Crusaders fall at Colorado College; Horne and Williams lead Scoring Effort
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The University of Dallas women's basketball team was defeated 78-49 on Saturday at Colorado College. The Crusaders (3-7, 1-3 SCAC) fell for the second time in as many days on the road trip, as Colorado College (8-5, 4-2 SCAC) claimed a double-digit lead through 10 minutes and never looked back in the conference victory.
Down 21-10 through one quarter, the Crusaders worked to keep the deficit manageable and pulled within single digits on a couple of occasions. A three-pointer by Gracie Williams (Midwest City, Okla.) made it 27-18 with 5:35 left in the second period, and then a jump shot by Madi Horne (Paradise, Texas) cut the score to 27-20 two minutes later. Dallas would trail 33-20 at intermission.
The duo of Horne and Williams were responsible for the first 26 UD points in the contest. A layup by Alissa Dutton (Houston, Texas) was the first points recorded by a player besides the top two scorers in the game for the guests.
The Tigers pushed the gap to 26 with a 29-13 scoring advantage in the third quarter and cruised the rest of the way.
Dallas shot 25.9 percent (15-58) from the field, 31.6 percent (6-19) from three, and 76.5 percent (13-17) from the free throw line. Horne led all scorers with 22 points and added five rebounds. She was 8-9 at the charity stripe. It was the freshman's second performance to surpass 20 points and was two off of her career-best at University of the Ozarks (Nov. 26).
Williams tossed in 15 points to match a season-high and had five boards. Jules Oliveti (Southlake, Texas) had another top rebounding performance on the team with eight off the glass. Oliveti also turned away a career-best five blocked shots, which counted toward UD's season-best of six.
Colorado College shot 40.7 percent (33-81) overall but struggled from long-range with 7-28 shooting (25.0 percent). The Tigers held a 53-40 edge on total boards with 18 offensive rebounds. The Tigers dominated in most categories but were particularly dominant in the paint with a 36-10 advantage. They also had a 15-9 edge in points off turnovers and second chance points.
McKenzee Gertz led the team with 18 points. Tedy Reed followed with 17 points from the bench thanks to 3-5 three-point shooting. Reed also led the team with seven rebounds. Jordan Meltzer rounded out the trio of players in double-digits for points with 15.
UP NEXT
Dallas returns to the Maher Center for two Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) games starting on January 10 with No. 22 Trinity University and on Jan. 11 with Schreiner University. Tip-offs will be around 7:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. on respective dates following the men's basketball contests.