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WBB - A Franks vs. Dominican
Stan Plewe/Utah Tech Athletics
72
Winner Dominican University DUC-WBB 9-7/5-4 PacWest
63
Dixie State DX-WBB 2-13/2-7 PacWest
Winner
Dominican University DUC-WBB
9-7/5-4 PacWest
72
Final
63
Dixie State DX-WBB
2-13/2-7 PacWest
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Dominican University DUC-WBB 17 14 19 22 72
Dixie State DX-WBB 9 24 18 12 63

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

Women’s Basketball drops 72-63 decision to Dominican

The Dixie State women's basketball team dropped a 72-63 decision to Dominican on Wednesday inside the Burns Arena.

The Trailblazers (2-13, 2-7 PacWest) trailed 17-9 after the first quarter, but used a 16-5 run over the final 6:35 of the first half to take a 33-31 lead into the break. Jaden Gonzales (Plainview, Texas/Plainview HS) nailed two 3-pointers during the run, while Ali Franks (Redding, Calif./Enterprise HS) added five points, and Matti Ventling (Las Vegas, Nev./Las Vegas HS) converted back-to-back layups.

Dominican countered with a 10-1 run over the first five minutes of the third quarter to take a 41-34 lead. DSU later pulled to within 43-40 on a Gabrielle Cabanero (Las Vegas, Nev./Valley HS) trey, but the Penguins answered with consecutive baskets to push the lead back to 47-40 at the 3:02 mark. The Trailblazers closed the quarter on an 11-3 run, including six consecutive free throws, to retake the lead at 51-50 after three quarters.

The Penguins took control of the game with a 15-3 run over the first half of the fourth quarter to take a 65-54 at the midway point. The teams went back and forth over the final five minutes before Gonzales connected on a jumper with 24 seconds remaining to push the score to the final count of 72-63.

Dixie State shot 30 percent (18-of-60) from the field, 23 percent (8-of-34) from beyond the arc, and 70 percent (19-of-27) from the free throw line. Franks led four DSU players in double figures with 15 points and 14 rebounds for her first collegiate double-double. Ventling also finished with 15 points, while Gonzales added 12 points, and Cabanero finished with a career-high 10 points.

The Trailblazers now head back on the road for two games in Southern California, first at Point Loma in San Diego on Saturday, and at Concordia in Irvine on Monday.
 
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