The game started out very even, but UD would fall to a 20 point defecit into the second half of the 1st period. Shanie Cardinal (Junior Guard -- Houston, TX) hit a 3 at the buzzer to put UD within 16 going into the locker room at half. She finished with 21 points shooting an impressive 50% from the three. But no one could match the shooting performance of Austin's Maegan Fitzgerald (Freshman Guard -- Denton, TX) who shot 80% from the three (4-5 three pointers) and 8-12 on the game, finishing with 22 points.
Free throw shooting kept UD in the game, 75% on the game. Ana Castillo (Senior Forward -- Dallas, TX) went 10-10 from the charity stripe, while Kelly Robertson (Senior Guard/Forward -- Eugene, OR) went 11-17. They finished with 16 and 18 points, respectively. Despite the 3 girls in double-digits, the Lady Crusaders again struggled from the field. They finished just 17 of 60.
UD heads out of town for their first away games of the season. They play in Hendrix College's tournament this weekend, starting off facing South Region powerhouse Greensboro College. They will face the winner/loser of Hendrix and Rust College on Sunday. Soon after, they travel to the Portland, Oregon area to play Linfield College on December 20th and Lewis & Clark on the 21st. Please see d3hoops.com for scores and links to the school's stats pages.