SUU women's basketball routs Park-Gilbert 98-56 at home
Kortney Doman's eight steals tie for fourth most in a game in program history; Ava Uhrich scores 19
CEDAR CITY - Southern Utah beat Park-Gilbert 98-56 on Monday, Nov. 9, at the America First Event Center, according to an SUU Athletics recap and the official schedule.
What it means for you: The Thunderbirds move to 2-1. They play at Washington State on Friday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m. Mountain Time, the athletics site lists.
Junior Kortney Doman had eight steals, tied for the fourth most in a game in SUU history, and finished with 13 points, eight rebounds, four assists and two blocks without a turnover. Southern Utah forced 25 turnovers and finished with 21 steals.
Senior Ava Uhrich led all scorers with 19 points and passed Caitlyn Sears and Hailey Mandelko to move into seventh on SUU's career scoring list with 1,230 points. Senior Brooklyn Fely had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and freshman Amiah Lewis scored a career-high nine points off the bench.
Southern Utah led 26-13 after one quarter and 48-27 at halftime. The Thunderbirds shot 51.4 percent (37 of 72), outrebounded Park-Gilbert 53-33 and got 37 points from the bench. Park-Gilbert shot 25.0 percent (16 of 64).