Women's Basketball 11/8/2013 3:34:00 PM Jeff Cluff, Coordinator of Media Relations

WBB: Game Notes vs. CSUMB 11/9/13

Dixie State at CSU Monterey Bay
Game Details	Saturday November 9, 2013 \| Seaside, Calif. \| 1:00 p.m. MT The Kelp Bed
Game Coverage	TV: None \| Radio: 91.3 FM KXDS (John Potter) Live Video: CSUMB Video Live Stats: CSUMB Live Stats Twitter: @DixieAthletics #DixieWBB
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CSUMB Links	Notes \| Roster \| Schedule

GAME INFO: The Red Storm travel to Seaside, Calif. for their first meeting in The Kelp Bed against California State Monterey Bay University. The two squads are scheduled to tip off at 1:00 p.m. mountain time. Live video and stats will be offered by CSUMB athletics and the links are available on DixieAthletics.com

ALL-TIME vs. CSUMB: Their only meeting was in 2011 in the first round of the NCAA tournament in Pomona, Calif. The Otters defeated the Red Storm 68-59 on March 11, 2011.

LAST TIME OUT: The Red Storm lost a 90-69 exhibition battle with Southern Utah University on Oct. 30. Jumping out to an early 20-7 lead, SUU responded with a 26-4 run to end the first half to take a 49-40 lead at the half. In the second half, the pressure of the T-Birds continued to stymie the DSU offense and helped them run away with the victory. DSU committed 37 turnovers in the game. Leading the way for DSU was newcomer Haley Holmstead (American Fork, UT/American Fork) with 23 points. Returner Kaylah Miller (San Diego, CA/La Jolla Country Day) chipped in 20 points,hitting six three pointers. Newcomer Taylor Mann (Castle Dale, UT/Emery) had a double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds.

TURNER ERA: The Red Storm welcome a new coach to begin the season for the first time since the transition to D-II. Coach Catherria Turner joins the DSU family from fellow PWC member Holy Names where she spent the past two years as the head coach.

RETURNERS: DSU returns starters Jordan Giles (Rock Springs, WY/Rock Springs) 4.6 ppg and Kaylah Miller (San Diego, CA/La Jolla Country Day) 8.6 ppg.
PacWest Freshman of the Year in 2012 Taylor Mann (Castle Dale, UT/Emery), who transferred from BYU-Hawaii and who had to redshirt due to the PacWest transfer rule.

NEWCOMERS: Turner welcomes 13 new players that include three high school freshman, five junior college transfers and five other schools. Leading the way is senior Haley Holmstead (American Fork, UT/American Fork) (Alaska Anchorage), Taylor Maynes (Salome, AZ/Salome) (Southern Utah), Miranda Moore (Coolidge, AZ/Coolidge) (Central Arizona), Austen Harris (Acworth, GA/Desert Vista) (South Mountain) and Vika Havilil (Snow). Freshman Jessica Anderson (Page, AZ/Page) (Page HS), Caroline Lantor (St. George, UT/Dixie) (Dixie).

SCOUTING CSUMB: Defense is the bread and butter of the Otters. They held 11 opponents tounder 50 points. Leading the way is returner leading scorer Holy Holcomb who averaged 6.2 ppg and Nickki Beckman who also averaged 6.2 ppg.

RED STORM NOTES: The Red Storm are coming off their worst season in DII at 15-13. They have never had a losing season in eight seasons. Overall record for the DSU WBB team is 123-66 overall. Turner likes to run and gun. She relies on her squad in a transition run offense. She likes to play up tempo and work for easy lay-ups.

TURNER SAYS: "Its a defensive mindset which creates easy layups. We need to play a complete 40 minutes and put together the complete package.

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