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Women's Basketball 12/16/2013 7:08:00 PM Jeff Cluff, Coordinator of Media Relations

WBB: Game Notes 8 & 9 vs. CSU Dominguez Hills (12/18) & Western Oregon (12/19)

Dixie State at CSU Dominguez Hills (12/18) & Western Oregon (12/19)
Game Details	Game 8 - Wednesday, Dec. 18 at 5:00 p.m. PT vs. CSU Dominguez Hills Orleans Arena (7,471) Las Vegas, NV Game 8 - Thursday, Dec. 19 at 4:00 p.m. PT vs. Western Oregon Orleans Arena (7,471) Las Vegas, NV
Game Coverage	TV: None \| Radio: 91.3 FM Live Video: via DixieAthletics.com Live Stats: via DixieAthletics.com Live Audio: DixieAthletics.com/Showcase Twitter: @DixieAthletics #DixieWBB
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GAME INFO: The Red Storm hit the road for the second edition of the Las Vegas Challenge at the Orleans Arena. Dixie State hosts the annual event in which eight teams (four men and four women) converge on Sin City. DSU opens the two-day event with California State University Dominguez Hills on Wednesday Dec. 18 for a 5 p.m. Pacific tip-off. On day two, the Red Storm do battle with Western Oregon University one hour earlier at 4 p.m. Pacific on Thursday. The game will have live stats, live audio and live video, with the links available on DixieAthletics.com. John Potter, "Voice of the Red Storm," will cover play by play via DixieAthletics.com Showcase and 91.3 FM.

ALL-TIME vs. CSUDH: DSU leads the all-time series 1-0, with their only other match-up taking place at CSU Los Angeles n Dec. 21, 2009. The Red Storm prevailed 67-57.

LAST TIME AGAINST CSUDH: Thirteen Red Storm steals led the Dixie State women's basketball team to a 67-57 decision to Cal State Dominguez Hills. Carrying the offense was Tanya Clark with 17 points and eight rebounds. Getting the lead early and trying to hold on was the motto of the Red Storm's game today, it featured six ties and four lead changes. Dixie State shot 37 percent for the game and allowed the Toros to shoot 40 percent. DSC won the battle of the boards 42-35 and ultimately the difference in the games was the 23 turnovers that CSUDH committed that lead to 24 Dixie State points. The Red Storm ended with three players scoring in double-digits, Clark with 17, Deana Daniels 13 and Johnna Brown (Las Vegas, NV/Centennial ) with 12.

SCOUTING THE TOROS: CSU Dominguez Hills enters tonight's game with a record of 4-2 overall and 2-2 in the California Collegiate Athletic Association. 5-6 junior guard Talia Rayford and her 21.0 points per game lead them. Despite Rayford only playing the first game of the season and the last, her effects on her team were felt in both games. 5-7 sophomore guard Monay Lee has been the staple of the team, 15.3 ppg, 8.7 rpg, and second on the team in assists. CSUDH averages 66.5 ppg and have played four common opponents as the Red Storm. They have played CSULA twice (OT loss, 24 pt. win), a 12-point win over CSU Monterey Bay and a six point win over Point Loma. They shoot the ball at a 37.1 percent from the field and 30.3 percent from three-point range.

ALL-TIME vs. WOU: DSU leads the all-time series 2-0. The Red Storm defeated the Wolves on Nov. 25, 2011 in the Burns Arena 83-76. The other game was another DSU win at Western Oregon.

LAST TIME AGAINST WOU: Point guard LaBrea Walker scored a career-high 17 points to lead the Dixie State College women's basketball team to a 83-76 win over Western Oregon tonight in the Burns Arena. The redshirt freshman connected on 7-7 from the foul line and was 4-6 from the field with two three-pointers to pace the Red Storm (4-1) attack. Walker also sparked DSC with four steals in her 24 minutes of play. The second half saw the Red Storm surge to a 15-point lead with 9:43 left in the game, only to see the Wolves respond by cutting it to three points with 18 second remaining. Free throws down the stretch sealed the win for Dixie State. Shooting 47.4 percent from the field and hitting 24-34 free throws, DSC turned away the hungry Wolves (0-5) who remained winless on the season. Despite Western Oregon shooting 51 percent from the field, the Red Storm forced WOU to commit 28 turnovers, which caused their ultimate demise. DSC committed 18 turnovers in victory. The hectic paced game featured 47 fouls and a combined 66 free throws.

SCOUTING THE WOLVES: Western Oregon opens the Las Vegas Challenge with a game against for Dixie State assistant coach and current Academy of Art (5-4) head coach LaNay Larson. The Wolves are coming off a 71-63-overtime victory over Central Washington on Dec. 7, but have been idle since. They have won three of their last four games and are currently 3-4 overall and 1-1 in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference. Lead by 6-0 junior forward Dana Goularte and her 17.4 ppg and 9.9 rpg, they average 63.4 points per game. They shoot the ball at 37.6 from the field and 29.7 percent from behind the arc. The Wolves lost to AAU by 14 on Nov. 9 and by one to Notre Dame de Namur on Nov. 8.

LAST TIME OUT: The Dixie State University women's basketball team dropped their home opener 73-67 to Point Loma Nazarene University this afternoon in the Burns Arena. The Red Storm (2-5/1-2 PWC) were paced by Haley Holmstead (American Fork, UT/American Fork) (American Fork, UT/American Fork) (23 points) and Kaylah Miller (San Diego, CA/La Jolla Country Day) (San Diego, CA/La Jolla Country Day) (20 points/5 rebounds), but plagued by 23 turnovers. A Taylor Mann (Castle Dale, UT/Emery) (Castle Dale, UT/Emery) layup with 14:22 left in the first half, gave the Red Storm a 10-8 lead and extended it to nine points when Taylor Maynes (Salome, AZ/Salome) (Salome, AZ/Salome) scored on a fast break with 11:47 left. Jessica Escorsa scored 17 of her 25 points after intermission to help PLNU outscore DSU by eight points in the second half. Point Loma scored 11 of the first 13 points after the break to quickly erase a two-point halftime deficit and take a 46-39 lead. Point Loma shot 45 percent in the contest and held Dixie State to 34 percent shooting and just 24 percent from 3-point range (6-of-25). The Red Storm received nearly all their offense from Haley Holmstead (American Fork, UT/American Fork) and Kaylah Miller (San Diego, CA/La Jolla Country Day). Holmstead went 9-of-18 from the field and scored a team-high 23 points. Miller hit six treys and scored 20 points. Dixie State shot 34.2 percent from the field and 24 percent from three-point range. PLNU connected at 45.5 percent and 31.6 from behind the arc. DSU outrebounded the Sea Lions 53-32.

RED STORM NOTES: The Red Storm squad will try and improve on last year's performance (0-2) at the Las Vegas Challenge. They are also trying to rebound after Saturday night's home opening loss to Point Loma. First year head coach Catherria Turner will have the ladies prepared to meet the challenge of playing three games in six days. DSU has a 2-5 overall record and a 1-2 Pacific West Conference mark just seven games into the season and will try and create some momentum as they head into the Christmas Holiday. 5-8 senior guard Haley Holmstead (American Fork, UT/American Fork) leads the team in scoring at 24.9 ppg, including 44.4 percent from the field. She finds a way to get the basket and create open shots for herself. 5-7 junior Kaylah Miller (San Diego, CA/La Jolla Country Day) continues to perform above her career clip and averages 14.0 ppg, including 33.3 percent from field and behind the arc. A nice surprise to the squad recently has been the play of 6-0 junior center Haleigh Emerine. She continues to exhibit her ability to knock down the jumper and play big inside. She averages 5.6 ppg and a team leading 8.0 rpg.

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