Women's Basketball 11/27/2013 7:36:00 PM Jeff Cluff, Coordinator of Media Relations

WBB: Game Notes 3&4 vs. Western State and Colorado Mesa 11/29-30/13

Dixie State at Holiday Inn-Airport Thanksgiving Classic
Game Details	Game 3 - Saturday Nov. 29, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. vs. Western State Colorado University Game 4 - Saturday Nov. 30, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. vs. Colorado Mesa University Brownson Arena\| Grand Junction, CO
Game Coverage	TV: None \| Radio: None Live Video: CMU Live Video Live Stats: CMU Live Stats Twitter: @DixieAthletics #DixieWBB
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GAME INFO: Dixie State travels to Grand Junction, CO for the Holiday Inn-Airport Thanksgiving Classic. The tournament host is Colorado Mesa University and all games are being playing in Brownson Arena in the Maverick Center. The Red Storm will battle Western State Colorado University on Friday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. Mountain and the No. 7 Mavericks on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. Mountain. CMU Athletics will offer live stats and video of the games and the links are available on DixieAthletics.com.

ALL-TIME vs. WESTERN STATE: DSU leads the all-time series 2-0, with the last 72-63 win over the Mountaineers coming on Nov. 21, 2009 in Durango, CO. The previous meeting was at Brownson Arena on Nov. 24, 2006, when the Red Storm won 78-65 in the first year of Division II.

LAST TIME AGAINST WSCU: Freshman Deanna Daniels (now at Grand Canyon) score 12 points, six rebounds and one block to pace the Red Storm to victory. A 24-11 run midway thru the second half gave the Red Storm the win despite committing 21 turnovers.

ALL-TIME vs. COLORADO MESA: DSU leads the all-time series 4-1, having won the last four meetings with the Mavericks. DSU won the last meeting in Grand Junction 77-69 on Nov. 27, 2010.

LAST TIME AGAINST CMU: Senior guard Sheila Adams (assistant coach at Notre Dame de Namur) scored a season-high 27 points to lead DSU to the best start in school history at 5-0. Breann Hill scored 16 points and Johnna Brown (Las Vegas, NV/Centennial ) (now at Grand Canyon) added 12 rebounds and nine points. CMU's Sharaya Selsor (leading scorer in 2013, 27 ppg) led the Mavericks with 19 points and her sister scored 18 points.

LAST TIME OUT: Despite having a 39-32 lead at the half, the Red Storm were outscored in the second half 50-37 by CSU Los Angeles. That helped them prevail 82-76. Haley Holmstead (American Fork, UT/American Fork) scored 30 points (first 30 pt scorer since BreAnn Hill scored 32 2/12/11 vs. Academy of Art) and had 10 rebounds to register her first double double of the season and Kaylah Miller (San Diego, CA/La Jolla Country Day) added 20 points in the loss. The Red Storm was outscored 48-18 in the paint and committed 26 turnovers to CSULA's nine. Taylor Mann (Castle Dale, UT/Emery) added nine rebounds.

TURNER ON PROGRESS: "Jessica and Taylor getting in foul trouble really hurt our inside game. We made some strides in the right direction. We were able to hold the lead longer and we need to continue to push and execute and work together as a team. We need to limit our turnovers and eliminate the small mistakes."

SCOUTING the MOUNTAINEERS: They are 0-2 on the season and allow just over 81 points per game while scoring just under 50. Jade McIntosh leads them with 10 points and 5.3 rebounds per game and guard Desiree Smith (8 ppg,4.3 rpg/2.7apg). Western State will try and control the tempo of the game and make it work in their favor by running the half court offense. They shoot 31.9 percent from the field and 20 percent from three-point range.

SCOUTING the MAVERICKS: 2-0 on the young season and moved up one spot in this weeks WBCA National Poll to No. 7. Senior Sharay Selsor broke a 19-year old school record with 39 points against SW Oklahoma State last time out. She is the leading scorer at 26 points per game. Guard Christen Lopez averages 7.5 ppg and 7.5 apg as he she leads the CMU offense. They our very effective and take what the offense gives them. They average 75.5 points per game and allow just 55.0 per game. They shoot 49.6 percent from the field and 35.9 percent from three-point range.

RED STORM NOTES: DSU is led in scoring by Haley Holmstead (American Fork, UT/American Fork) (27.5 ppg and 9.5 rpg) and Kaylah Miller (San Diego, CA/La Jolla Country Day) (17.0 ppg). The Red Storm continues to make adjustments on the offensive side of the ball as the squad learns their roles on Turner's squad. DSU averages 73 ppg and allows 90 per game. The post play of the Red Storm continued to improve last week as the Storm turned to Jessica Anderson (Page, AZ/Page) (2 ppg/4rpg) and Taylor Mann (Castle Dale, UT/Emery) (6 ppg/7.5 rpg). Shooting 32.5 percent from the field and 25.8 percent from behind the arc, but a solid 71.8 percent from the charity stripe. Look for the Red Storm to try and speed the game up against Western State and execute every possession against the Mavericks.

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