River Forest, Ill. - The Dominican University women's basketball team hosted Wisconsin-Lutheran College on Saturday.
Results:
WLC: 83
Dominican: 38
How it Happened:
-The Stars dug themselves in a big deficit in the first quarter losing the quarter 22-6. DU shot 18% from the field compared to WLC's 47%Â
-DU was down heading into halftime 51-13 with WLC shooting 8 for 10 from the free throw line, while the Stars were just 2 of 6.
-Stars had their highest scoring quarter in the third, scoring 13 points and shooting 27% from the field.
-The biggest difference in this game was the points off turnovers where the Warriors turned over the Stars 26 times and had 32 points off of turnovers. As for the Stars they turned over WLC 14 times, but only converted 7 points off turnovers.Â
Shining Stars:
-Freshman
Mariangely Velez did most of the scoring for the Stars.
-Freshman
Angela Ruiz and freshman
Toni Hayes cleaned up the glass with 17 combined rebounds.
-Freshman
Kameron Goodman was the main facilitator before dealing with foul trouble.
Leading the Way:
Points: Velez (11)
Rebounds: Ruiz (9)
Assists: Goodman (3)
Steals: Seven players (1)
Blocks: Ruiz (3)
What's Next:
Dominican heads to Kalamazoo, MI on Saturday at 12:00 p.m. to face off against Kalamazoo College.
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