Women's Basketball 1/10/2014 6:20:00 PM Jeff Cluff, Coordinator of Media Relations

WBB: Game Notes #13 vs. Azusa Pacific (1/11) & #14 vs. Fresno Pacific (1/13)

Strom ride four game win streak

Dixie State vs. Azusa Pacific (1/11) & vs. Chaminade (1/13)
Game Details	Game 13 - Saturday, Jan. 11 at 5:00 p.m. MT vs. Azusa Pacific Burns Arena (4,779) St. George, UT Game 14 - Monday, Jan. 13 at 5:00 p.m. MT vs. Fresno Pacific Burns Arena (4,779) St. George, UT
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
Dixie State Links	Notes (PDF) \| Roster \| Schedule

GAME INFO: Dixie State returns home to the Burns Arena after a successful Hawaiian road trip. The Red Storm host Azusa Pacific on Saturday night and a rematch with Fresno Pacific on Monday night. Both games are schedule to tip-off at 5 p.m. All of the games will have live stats, live audio, and live video with the links available on DixieAthletics.com via Dixie Athletics Showcase. John Potter, "Voice of the Red Storm," will cover play by play via DixieAthletics.com Showcase and 91.3 FM.

ALL-TIME vs. APU: Azusa Pacific leads the all-time series 2-0, with both games taking place in the 2013 season. The Cougars won the last game at Burns Arena on Jan. 26, 2013 with a 73-62 victory.

LAST TIME AGAINST the COUGARS: The Red Storm lost 73-62 tonight to Azusa Pacific on Jan. 26, 2013 in the Burns Arena. Despite another stellar performance for forward Johnna Brown (Las Vegas, NV/Centennial ), the Red Storm were not able to overcome the early run from the Cougars and their balanced attack that had four players finish with 15 plus points. Brown carded here ninth double double of the season by scoring 21 points and grabbing 13 rebounds. She also added five steals and three assists.

SCOUTING AZUSA PACIFIC: The Cougars are 7-4 overall and 5-0 in PacWest play. APU is in second place behind the Academy of Art. They average 68.8 ppg while allowing just over 62 points. THey have a 6.2 ppg margin of victory while they shoot 41.7 percent from the field and 30.7 percent from three point range. They are led by the one two punch of Kelly Hardeman (17.1 ppg, 8.5 rpg) and Sendy Valles (15.5 ppg, 7.6 rpg). The third double figure scorer for APU is Allison Greene at 13.7 ppg. They are coached by fourth year head coach T.J. Hardeman.

ALL-TIME vs. FPU: DSU leads the all-time series 3-0, including the most recent 86-84 win over the Sunbirds on Dec. 7, 2013 in Fresno. The last time Fresno Pacific traveled to the Burns Arena was Feb. 5, 2013, when the Red Storm prevailed 75-67.

LAST TIME AGAINST the SUNBIRDS: Setting a school record for points in a game with 42 points, senior guard Haley Holmstead (American Fork, UT/American Fork) led the Dixie State University women's basketball team to a 86-84 Pacific West Conference victory over Fresno Pacific University on Saturday afternoon in the FPU Events Center in Fresno. Holmstead (14-21) scored her most important basket of the game with just 10 seconds left in the game that gave DSU (2-5/1-1 PWC) the courageous hard fought victory over Fresno Pacific (0-7/0-1 PWC).
The Red Storm trailed at intermission by five points, allowing three first half three-pointers to help the Sunbirds take the 46-41 lead. In the second half FPU added a basket and a free throw to take its largest lead of the game at 49-41 with 18:53 remaining. Brianna White (Phoenix, AZ/Tolleson Union) found the net for three of her 20 points. Off the bench Red Strom center Haleigh Emerine scored a career-high 12 points and grabbed 16 rebounds for her first double double of the season. The 16 rebounds were a Red Storm high for the season that helped them outrebound FPU 44-39.

SCOUTING THE FRESNO PACIFIC: FPU enters the game with a 3-8 overall record and a 3-2 PacWest mark. Charde Stevens lead the Sunbirds with 12.5 ppg and 9.7 rpg. They have won two games in a row, with the last in overtime fashion, an 88-82 at home over Holy Names. The Sunbirds average 59.2 ppg while allowing 69.9 ppg, while shooting 39.6 from the field and 31.3 from three point range.

LAST TIME OUT: Haley Holmstead (American Fork, UT/American Fork) scored 29 points, Brianna White (Phoenix, AZ/Tolleson Union) added 23 and Taylor Mann (Castle Dale, UT/Emery) (12 pts/10 reb) finished with her third straight double double to help the Dixie State University women's basketball team defeat Hawaii Pacific University 88-84 today at the Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu. The Red Storm won its fourth straight game and improves to 6-6 on the season and 4-2 in the Pacific West Conference and sweep the difficult Hawaiian Islands road swing. A 9-0 run by the Sea Warriors (7-4/3-2 PWC) gave them the lead at 36-31 with 3:57 left, but DSU responded with a 14-0 run to eliminate the deficit and build the lead. The first half performances of White (10 points) and Holmstead (20 points) helped lead the Red Storm to a 43-38 advantage heading into the locker room. The Red Storm outrebounded HPU 59-38, but despite committing 28 turnovers DSU walks away with the victory.

RED STORM NOTES: For the first time since 2011, the Red Storm were went to the Hawaiian Islands and came back with three wins, including an impressive win over Hawaii Pacific to conclude the road swing. Haley Holmstead (American Fork, UT/American Fork) continues to lead DSU in scoring at 21.6 ppg, and junior Kayla Miller chips in 14.2 ppg. Brianna White (Phoenix, AZ/Tolleson Union) continues to suprise most teams by adding a nice addition to the Red Storm offense with 10.9 ppg. Inside for DSU, Taylor Mann (Castle Dale, UT/Emery) took the islands by storm as she went and collected three double double performances. She is averaging 8 ppg and 6.9 rpg. Haileigh Emerine (Spanish Fork, UT/Spanish Fork) continues to perform with consistency inside, leading DSU in rebounding with 8.3 ppg.

The Red Storm lead the PacWest in several categories, with most of them centered around its ability to rebound the basketball. DSU grabs 56.1 rpg and outrebound their opponents by a margin of 14 per game. Scoring offense is another category they lead the conference at 82.7 ppg, but allow 80.7 ppg. DSU shoots 37.3 percent from the field and 28.2 percent from behind the arc. They are led by first year head coach Catherria Turner.

The Storm average 73.6 ppg , shooting 37.2 percent from the field and 27.8 percent from behind the arc. The real issue for the DSU squad has been allowing 82.3 ppg and committing 19.9 turnovers per game. But, head coach Catherria Turner has the team headed in the right direction and look for them to continue to build on that during its road trip.

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