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WBB - Jordan vs. CUI
Stan Plewe/Utah Tech Athletics
89
Winner Concordia-Irvine WBCUI 4-3/1-1 PacWest
78
Dixie State DX-WBB 0-7/0-1 PacWest
Winner
Concordia-Irvine WBCUI
4-3/1-1 PacWest
89
Final
78
Dixie State DX-WBB
0-7/0-1 PacWest
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Concordia-Irvine WBCUI 21 26 26 16 89
Dixie State DX-WBB 17 25 19 17 78

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | By DSU Athletics Media Relations

Trailblazer Women drop PacWest opener to Concordia Saturday, 89-78

The Dixie State women's basketball team dropped its Pacific West Conference opener on Saturday in an 89-78 loss to Concordia inside the Burns Arena.

The Trailblazers (0-7, 0-1 PacWest) raced to an 11-6 lead midway through the first quarter after redshirt sophomore Tramina Jordan (Las Vegas, Nev./Centennial HS) connected on three 3-pointers and junior center Ashlee Burge (Riverton, Utah/Herriman HS) converted a layup attempt. Concordia responded with a 15-6 run to take a 21-17 lead after one quarter of play.

The Eagles pushed the lead to double digits at 43-32 with 4:47 remaining in the second quarter. DSU responded with a 10-4 run as junior guard Matti Ventling (Las Vegas, Nev./Las Vegas HS) chipped in five points in the run and freshman guard Jaden Gonzales (Plainview, Texas/Plainview HS) nailed a trey to pull the Trailblazers to within 47-42 at halftime.

Dixie State scored the first four points of the third quarter to cut the CUI lead to 47-46, but the Eagles countered with an 11-2 run to push the lead back to double digits at 58-48. DSU later cut the lead to 62-59 on a Ventling 3-pointer with 4:07 remaining in the period, but the Eagles responded with another 11-2 run to take a 73-61 lead into the final period.

Concordia pushed the lead to a game-high mark of 18 points at 83-65 midway through the fourth quarter. DSU countered with an 8-0 run behind triples from Ventling and junior forward Shelby Kassuba (Sammamish, Wash./Skyline HS) to pull to within 83-73 with 5:03 remaining. But the Trailblazers would get no closer, as the teams traded baskets over the last five minutes and CUI clinched the 89-78 victory.

Dixie State shot a season-best 45 percent (29-of-64) from the field, 44 percent (11-of-25) from beyond the arc, and 64 percent (9-of-14) from the free throw line. Ventling led five DSU players in double figures with a career-high 18 points and four rebounds on 4-of-6 shooting from 3-point range. Jordan also set a new career-high, finishing with 16 points on 4-of-7 shooting from beyond the arc. Burge finished with 12 points, while Kassuba and junior forward Lisa VanCampen (Morgan, Utah/Morgan HS) added 10 points each.

The Trailblazers head to southern California for a two-game trip at California Baptist on Thursday and at Azusa Pacific on Saturday.
 
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