CEDAR CITY, Utah - The Southern Utah women's basketball team will be back on the floor of the America First Event Center Monday night as they host the Dixie State Trailblazers at 6:30 p.m.
Last Time Out
The Thunderbirds dropped a very hard-fought matchup with BYU Friday afternoon by a score of 74-84.
For the fourth game in a row, Liz Graves led the Thunderbirds in scoring with a monumental performance. Graves scored 34 points which is tied for the sixth highest single-game total in program history. The last Thunderbird to score 34 points in a game was current assistant coach Hailey Mandelko on March 14, 2014 against Montana.
Graves also pulled down 10 rebounds, shot 11-for-17 from the floor, and shot 9-for-9 from the free throw line.
Darri Frandsen and Cherita Daugherty also reached double-digits in scoring as Frandsen had 15 and Daugherty had 11. Daylani Ballena had four assists on the day.
Scouting Report: Dixie State Trailblazers (1-1)
The Trailblazers have played just two games so far this season after a string of cancellations to start the season. They won their first game as a Division I program on December 12, beating Park University 81-52, but would fall to Portland State 53-63 four days later.
Junior London Pavlica leads DSU in scoring, averaging 14 points per game. Her 6.5 rebounds per game are good for fourth in the WAC. Former Thunderbird Hannah Robins played in her first game as a Trailblazer against Portland State, pulling down 10 rebounds and scoring seven points.
Game Day Information
Monday's game against the Trailblazers will tip off at 6:30 p.m. inside the America First Event Center. The game will be part of a doubleheader with men's basketball as they host Bethesda University at 12:00 p.m.
The game will be streamed live on PlutoTV channel 1055 and can be heard live over the airwaves on Thunder 91.1 FM. Live stats can be found at tbirdstats.com.
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