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Women's Basketball 3/2/2013 10:40:00 PM Jeff Cluff, Coordinator of Media Relations

Brown Floater at the Buzzer Gives Storm 67-65 Win Over Point Loma

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SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- Johnna Brown (Las Vegas, NV/Centennial ) worked her magic on Saturday afternoon by hitting a buzzer beating shot to give Dixie State a 67-65 win over Point Loma Nazarene in Golden Gymnasium.

Brown also earned her 16th double double of the season with 17 points and 15 rebounds. Erica Hayes (East Palo Alto, CA/Menlo-Atherton) and Kaylah Miller (San Diego, CA/La Jolla Country Day) each scored in double figures with 15 and 14 points respectively.

In game that featured eleven ties and five lead changes, it appeared the last team with the ball was going to win and this time is was the heroics of Brown.

Brown gave the Red Storm the 63-61 lead with 1:35 left in regulation. Jessica Escorza missed a jumper, but the Callie Rhoads put back tied the game at 63-63 with 1:16 left. On the insuing Storm possesion, Becca Thomas (Riverside, CA/Redwood) missed a jumper with 49 second left, but Hayes gobbled up the rebound and proceeded to hit a jumper to give DSU the 63-65 lead with 45 seconds remaining.

The Sea Lions worked the ball around and Escorza was fouled with 25 second left and would be forced to make two free-throws to tie the game. She knocked down both and the Red Storm would have the ball for the win or force the overtime with the last shot.

The Red Storm worked the ball around to Becca Thomas (Riverside, CA/Redwood) for a jumper at the free throw line with less than two seconds left. Her shot was short and hit the bottom corner of the hoop and the backboard and looked to be heading out of bounds, but Brown snagged the ball on the baseline and as she fell out of bounds, turned and shot the ball from out of bounds up and over the top corner of the backboard. SWISH!!!! Her shot found nothing but net for the win as Brown's teammates stormed the court in joy.

That offensive rebound was Dixie State's 22nd of game as it dominated on the glass 50-37, including 22-6 in offensive boards and 22-8 in second chance points.

The Red Storm shot just 33.8 percent from the floor, but did connect on 9-22 from three point range for 40.9 percent.

DSU improves to 14-12 overall and 12-6 in PWC and Point Loma drops to 14-12 overall and 10-8 in the PWC.

With the victory the DSU earns the fourth seed in the inagural Pacific West Tournament next week in Azusa, Calif. Dixie State will open with Hawaii Hilo on Thursday at 4:00 pm MT. Live coverage will be available as John Potter will have the call from Azusa. Check DixieAthletics.com for more information.

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