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Women's Basketball 1/24/2014 2:25:00 PM Jeff Cluff, Coordinator of Media Relations

WBB: Game Notes #17 at Point Loma (1/25)

Dixie State at Point Loma (1/25)
Game Details	Game 17 - Saturday, Jan. 25 at 3:00 p.m. PT @ Point Loma San Diego, Calif.
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: Dixie State caps off a three game road swing with a game in San Diego, Calif. against Point Loma Nazarene. The two teams are set to square off at the site of this years Pacific West Tournament, Golden Gymnasium (1,600) on Saturday at 3 p.m. Pacific Time. The games 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. PLNU: DSU leads the all-time series 2-1. PLNU won the last meeting in St. George on 12/14/13 73-67. DSU did win the last game at Point Loma on 3/2/13 67-65 when Johnna Brown (Las Vegas, NV/Centennial ) hit a buzzer beater to down the Sea Lions.

LAST TIME AGAINST the SEA LIONS 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) (23 points) and Kaylah Miller (San Diego, CA/La Jolla Country Day) (20 points/5 rebounds), but plagued by 23 turnovers. A Taylor Mann (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) scored on a fast break with 11:47 left. Point Loma would cut the lead to three points on a Madison West layup, but Miller responded with one of her six three pointers to lead 25-19. The Sea Lions continued to pressure the Storm and eventually tied the game at 27 with 4:37 remaining in the half. 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. After the teams then traded baskets the Sea Lions would put the game away with a 13-1 run. 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. Point Loma (4-4/2-2 PWC) turned to Escorza, who had a game-high 25 points and added six rebounds. 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.

SCOUTING POINT LOMA: The Sea Lions currently sit in 5^th place in the PacWest with a 6-5 record and 8-7 overall record. PLNU lost their last game on Monday night at California Baptist 72-60. They are a team that likes to shoo the three-pointer and hit at a 34.2 percent clip, while averaging 67.3 points per game. The Sea Lions shoot 37.3 percent from the field, led by three players that average in double figures. Callie Rhoads leads the way with 15.3 ppg, Jessica Escorza adds 14.7 and Savannah Erskine 10.6 ppg. Rhoads has led PLNU in coring in six contests, while Escorza has five times. They tend to force their opponents in to committing turnovers and have a plus 3.1 margin in that category, but are outrebounded each game by over 10 rebounds.

LAST TIME OUT: The Dixie State women's basketball team dropped a Pacific West Conference game tonight 74-69 to Azusa Pacific in the Felix Events Center in Azusa, Calif. Kaylah Miller (San Diego, CA/La Jolla Country Day) connected on a school single game record with eight three-pointers and finished with 28 points, but her hot hand was not enough to lead the Red Storm to victory. After falling behind by 11 points and trailing 45-34 at the half, when Miller hit a three pointer with 14:07 left to cap off an 8-0 run and cut the Cougar lead to two points. After a Cougar basket extended their lead back to four points, the Red Storm went on a 9-2 run to take a 58-55 lead with 10:33 left. The see saw battle continued until APU's Allison Greene would connect on a three pointer to give the Cougars a 67-66 advantage with 1:43 left. Three of the 20 Red Storm turnovers in the game came in the last 30 second of game and forced the DSU to foul and the Cougars capitalized and held on for the victory. Haleigh Emerine added her second double-double of the season by registering 16 rebounds and 10 points. Taylor Mann (Castle Dale, UT/Emery) and Haley Holmstead (American Fork, UT/American Fork) added 11 and 10 points respectively. The Red Storm shot 33.3 (23-69) from the field and outrebounded the Cougars 49-36. APU shot 39.3 (22-56) percent from the field and managed just 15 turnovers.

RED STORM NOTES: The Red Storm look to try and snap its two game skid. They are 7-9 overall and 5-5 in the PacWest. They are currently tied with three other schools for 7^th place in the PWC. The schedule really favors DSU down the stretch with seven of the next 10 games behind played in the friendly confines of Burns Arena. The Storm continues to light of the nets offensively, averaging 73.3 ppg, but they allow 77.8 ppg. DSU is shooting 36.6 percent from the field and 27.1 percent from behind the arc. DSU is led by the PacWest's leading scorer Haley Holmstead (American Fork, UT/American Fork), who is averaging 21.8 ppg. Kaylah Miller (San Diego, CA/La Jolla Country Day) is also averaging 13.4 ppg and has been shooting the ball well as of late. Her last time out she set a DSU school record of eight three-pointers in a game. She beat the former mark held by Courtney Boyd of seven. The leader rebounder for the Red Storm is Haileigh Emerine (Spanish Fork, UT/Spanish Fork), who has come on strong as of late, and averages 8.1 rpg, while adding 4.9 ppg. Taylor Mann (Castle Dale, UT/Emery) is also a force inside averaging 7.7 ppg and 7.1 rpg.

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