UD held a lead for nearly the whole opening half of play, losing it briefly 10-12 to the Duhawks and held onto to a one point lead as the group journeyed to the locker room 36-35. Neither team scored in the final 1:55 of the first half as Loras missed six consecutive free throws.
Dubuque connected on five three-pointers in the first half and led despite being held without a field goal over a 2:54 span to close the half.
The Duhawks opened up a 50-41 lead with 13:24 to play as Dubuque struggled to connect on several attempts for a basket. Loras held the Spartans without a field goal for a total span of over eight minutes, but the penurious Spartans answered back on a 11-0 run to take the lead at 52-50.
Loras opened up four point margins on two occasions only to see the Spartans bounce back and tie the game at 56 with 6:55 to play. Dubuque (1-4, 0-1) rallied back, but Loras made six of seven free throws late in the contest despite the Spartans cutting the lead to five in the final seconds.
The Spartans were led by Jessica Cox's game high of 17 points. Jenica Kester added 14 in the defeat for UD. Dubuque held a slim 45-43 margin on the boards. Dubuque shot 38.8% for the game while Loras shot a blistering 57% from the floor in the second half to finish with 42.6%.
UD will host Knox College at 4:30 pm on Saturday, December 4 at McCormick Gymnasium. UD’s Men will host Calumet College beginning at 2:30 on Saturday, December 4.
Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS
Dubuque vs Loras
11-30-04 6:00 pm at Loras Fieldhouse (Dubuque, Iowa)
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VISITORS: Dubuque 1-4, 0-1 IIAC
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
23 FOLTZ, Taylor....... f 4-9 0-0 0-0 4 4 8 5 8 1 2 1 0 20
40 BELL, Jennifer...... f 1-7 0-0 0-0 4 5 9 4 2 1 7 2 1 21
10 COX, Jessica........ g 5-21 3-11 4-6 0 3 3 4 17 3 5 0 0 40
12 KESTER, Jenica...... g 5-11 4-8 0-0 0 4 4 2 14 1 0 0 3 40
15 MUSSER, Courtney.... g 3-6 0-1 0-0 0 3 3 4 6 6 6 0 2 31
21 Wolf, Madie......... 2-3 1-2 0-1 0 0 0 3 5 2 1 0 0 9
32 SPEER, Lacey........ 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 1 12
52 ERNER, Danielle..... 3-5 0-0 3-4 2 9 11 2 9 0 1 4 1 23
54 FOLKERTS, Kathy..... 3-3 0-0 1-1 2 0 2 0 7 0 0 0 0 4
Team................ 2 1 3
Totals.............. 26-67 8-24 8-12 14 31 45 27 68 14 25 7 8 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-33 42.4% 2nd Half: 12-34 35.3% Game: 38.8% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 5-11 45.5% 2nd Half: 3-13 23.1% Game: 33.3% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0% 2nd Half: 5-8 62.5% Game: 66.7% 2
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HOME TEAM: Loras 3-1, 1-0 IIAC
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
24 KETTMANN, Cortney... f 3-10 0-2 2-8 2 7 9 2 8 4 0 0 5 32
40 POLLMANN, Marissa... f 7-12 0-0 1-5 2 8 10 4 15 0 5 0 1 40
22 SCHNEDEN, Brianne... g 6-16 0-3 1-1 1 1 2 3 13 3 8 1 4 40
25 BENNETT, Blair...... g 3-5 0-2 4-6 0 6 6 3 10 4 3 0 1 27
32 SAEGER, Anita....... g 0-3 0-1 0-0 3 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 6
10 SEARS, Jackie....... 2-4 0-1 10-13 0 2 2 0 14 1 0 0 1 13
33 PUCCI, Natalie...... 5-11 3-6 2-2 2 1 3 3 15 2 1 2 0 34
42 KEARNEY, Michelle... 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 8
Team................ 3 2 5
Totals.............. 26-61 3-15 20-35 14 29 43 15 75 15 19 3 12 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-40 35.0% 2nd Half: 12-21 57.1% Game: 42.6% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-12 16.7% 2nd Half: 1-3 33.3% Game: 20.0% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 5-12 41.7% 2nd Half: 15-23 65.2% Game: 57.1% 5
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Officials: Edwards, Topping, Stoakes
Technical fouls: Dubuque-None. Loras-None.
Attendance: 357
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Dubuque....................... 36 32 - 68
Loras......................... 35 40 - 75
Loras defeats Dubuque at home for the first time in five years.