ST. GEORGE, Utah – The Seattle U Redhawks led at halftime but were undone by a hot shooting streak in the third quarter, falling on the road 69-75 to Dixie State. The Redhawks crashed the glass well to the tune of 13 offensive rebounds, their fourth straight game with double-digit offensive rebounds, but took the loss as Dixie State shot 49% from the field overall and 77% in the third quarter.
Seattle U drops to 0-2 in WAC play after tonight's defeat. The Redhawks are 5-8 overall.
Bree Calhoun led the Redhawks in scoring with 18 points, matching her season high, while shooting 53% from the field. Georgia Kehoe scored the first two buckets of the game and would end the night with 14, also a season high. Kehoe also had two blocks, tying her with Joana Alves for seventh in Seattle U history with 55.
The Redhawks started out hot, shooting 52% in the first quarter, then growing their lead even more in the second half. Seattle U led for all but 56 seconds in the first half, entering the break with its biggest lead of the night at 40-31. The long ball was crucial: the Redhawks made four threes in the first half while holding Dixie State to 2-for-13 shooting from beyond the arc.
Dixie State would come out of the break hot, however, going on a 17-4 run over the first five minutes of the third quarter to take the lead for good. The Redhawks made several big pushes in the fourth, cutting it to as few as four points with six minutes to go, but just couldn't quite string together a big enough run to take back the lead.
The Redhawks are back in action shortly, hosting California Baptist on Monday, January 17 at 2:00 pm PT.
NOTES
Seattle U drops to 0-2 in WAC play after tonight's defeat. The Redhawks are 5-8 overall.
Bree Calhoun led the Redhawks in scoring with 18 points, matching her season high, while shooting 53% from the field. Georgia Kehoe scored the first two buckets of the game and would end the night with 14, also a season high. Kehoe also had two blocks, tying her with Joana Alves for seventh in Seattle U history with 55.
1Q | Skip pass and that's three pointer 1??5??0??for Court, who moves to fourth in Seattle U history!
— Seattle U Women's Basketball (@seattleu_wbb) January 15, 2022
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The Redhawks started out hot, shooting 52% in the first quarter, then growing their lead even more in the second half. Seattle U led for all but 56 seconds in the first half, entering the break with its biggest lead of the night at 40-31. The long ball was crucial: the Redhawks made four threes in the first half while holding Dixie State to 2-for-13 shooting from beyond the arc.
Dixie State would come out of the break hot, however, going on a 17-4 run over the first five minutes of the third quarter to take the lead for good. The Redhawks made several big pushes in the fourth, cutting it to as few as four points with six minutes to go, but just couldn't quite string together a big enough run to take back the lead.
The Redhawks are back in action shortly, hosting California Baptist on Monday, January 17 at 2:00 pm PT.
NOTES
- McKenzi Williams broke the 800-point mark in her career.
- Jadynn Alexander now has 40 points over her last four games.
- Courtney Murphy moved to fourth in Seattle U history with her 150th three pointer.
- Murphy also broke the 700-point mark in her career.
- In two games off the bench, Calhoun has scored 36 points on 54% shooting.