Loras wins seventh game in as many tries
Jon Denham, Sports Information Director
December 5, 2007

The Loras College women's basketball team is off to the best start in school history with their seventh win to start the 2007-2008 season following a 79-74 win over the University of Dubuque Wednesday night.

The Duhawks scored a season high 79 points and held off the host Spartans late charge to up their record to 7-0. Natalie Pucci led the way with 28 points and added four assists and three rebounds for Loras.

Lindsay Bava and Nicole Swanson each drained two three-pointers to add to their double-digit scoring nights. Bava scored 15 points and Swanson 10. Mindy Meyer led the way on the glass with seven boards.

The Duhawks held off a fiesty Spartans team led by Courtney Musser, who scored a team high 22 points in the loss.

A double-digit second half lead was down to as many as two points at 60-58 before the Duhawks extended the lead once more, led by Sarah Wilson who score nine points and knocked down a clutch three-point basket late in the game. The other big basket came from Natalie Pucci, who hit a 14 foot jumper from the left wing on a Wilson assist to keep the Spartans at a distance down the stretch.

Loras will travel to Beloit, Wisconsin on Saturday afternoon for a non-conference game. Tipoff is scheduled for 2:00 PM. The Duhawks will then have ten days before their next game, as they prep for finals week and begin the semester break.