Up Next for the Redhawks: The Seattle University women's basketball team remains on the road this week, as they travel to California to square off with Cal State Bakersfield (9-8). The 7 p.m. contest at the Icardo Center in Bakersfield will be the first of two games this season between the squads.
Last Time Out: The Redhawks suffered a 67-53 loss to the University of South Dakota on Jan. 10. Despite rebounding from a 17-point first half deficit to come within a two possessions, SU was unable to outlast the Coyotes at the DakotaDome in Vermillion, S.D.
In the game, three SU players scored in double-digits. Ashley Brown led the team with 12 points, Tatiana Heck followed with 11 points, and Maggie McCarthy rounded out the trio with 10 points.
On Deck: Following three road games in three different states, SeattleU will finally return home to host Longwood on Thursday, Jan. 21. Tip time is slated for 7 p.m. in the Connolly Center.
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 Bakersfield, Calif.
On the Road...Again: The Redhawks return to the road for their third straight game. SeattleU's game at CSU Bakersfield will mark their seventh road contest in an eight-game span.
Looking For First Road Win: With a schedule slated full of travel and tough competition, SeattleU is still vying for their first road win of the season. They will look to come home with a "W" from their trip to Bakersfield, Calif., where they will take on the Roadrunners of CSUB on Saturday, Jan. 16.
Heck Has a Solid Weekend in the Dakotas: Junior center Tatiana Heck had a pair of solid outings this past weekend in the Dakotas. At North Dakota on Jan. 8, she scored a team-leading 17 points and followed with 11 points on Jan. 10, at South Dakota. She also combined for nine boards, an assist and a steal in 70 minutes of work.
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 Cal State Bakersfield: The Roadrunners (9-8) are riding a two-game win streak heading into Saturday's game. They defeated UC Riverside on Jan. 6, 85-70 at home, and followed with a sound 91-71 victory at Cal State Northridge on Jan. 11.
In their rout over the CSUN Matadors, Amber Williams scored a team-leading 24 points. Phynique Allen and Katie Williams also scored in double-digits, with 17 and 12 points, respectively. By halftime, Bakersfield led Northridge 53-28, and in the game they scored 34 of their total points off of Matador turnovers and had 18 fast break points.
Leading Cal State Bakersfield this season is K. Williams, who's averaging 20.6 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 31.5 minutes of action. Allen is the other Roadrunner player to be averaging in the double-figures with 16.4 points in 31.1 minutes on the floor.
This season the 'Runners are averaging 77.6 points and 34.8 rebound per game. They are currently 6-2 this season at home, with their only home losses coming at the beginning of the season to Montana State and the University of Miami.
The Redhawks are 1-2 all-time versus CSUB. Last season they split the season series with the Roadrunners, falling at Bakersfield 83-62 on Jan. 9. They defeated Cal State Bakersfield 78-69 on Feb. 21, in Seattle.
SU and CSUB will close out the season series on Saturday, Feb. 20, in Seattle. Tip time is set for 7 p.m.
Game 20 Recap - South Dakota
Jan. 10, 2010 - L 53-67
A second half offensive surge by the Seattle University women's basketball team was unable to translate into a Redhawk victory Sunday afternoon in Vermillion, S.D. SU fell 67-53 to the University of South Dakota at the DakotaDome to close out their Midwest road swing. With the loss, SeattleU falls to 3-17 on the year.
It became a tale of two halves, as time in the locker room did SeattleU good. Following the intermission, SU burst out onto the court and battled relentlessly to breakdown the Coyotes lead and momentum. South Dakota hung on to their slowly diminishing lead, but it was the fighting Redhawks who began to garner rhythm on all ends of the ball. The Tatiana Heck-Maggie McCarthy tandem worked tirelessly to bring SeattleU back into the game. With 8:54 left in the contest, SU cut South Dakota's advantage down to 45-41, but they were unable to take the lead.
Three Redhawk players scored in double-digits in the effort, led by Ashley Brown who had 12 points. Heck, who went 4-for-9 from the field and 3-for-6 from the charity stripe scored a second-best 11 points. Rounding out SU's top scorers was McCarthy, who had 10 points, including going a perfect 4-for-4 from the free throw line.