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Women's Basketball

Huge second quarter lifts Pirates to win

Box Score

IRVING, Texas – Southwestern outscored the University of Dallas 22-7 in the second quarter and cruised to a 71-53 win Saturday.

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • SU edged out Dallas in the first quarter and headed into the second with a slight four point lead, 18-14.
  • A steady stream of offensive coupled with a stout defense allowed the Pirates to build a big lead that they took into the locker room, 40-21.
  • A last second layup by Olivia Podaras pushed SU's lead to 20, 56-36, by the end of the third.
  • Southwestern was never threatened the rest of the way to take the 71-53 win.

STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

BREAKDOWN

  • Southwestern: 24-53 (45.3%) FG, 5-11 (45.5%) 3PT, 18-22 (81.8%) FT, 49 rebounds, 24 turnovers
  • Dallas: 18-59 (30.5%) FG, 4-23 (17.4%) 3PT, 13-20 (65.0%) FT, 24 rebounds, 16 turnovers

UP NEXT

Southwestern (8-16, 5-8) secures fifth place in the regular season to earn a spot in the SCAC Championship. They close out the regular season by hosting Texas Lutheran University (13-11, 9-4) on Friday at 6 pm.  

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Players Mentioned

Tori Carraway

#2 Tori Carraway

G
5' 10"
Freshman
Audrey Garcia

#21 Audrey Garcia

G
5' 7"
Senior
Olivia Podaras

#20 Olivia Podaras

G
5' 8"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Tori Carraway

#2 Tori Carraway

5' 10"
Freshman
G
Audrey Garcia

#21 Audrey Garcia

5' 7"
Senior
G
Olivia Podaras

#20 Olivia Podaras

5' 8"
Junior
G