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WBB - Ventling vs. BYUH
Stan Plewe/Utah Tech Athletics
61
BYU-Hawaii BYUHWBB 8-10/5-7 PacWest
67
Winner Dixie State DX-WBB 3-17/3-11PacWest
BYU-Hawaii BYUHWBB
8-10/5-7 PacWest
61
Final
67
Dixie State DX-WBB
3-17/3-11PacWest
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
BYU-Hawaii BYUHWBB 10 15 17 19 61
Dixie State DX-WBB 12 15 16 24 67

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

Trailblazer Women hold off BYU-Hawaii Thursday, 67-61

The Dixie State women's basketball team held off BYU-Hawaii at the Burns Arena on Thursday for a 67-61 victory, its first home win of the season.

The Trailblazers (3-17, 3-11 PacWest) committed a season-low 14 turnovers and shot 54 percent from the field, including 4-of-7 from downtown, in the fourth quarter en route to their third win of the season.

Dixie State connected on just 4-of-16 shots in the first quarter, but Matti Ventling (Las Vegas, Nev./Las Vegas HS) and Ali Franks (Redding, Calif./Enterprise HS) each made 3-pointers, while DSU played tough defense without committing a foul in the period, to help build a 12-10 lead after one quarter. The teams traded baskets in the second quarter and the margin remained the same at halftime, as The Trailblazers took a 27-25 lead into the locker room.

DSU built a 33-27 lead three minutes into the third quarter after Franks and Tramina Jordan (Las Vegas, Nev./Centennial HS) each converted layups. BYU-Hawaii responded with a 9-4 run over the next four minutes to trim the lead to 37-36 at the 3:31 mark of the quarter. The game went back and forth over the final three minutes of the quarter, and DSU maintained a one-point lead at 43-42 heading into the final period.

The Trailblazers pushed the margin to four points on multiple occasions in the fourth quarter, first at 48-44, then later at 50-46, but each time the Seasiders pulled back to within a basket. But, Ventling refused to let DSU lose, scoring eight points in the quarter on 3-of-3 shooting, including a triple with one minute remaining to push the lead to 63-59. Ashlee Burge (Riverton, Utah/Herriman HS) and Jordan then sealed the game, each hitting a pair of free throws to bring the score to the final tally of 67-61.

Dixie State shot 37 percent (23-of-62) from the field, 34 percent (9-of-26) from beyond the arc, and 60 percent (12-of-20) from the free throw line. Ventling recorded her first double-double of the season, finishing with 15 points and 10 rebounds to go with four assists. Burge added 14 points and nine rebounds, while Shelby Kassuba (Sammamish, Wash./Skyline HS) chipped in 10 points and six rebounds.

The Trailblazers will now host Chaminade on Saturday at 5 p.m. inside the Burns Arena.
 
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