit 27.7 a game. BYUH is 5-17 overall and 4-10 in PacWest play. They are led by first year head coach Hiram Akina.

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