Securing yet another double-double for her team, Dickie put in strong work on the glass at both ends of the floor as she scored 10 points and grabbed 10 key boards while playing tough defense against the Lions.Jasmine was key in the second half making numerous free throws as she went 8-for-9 from the charity stripe at LMU. Gayles led USF in scoring on Saturday afternoon totaling 17 points while also grabbing five key rebounds and dishing out a pair of assists.After a lay up by dos Santos put the Dons ahead by four, McDowell-White came away with a huge steal then found Gayles streaking to the basket for an and-one that put the game to bed as USF went on to secure the 61-51 road victory to wrap up the regular season conference schedule. McDowell-White hit a huge three-pointer to put USF up a point before LMU responded with a basket of their own to take their final lead of the game. The Lions scored first in the final 10 minutes of action before the Dons buckled down and took control of the game for good.LMU was able to respond with a run of their own midway through the quarter and continued to build throughout the rest of the quarter as they held a 40-38 heading into the fourth quarter. USF came out ready to battle out of the break as they started on a quick 4-0 run on a Jessica McDowell-White pull up jumper and a Kennedy Dickie lay-up following a great steal from Kia Vaalavirta to even the game at 26 and force the Lions into a timeout.Following a nice turn around bucket from dos Santos that made it 18-17 Dons, LMU was able to build some momentum and a lead of their own as they led 26-22 heading into the locker room. Looking to build some momentum out of the strong end to the first, Gayles knocked down a three-point shot and Dickie put home a put back that gave USF a three-point advantage.After the Lions were able to build their lead up to seven points, the Dons were able to rally with a 9-2 run of their own thanks to five quick points from Jasmine Gayles and Ioanna Krimili to trail 13-11 at the end of the first quarter. It was a slow offensive start for both teams as the Dons got on the board on a nice put back from Kennedy Dickie that brought USF within three points early.USF also received a nice boost with the return of Debora dos Santos who had been out since the start of the new year as she scored nine points and grabbed five rebounds off the bench for the Dons. Jessica McDowell-White did a tremendous job leading her team late by making two key threes and coming away with a steal that led to an assist against the Lions. Led by Jasmine Gayles' 17 points and another double-double from Kennedy Dickie, the Dons clutched up on both ends of the floor late as they overcome a nine-point second half deficit to secure the win. – Bouncing back after a tough start to the road trip, the USF Dons women's basketball team (19-11, 9-9) picked up a comeback 61-51 victory on Saturday afternoon over the LMU Lions (7-22, 4-14) to wrap up the team's regular season schedule at Gersten Pavilion.
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