Last Time Out: SeattleU (3-16) suffered a 66-50 loss at North Dakota on Jan. 8. In the first half, UND took off on a strong offensive spurt that landed them a 20 point advantage over the Redhawks. Battling back SU headed into halftime down 33-22. Following the intermission, Seattle University looked to have a new mindset and all of their shots were landing. They went on a 15-0 run to garner the lead, but it was the Fighting Sioux who responded and went on to eventually gather enough momentum to prevent SU from earning their first road win of the year.
On Deck: SU will head back to the West Coast for a quick trip down to the Golden State. The Redhawks will square off with Cal State Bakersfield on Saturday, Jan. 16, at 7 p.m. It will be the first of the two-game series between SeattleU and CSUB this season.
Follow the Game: Fans be sure to log onto www.GoSeattleU.com to follow all your Redhawk women's basketball action. Live stats and streaming will be available from Vermillion, S.D.
First Overtime Game This Season: The Portland game marked a new first for the Redhawks this season - their first overtime contest. After competing and leading the WCC foe for much of the game, the Pilots were able to garner enough momentum to hand SU their first overtime loss of the year, 74-69.
On the Road...Again: The Redhawks will play their ninth game of the 2009-10 season on the road, when they face off with North Dakota on Friday, Jan. 8. The contest will mark their fifth in a six-game period away from the Connolly Center. They will extend it to 10 road contests two days later at South Dakota.
The Brown-Kerfoot Tandem: Senior Ashley Brown and sophomore Elle Kerfoot have combined for a strong offensive tandem since Kerfoot's return to action eight games ago. Over the last seven contests, Brown has knocked in 101 points to maintain her top scorer's honors and a 14.0 points per game average. Similarly, Kerfoot has scored 101 points over that same period and is averaging a second-best 13.0 points. The pair are the only two players to be averaging in double-digits this year.
Lighten the Load: With such a frontloaded schedule made up of 17 games during the fall of 2009, the Redhawks will enjoy a less hectic final half of the 2009-10 campaign. Beginning Jan. 1, they will play 13 games, but will remain on the West Coast for eight of those contests.
Scouting University of South Dakota: The Coyotes (5-6) return home following back-to-back road losses. The University of South Dakota, fell to Colorado State on Jan. 2, 52-47, and most recently dropped a 68-43 decision at Iowa State on Jan. 5. In the game, Abby Kinder led with 12 points and two boards, while Amber Hegge added eight points and five rebounds. From the field, they were held to 28.8 percent (15-for-52), while Iowa State shot 46.0 percent (23-for-50).
On the year, Hegge is the team's top scorer and rebounder with 11.5 points and 6.5 boards in 27.0 minutes per game. She also leads the squad with 34 assists and 12 blocks. Following is Kinder who's averaging 10.6 points and is the only other Coyote player to average in double-digits thus far. Both Teresa Case and Jasmine Mosley have 12 steals in 11 games.
The Redhawks are a perfect 3-0 all-time versus South Dakota. All three of those victories came during the 2008-09 campaign. SU opened up the three-game series on Feb. 14, with a 57-53 overtime win in Seattle. They followed with back-to-back road wins in Vermillion. On Feb. 28, they beat the Coyotes 62-53, and followed on March 7, with a 66-61 win.
Game 19 Recap - University of North Dakota
Jan. 8, 2010 - L 50-66
Despite a strong second half surge, the Seattle University women's basketball team could not hold onto their late second period advantage as they fell 66-50 to the University of North Dakota Friday evening.
Down 33-22 at halftime, after struggling to keep the game within reach in the first, the Redhawks came out of the locker room with a new mindset. They went on a 15-0 run to kick off the final half of regulation to gain a 37-33 lead over UND behind six points from Heck. During their five-minute strong scoring run, the Redhawk defense forced the Sioux to commit turnovers and they were unable to get on the board until the 15:06 minute mark.
After their momentous early second half run and holding a five point lead, North Dakota began to garner some offensive momentum of their own. The Sioux countered every subsequent SU point with their own. At the 10:35 minute mark Corey Lof landed in a jumper to give UND their first lead of the half. Up 41-40, they continued on a 6-0 scoring run to give them a few insurance points on the battling Redhawks. North Dakota's Mallory Youngblut gave the Sioux a 10 point advantage, a double-digit lead that proved to be enough. UND added an 11-3 run during the final minutes of play to seal their fourth victory of the season.
On the day, Tatiana Heck scored a team-leading 17 points and was the squad's top rebounder with seven. Elle Kerfoot dished four assists and scored eight points, while Maggie McCarthy had nine points.
SeattleU (3-16) looks to split the season series with the Fighting Sioux on Tuesday, Feb. 16, when UND heads to Seattle. The 4:30 p.m. game will mark the Redhawks first contest this year at KeyArena at Seattle Center.