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WBB - Ventling vs. NDNU
Stan Plewe/Utah Tech Athletics
56
Dixie State DSU 0-11
68
Winner Utah Valley UVU 5-10
Dixie State DSU
0-11
56
Final
68
Utah Valley UVU
5-10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Dixie State DSU 17 11 18 10 56
Utah Valley UVU 20 16 20 12 68

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

Women’s Basketball drops exhibition matchup at Utah Valley Saturday, 68-56

The Dixie State women's basketball team dropped its final exhibition of the season on Saturday in a 68-56 loss to Utah Valley in Orem, Utah.

The Trailblazers cut a four-point Utah Valley lead in half to pull within 4-2 after a layup by Lisa VanCampen (Morgan, Utah/Morgan HS) early in the first quarter. UVU responded with a 9-0 run over the next four minutes to push the lead to 13-2. DSU countered with a 7-0 run behind a 3-pointer from Tramina Jordan (Las Vegas, Nev./Centennial HS) and four points from Matti Ventling (Las Vegas, Nev./Las Vegas HS) to cut the lead to 13-9 with 2:37 remaining in the period. The teams traded baskets for the final two and a half minutes, and the Wolverines took a 20-17 lead into the second quarter.

Dixie State tied the game at 20-20 on a Shelby Kassuba (Sammamish, Wash./Skyline HS) trey early in the second quarter, but would not score again for the next five minutes. UVU also went cold during the same stretch, as neither team managed a basket for nearly three minutes. Jordan ended the drought with a 3-pointer to pull DSU to within 25-23 at the 4:22 mark. UVU ended the half on an 11-5 run to take a 36-28 halftime lead.

The Wolverines opened the second half with an 11-3 run to push the lead to a game-high advantage of 16 points at 47-31 with 4:58 remaining in the third quarter. Dixie State countered with a 10-3 run over the next two and a half minutes to pull within 50-41. The game went back and forth over the final 2:18 of the period, and UVU took a 56-46 lead in to the final stanza.

The Trailblazers trimmed the UVU lead to 59-53 midway through the fourth quarter on a layup by Ashlee Burge (Riverton, Utah/Herriman HS), but couldn't get any closer. The teams traded baskets over the final five minutes of the game, and the Wolverines clinched the 68-56 victory.

Dixie State shot 34 percent (19-of-55) from the field, 25 percent (8-of-31) from beyond the arc, and 66 percent (10-of-15) from the free throw line. Jordan and Ventling each finished with 14 points, while VanCampen added 11 points and seven rebounds.

The Trailblazers return to regular-season action next week with a three-game trip to the Bay Area beginning on Tuesday and ending on Saturday.
 
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