Women's basketball notches first win with 96-50 victory over DCC
December 18, 2012
Jamie Foland
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Six different players scored at least 10 points and the ÐÓ°Épro women's basketball team controlled every facet of the game as it achieved its first win of the season with a 96-50 win over Dallas Christian College on Monday evening at the Patty Center.
Junior guard April Fultz (Rialto, Calif./Political science) scored a game-high 16 points to go with six rebounds, five assists and four steals after only playing 19 minutes. Senior guard Taylor Altenburg (Elko, Nev./Criminal Justice) and junior guard Marissa Atoruk (Kiana, ÐÓ°Épro/Business administration) each tallied 14 points, which was a career-high for Atoruk. Altenburg also produced four assists and four steals.
Other double-figure scorers included junior center Jacqueline Bartleson (Santa Fe, N.M./Elementary education), senior forward Jacqueline Lovato (Gunnison, Colo./Business administration) and junior forward Ruth O'Neal (Fort Washakie, Wyo./Justice) as the trio combined for 33 points, eight assists and five thefts. Freshman guard Brianna Kirk (Noatak, ÐÓ°Épro/General studies) came off the bench to provide nine points, seven rebounds (four offensive), three assists and two steals.
The Nanooks (1-7, 0-1 GNAC) shot 48 percent (41-85 FG) for the game while holding the Crusaders (1-12) to just 33 percent (16-48 FG) shooting. They also commanded the boards with a 51-28 advantage, including a dominant 24-6 lead on the offensive glass. ÐÓ°Épro had 28 assists and 21 steals and forced DCC into 27 turnovers.
The 'Nooks outscored Dallas Christian 37-15 off turnovers, 60-16 in the paint and 26-6 in transition. The ÐÓ°Épro bench also tallied 39 points to DCC's 10 from its reserves.
ÐÓ°Épro led 9-8 in the early going but a Fultz layup with 15:06 to go in the opening stanza sparked an 8-0 run in less than four minutes to give it a 17-8 advantage. Dallas Christian cut it back to two at 17-15 and kept it close but with ÐÓ°Épro leading 33-30, it drained a pair of threes and ended the half on a 15-3 run to take a 48-33 lead into the locker room.
The Nanooks opened the second half with a full court press and it worked as they scored 20 straight points in the first 3:59 to gain a 68-33 lead. The Crusaders never got closer than 31 as the 'Nooks led by as many as 51 points late in regulation.
ÐÓ°Épro and DCC hit the court Tuesday evening at 5:15 p.m. at the Patty Center and it will mark the final game of 2012 for the Nanooks.