This Week For the Redhawks: The Seattle University women's basketball team will host Sacramento State in a midweek match up on Wednesday, Nov. 25. Tip time is slated for 6 p.m. in the Connolly Center on the SeattleU campus. This will be the first time the Redhawks (0-5) will meet the Hornets (0-3) in program history.
Last Time Out: The Redhawks return home after spending the weekend at the Basketball Travelers Invitational Classic in West Lafayette, Ind. SU suffered losses in all three of their contests at the Purdue-hosted tournament. They opened up the weekend with Classic host. After kicking off the game neck-and-neck, the Boilermakers took off and earned a 69-38 victory on Nov. 20. The following day SeattleU fell 68-54 to Georgetown and closed out the weekend with a 75-37 loss to Dayton on Nov. 22.
On Deck: Following their game versus the Hornets of Sacramento State on Wednesday, SU will host the SeattleU Thanksgiving Tournament. The Redhawks will take on William & Mary and UW-Milwaukee on the weekend. Also participating in the tournament is South Alabama.
Follow the Game: Fans can follow all the Redhawk women's basketball action by logging onto www.GoSeattleU.com. Live stats will be available for all of this week's action.
Brown Knocks Down 19 For Career-High: Senior Ashley Brown scored a career-high 19 points against Georgetown on Nov. 21, at the BTI Classic. She was pivotal in SU's come-from-behind run and near upset of the Hoyas. She was 6-for-16 in field goals, 5-for-13 from behind the arc and a perfect 2-for-2 from the charity stripe. She knocked down six rebounds, had five steals and made an assist in a team-leading 35 minutes of action.
Scouting Sacramento State: The Hornets of Sacramento State (0-3) head to Seattle after suffering a 98-63 loss to Portland on Nov. 22. The Pilots outshot the Hornets 48.6 to 32.3 percent in field goals, and outrebounded CSUS 52 to 39.
CSUS travels to Seattle behind top-performer Charday Hunt. The senior is averaging 28.3 minutes, 16.0 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. Versus UNLV, Hunt led the Hornets with 18 points, seven rebounds and three assists.
This will be the first time in program history that the Redhawks will face Sacramento State.
Game Five Recap - Dayton
Nov. 22, 2009 - L 68-54
In the final game of the Basketball Travelers Invitational Classic, the Seattle University women's basketball team was stymied 75-37 by the University of Dayton Sunday afternoon. The Redhawks return home winless on the season, while the top team in the BTI Classic improves to 4-1 on the year.
The Dayton offense dominated play and their defense prevented the Redhawks from creating solid scoring opportunities throughout the contest. The Flyers were consistently aggressive and made their presence known. Leading the UD charge were Justine Ratterman and Elle Queen, who each had 12 points on the day.
The Flyers' outrebounded SeattleU 45-24 and shot 50.0 percent in the game. Amidst a flurry of Dayton baskets, SU's offense struggled to set their plays and find open lanes between the Flyer post players. With each missed opportunity to score by Seattle, UD was there to capitalize on it. They scored 18 points on SU's 25 turnovers.
Game Four Recap - Georgetown
Nov. 21, 2009 - L 68-54
Despite a late second half surge, the Seattle University women's basketball team could not earn the point advantage over Georgetown University Saturday evening. The Redhawks fell 68-54 to the Hoyas in game two of the Basketball Travelers Invitational Classic hosted at Purdue University.
After only shooting 21.7 percent in the first half and committing 12 turnovers, the Redhawks returned to the court with a newfound momentum. Down 48-23, SU found offensive rhythm and slowly chipped away at the Hoya lead entering the second half.
It was truly a tale of two halves for the Redhawks, who shot 60.9 percent in the final half. After seeing the effectiveness of man-to-man defense in the first by Georgetown, Joan Bonvicini's young squad employed it successfully. In the final half, SU forced GU to commit 14 turnovers, which they converted into 17 points.
Senior Ashley Brown headlined the Redhawk effort on the day, scoring a career-high 19 points in a team-leading 35 minutes of action. Brown led the team with six rebounds, five steals and an assist versus the Hoyas.
Game Three Recap - No. 23 Purdue
Nov. 20, 2009 - L 69-38
Behind 26 points from sophomore Brittany Rayburn, No. 23 Purdue University defeated the Seattle University women's basketball team 69-38 in game one of the Basketball Travelers Invitational Classic. The Redhawks stayed neck-and-neck with the Boilermakers for the first 12 minutes of action, but a mid-half offensive breakdown sent PU to their second win of the season. With the loss, SU fell to 0-3 on the season.
Senior Cassidy Murillo led the defense with five rebounds, while Carley Butcher and Tatiana Heck scored team-leading eight points each. Transfer Kourtney Parks made her third start in the lineup and Ashley Brown returned to action with six points, after missing the Nov. 14, game versus Concordia.